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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 44
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Texas Torque, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1477, |
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which recently won the 2013 For Inspiration and Recognition of |
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Science and Technology world championship in Saint Louis, |
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Missouri; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Torque team is led by mentor and science |
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teacher Scott Rippetoe, and its members are students from College |
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Park, The Woodlands, and Oak Ridge High Schools in the Conroe |
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Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, The FIRST Robotics Competition is an annual |
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challenge that draws contestants from all over the world; this |
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year's competition required teams to construct and program a |
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robot that could shoot flying discs through a goal and then climb |
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a pyramid; each team is sent a set of parts with which to build |
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its robot over a six-week period, and the teams progress through |
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regionals and to the finals if they build a successful robot; and |
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WHEREAS, In the finals, the teams form three-team |
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alliances that compete against other alliances to score points; |
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in addition to requiring advanced science, mathematics, and |
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engineering skills, the competition stresses planning and |
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teamwork, and teams must be able to identify their own weaknesses |
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in order to choose alliance partners that complement their skills |
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in the final rounds; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Torque was allied in the divisional finals |
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with Theory6 and The Coyotes, both from Ontario, Canada, to form |
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the Blue Alliance, which won the competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Students handled all aspects of Texas Torque's |
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efforts, which included mechanical construction, computer-aided |
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design, electronics, programming, brand design, fund-raising, |
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community outreach, and media and public relations; and |
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WHEREAS, These young scholars have worked hard and |
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demonstrated outstanding abilities over the course of the |
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competition, and they can be proud of their well-deserved |
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victory; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Texas |
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Torque, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1477, on their recent |
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world championship victory as a member of the 2013 Winning |
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Alliance; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the team as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Williams |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on June 12, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |