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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING MEMBERS OF THE ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAMS

ON TAKING TOP HONORS IN BOTH DIVISIONS OF THE 5TH ANNUAL SEAPERCH

DERBY

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Carson, and Abney

     Date Introduced: February 04, 2016

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, In December of 2015, nearly 100 middle school and high school students,

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representing twenty-three teams from New Bedford, Sterling, and Hyannis, Massachusetts and

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Newport, Rhode Island, gathered at New Bedford High School to compete in the 5th Annual

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SeaPerch Derby; and

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     WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport

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(NUWC) and the Undersea Science and Engineering Foundation (USEF), the competition "is

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designed to promote excellence and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics

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(STEM) education among high school and middle school students"; and

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     WHEREAS, Members of the Rogers High School Open Division Team and the High

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School Division Team swept the competition, taking top honors. Top scorers from this

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competition will advance to the National SeaPerch Competition in May of 2016, at Louisiana

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State University; and

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     WHEREAS, It is essential and fitting to recognize the triumphs of our youth and to

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celebrate the accomplishments of our future leaders. The members of the Rogers High School

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Robotics Teams are remarkable young men and women. They exemplify everything that young

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people can achieve and are truly deserving of our recognition and praise; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby congratulates members of the Rogers High School Robotics

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Teams on taking top honors in both divisions of the 5th annual SeaPerch Derby. We furthermore

 

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

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

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Carlie R. Walton, Sierra L. Walton, Pandora A.

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Walker, Juliana M. DiMeglio, Lucas A. Machado, Tasia M. Terrell, Ashley L. Bronk, Stefanny

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Martinez, Rose A. Kutsaftis, Joseph S. Frederick, II, Noah A. Manuel, David R. Breault, and

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Cooper D. MacNicholl.

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