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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students from Buna High School received top awards |
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in the Texas Computer Education Association's Area 5 Robotics |
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competition on January 24, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, By working on robotics projects, students are able |
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to further their knowledge across the fields of science, |
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technology, engineering, and math and also enhance such useful |
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skills as critical thinking, imagination, and collaboration; in the |
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TCEA Robotics competition, students engage in a process from design |
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to implementation as they create robots devised to carry out a |
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variety of tasks; and |
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WHEREAS, Ably guided by faculty director Roberta Walker, Buna |
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High School freshmen competed in pairs and took home three awards; |
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Cade Pellerin and Caleb Farnie earned first place, Mason Caillier |
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and Caleb Tatum earned second place, and William Biscamp and Dakota |
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Ellis earned sixth place; the top two teams will go on to the state |
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competition, which will be held in May; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their involvement with the TCEA Robotics |
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competition, these Buna High School students have demonstrated |
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their talents for problem-solving and innovation, and they are |
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indeed deserving of special recognition for their achievements; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate William Biscamp, Mason Caillier, |
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Dakota Ellis, Caleb Farnie, Cade Pellerin, and Caleb Tatum, all |
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from Buna High School, on their success at the Texas Computer |
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Education Association Robotics competition and extend to them |
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sincere best 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 students as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |