R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Whitewright High School team finished in second 1-2 place at the 1998 Texas BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and 1-3 Technology) competition in College Station, and this outstanding 1-4 achievement is indeed worthy of special praise and recognition; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The two-day event, sponsored by Texas A&M University 1-6 and Texas Instruments, featured only the top-placing teams from 1-7 local hub contests and showcased the robotic creations of more than 1-8 20 schools from across the state; in the game, each team was given 1-9 an identical box of parts from which to create a robot that could 1-10 perform cleanup tasks at a hazardous building site; and 1-11 WHEREAS, In addition to placing second, the Whitewright team 1-12 also earned distinction for designing the most elegant machine and 1-13 received $750 in grant money to use toward the school's engineering 1-14 science program; all of these honors were the culmination of many 1-15 hours of hard work and dedication by each team member and the 1-16 coach; and 1-17 WHEREAS, This memorable academic accomplishment demonstrated 1-18 the impressive ingenuity and spirit of the Whitewright High School 1-19 team, and it is truly fitting to recognize these talented young 1-20 entrepreneurs and their teachers at this time; now, therefore, be 1-21 it 1-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 1-23 Legislature hereby congratulate the Whitewright High School team on 1-24 its second-place finish at the Texas BEST competition and extend 2-1 sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness in the 2-2 years to come; and, be it further 2-3 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-4 prepared for the Whitewright High School team as an expression of 2-5 high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Clark _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 20 was adopted by the House on February 2, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House