SLS 19RS-312 ORIGINAL 2019 Regular Session SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 75 BY SENATOR THOMPSON COMMENDATIONS. Commends the Delhi Charter School junior high robotics team on winning top awards at the Louisiana State VEX IQ Championship and qualifying to compete at the 2019 VEX World Championship. 1 A RESOLUTION 2 To commend the members of the Delhi Charter School junior high robotics teams on 3 winning top awards at the Louisiana State VEX IQ Championship and qualifying to 4 compete at the 2019 VEX World Championship. 5 WHEREAS, Team 88892 A "Hub 41", Team 88892 B "Cyberbats", and 6 Team 88892 G "Beauties and the Beast" have earned fifteen awards over the course of the 7 2018-2019 season; and 8 WHEREAS, Team 88892 A "Hub 41" members are Nate Kirkland, Ashton Harrell, 9 Talmadge Parker, Brett Carter, and Kaden Sauseda; and 10 WHEREAS, Team 88892 A "Hub 41" won two Excellence Awards and a Judge 11 Award during the regular season and the Middle School Excellence Award and Team Work 12 Finalists during the state competition; and 13 WHEREAS, the Middle School Excellence Award is the highest honor of the 14 Louisiana State VEX IQ Championship; and 15 WHEREAS, Team 88892 B "Cyberbats" members are Jacob Hosea, Payton Greer, 16 Ty Jones, Bennett Johnston, Hunter Enterkin, and Drake Morgan; and 17 WHEREAS, Team 88892 B "Cyberbats" won two Team Work Champions Awards 18 during the regular season and the Team Work Champion Award, the Robot Skills Champion Page 1 of 2 SR NO. 75 SLS 19RS-312 ORIGINAL 1 Award, and the Think Award during the state competition; and 2 WHEREAS, Team 88892 G "Beauties and the Beast" members are Jenny Wright, 3 Abbie Houston, Shelby Jeffers, Harley Jinks and Lisa Wright; and 4 WHEREAS, Team 88892 G "Beauties and the Beast" won three Design Awards and 5 a Create Award during the regular season and the Design Award during the state 6 competition; and 7 WHEREAS, the robotics teams learn vital science, engineering, and real-life skills 8 through the challenging task of building a functioning and effective robot that requires the 9 students to communicate, cooperate, and function as a team; and 10 WHEREAS, the amazing accomplishments of the three junior high teams at Delhi 11 Charter School could not be achieved without the guidance and skills of Misty Kirkland, the 12 team's sponsor, and all of the other individuals who contribute to the success of the school's 13 robotics program. 14 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana 15 does hereby commend the members of the three Delhi Charter School junior high robotics 16 teams on winning top awards at the Louisiana State VEX IQ Championship and qualifying 17 to compete at the 2019 VEX World Championship; does hereby extend best wishes to the 18 team members and everyone involved with this fine program as they celebrate their 19 memorable and historic accomplishments; and does hereby congratulate them on 20 representing the state of Louisiana in the world championship competition. 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Misty 22 Kirkland, the junior high team sponsor at Delhi Charter School and the school's headmaster, 23 Brett Raley. The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Curry Lann. DIGEST SR 75 Original 2019 Regular Session Thompson Commends the members of the Delhi Charter School junior high robotics teams on winning top awards at the Louisiana State VEX IQ Championship and qualifying to compete at the 2019 VEX World Championship. Page 2 of 2