--- title: HR 125. George Walton & James Oglethorpe Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution's 2024-2025 Good Citizens; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr125 cite_as: HR 125, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr125 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr125.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr125/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69744 date: 2025-01-30 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/hr124.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr126.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr125.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 125 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-01-30 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Debbie Buckner text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR125/2025 upstream_id: 1949631 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - Georgia House of Representatives - Daughters of the American Revolution - student recognition - Columbus Georgia schools --- # HR 125. George Walton & James Oglethorpe Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution's 2024-2025 Good Citizens; commend ## Text House Resolution 125 By: Representative Buckner of the 137th A RESOLUTION Commending the George Walton & James Oglethorpe Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution's 2024-2025 Good Citizens; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Daughters of the American Revolution is a nonprofit, nonpolitical volunteer women's service organization dedicated to the promotion of historic preservation, education, and patriotism in communities across the nation; and WHEREAS, the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest was created in 1934 to recognize and reward individuals who possess the qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their homes, schools, and communities; and WHEREAS, the George Walton & James Oglethorpe Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution have honored the following students as their 2024-2025 Good Citizens: John-Noah McGowan Parker, Carver High School; Moatapari Agbere, Chattahoochee County High School; Ara Kang, Columbus High School; Carley Mac Helms, Hardaway High School; Walker Johnson, Marion County High School; Alexandra Greenfield, Northside High School; Mackenna Elizabeth Lewis, Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts; and Mackenzie Gabrielle Lewis, Shaw High School; and WHEREAS, the State of Georgia looks with great anticipation toward the future of these bright and promising young Georgians. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body heartily commend the George Walton & James Oglethorpe Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution's 2024-2025 Good Citizens and express their most sincere best wishes for continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the press. ## 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 Georgia House resolution formally commends eight students named as 2024-2025 Good Citizens by two local Daughters of the American Revolution chapters in the Columbus area. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring eight high school students recognized by the George Walton and James Oglethorpe Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution as their 2024-2025 Good Citizens. The award, created in 1934, recognizes students who show dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism at home, school, and in their community. The resolution lists the honored students by name and school, including students from Carver High School, Chattahoochee County High School, Columbus High School, Hardaway High School, Marion County High School, Northside High School, Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts, and Shaw High School. It directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and press. It does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Formally commends eight named students recognized as 2024-2025 Good Citizens by two Daughters of the American Revolution chapters. - States the House's best wishes for the students' continued success. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement only. ### Who it affects The eight named high school students and their schools across the Columbus, Georgia area, the George Walton and James Oglethorpe Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must distribute copies of the resolution. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or regulatory effect; it is a public recognition. For the named students and their families, it provides formal acknowledgment from the state legislature, and copies will be distributed to the public and press as a record of the honor. ### Key provisions - The preamble explains the Daughters of the American Revolution's mission and the history of the Good Citizens Award, created in 1934. - The resolved clause names all eight honored students and their respective high schools. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to prepare copies of the resolution for public and press distribution. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-30) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-01-30) - Sponsors: Debbie Buckner - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69744 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr125.md?full=1