SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 773
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize the Hamilton High School robotics team, which recently
won the 2011 Texas Botball tournament; and
WHEREAS, Competing in Houston against teams from across
the state, the Hamilton High School robotics team captured first
place in the seeding and double elimination rounds of the
tournament and recorded the second-highest point total in the
nation; team members won the right to advance to the
international conference this summer in Anaheim, California; and
WHEREAS, Botball competitions give students an opportunity
to incorporate engineering, mechanical, organizational, and
social skills in a highly competitive setting; students design,
build, and program their robots for the competitions, document
their engineering process online, and give a presentation on
their project; and
WHEREAS, Skillfully led by robotics teacher Jim Scott,
senior team members Taylor Robbins, Josh Zschiesche, Caleb
Shaffer, Jericha Hopson, Emily Rostagno, Leah Osborn, and
Tiffany Clemons and junior team members Tayler Dittrich, Alex
Herrin, Cutter Tyson, Anthony Rodriguez, and Koby Rogers can take
great pride in their outstanding performance; and
WHEREAS, Hamilton High School and the people of Hamilton
are proud of the robotics team for their hard work and their
impressive skills; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, hereby commend the Hamilton High School robotics
team on its successful tournament and extend best wishes to team
members for further success in all their endeavors; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the team as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
Fraser
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 14, 2011.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate