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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The talented members of the McKinney High School |
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robotics team, known as the Lion Kings, distinguished themselves by |
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earning the Rookie All-Star Award at the FIRST Robotics Regional |
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Competition held at the Dallas Convention Center on March 30 and 31, |
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2012; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1989, FIRST is a nonprofit |
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organization that stages robotics competitions with the goal of |
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engaging young people's interest in science and technology; each |
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team begins with a standard kit of parts and has six weeks to design |
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and build a robot capable of solving a problem created by the |
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contest organizers; students competing in FIRST are eligible to |
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apply for more than $14 million in scholarship funds from leading |
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universities and companies; and |
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WHEREAS, This year's FIRST competition required a robot that |
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could throw balls into multiple goals; in accomplishing this task, |
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the Lion Kings earned the Rookie All-Star Award, which is given each |
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year to a rookie team that displays a young but strong partnership |
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effort; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their participation in this exciting and |
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challenging program, the McKinney High School Lion Kings enhanced |
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their knowledge of science and technology while learning important |
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lessons about 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 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the McKinney High School robotics |
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team on its receipt of the Rookie All-Star Award at the 2012 FIRST |
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Robotics Regional Competition in Dallas and extend to the team's |
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members 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 the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |