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GA HR2045

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/26/2012

Primary Sponsor

Howard Maxwell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Georgia House Resolution commending the Hiram High School seven-member pre-engineering team for winning first place in the Real World Design Challenge, an annual national high school STEM competition
  • The challenge required students to design a low-carbon emission, environmentally friendly personal light sport aircraft capable of carrying two people 200 miles in under two hours at a cruise altitude of 1,000 feet
  • Hiram High School won first place out of 6 finishing teams, with 40 of the original 46 teams dropping out before completion; the team spent months on the project from mid-October through early February, including a 14-hour final Saturday session
  • The seven team members were John Cohran, Michael Russell, Morgan Ott, Brooks Cato, Lucas Jones, Caleb Waters, and John Dempsey, supported by instructor Leon Grant, Georgia Tech faculty member Kelly Griendling, and Dobbins Air Force Base pilot Major Aundra Billups, among others
  • Sponsored by Representatives Braddock of the 19th and Maxwell of the 17th, with the Clerk of the House directed to transmit a copy of the resolution to the team

Legislative Description

Hiram High School team of pre-engineering students; commend

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

3/26/2012

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