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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Team 1116M ROCK-IT-BOTS from North Pointe |
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| 6 | 7 | | Elementary School in Houston achieved great distinction with its |
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| 7 | 8 | | outstanding performance at the Live Remote VEX Robotics World |
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| 8 | 9 | | Championship, held May 17-29, 2021; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Certified by Guinness World Records as the largest |
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| 10 | 11 | | online robot championship, this year's VEX event featured more than |
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| 11 | 12 | | 1,400 teams from over 30 countries and 49 U.S. states; participants |
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| 12 | 13 | | competed virtually in live-streamed matches designed to test their |
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| 13 | 14 | | knowledge of science and engineering principles while also |
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| 14 | 15 | | improving their teamwork, leadership, and problem-solving skills; |
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| 15 | 16 | | and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Demonstrating tremendous ingenuity and hard work, |
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| 17 | 18 | | the ROCK-IT-BOTS claimed the Excellence Award in the VEX IQ |
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| 18 | 19 | | Challenge Elementary School Division and were named Teamwork |
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| 19 | 20 | | Champions in the Science B Division; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Under the guidance of volunteer coach Sonia Ahsan, |
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| 21 | 22 | | the North Pointe Elementary team received valuable contributions |
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| 22 | 23 | | from each of its members: Myreen Ahsan, Sanaya Ali, and Iza Momin; |
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| 23 | 24 | | and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, The members of the ROCK-IT-BOTS team are a source of |
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| 25 | 26 | | great pride to their families and their community, and their |
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| 26 | 27 | | stellar performance at the VEX Robotics World Championship is |
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| 27 | 28 | | indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate the North |
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| 30 | 31 | | Pointe Elementary School ROCK-IT-BOTS team on its achievements at |
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| 31 | 32 | | the 2021 Live Remote VEX Robotics World Championship and extend to |
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| 32 | 33 | | all those associated with the team sincere best wishes for |
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| 33 | 34 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 35 | 36 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | House of Representatives. |
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