83R16546 STE-D
By: Bonnen of Brazoria H.R. No. 1325
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Palacios High School robotics teams turned in
stellar performances at the Texas FIRST Tech Challenge Houston
Championship Tournament at San Jacinto College on March 8, 2013;
and
WHEREAS, The FIRST Tech Challenge allows participants to
demonstrate their knowledge of sound engineering and design
principles while also helping them to develop other valuable
skills; this exciting event involves teams of up to 10 students who
design, build, and program their own robot; and
WHEREAS, With their first-place finish, the Palacios High
CyberSharks captured the Inspire Award while the RoboSharks, the
school's second team, won third place and received the Think Award;
and
WHEREAS, Outdistancing their nearest competitor by 60
points, the CyberSharks will join 126 other robot crews
representing 17 countries at the world championships, an event for
which more than 2,500 teams vied for invitation; formed in 2010, the
CyberSharks team currently consists of captain Alondra Gonzalez,
co-captain Bryson Huitt, Ann Marie Gonzalez, Margaret Castanon,
Joshua Lindley, Sarah Nguyen, Matthew White, Blake Huitt, Aaron
Morton, and Randall Jasek; the group is led by physics teacher and
retired engineer Warren Morris, with assistance from technology
teacher James Post and math teacher Marilyn Phillips; and
WHEREAS, The CyberSharks and RoboSharks are a source of great
pride to their school and community, and their award-winning
efforts at the Houston Championship Tournament are indeed deserving
of recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the CyberSharks and RoboSharks
robotics teams of Palacios High School on their performance at the
Texas FIRST Tech Challenge Houston Championship Tournament and
extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.