HR938: HR938 Ocfemia, Sophia; 2025 Georgia Scholar; DeKalb County School District; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Sophia Ocfemia, a senior at the DeKalb School of the Arts, for being recognized as a 2025 Georgia Scholar. The Georgia Scholar program, run by the Georgia Department of Education with local school districts, identifies high school seniors who have excelled academically and contributed to their communities. Recipients get a special diploma seal and a commemorative graduation cord. The resolution states that the House of Representatives congratulates Ocfemia and wishes her continued success. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to her. The measure does not change any Georgia law; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition.

• Formally congratulates Sophia Ocfemia, a DeKalb School of the Arts senior, for being named a 2025 Georgia Scholar.
• States the House of Representatives' recognition of the Georgia Scholar program run by the Georgia Department of Education.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Ocfemia.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial honor.

The resolution names Sophia Ocfemia, a senior at the DeKalb School of the Arts within the DeKalb County School District. It also references the Georgia Department of Education, which runs the Georgia Scholar recognition program, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must distribute a copy.

This resolution has no legal or regulatory effect on Georgians generally. Its practical significance is limited to publicly recognizing one student's academic achievement through an official state document, which she and her school may keep as a formal record of the honor.

• The whereas clauses describe the Georgia Scholar program and Ocfemia's academic and extracurricular achievements as the basis for the honor.
• The resolution formally congratulates Ocfemia and wishes her continued success in future endeavors.
• It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to Ocfemia.

1. 2025-04-02House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-04-02House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-04-02House Hopper (House)

• Angela Moore (D, HD-091)Primary sponsor
• Omari Crawford (D, HD-089)

• Georgia Scholar program
• DeKalb County schools
• student recognition
• legislative honors