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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Chap Robotics team of Westlake High |
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School in Austin will be demonstrating their talent and hard work on |
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May 5, 2009, when they exhibit their robots at the K12 Robotics Expo |
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at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, The Chap Robotics team is made up of students from |
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Westlake High School's two-year robotics curriculum; these |
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talented and energetic young people work together to design and |
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create robots for competition; and |
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WHEREAS, The team also works to foster interest in science, |
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mathematics, and technology throughout the community by |
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introducing basic robotics to local elementary and middle schools |
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and making presentations to business and parent groups; and |
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WHEREAS, The K12 Robotics Expo at the State Capitol is part of |
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the Capitol Boosting Engineering Science and Technology program; |
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Capitol BEST is an annual robotics competition in Travis and |
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surrounding counties; teams of high school students are given six |
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weeks to create a remote-controlled machine from a box of raw |
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materials, and winners advance to the Texas BEST contest at Texas |
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A&M University; and |
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WHEREAS, During the team's visit to the seat of state |
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government, the Capitol will showcase the innovative work of these |
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outstanding students, and this unusual event represents an |
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excellent opportunity to admire the ingenuity, enthusiasm, and |
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discipline of the members of the Chap Robotics team; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby welcome the Westlake High School Chap Robotics |
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team to the State Capitol and extend to the team's members and |
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sponsors sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Chap Robotics as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Howard of Travis |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1869 was adopted by the House on May |
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14, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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