H.R. No. 1869 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Members of the Chap Robotics team of Westlake High School in Austin will be demonstrating their talent and hard work on May 5, 2009, when they exhibit their robots at the K12 Robotics Expo at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, The Chap Robotics team is made up of students from Westlake High School's two-year robotics curriculum; these talented and energetic young people work together to design and create robots for competition; and WHEREAS, The team also works to foster interest in science, mathematics, and technology throughout the community by introducing basic robotics to local elementary and middle schools and making presentations to business and parent groups; 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, During the team's visit to the seat of state government, the Capitol will showcase the innovative work of these outstanding students, and this unusual event represents an excellent opportunity to admire the ingenuity, enthusiasm, and discipline of the members of the Chap Robotics team; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature hereby welcome the Westlake High School Chap Robotics team to the State Capitol and extend to the team's members and sponsors sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Chap Robotics as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Howard of Travis ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1869 was adopted by the House on May 14, 2009, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House