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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Fearless Robotics Club of Berkner High School in |
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Richardson placed first in the engineering division at the VEX |
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Robotics High School World Championship, held in Louisville, |
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Kentucky, April 20-23, 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Presented by the Robotics Education & Competition |
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Foundation, VEX is one of the largest and fastest-growing middle |
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and high school robotics programs in the world; each year, more than |
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16,000 teams from 40 countries take part in the program's numerous |
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events, which feature an engineering challenge in the form of a |
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game; and |
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WHEREAS, The Fearless Robotics Club is part of Berkner's STEM |
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Academy, an engineering-based initiative that teaches robotics, |
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aviation and aeronautical science, and biotechnology; club |
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participants design, construct, and program robots, taking their |
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finished products to various state, national, and world events; and |
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WHEREAS, The team's 2016 victory is the latest in a series of |
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impressive accomplishments for the Berkner STEM Academy robotics |
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program; in 2015, Fearless Robotics achieved first place in the |
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programming skills category at the Technology Student Association |
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VEX Robotics National Competition and in the driver skills category |
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at the North Texas VEX Robotics Competition; it was also the |
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technology division winner and part of the fourth-place overall |
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alliance at the 2014 VEX High School World Championship; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the Fearless Robotics Club are a |
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source of great pride to their families and their community, and |
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their stellar performance at the VEX Robotics High School World |
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Championship is indeed deserving of special recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Berkner High School Fearless |
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Robotics Club on winning the 2016 VEX Robotics High School World |
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Championship in the engineering division and extend to its members |
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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 team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1049 was adopted by the House on March |
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30, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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