HomeMy WebLinkAbout102-Commendation.pdf COMMENDATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
HONORING THE
Mechanical Science and Engineering Team at Saratoga High School
WHEREAS, the Saratoga High School Robotics Team was replaced and reinvented as the
Mechanical Science and Engineering Team (M-SET) in the Fall of 2009; and
WHEREAS, M-SET embraced students whose interests spanned rocketry and robotics to
create a science community at Saratoga High School; and
WHEREAS, each Sunday during the Fall of 2009, adult mentors met with and taught
twenty-four high school students technical skills, including safety, programming, design and
rocketry; and
WHEREAS, twenty-four club members devised and developed fund raising methods and
ideas and presented these to companies and organizations in Silicon Valley, thereby raising $8,000
to assist with the building of rockets and robots; and
WHEREAS, beginning January 10, 2010, under the aegis of FIRST (For Inspiration and
Recognition of Science and Technology), a national organization that sponsors and inspires teens to
learn about robotics, the team designed, sourced, built, programmed and tested a robot they named
“Progress”; and
WHEREAS, on March 19 and 20, 2010, the Saratoga High School M-SET competed with
“Progress” against forty-nine other teams from Northern California at the Silicon Valley Regional
Event held by FIRST at San Jose State University; and
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2010, the Saratoga High School M-SET was declared the winner
of the Silicon Valley Regional Event held by FIRST; and
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2010, the Saratoga High School M-SET was invited to compete
in the Robotics Competition Championships held by FIRST in Atlanta, Georgia on April 16, 2010.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Saratoga does hereby
recognize and appreciate the creativity, hard work, determination, commitment and innovation of the
Saratoga High School M-SET.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA on this 7th day of
April 2010.
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Kathleen M. King, Mayor
City of Saratoga