--- title: HR 1279. Cartersville Middle School competition cheerleading team; winning the 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1279 cite_as: HR 1279, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1279 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1279.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1279/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72988 date: 2026-02-06 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/hr1278.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1280.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1279.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1279 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-06 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Matthew Gambill - Mitchell Scoggins text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1279/2025 upstream_id: 2111512 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - cheerleading - Cartersville Middle School - GHSA championship - legislative commendation --- # HR 1279. Cartersville Middle School competition cheerleading team; winning the 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Championship; commend ## Text House Resolution 1279 By: Representatives Gambill of the 15th and Scoggins of the 14th A RESOLUTION Congratulating the Cartersville Middle School competition cheerleading team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Cartersville Middle School competition cheerleading team has established and maintained a proud tradition of excellence with equal emphases on character and academics; and WHEREAS, excellent play, superior teamwork, and extraordinary resilience made this team a spectacular one to observe throughout the season, and as a fitting finale to its remarkable 2025 campaign, the team captured another state cheerleading championship title; and WHEREAS, the phenomenal performance of the team is a clear indication of the outstanding athletic ability, dedication, hard work, and unity of purpose and spirit of each member of the team and the astute direction of coaches Raelyn Knight, Alyson Audler, and Tristyn Patterson; and WHEREAS, this all-star team included Bridget Jennings, Brooklyn Roman, Grace Velis, Hadley Watkins, Kennedi Burnett, Kennedy Mullinax, Sadie Burris, Aubree Clements, Zoe Temples, Yarey Ramos, Aliyah Dely, Allie Beth Thompson, Bella Williams, Charlotte Stanfield, Emily Womack, Ivy King, Rae Fulton, Tessa Jacobs, and Reid Fulton; 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 the Cartersville Middle School competition cheerleading team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Championship 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 Cartersville Middle School competition cheerleading team. ## 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 congratulates the Cartersville Middle School competition cheerleading team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Championship. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the Cartersville Middle School competition cheerleading team. It recognizes the team's 2025 season, including its coaches Raelyn Knight, Alyson Audler, and Tristyn Patterson, and lists the names of the team members who took part. The resolution does not change any law or spend any state money. It simply states that the House congratulates the team on winning the state championship and wishes them continued success. It also directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team, so they have a formal record of the recognition. ### What it does - Formally congratulates the Cartersville Middle School competition cheerleading team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Championship. - Names the team's coaches and lists all team members recognized in the resolution. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. - Extends the House's best wishes for the team's continued future success. ### Who it affects The Cartersville Middle School competition cheerleading team, its named coaches and student athletes, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is tasked with preparing a copy of the resolution for the team. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it is a symbolic honor. Its main practical impact is giving the team and school an official document from the Georgia General Assembly recognizing their state championship achievement. ### Key provisions - The resolution's preamble (whereas clauses) describes the team's season and names the coaches and all listed team members. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate the team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Championship. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-06) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-06) - Sponsors: Matthew Gambill, Mitchell Scoggins - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72988 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1279.md?full=1