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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students of Sunray Middle School were awarded top |
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honors in the 2019-2020 ROADS on Mars national student challenge by |
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the Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by NASA, the Northwest Earth and Space |
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Sciences Pipeline promotes student interest and achievement in |
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science, technology, engineering, and math by providing |
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educational materials and events; the ROADS on Mars challenge |
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invites young people from across the nation to design and build |
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working model landers and rovers in order to recreate the Mars 2020 |
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rover and drone survey mission; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the team name Sunray Bobcat Ares X-plorers, |
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the students participated in a series of mini-challenges such as |
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investigating geological processes and learning how to identify |
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biosignatures; they went on to design a communication satellite, an |
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EV3 robot rover, and a lander capsule, and their project culminated |
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in a video demonstration in which they successfully simulated a |
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sample collection mission; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating a true team effort, valuable |
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contributions were made by each member of the team: Commander |
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Kelley Turley, CapCom Brody Purswell, EVA Officer Justin Bain, UAV |
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Pilot Sully Kimbrell, Science Officer Kenneth Hughes, and Recorder |
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Aallura Sharp; the young scientists were ably guided by their |
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teacher, Angaleta Crenshaw; and |
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WHEREAS, Part of the Sunray Independent School District, |
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Sunray Elementary and Middle Schools benefit from the leadership of |
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principals Cody McDowell and Jance Morris and superintendent |
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Marshall Harrison; and |
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WHEREAS, Through hard work and an unwavering commitment to |
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excellence, the members of the Sunray Bobcat Ares X-plorers have |
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earned the admiration of their fellow students and their many |
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community supporters, and they may indeed reflect with pride on |
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their outstanding accomplishment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Sunray Bobcat Ares X-plorers on |
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being named the top middle school team in the 2019-2020 ROADS on |
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Mars national student challenge and extend to its members sincere |
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best wishes for the future; 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. |