Mayor's Proclamation
March 5, 2008
By MN Regional Staff
WHEREAS; FIRST stands for “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science & Technology;” and
WHEREAS; The FIRST Robotics program inspires high school students to pursue careers in science and technology; and
WHEREAS; During the past two years, the Minnesota contingent of FIRST Robotics teams has grown from 2 to 54 teams, and represents the full diversity of the state’s high school students. We have teams from rural areas, the inner city public schools of Minneapolis and St. Paul, numerous Twin Cities suburbs, charter schools, elite private schools and a Native American reservation; and
WHEREAS; as result of our growth, we’re hosting, for the first time, a regional competition in Minnesota; and
WHEREAS; In Minneapolis, all 7 public high schools are participating in the FIRST Robotics program this year, with Patrick Henry, North, Edison and Roosevelt competing here at the Minnesota Regional.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, R.T. RYBAK, Mayor of the City of Minneapolis, do hereby proclaim Friday, March 28th, 2008 as: