| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1335 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Robotics teams from the Galveston Independent |
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| 6 | 6 | | School District distinguished themselves with their outstanding |
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| 7 | 7 | | performances at the CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship, which |
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| 8 | 8 | | was held from March 18 through April 1, 2023, in Council Bluffs, |
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| 9 | 9 | | Iowa; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Four Galveston ISD campuses competed in the |
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| 11 | 11 | | two-week-long tournament; representing the district were students |
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| 12 | 12 | | from Oppe Elementary Magnet Campus of Coastal Studies, who advanced |
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| 13 | 13 | | to the finals, and from Weis Middle School, who won the judges' |
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| 14 | 14 | | award for robotics and a second trophy as the Mega Alliance drone |
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| 15 | 15 | | champions; in addition, the team from Weis Middle School garnered |
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| 16 | 16 | | the highest overall score from the competition, prevailing against |
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| 17 | 17 | | top contestants from all over the world; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Teams from Ball High School also put their skills to |
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| 19 | 19 | | the test at the event, including the team "400F" that advanced all |
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| 20 | 20 | | the way to the quarterfinals; rounding out the roster from |
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| 21 | 21 | | Galveston ISD were students from Central Middle School, who made an |
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| 22 | 22 | | impressive showing during their first year of competition since the |
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| 23 | 23 | | district implemented a vertically aligned robotics program; by |
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| 24 | 24 | | proving their mettle at nationals, teams from Galveston ISD |
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| 25 | 25 | | qualified to compete in the VEX Robotics World Championship in |
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| 26 | 26 | | Dallas from April 25 through May 4; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Through their hard work and dedication to |
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| 28 | 28 | | excellence, the students from Galveston ISD have earned their place |
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| 29 | 29 | | among an elite class of competitors in the world of robotics and |
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| 30 | 30 | | drone technology, and their accomplishments are a source of |
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| 31 | 31 | | tremendous pride to their school and community; now, therefore, be |
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| 32 | 32 | | it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby congratulate robotics teams from the Galveston |
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| 35 | 35 | | Independent School District for their achievements at the 2023 |
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| 36 | 36 | | CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship and extend to these talented |
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| 37 | 37 | | young Texans sincere best wishes for continued success in all their |
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| 38 | 38 | | endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Leo-Wilson |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1335 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 46 | 46 | | 12, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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