| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 136 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, By promoting the study of science, technology, |
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| 6 | 6 | | engineering, and mathematics, the Marvels robotics program is |
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| 7 | 7 | | helping North Texas students gain the skills and confidence they |
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| 8 | 8 | | need to build a bright future for themselves and for the Lone Star |
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| 9 | 9 | | State; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The Marvels initiative was established in 2021 by |
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| 11 | 11 | | Dr. Mohamed Ebeida, a research scientist at Sandia National |
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| 12 | 12 | | Laboratories, to increase access to STEM topics within the Muslim |
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| 13 | 13 | | American community and beyond; part of the nonprofit Itkan |
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| 14 | 14 | | Institute of Technology in Dallas, the program currently |
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| 15 | 15 | | encompasses four student-led teams that participate in FIRST |
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| 16 | 16 | | robotics competitions in the categories of LEGO League, Tech |
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| 17 | 17 | | Challenge, and Robotics; by taking part in these challenging |
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| 18 | 18 | | events, students gain knowledge and experience in such disciplines |
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| 19 | 19 | | as robotics engineering, coding, 3D modeling, outreach, marketing, |
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| 20 | 20 | | public relations, and fundraising; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Dr. Ebeida, Lon |
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| 22 | 22 | | Cherryholmes, Dr. Leila Kayed, and Marwan Marouf, the organization |
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| 23 | 23 | | hosts events that bring together FIRST teams from around North |
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| 24 | 24 | | Texas; at the FIRST Tech Challenge F&M League Tournament, held on |
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| 25 | 25 | | January 21, 2023, at the Islamic School of Irving, one of the |
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| 26 | 26 | | Marvels teams, the Marvels of Irving, made an outstanding showing, |
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| 27 | 27 | | securing a position in the finalist alliance, claiming the Connect |
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| 28 | 28 | | Award, and finishing as runner-up for the Inspire Award; the team |
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| 29 | 29 | | will go on to take part in the Regional North Texas FTC Tournament; |
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| 30 | 30 | | and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, The Marvels team from Richardson, Marvels of MAS, |
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| 32 | 32 | | turned in an exceptional performance at the FTC Central Metro |
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| 33 | 33 | | Qualifier in Colorado, held on January 7, 2023; the team reached the |
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| 34 | 34 | | playoffs of the competition and recorded four wins and two losses to |
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| 35 | 35 | | capture the event championship; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Marvels robotics teams have |
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| 37 | 37 | | demonstrated notable skill and dedication, and they are indeed |
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| 38 | 38 | | deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Marvels of Irving and the |
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| 41 | 41 | | Marvels of MAS robotics teams on their achievements and commend |
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| 42 | 42 | | Dr. Mohamed Ebeida and all those associated with the Marvels |
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| 43 | 43 | | robotics program for their exemplary work; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 46 | 46 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Meza |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 136 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 51 | 51 | | 7, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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