LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Garden City High School Girls
Field Hockey Team and Coach Diane Chapman upon the occasion of winning
the Long Island Class B County Championship, on November 3, 2014

WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical develop-
ment of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of
fair play and competition; and
WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved
only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by
dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the
Garden City High School Girls Field Hockey Team and Coach Diane Chapman
upon the occasion of winning the Long Island Class B Championship on
Thursday, November 3, 2014, in Garden City, New York; and
WHEREAS, The Garden City High School Girls Field Hockey Team are the
Long Island Class B County Champions; and
WHEREAS, Following this victory, the Garden City High School Trojans
advanced to the Long Island Championship finals where they were Class B
Runner-Ups; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Diane Chapman and Assistant Coach Kara
McEneaney Hillmann, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for
their ability to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record of 17-2 is outstanding, and the
team members were loyally and enthusiastically supported by family,
fans, friends and the community at large; and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the Garden City High School Girls Field
Hockey Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the
championship, were a sisterhood of athletic ability, of good sportsman-
ship, of honor, and of scholarship, demonstrating that these team play-
ers are second to none; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the team members have proven
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on their school; and
WHEREAS, Coach Diane Chapman has done a superb job in guiding, molding
and inspiring the team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of cooperation, pride
and accomplishment, and Coach Diane Chapman and these outstanding
athletes have clearly made a contribution to the spirit of excellence
which is a tradition of their school; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the Garden City High School Girls Field Hockey Team; its
members: Michaela Bruno, Cara Adams, Laurel Nothel, Natalie Garcia,
Caroline Kenny, Celia Concannon, Kelsey Whitney, Devon Heaney, Victoria
Giannone, Taylor Gladd, Annie Kane, Shannon Tierney, Antonia Palmeri,
Morgayne Rix, Jennifer Medjid, Anne Crowley, Annie Ostrowski, Margot
McTiernan, Kelly Gordan, Kelly Aneser, Caroline Munn, Bridget Bingham,
Emily Clarke, Olivia Giarraputo, Isabel McKeown, Amanda Medjid, Sabrina
Milone and Kathleen Griffith; Assistant Coach Kara McEneaney Hillmann;
and Coach Diane Chapman for winning the Long Island Championship, as
well as on their outstanding season and overall team record; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Garden City High School Girls Hockey Team, and to the
aforementioned coaches.