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HR828: HR828 Glover, Yoel; Vincent Nnanna, Luke Roner, and Joseph Williams; Alpharetta High School; winning the 2024 GHSA 6A Individual Track and Field State Championship in the 4X400-meter relay; commend

Last action March 27, 2025 · House Read and Adopted

A Georgia House resolution commends four Alpharetta High School runners, Yoel Glover, Vincent Nnanna, Luke Roner, and Joseph Williams, for winning the 2024 GHSA 6A state title in the 4x400-meter relay.

In plain language

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors four Alpharetta High School track athletes for their 2024 season achievements. Yoel Glover, Vincent Nnanna, Luke Roner, and Joseph Williams won the GHSA (Georgia High School Association) Class 6A state championship in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:16.57, the school's first title in that event since 2021. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally states the House's praise for the athletes' performance and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to each of the four students.

What the bill does

  • Formally commends the four named Alpharetta High School athletes for winning the 2024 GHSA 6A state track and field championship in the 4x400-meter relay.
  • States the House's best wishes for the athletes' continued success, without creating any new law or funding.
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the four honored students.

Who it affects

The resolution names and honors four Alpharetta High School students, Yoel Glover, Vincent Nnanna, Luke Roner, and Joseph Williams, along with their head coach AJ Merine and the school community. It has no legal effect on anyone else.

Why it matters

The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It gives the four student athletes and their school official recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives for their state championship performance, but it does not change any policy or provide funding.

Key provisions

  • The preamble recounts the athletes' 2024 season, including their 3:16.57 state championship time in the 4x400-meter relay, the school's first title in the event since 2021.
  • The resolving clause formally commends the four named athletes for their championship and wishes them continued success.
  • A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the four athletes.

Status timeline

  1. 2025-03-27House Read and Adopted (House)
  2. 2025-03-27House First Readers (House)
  3. 2025-03-27House Hopper (House)

Sponsors

  • Charles Martin (R, HD-049)Primary sponsor
  • Jan Jones (R, HD-047)
  • Brent Cox (R, HD-028)
  • Scott Hilton (R, HD-048)
  • Matt Reeves (R, HD-099)

Topics

  • high school sports
  • track and field
  • Alpharetta High School
  • legislative commendation

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