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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING STONE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S

ROBOTICS TEAM FOR ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE FIRST LEGO LEAGUE

CHALLENGE

     

     

     Introduced By: Senators Lanzi, Paiva Weed, Metts, Gallo, and Algiere

     Date Introduced: April 26, 2012

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, The FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is a robotics program designed to get

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young people excited about science and technology and to teach them valuable life skills in the

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areas of communications, creative thinking, sportsmanship, and problem solving; and

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     WHEREAS, Stone Hill Elementary School students, consisting of young people between

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the ages of nine and fourteen, formed a team to research and develop proposals to compete in the

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FLL’s 2011-2012 “Food Factor” challenge; and

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     WHEREAS, The challenge was to improve the quality of life by fighting food

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contamination. After serious research and discussion with an expert from Confreda Farms,

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members of the Stone Hill team decided to modernize the “root cellar” concept utilized by our

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forefathers; and

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     WHEREAS, Using environmentally-friendly insulation, the team was able to maintain a

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consistent temperature, which resulted in preservation of their vegetables in a viable state for a

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longer period of time; and

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     WHEREAS, The team was also able to perfect and complete three Robot Game

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challenges, thereby accomplishing its missions of pollution reversal, corn harvest, and fishing;

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and

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     WHEREAS, In their second year of competing in the FLL Robotics Program, the Stone

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Hill team members not only improved their knowledge, technique, and skill, but also earned our

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recognition and praise for their success and dedication; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby congratulates members of the Stone Hill Elementary School Robotics Team for their

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participation and successful completion of three challenges in the FLL Robotics Program. We

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furthermore wish them continued success in all their future competitions and endeavors; and be it

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further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Stone Hill Elementary School Robotics

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Team.

     

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