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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of the TechnoWizards robotics team have |
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distinguished themselves through their success at numerous FIRST |
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Tech Challenge events and their service to the San Antonio |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, The FIRST Tech Challenge empowers students to |
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design, build, program, and operate robots while fostering |
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essential STEM skills and soft skills such as teamwork, |
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communication, and problem-solving; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 2015, the TechnoWizards encompass |
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students from San Antonio public high schools, charter schools, and |
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home schools; they have participated in dozens of competitions, |
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including the FIRST in Texas FTC State Championship, the |
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FiT-Central Area Championship, and the TX-Central Regional |
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Championship; the team has been consistently ranked in the top 50 in |
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the world in recent years, and at the 2022-2023 FIRST World |
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Championship in Houston, the group earned second place in the |
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prestigious Think Award category in the Ochoa Division; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, the members of the TechnoWizards |
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have served their community by promoting the importance of STEM |
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skills among area youth, sharing their technical knowledge, and |
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volunteering to support nonprofit organizations; they have also |
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organized a summer robot camp for elementary school students that |
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takes place at The University of Texas at San Antonio and have held |
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a robotics technical conference that brings together FTC teams from |
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around the globe; and |
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WHEREAS, Ably guided by coaches Liqun Jin, Xing Tao, Jason |
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Olkowski, and Yufang Jin and founding coach James Lewey, the |
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community-based team includes Ilias Bari, Jerry He, Justin Jin, |
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Vincent Liu, James Lu, Parker Olkowski, Adity Rao, Alejandro |
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Saucedo, Eduardo Saucedo, Augustine Taboabo, Sebestiano Taboabo, |
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Dylan Xie, Isabel Xue, and Angela Zhang; and |
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WHEREAS, Since the team's founding, the members of the |
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TechnoWizards have demonstrated tremendous skill, initiative, and |
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dedication, and they are a source of great pride to the San Antonio |
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community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the TechnoWizards |
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robotics team on their achievements and extend to them sincere best |
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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 TechnoWizards as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |