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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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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 THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PROVIDENCE CAREER AND | |
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TECHNICAL ACADEMY'S GIRLS' AND BOYS' ROBOTICS TEAMS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Metts, Pichardo, Jabour, Ruggerio, and Goodwin | |
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Date Introduced: May 14, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
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WHEREAS, As our young people prepare to compete in the global market, robotics |
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competitions and the skills inherent in the necessary preparation for these events have become |
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evermore popular and a tremendous opportunity for the development of engineering and |
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computer proficiency; and |
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WHEREAS, This year, Providence Career and Technical Academy (PCTA) has produced |
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two outstanding teams who have successfully qualified for the robotics World tournament; and |
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WHEREAS, An all-girls team from PCTA claimed the state title for the FIRST Tech |
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Challenge, the first-ever all-girls team to do so, which earned them a bid to the World |
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tournament, and a mere three weeks later, a second PCTA team won the regional qualifier for the |
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FIRST Robotics Competition, also placing them in contention for the World tournament; and |
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WHEREAS, PCTA's all-girls team, the "Rhody Girls" claimed their title with |
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"PrettyBot," a breast cancer awareness-themed robot dedicated to the school's nurse, Barbara |
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Rios. Learning valuable employment and life skills, the PCTA boys team, competed successfully |
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at Worcester Polytechnic Institute; 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. Members of PCTA's two robotics teams are |
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truly remarkable young men and women. They exemplify everything that young people can |
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achieve and they are truly deserving of our recognition and praise; 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 and applauds the Providence Career and Technical Academy's girls' and |
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boys' robotics team for their accomplishments and their bids to compete at the World Robotics |
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tournament. We furthermore wish both teams continued success in all their future endeavors; and |
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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 a duly certified copy of this resolution to Principal Ramon Torres, Providence Career |
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and Technical Academy. |
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