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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The ITKAN Robotics team won two top awards at the |
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2023 FIRST Championship Robotics Competition held in Houston on |
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April 19 through 22, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, FIRST is a nonprofit organization that promotes |
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science, technology, engineering, and math education through a |
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number of team-based robotics programs; each year, the organization |
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holds a series of competitions culminating in the FIRST |
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Championship, which draws more than 600 teams from countries around |
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the world; and |
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WHEREAS, The ITKAN First Robotics Competition (FRC) Team |
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No. 9128 is composed of students from the Muslim American Society |
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of Dallas-Fort Worth, the Islamic School of Irving, the East Plano |
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Islamic Center, and the Valley Ranch Islamic Center; after earning |
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awards at district and state events, the team advanced to the |
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international competition, where they received the Rookie All Star |
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Award, which recognizes a young but strong partnership effort, and |
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the Championship Division Highest Rookie Seed Award, which |
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celebrates the highest-seeded rookie team at the end of the |
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qualifying rounds; and |
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WHEREAS, The first all-Muslim team, ITKAN Robotics FRC |
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No. 9128 further distinguished itself during the event, which took |
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place during the last two days of Ramadan, by inviting everyone in |
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attendance to join in Eid al-Fitr prayers, share breakfast, and |
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receive Eid goodie bags; throughout the competition season, the |
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group has benefited from the able guidance of Dr. Mohamed Ebeida, |
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founder of ITKAN Institute of Technology, which seeks to provide |
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STEM-focused education to underrepresented and underserved youth; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The members of ITKAN Robotics have demonstrated |
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tremendous skill, initiative, and dedication, and they may take |
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great pride in their exceptional performance at the FIRST |
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championship; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate ITKAN Robotics FRC No. 9128 on |
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winning two top awards at the FIRST Championship Robotics |
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Competition and extend to the team's members sincere best wishes |
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for continued success in all their endeavors; 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. |