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2022 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 61
BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON
COMMENDATIONS: Commends the members of the Delhi Charter School robotics
program on winning top awards at the Louisiana VEX Robotics State Championship
and qualifying to compete at the 2022 VEX Robotics World Championship
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To commend the members of the Delhi Charter School robotics program on winning top
3 awards at the Louisiana VEX Robotics State Championship and qualifying to
4 compete at the 2022 VEX Robotics World Championship.
5 WHEREAS, the Delhi Charter School's high school robotics teams collectively
6earned twenty awards in six regional competitions over the course of the 2021-2022 season
7and six more awards at the Louisiana VEX Robotics State Championship; and
8 WHEREAS, the members of team 8892A are Slayter Blake, Payton Greer, Bennett
9Johnston, and Emma McManus; their team won two Skills awards, a Design award, and a
10Tournament Champion award during the regular season and the Tournament Champion
11award at the state competition; and
12 WHEREAS, the members of team 8892B are Rylee Graham, Harley Jinks, Avindi
13Thomas, Jennifer Wright, and Lisa Wright; their team won two Design awards and two
14Excellence awards during the regular season and the Excellence award at the state
15competition; this feat is made more impressive by the fact that the Excellence award is
16considered the highest honor received at the Louisiana VEX Robotics State Championship;
17and
18 WHEREAS, the members of team 8892V are Ashton Harrell, Kyle Peters, and
19Quentin Spruill; their team won a Judges award, two Design awards, an Excellence award,
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1and four Tournament Champion awards during the regular season and the Design award and
2Tournament Finalist award at the state competition; and
3 WHEREAS, the members of team 8892X are Cameron Fuller, Ty Jones, Kaden
4Sauseda, and Remi Sauseda; their team won four Tournament Champion awards during the
5regular season and the Judges award and Tournament Champion award at the state
6competition; and
7 WHEREAS, the Delhi Charter School elementary and junior high robotics teams
8earned four awards in multiple regional competitions over the 2021-2022 season and one
9award at the Louisiana VEX Robotics State Championship; and
10 WHEREAS, the members of team 88892A are Sophie Bartlett, Junior Cleveland,
11Joshua Hatten, and Greer Robinson; their team won a Judges award during the regular
12season; and
13 WHEREAS, the members of team 88892B are Logan Adcock, Lucas Jinks, and Evan
14Jones; their team won two Design awards during the regular season and the Design award
15at the state competition; and
16 WHEREAS, the members of team 8892F are Nate Batoon, Fisher Entrekin, Ayden
17Hicks, and Crestin Knight; their team won one Middle School Excellence award during the
18regular season; and
19 WHEREAS, through the robotics program these students learn vital scientific,
20engineering, and real-world collaborative skills by working together to create a functioning
21and effective robot; they also learn how to communicate with one another in a constructive
22and productive manner; and
23 WHEREAS, the seven robotics teams from Delhi Charter School would not have
24been given the opportunity employ their incredible talents without the dedicated support,
25guidance, and skill of Eric Vidrine, the team's sponsor, and all others who are involved with
26the school's robotics program; they are most deserving of recognition.
27 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
28commend the members of the Delhi Charter School robotics program on winning top awards
29at the Louisiana VEX Robotics State Championship and qualifying to compete at the 2022
30VEX Robotics World Championship; does hereby extend best wishes to the members and
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1everyone involved with this fine program as they celebrate their memorable and historic
2accomplishments; and does hereby congratulate them on representing the state of Louisiana
3in the upcoming world championship competition.
4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
5sponsor of the Delhi Charter School robotics program and the headmaster of Delhi Charter
6School.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 61 Original 2022 Regular Session Thompson
Commends the members of the Delhi Charter School robotics program on winning top
awards at the La. VEX Robotics State Championship and qualifying to compete at the 2022
VEX Robotics World Championship.
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