81R31395 JGH-D
By: Howard of Travis H.R. No. 1867
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of the AusTin Cans robotics team of Anderson
High School in Austin exhibited their robots at the K12 Robotics
Expo at the State Capitol on May 5, 2009; and
WHEREAS, The K12 Robotics Expo at the State Capitol is part of
the Capitol Boosting Engineering Science and Technology program;
Capitol BEST is an annual robotics competition in Travis and
surrounding counties; teams of high school students are given six
weeks to create a remote-controlled machine from a box of raw
materials, and winners advance to the Texas BEST contest at Texas
A&M University; and
WHEREAS, The AusTin Cans are a team of talented and energetic
Anderson High School students who have been working together to
design and create robots for competition since 2006; and
WHEREAS, The Anderson robotics team has participated in the
Capitol BEST Competition since 2006, and in 2007 they won several
awards, including second place overall, the High Score Award, the
third place BEST Award, and the Sportsmanship Award; that same
year, they also won the Rookie All-Star Award at the 2007 Lone Star
Regional FIRST Competition; and
WHEREAS, In 2008, three Anderson robotics teams advanced to
the semifinals of the Vex Robotics Competition, two of the teams
advanced to the finals, and one of the teams advanced to the
national competition; and
WHEREAS, The group's visit to the State Capitol provided an
excellent opportunity to showcase the innovative work of these
outstanding students and for all to admire the ingenuity of their
creations; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Anderson High School AusTin Cans
robotics team and extend to its members and sponsors sincere best
wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the AusTin Cans as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.