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2019 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 64
BY SENATOR THOMPSON
COMMENDAT IONS. Commends the members of the two Delhi Charter School high
school robotics teams on a record-setting 2018-2019 season.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend the members of the two Delhi Charter School high school robotics teams on
3 a record-setting 2018-2019 season.
4 WHEREAS, team 8892A and team 8892N from Delhi Charter School have earned
5 a record-setting twenty-one trophies over the course of the season, including five Excellence
6 Awards, four Tournament Champion Awards, five Tournament Finalist Awards, four Robot
7 Skills Awards, two Design Awards, and one Build Award; and
8 WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the citizens and the Senate of the Legislature
9 of Louisiana have learned of the success of the two Delhi Charter School high school
10 robotics teams; and
11 WHEREAS, team 8892A members are Ethan Morris, Wyatt Wiggins, and Kyle
12 Peters; team 8892N members are Zachary Reddick, Garrett Gray, and Christiaan Smith; and
13 WHEREAS, team 8892A won the Excellence Award at the Louisiana VEX Robotics
14 Competition State Championship held in New Orleans, Louisiana, and advanced to the 2019
15 VEX World Championship held in April 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky; and
16 WHEREAS, the Excellence Award is the highest honor of the VEX Robotics
17 Competition, given for overall excellence in creating a high quality VEX robotics program;
18 and
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1 WHEREAS, every year, the robotics teams are challenged to develop a robot capable
2 of achieving a series of tasks and student teams compete against each other as their robots
3 face off in a series of games and challenges; and
4 WHEREAS, the robotics teams learn vital science, engineering, and real-life skills
5 through the challenging task of building a functioning and effective robot that requires the
6 students to communicate, cooperate, and function as a team; and
7 WHEREAS, the amazing accomplishments of the two teams at Delhi Charter School
8 could not be achieved without the guidance and skills of Eric Vidrine, the team's sponsor,
9 and all of the other individuals who contribute to the success of the high school's robotics
10 program.
11 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
12 does hereby commend the members of the two Delhi Charter School high school robotics
13 teams on a record-setting 2018-2019 season; does hereby extend best wishes to the team
14 members and everyone involved with this fine program as they celebrate their memorable
15 and historic accomplishments; and does hereby congratulate them on representing the state
16 of Louisiana in the world championship competition.
17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Eric
18 Vidrine, the high school team sponsor at Delhi Charter School and the school's headmaster,
19 Brett Raley.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Curry Lann.
DIGEST
SR 64 Original 2019 Regular Session Thompson
Commends the members of the two Delhi Charter School high school robotics teams on a
record-setting 2018-2019 season.
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