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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Z robotics team from Cumby High School has |
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| 6 | 7 | | distinguished itself by winning first place in the research |
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| 7 | 8 | | division at the 2017 VEX Robotics Competition High School World |
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| 8 | 9 | | Championship, held in Louisville, Kentucky, April 19-25; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, One of the largest robotics programs for middle and |
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| 10 | 11 | | high school students, VEX aims to cultivate STEM principles, as |
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| 11 | 12 | | well as important teamwork, leadership, and communication skills; |
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| 12 | 13 | | each year, more than 1,400 of the top teams gather at the World |
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| 13 | 14 | | Championship event, where they design, build, and program robots to |
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| 14 | 15 | | compete in a series of matches; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, At the international contest, Cumby students bested |
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| 16 | 17 | | teams from across the globe with their "Yea Boii" Z robot to win |
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| 17 | 18 | | their division title; their impressive performance earned them |
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| 18 | 19 | | third place overall and capped off an outstanding season in which |
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| 19 | 20 | | they also received numerous honors at the regional, state, and |
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| 20 | 21 | | national levels; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Through their participation in this exciting and |
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| 22 | 23 | | demanding program, the members of the Cumby High School Z robotics |
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| 23 | 24 | | team have proudly represented their school and have demonstrated |
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| 24 | 25 | | exceptional skill and dedication, and they may indeed look forward |
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| 25 | 26 | | to a future bright with promise; now, therefore, be it |
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| 26 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 27 | 28 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Cumby High School Z robotics |
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| 28 | 29 | | team on winning first place in the research division at the VEX |
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| 29 | 30 | | Robotics Competition High School World Championship and extend to |
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| 30 | 31 | | the team's members and coaches sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 31 | 32 | | and, be it further |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 33 | 34 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | House of Representatives. |
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