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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Team 1116X Rock-it-Bots from Westbrook Intermediate |
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School in Friendswood achieved great distinction with its |
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outstanding performance at the Live Remote VEX Robotics World |
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Championship, held May 17-29, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Certified by Guinness World Records as the largest |
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online robot championship, this year's VEX event featured more than |
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1,400 middle school and high school teams from over 30 countries and |
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49 U.S. states; participants competed virtually in live-streamed |
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matches designed to test their knowledge of science and engineering |
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principles while also improving their teamwork, leadership, and |
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problem-solving skills; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating tremendous ingenuity and hard work, |
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the Rock-it-Bots claimed the Innovate Award in the VEX IQ Challenge |
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Middle School Division; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the guidance of Sonia Ahsan, the Westbrook |
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Intermediate team received valuable contributions from each of its |
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members: Shael Ali and Aza Momin; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the Rock-it-Bots team are a source of |
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great pride to their families and their community, and their |
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stellar performance at the VEX Robotics World Championship is |
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indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate the Westbrook |
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Intermediate Rock-it-Bots team on its achievements at the 2021 Live |
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Remote VEX Robotics World Championship and extend to all those |
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associated with the team sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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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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Paul |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 167 was adopted by the House on |
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September 2, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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