--- title: HR 1039. Lovejoy High School Varsity Game Day Cheerleaders; winning the 2025 GHSA 5A Game Day State Cheerleading Championship Competition; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1039 cite_as: HR 1039, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1039 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1039.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1039/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72311 date: 2026-01-16 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1038.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1040.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1039.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1039 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-01-16 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Robert Flournoy - Demetrius Douglas - Rhonda Burnough - Sandra Scott text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1039/2025 upstream_id: 2085227 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - cheerleading - high school sports - Clayton County schools - GHSA championship --- # HR 1039. Lovejoy High School Varsity Game Day Cheerleaders; winning the 2025 GHSA 5A Game Day State Cheerleading Championship Competition; commend ## Text House Resolution 1039 By: Representatives Flournoy of the 74th, Douglas of the 78th, Burnough of the 77th, and Scott of the 76th A RESOLUTION Congratulating the Lovejoy High School Varsity Game Day Cheerleaders for winning the 2025 GHSA 5A Game Day State Cheerleading Championship Competition; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Lovejoy High School Varsity Game Day Cheerleaders have established and maintained a proud tradition of excellence with equal emphases on character and academics; and WHEREAS, this superlative team has completed its triumphant season by winning the 2025 GHSA 5A Game Day State Cheerleading Championship Competition; and WHEREAS, through their extraordinary efforts, this dynamic team, comprised of Seniors, Hannah Best, Jennifer Darko, Asia Evans, Ce’ Maya Hardy, Jayden Henderson, Ny’Zhirah Loyal, Jackson Lundy, and Kimora Timothy; Juniors, Amiyah Cotton- Levy, N’Kyrah Dious, Trinity Dunn, Latrell Prowell, and Morgan Woods; Sophomores, Amirah Beasley, Khloe’ Harrison, Alexis Hayes, Chloe’ Heard, Imani Neeson, Aniyah Nicholson, Ayonna Vallot, and Ke’Ari Warren; and Freshman, Elle Carter, Kaiden Duncan, Kamiyah Ferguson, Tay’Lour Mickens, and Londyn White; has had an undefeated season, led by Head Cheerleading Coach and Program Director Megan Washington and Assistant Cheerleading Coach Kalvin Montgomery; and WHEREAS, their accomplishment of winning all of their regular season competitions, advancing to state finals, and becoming the 2025 GHSA 5A Game Day Cheerleading Champions-the first GHSA state cheerleading championship title for Clayton County Public Schools-was achieved through their hard work, dedication, commitment, and countless hours of practice; and WHEREAS, as this magnificent team earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence by performing with courage and precision over months of training and competition, it is abundantly proper to call them champions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate the Lovejoy High School Varsity Game Day Cheerleaders for winning the 2025 GHSA 5A Game Day State Cheerleading Championship Competition and extend best wishes for their continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Lovejoy High School Varsity Game Day Cheerleaders. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A House resolution congratulates the Lovejoy High School Varsity Game Day Cheerleaders on winning the 2025 GHSA 5A Game Day State Cheerleading Championship, the first such state title for Clayton County Public Schools. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the Lovejoy High School Varsity Game Day Cheerleaders for their undefeated 2025 season, which ended with them winning the GHSA (Georgia High School Association) 5A Game Day State Cheerleading Championship. The resolution names the team's coaches and roster of seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen, and notes this was the first GHSA state cheerleading championship title for Clayton County Public Schools. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally congratulates the team and wishes them continued success, and it directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. ### What it does - Formally congratulates the Lovejoy High School Varsity Game Day Cheerleaders for winning the 2025 GHSA 5A Game Day State Cheerleading Championship. - Names the team's coaches, Megan Washington and Kalvin Montgomery, and lists the individual student athletes on the roster. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. - Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute; it is a symbolic honor with no legal or funding effect. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors the Lovejoy High School Varsity Game Day Cheerleaders, their head coach Megan Washington, assistant coach Kalvin Montgomery, and by extension Clayton County Public Schools, which the resolution credits with its first GHSA state cheerleading championship. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal force and changes no law, but it gives the team, its coaches, and Clayton County Public Schools official recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives, which the Clerk will provide to the team as a keepsake of the honor. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause has the House of Representatives congratulate the team for winning the 2025 GHSA 5A Game Day State Cheerleading Championship Competition. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to the team. - The whereas clauses recite the team's undefeated season and note it as the first GHSA state cheerleading championship for Clayton County Public Schools. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-01-16) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-01-16) - Sponsors: Robert Flournoy, Demetrius Douglas, Rhonda Burnough, Sandra Scott - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72311 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1039.md?full=1