HR301 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Nathaniel LedbetterRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Fort Payne Robotics Team, commended

Summary

The Alabama House recognizes and congratulates Fort Payne High School's FIRST Robotics Team, the Gigawatts, for winning the Chairman's Award in the Southeastern Region and commends their achievement.

What This Bill Does

This resolution acknowledges the team’s success and explains that the Chairman's Award is FIRST's top honor, given to a team that models others and promotes respect for science and technology. It notes that the team will compete against other regional winners worldwide. It also highlights the program's growth from seven years ago, expanding to 30 middle school members and 27 high school members.

Who It Affects

• Fort Payne High School's robotics team (Gigawatts) — receives formal recognition and celebration for their achievement.
• Fort Payne Middle School and Fort Payne High School students involved in the robotics program — gain recognition and visibility for the program's growth.
• Fort Payne community and supporters — benefit from public recognition of local students' accomplishments.

Key Provisions

• Recognizes and congratulates Fort Payne High School's FIRST Robotics Team, the Gigawatts, for winning the Chairman's Award in the Southeastern Region.
• States that the Chairman's Award is the most prestigious FIRST award and honors a team that models other teams and aims to transform culture to respect science and technology; notes they will compete against other regional winners worldwide.
• Acknowledges the robotics program's growth from Fort Payne Middle School seven years ago to include 30 middle school members and 27 high school members.
• Extends warm congratulations and dedicates the resolution to the Fort Payne robotics team.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions, Congratulatory