SLS 19RS-1983 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 158
BY SENATOR HEWITT
COMMENDATIONS. Commends and recognizes the Louisiana teams that participated in
the 2019 FIRST Robotics Season.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend and recognize the Louisiana teams that participated in the 2019 FIRST
3 Robotics Season.
4 WHEREAS, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
5 is a national nonprofit organization that operates robotics programs for young people ages
6 six to eighteen in the United States and internationally, impacting more than 500,000 young
7 people around the world each year; and
8 WHEREAS, ten years of evaluation data document that FIRST participants show a
9 statistically significant higher interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
10 Mathematics (STEM); increased involvement in STEM-related activities; greater STEM
11 identity; higher levels of STEM knowledge; and greater interest in STEM careers than
12 students who do not participate, and the impact is even greater for female students; and
13 WHEREAS, FIRST participants are more motivated to do well in school, more likely
14 to take a challenging math or science course, and show improved problem solving, time
15 management, conflict resolution, and communication skills; and
16 WHEREAS, FIRST alumni express a greater interest in going to college and are
17 twice as likely to major in science or engineering as other students; and
18 WHEREAS, FIRST robotics competitions are designed to foster a love of science
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1 and engineering and inspire young peoples' interest and participation in science and
2 technology; and
3 WHEREAS, a FIRST robotics competition is as close to real-world engineering as
4 a student can get, combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and
5 technology (the ultimate "Sport for the Mind"), with participants calling it "the hardest fun
6 you'll ever have"; and
7 WHEREAS, these FIRST teams and their mentors deserve recognition and respect
8 for their hard work, dedication, commitment, love of science and technology, and quest for
9 excellence.
10 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
11 does hereby recognize and highly commend the Louisiana teams that participated in the
12 2019 FIRST Robotics Season, with special recognition for those participating and
13 volunteering for the 2019 Festival de Robotique as follows:
14 (1)Bayou Builders, FIRST LEGO League Team 4043
15 Dow Chemical, Hammond, Louisiana
16 Jean and Ben Williams, Team Mentors
17 (2)Cyber Crocs, FIRST LEGO League Team 25657
18 Home School, Bush, Louisiana
19 Janelle Lorenzen, Team Mentor
20 (3)Code Wizards, FIRST LEGO League Team 31697
21 Home School, Bush, Louisiana
22 Janelle Lorenzen, Team Mentor
23 (4)I.C.E. (Immaculate Conception Engineers) FIRST LEGO League Team
24 23645
25 Immaculate Conception School, Marrero, Louisiana
26 Anthony Spano, Team Mentor
27 (5)Westside Whirlbots, FIRST LEGO League Team 19533
28 Hammond, Louisiana
29 Eric R. Ballard, Team Mentor
30 (6)Flying Ninjas, FIRST LEGO League Junior Team 11670
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1 Bush, Louisiana
2 Janelle Lorenson, Team Mentor
3 (7)I.C.E. Chips (Blue), FIRST LEGO League Junior Team 10943
4 Marrero, Louisiana
5 Jessica Nieves, Team Mentor
6 (8)Torbotics, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 2080
7 Hammond High Magnet School, Hammond, Louisiana
8 Danny Thomasson, Team Mentor
9 (9)14664, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5997
10 East Iberville Elementary/High School, St. Gabriel, Louisiana
11 Victoria Hogan, Team Mentor
12 (10)Falcon Robotics, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 4087
13 Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, Louisiana
14 Teresa Burchette and Tim English, Team Mentors
15 (11)Raider Robotics, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5971
16 Archbishop Rummel High School, Metairie, Louisiana
17 Paul Odenwald, Team Mentor
18 (12)Tigerbots, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 2183
19 Hahnville High School, Boutte, Louisiana
20 Tyler Dufrene, Team Mentor
21 (13)S S Prometheus, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 2992
22 Mandeville High School, Mandeville, Louisiana
23 Michael Sonnier, Team Mentor
24 (14)Phenomena, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 3616
25 Southside, Comeaux, and Lafayette High School, Lafayette, Louisiana
26 Lisa Ranney, Team Mentor
27 (15)BulahBots!, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 3753
28 Parkview Baptist High School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
29 Shawn Liner, Team Mentor
30 (16)Guardian Angels, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5168
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1 Warren Easton Senior High School, New Orleans, Louisiana
2 Rozetta Millner, Team Mentor
3 (17)Wildcast Robitics, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 3039
4 Destrehan High School, Destrehan, Louisiana
5 Brian Young and Stefanie Ward, Team Mentors
6 (18)Team Combustion, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1912
7 Northshore and Salmen High School, Slidell, Louisiana
8 Ann Tassin, Edward Galiano, and Alan Jones, Team Mentors
9 (19)Ramageddon Robotics, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 4336
10 Lafayette and Acadiana High School, Lafayette, Louisiana
11 Phillip Ryland, Team Mentor
12 (20)KnightVision, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 3991
13 Episcopal High School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
14 Dr. Jeff McLean, Team Mentor
15 (21)Redfish Robotics, FIRST Tech Challenge Team 9958
16 Redfish Robotics Foundation, Slidell, Louisiana
17 Michael and Michele Clark, Team Mentors
18 (22)Event Horizon, FIRST Tech Challenge Team 13017
19 HYPE Robitics (Helping Tangi Youth Pursue Excellence in Robotics)
20 Hammond, Louisiana
21 Jean and Ben Williams, Team Mentors
22 (23)Astrobots, FIRST Tech Challenge Team 14726
23 Home School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
24 Debra Simino, Team Mentor
25 (24)Storm Chasers, FIRST Tech Challenge Team 9661
26 Hammond High Magnet School, Hammond, Louisiana
27 Danny Thomasson, Team Mentor
28 (25)Cyclones, FIRST Tech Challenge Team 10703
29 Hammond High Magnet School, Hammond, Louisiana
30 Danny Thomasson, Team Mentor
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1 (26)Blue Jays, FIRST Tech Challenge Team 6448
2 Jesuit High School, New Orleans, Louisiana
3 Kyle White, Team Mentor
4 (27)Dark Matter, FIRST Tech Challenge Team 14374
5 Community Team, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
6 Elizabeth Cato and Leanne Truehart, Team Mentors
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SR 158 Original 2019 Regular Session Hewitt
Commends and recognizes the Louisiana teams that participated in the 2019 FIRST Robotics
Season.
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