H.R. No. 3362
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The members of the Greenville Middle School Gigabots
teams distinguished themselves with their performance at the 2015
CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship - VEX middle school division
from April 7 through 9; and
WHEREAS, By working on robotics projects, students are able
to further their knowledge across the fields of science,
technology, engineering, and math and also enhance such useful
skills as critical thinking, imagination, and collaboration; and
WHEREAS, After putting in thousands of hours of practice and
building time, the Gigabots faced off against other top squads from
across the country for the CREATE event in Council Bluffs, Iowa;
following the qualification rounds, where Gigabots team A placed
first and team C placed second, teams A, E, and D formed an alliance
and moved on to the elimination stage, where the Greenville
students triumphed over more than 60 other teams to be crowned the
tournament and national champions; and
WHEREAS, Gigabots team A, which also received the Excellence
Award and the Robot Skills Winner award, featured Jordan Frimpter,
Trenton Burns, Tessa Mitchell, Austin Burns, and Yeonsoo Jung; team
E was composed of Dallas Davies, Nick Stromberg, Kian Smith, Heaven
Phillips, and Cheyenne Saling, and team D included Noah Stone,
Faith Clayton, Corbin Hudgins, Jacob Koger, and Brady Diggs; Pierce
Thurmond, Javier Littlefield, Ethan McGee, and Brett Ozarowski made
up team C; the students were ably guided by coaches Orion Casper and
Nicole Masters and mentor Johnny Tharp; and
WHEREAS, Through their involvement with the CREATE robotics
competition, these fine young Texans have demonstrated their
talents for problem-solving and innovation, and they may indeed
take pride in a job well done; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Greenville Middle School
Gigabots teams on winning the 2015 CREATE U.S. Open Robotics
Championship - VEX middle school division and extend to the
students and their coaches and mentor sincere best wishes for
continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Gigabots as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Flynn
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 3362 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House