City of Philadelphia - File #: 080093

• File #: 080093
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 1/31/2008
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 1/31/2008
• Title: Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating Central High School's Girls Basketball Team (The Lancers) and Coach Frank Greco For Their Amazing 100 Consecutive Victories.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember DiCicco, Council President Verna, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Blackwell

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/31/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
1/31/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
1/31/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title

Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating Central High School's Girls Basketball Team (The Lancers) and Coach Frank Greco For Their Amazing 100 Consecutive Victories.

Body

WHEREAS, The Lancers began their winning streak in the 2001-02 season; and

WHEREAS, The Lancers won their 100^th consecutive Public League victory on Thursday, January 23, 2008 with a score of 86-41; and

WHEREAS, Coach Frank Greco has been the girls basketball coach for 10 years and is also Central's Athletic Director; and

WHEREAS, Through numerous injuries; popped shoulders, broken noses, and sprained ankles, the girls keep finding ways to get it done and leave victorious; and

WHEREAS, As Coach Greco puts it, they're always students and classy young women; and

WHEREAS, Coach Greco's volunteer assistants include Vince Parziale, Liston Knowles and Ron Montgomery; and

WHEREAS, Coach Greco provides an environment where the team can assume responsibility and consequences for their own actions; and

WHEREAS, The Lancers promotes a safe, calm and disciplined environment in which students can discover and develop their talents; and

WHEREAS, Central High School maintains a high expectation for each student on and off the basketball court; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That City Council Hereby Recognize, Honor, And Celebrates Central High School's Girls Basketball Team (The Lancers) and Coach Frank Greco For Their Amazing 100 Consecutive Victories.

FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to Coach Frank Greco as further evidencing the sincere admiration and gratitude of this legislative body.

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