[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4322]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING FOR-BOTS ROBOTICS TEAM

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, last week, I visited Forbush Elementary School 
in East Bend, North Carolina. While I was there, I had a chance to meet 
with the impressive students who are a part of the For-BOTS robotics 
team.
  Although Forbush Elementary has only had a robotics team for 2 years, 
its students are already racking up awards. The For-BOTS team was named 
the grand champion of Yadkin County's First Lego League Robotics 
Tournament.
  The team also placed first in the Robot Table Performance and Project 
Presentation categories in a regional tournament in Boone. 
Additionally, the For-BOTS placed first in Robot Programming in the 
North Carolina first Lego League Tournament, and they claimed a second 
place award in Robot Table Performance.
  It is always a pleasure to visit Yadkin County Schools and witness 
the great things happening in classrooms across the county. It is clear 
the teachers and the administrators at Forbush Elementary are providing 
an educational experience that equips students for success.

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