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2022 SESSION


SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 145
Commending the Franklin County High School robotics team.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, February 24, 2022
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 28, 2022

 

WHEREAS, the Franklin County High School robotics team won the SkillsUSA Mobile Robotics Technology state championship in April 2021; and

WHEREAS, SkillsUSA is a career and technical student organization that offers a wide range of competitions for students to develop occupational and leadership skills; the Franklin County High School robotics team won in the Mobile Robotics Technology category, which simulates challenges encountered by robotic programmers and support professionals; and

WHEREAS, over the course of the three-week competition, the Franklin County High School robotics team used a mobile robotic system to solve an assigned challenge, while adhering to industry safety standards using only the hardware and software provided; and

WHEREAS, as state champions, the Franklin County High School robotics team represented the Commonwealth at the national tournament in June 2021, finishing in eighth place; and

WHEREAS, each member of the Franklin County High School robotics team—Gavin Pulley, Zakrie Richards, Madison Williams, and Aubrey Hendrickson Stanley—contributed to the exceptional performance; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Franklin County High School robotics team on winning the SkillsUSA Mobile Robotics Technology state championship in 2021; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Daniel Johnson, head coach of the Franklin County High School robotics team, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the team’s achievements.