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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Connor Wolfe has made valuable contributions to the |
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| 6 | 7 | | Graham High School Rocketeer Steers team, which placed third in the |
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| 7 | 8 | | StellarXplorers III National High School Space Challenge held in |
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| 8 | 9 | | Colorado April 6-8, 2017; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Established by the Air Force Association, |
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| 10 | 11 | | StellarXplorers helps promote student engagement in science, |
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| 11 | 12 | | technology, engineering, and mathematics through a challenging |
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| 12 | 13 | | space-system design competition; the contest began in October 2016 |
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| 13 | 14 | | with more than 130 teams registered from 30 states and 2 overseas |
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| 14 | 15 | | locations, and Graham High School advanced to the national event |
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| 15 | 16 | | after outstanding showings in the qualifying and semifinals rounds; |
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| 16 | 17 | | and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In the finals, the squad faced off against nine |
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| 18 | 19 | | other teams, completing an exercise that involved meeting a set of |
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| 19 | 20 | | space-mission requirements; the Rocketeer Steers had eight hours to |
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| 20 | 21 | | define an optimal satellite orbit, select spacecraft components, |
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| 21 | 22 | | and choose rocket boosters, and the next day, they presented a |
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| 22 | 23 | | briefing about their solution to a panel of expert judges; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, With her team's third-place finish, Ms. Wolfe |
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| 24 | 25 | | received an educational grant sponsored by the U.S. Air Force STEM |
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| 25 | 26 | | Program and the United Launch Alliance; after graduating in May |
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| 26 | 27 | | 2017, she plans to attend Oklahoma State University and study civil |
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| 27 | 28 | | engineering; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Through her fine performance on the national stage, |
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| 29 | 30 | | this notable young Texan has garnered the respect of her classmates |
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| 30 | 31 | | and fellow competitors, and the confidence, skills, and experience |
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| 31 | 32 | | she has gained in the StellarXplorers program will be of great use |
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| 32 | 33 | | to her in her future endeavors; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Connor Wolfe on placing third in |
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| 35 | 36 | | the 2017 StellarXplorers III National High School Space Challenge |
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| 36 | 37 | | as a member of the Graham High School Rocketeer Steers and extend to |
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| 37 | 38 | | her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for Ms. Wolfe as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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