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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The talented members of the Knight Owls robotics |
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team of Garland High School distinguished themselves by advancing |
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to the semifinals of the FIRST Robotics Regional Competition held |
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at the Dallas Convention Center April 7-9, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1992, FIRST (For Inspiration and |
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Recognition of Science and Technology) encourages young people to |
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become active in those fields of study by taking part in a robotics |
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competition; starting in January, each team begins with a standard |
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kit of parts and has six weeks to design and build a robot capable of |
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performing simple tasks by remote control; the creations are then |
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matched against one another in regional and national contests; and |
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WHEREAS, The Garland High School Knight Owls robotics team |
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was founded in 2009 and competed that year in the Dallas BEST |
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competition; the team's participation in the FIRST regional in |
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Dallas was aided by a grant it received from NASA in 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, This year's FIRST competition required a robot that |
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could hang inflated plastic shapes on a grid during a match that |
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lasted a little more than two minutes; the Knight Owls accomplished |
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this feat by dividing into three teams--the build team, which |
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constructed the robot, the programming team, which designed the |
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robot's circuitry, and the public relations team, which raised |
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awareness about the project; and |
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WHEREAS, The FIRST contest rules encourage cooperation |
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between teams, and at the meet in Dallas the Knight Owls made a |
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valuable alliance with a team from Tulsa, Oklahoma, which provided |
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the Knight Owls with a minibot that allowed them to win a qualifying |
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round at the buzzer; after reaching the semifinals, the Knight Owls |
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were grouped into another alliance with two other teams, and the |
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alliance made it to the second semifinal round before being |
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defeated; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their participation in this exciting and |
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challenging program, the Garland High Knight Owls enhanced their |
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knowledge of science and technology while learning important |
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lessons regarding teamwork, and they may indeed take great pride in |
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their impressive showing at the FIRST competition; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Garland High School Knight Owls |
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on advancing to the semifinals of the 2011 FIRST Robotics Regional |
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Competition in Dallas and extend to the team's members sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Knight Owls as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2714 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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