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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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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 | |
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RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING STONE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S | |
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ROBOTICS TEAM FOR ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE FIRST LEGO LEAGUE | |
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CHALLENGE | |
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Introduced By: Senators Lanzi, Paiva Weed, Metts, Gallo, and Algiere | |
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Date Introduced: April 26, 2012 | |
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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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