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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7B King TeC Day October 12PRIO UU , ? INrv�Sol t. 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Take. MN 55372 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT MEETING DATE: October 3, 2011 AGENDA #: 7B PREPARED BY: Frank Boyles, City Manager AGENDA ITEM: DECLARATION OF OCTOBER 12 AS KING TeC DAY IN PRIOR LAKE PRESENTATION: Formed in 2007, the Prior Lake High School Robotics Team has assembled an impressive record. The team has competed with both United States and Interna- tional teams. Named King -Tec, the club has won two consecutive Chairman's Awards at the Minnesota for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technol- ogy 10,000 Lakes Regional Competition. This year, the club won its first cham- pionship. On the fifth anniversary of the team's formation, Joe Passofaro and team members will be present to hear and receive the attached Proclamation from the Mayor. PROCLAMATION NOW THEREFORE, I, Mike Myser, Mayor of Prior Lake, Minnesota do hereby declare Wednesday, October 12, 2011 to be KING TeC Day in the City of Prior Lake and �4 pR FURTHER, I do encourage all residents of Prior Lake to take pride in KING TeC and their efforts to promote a broad array of educational and recreational opportunities for students, parents and the community. u Mayor, City bf Prior Lake PROCLAIMING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 2, 201 1 AS KING TEC DAY IN PRIOR LAKE WHEREAS, KING TeC is a robotics team which was founded by two brothers in 2007 and is comprised of students from Prior Lake High School; and WHEREAS, KING TeC has helped hundreds of students, their parents and the community discover, robotics through mentoring other Minnesota teams, hosting the Prior Lake Middle School, the Minne Mini - Regional and the FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship Robotics Tournaments; and WHEREAS, Students participating in KING TeC have shared what they have learned with other students, teams and the community and in the process spurred additional interest in science, technology, engineering, math, programming, business, marketing and more; and WHEREAS, KING TeC has assembled an impressive record including: • Minnesota's First World Championship Award for the Imagery Award • FIRST World Championship Finalist for KING TeC's FTC sub -team Tempered Steel • Three -time Regional Chairman's Award (the highest honor FIRST Robotics bestows on robotics teams) • Rookie year Wisconsin Regional Champions and Team Captains • Three -time Regional Championship Finalist in both Minnesota and Wisconsin • Regional Awards in Excellence in Engineering, Engineering Design, CAD Animation and Engineering Creativity • Six Minnesota State Fair Blue Ribbons including the coveted Sweepstakes Ribbon; and WHEREAS, All of these achievements were amassed in only five years making KING TeC the most decorated Minnesota FIRST Robotics team out of 131 Minnesota teams. NOW THEREFORE, I, Mike Myser, Mayor of Prior Lake, Minnesota do hereby declare Wednesday, October 12, 2011 to be KING TeC Day in the City of Prior Lake and �4 pR FURTHER, I do encourage all residents of Prior Lake to take pride in KING TeC and their efforts to promote a broad array of educational and recreational opportunities for students, parents and the community. u Mayor, City bf Prior Lake