85R34261 JCD-D
By: Price H.R. No. 2660
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The robotics team from Bushland High School reached
the pinnacle of success by winning the University Interscholastic
League Class 1A-4A FIRST Tech Challenge state championship held at
the Austin Convention Center on May 20, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Sponsored by the FIRST in Texas Foundation, the
FIRST Tech Challenge provides middle and high school students with
opportunities to design, build, program, and operate robots while
also developing important STEM skills; and
WHEREAS, After their impressive performance at the regional
level, the students from Bushland High advanced to the state
tournament, where they earned third place in the preliminaries;
they entered the semifinal and final rounds in an alliance with
fellow Panhandle school Kelton STEAM Academy, and together the two
teams dispatched their opponents, going undefeated in both sets of
matches and claiming the championship title; and
WHEREAS, Benefiting from the able guidance of coaches Melissa
Cochran and Kenny Miller, the Bushland High team received valuable
contributions from the four members of its roster: Jack Smalligan,
Hunter Miller, Mason Reed, and Justin Cochran; and
WHEREAS, With their fine showing at the state contest, the
members of the Bushland High robotics team have demonstrated
tremendous skill, initiative, and an enduring commitment to
excellence, and they are a source of great pride to their school and
community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Bushland High School robotics
team on winning the 2017 UIL FIRST Tech Challenge state
championship 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 squad as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.