H.R. No. 1049
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Fearless Robotics Club of Berkner High School in
Richardson placed first in the engineering division at the VEX
Robotics High School World Championship, held in Louisville,
Kentucky, April 20-23, 2016; and
WHEREAS, Presented by the Robotics Education & Competition
Foundation, VEX is one of the largest and fastest-growing middle
and high school robotics programs in the world; each year, more than
16,000 teams from 40 countries take part in the program's numerous
events, which feature an engineering challenge in the form of a
game; and
WHEREAS, The Fearless Robotics Club is part of Berkner's STEM
Academy, an engineering-based initiative that teaches robotics,
aviation and aeronautical science, and biotechnology; club
participants design, construct, and program robots, taking their
finished products to various state, national, and world events; and
WHEREAS, The team's 2016 victory is the latest in a series of
impressive accomplishments for the Berkner STEM Academy robotics
program; in 2015, Fearless Robotics achieved first place in the
programming skills category at the Technology Student Association
VEX Robotics National Competition and in the driver skills category
at the North Texas VEX Robotics Competition; it was also the
technology division winner and part of the fourth-place overall
alliance at the 2014 VEX High School World Championship; and
WHEREAS, The members of the Fearless Robotics Club are a
source of great pride to their families and their community, and
their stellar performance at the VEX Robotics High School World
Championship is indeed deserving of special recognition; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Berkner High School Fearless
Robotics Club on winning the 2016 VEX Robotics High School World
Championship in the engineering division and extend to its members
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1049 was adopted by the House on March
30, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House