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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Clear Creek Independent School District |
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Robonauts were part of the winning alliance at the annual FIRST |
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Robotics Competition world championship held in St. Louis, |
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Missouri, from April 22 through 25, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1989, For Inspiration and Recognition of |
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Science and Technology, or FIRST, encourages young people to take |
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an interest in science and technology and to become leaders in |
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related professions; the organization engages students in |
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mentor-based programs that enhance knowledge in those disciplines |
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while fostering self-confidence, communication, leadership, and |
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other life skills; and |
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WHEREAS, This year's FIRST tournament involved a game called |
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Recycle Rush, played by two rival alliances of three robots each |
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striving to score points by stacking totes on platforms, capping |
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those stacks with recycling bins, and properly disposing of pool |
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noodles, which represented litter in the event; the Robonauts and |
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their robot, Empire, joined forces with their alliance partners |
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from Davis, Clovis, and Palmdale, California, in vanquishing tough |
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opponents from across the United States as well as Canada and |
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Australia; and |
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WHEREAS, The Robonauts program was founded 19 years ago as a |
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partnership between the NASA Johnson Space Center and Clear Creek |
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ISD, and it has since made significant strides in advancing |
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community awareness of robotics; and |
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WHEREAS, In collaborating with their partners to claim the |
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2015 FIRST world championship, the Robonauts have demonstrated |
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outstanding talent and dedication, and their achievement stands as |
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a source of pride for their classmates and their many supporters in |
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the local community; 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 the Clear Creek Independent School |
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District Robonauts on being part of the winning alliance at the 2015 |
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FIRST Robotics Competition world championship and extend to all |
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those involved with the team sincere best wishes for continued |
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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 group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |