By

Senator Cafaro

Honoring Girard High School RoboCats Team 379

on winning the 2007 Buckeye Regional Robotics Competition.

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 127th General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to commend the Girard High School RoboCats team 379 as the 2007 For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Buckeye Regional Robotics Champion; and

WHEREAS, All those associated with RoboCats Team 379 are deserving of praise for their ability to excel in many pursuits and to meet challenges with enthusiasm and confidence. The members of the team devoted countless hours to rigorous training in order to be in peak mental condition, and consequently, they won this year’s FIRST Buckeye Regional Robotics Competition; and

WHEREAS, Competitive spirit and innovative effort have played major roles in the development of our country. The drive to excel is best developed when youth are presented with trials that permit them to test their skills, knowledge, and strengths against their peers; and

WHEREAS, With their vitality, intelligence, and positive outlook, the members of RoboCats Team 379 have set an example worthy of emulation. We encourage these young individuals to continue to strive for excellence so that they may assume a meaningful and productive role in our complex society; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 127th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, congratulate Girard High School RoboCats Team 379 on its accomplishment and solute its members and instructors as fine Ohioans; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to Girard High School RoboCats Team 379.

Signed By:

David A. Battocletti

Clerk of the Senate

Senator Bill Harris

President of the Senate

Senator Capri S. Cafaro

Senatorial District No. 32