Robotics Team Trip to Olympia

Last Updated January 25, 2008

On January 18, 2008, the Issaquah Robotics Team went to Olympia to present to the Washington State House of Representatives Education Committee. The team explained the FIRST Robotics competition and how it benefits students by promoting excitement about math, science, and engineering. They, along with FIRST president Paul Gudonis, asked the committee to consider funding robotics teams at high schools across the state.

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Dani gave our team a great tour of the capitol.	Gold embroidery (text) on ballroom curtains.	This marble has a design that looks like the head of a dog (profile, looking to the right).

The house chamber.	The chandelier in the rotunda. The faces around the bottom are life-size, and the interior is large enough to hold a VW bug.	The senate chamber.

House Representatives vote by pressing colored buttons on their desks.	Electronic boards show the vote of each House member.	The governor's conference room.

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