1.1A Senate resolution
1.2honoring the Apple Valley High School Iron Maidens on receiving the
1.3World Championship Connect Award.
1.4WHEREAS, the FIRST program seeks to develop and advance Science, Technology,
1.5Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education; and
1.6WHEREAS, the Apple Valley High School Iron Maidens, a FIRST Tech Challenge
1.7robotics team comprised of six Apple Valley High School 10th-graders, qualified for the FIRST
1.8World Championships in St. Louis in late April; and
1.9WHEREAS, the team received the World Championship Connect Award, which honors a
1.10team that the judges deem the best in the world at providing outreach to promote STEM in
1.11their community; and
1.12WHEREAS, one of the team's biggest events this summer will be to join other FIRST
1.13robotics teams in Washington, DC on June 18–22, 2016, at a National Advocacy Conference
1.14established to lobby United States senators and members of Congress to advocate for STEM
1.15initiatives; and
1.16WHEREAS, the team's specific goals for the trip include:
1.17• building stronger communication skills and gaining self confidence by learning first-hand
1.18from United States senators and members of Congress;
1.19• making a difference on a national level by increasing awareness of STEM;
1.20• gaining the motivation to promote STEM on a broader level and understand important
1.21issues impacting STEM fields;
1.22• bridging the relationship between STEM and the federal government;
1.23• networking with important individuals regarding the values and skills the team cares
1.24about; and
1.25• having fun while also making an impact for others; and
1.26NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Minnesota that it
1.27congratulates the Apple Valley High School Iron Maidens on receiving the World Championship
1.28Connect Award, and extends best wishes to them in their future events.
1.29BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is directed to prepare an
1.30enrolled copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by the Secretary's signature and that of the
1.31Chair of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and transmit it to the Apple Valley
1.32High School Iron Maidens.
1.33
1.34
1.35 | JoAnne M. Zoff
Secretary of the Senate
| Thomas M. Bakk
Chair, Senate Committee on
Rules and Administration |
1.36
1.37 | | Greg D. Clausen
State Senator, District 57 |
