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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of the Wolfbots robotics team from |
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San Antonio have distinguished themselves with their recent |
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success at the 2023 state championship event for the FIRST Lego |
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League; and |
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WHEREAS, The FIRST Lego League provides students with |
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opportunities to design, build, program, and operate robots while |
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developing important STEM skills; this year, participants were |
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tasked with finding innovative and sustainable ways of generating |
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electricity and addressing climate change; and |
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WHEREAS, Made up of a group of determined seventh- and |
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eighth-grade students, the Wolfbots team entered the 2022-2023 |
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season looking to build on a long record of success; the team won |
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the Champions Award at both the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Alamo |
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regional competitions and received bids to the Razorback FLL |
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Invitational in Arkansas in 2020 and the world championship in |
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2021; after earning the second-place Champions Award at the |
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2021-2022 central regional competition, the Wolfbots were named |
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finalists for the Core Values Award and the Pit Design Award at the |
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2022 Razorback Invitational; and |
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WHEREAS, During the 2022-2023 season, the team collected the |
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Robot Performance Award and the Project Challenge Award at the FLL |
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Central Qualifier and competed at the Central Texas Regional |
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Championship; the Wolfbots then advanced to the state championship, |
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where they faced off against top robotics squads from across the |
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Lone Star State; turning in an impressive performance, the San |
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Antonio students finished 5th in points and 7th overall; with their |
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fine showing at the state contest, they were invited to compete |
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against teams from around the country at the FLL Challenge in May at |
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Liberty Science Center in New Jersey; and |
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WHEREAS, Ably guided by coaches Eddie and Tammy Saucedo, the |
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Wolfbots team has received valuable contributions from each of its |
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members: Eduardo Saucedo, Alejandro Saucedo, Micah Linville, and |
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Andrew Moza of Great Hearts Monte Vista North Academy, Solomon |
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Sosse of Hobby Middle School, Isabella Aragon of Resnik Middle |
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School, and homeschooled students Penny Bell and Jack Bell; over |
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the years, these exceptional young Texans have helped to promote |
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STEM in their community, and they have served as mentors to other |
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robotics teams; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the Wolfbots robotics team have |
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demonstrated tremendous skill, initiative, and dedication, and |
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they may indeed take great pride in their outstanding |
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accomplishments; 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 the Wolfbots robotics team from San |
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Antonio on its success at the 2023 FIRST Lego League state |
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championship and extend to all those associated with the team |
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sincere 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. |