HR301: HR301 Barrow County's 2025 STAR Students and STAR Teachers; commend

This resolution honors students recognized as Barrow County's 2025 STAR Students, a program that highlights top-performing high school seniors based on SAT scores and academic record. The named students are Christopher Skyler Mack of Apalachee High School, Lucy Grace Bugg of Barrow Arts & Sciences Academy, Bennett Logan of Bethlehem Christian Academy, and Alexander Liangyu Hou of Winder-Barrow High School. Each STAR Student also names a STAR Teacher who most influenced their education, and the resolution lists those teachers by name, subject, and school. The House formally commends the students and teachers and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and the press.

• Formally commends four named Barrow County students recognized as 2025 STAR Students from their respective high schools.
• Recognizes four named teachers chosen by those students as their most influential STAR Teacher.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for public and press distribution.
• Expresses the House's best wishes for the honored students' continued success.

The four named Barrow County students and their four named teachers at Apalachee High School, Barrow Arts & Sciences Academy, Bethlehem Christian Academy, and Winder-Barrow High School, as well as the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare copies for distribution.

The resolution has no legal effect on Georgia law; it is a ceremonial honor. For the named students, teachers, and their schools, it provides formal public recognition from the state legislature of academic achievement and teaching contributions.

• The whereas clauses name the four 2025 STAR Students and identify the school each attends.
• The whereas clauses name the four STAR Teachers each student selected, along with the subject and grade level each teaches.
• The resolving clause has the House of Representatives commend the students and teachers and wish them continued success.
• A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and the press.

1. 2025-02-18House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-18House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-18House Hopper (House)

• Houston Gaines (R, HD-120)Primary sponsor
• Holt Persinger (R, HD-119)
• Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)

• STAR Students
• STAR Teachers
• Barrow County schools
• education recognition