--- title: HR 1316. Yoo, Athena; 2024 GHSA Class 7A Girls Golf Individual State Champion; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1316 cite_as: HR 1316, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1316 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1316.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1316/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73098 date: 2026-02-10 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. 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Yoo, Athena; 2024 GHSA Class 7A Girls Golf Individual State Champion; commend ## Text House Resolution 1316 By: Representatives Cox of the 28th, McDonald III of the 26th, Jones of the 25th, Clark of the 100th, Barrett of the 24th, and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing Athena Yoo, 2024 GHSA Class 7A Girls Golf Individual State Champion; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Athena Yoo of Lambert High School achieved exceptional distinction during the Spring 2024 season by winning the Individual Girls Golf State Championship in the GHSA Class 7A division; and WHEREAS, at the state championship held May 20-21, 2024, at Sunset Hills Country Club in Carrollton, Georgia, Athena delivered a two-day score of 140, finishing two strokes under par and securing the lowest individual score of the tournament; and WHEREAS, her outstanding performance also contributed to Lambert High School securing the Girls Golf Team State Championship, marking the program's tenth overall state title and fifth consecutive championship; and WHEREAS, Athena's excellence, leadership, and competitive consistency throughout the 2024 season earned her recognition as the Girls Golfer of the Year within her county. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend Athena Yoo for her remarkable athletic accomplishments and for earning the title of 2024 GHSA Class 7A Girls Golf Individual State Champion. 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 Athena Yoo. ## 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 Athena Yoo of Lambert High School for winning the 2024 GHSA Class 7A Girls Golf Individual State Championship. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Athena Yoo, a golfer at Lambert High School, for winning the individual state golf championship in the Georgia High School Association's Class 7A division during the 2024 spring season. It recounts her two-day score of 140 at the state tournament held at Sunset Hills Country Club in Carrollton, Georgia, and notes that her performance helped Lambert High School win its tenth overall and fifth consecutive team state title. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply states that the House recognizes and commends Athena Yoo for her achievement, and it directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Athena Yoo for winning the 2024 GHSA Class 7A Girls Golf Individual State Championship. - States as fact her two-day score of 140 at the state tournament and her contribution to Lambert High School's team title. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Athena Yoo. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement by the House. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Athena Yoo, a student athlete at Lambert High School, and references Lambert High School's girls golf program. It has no effect on any other individuals, businesses, or government agencies. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or regulatory effect on Georgians generally. Its practical significance is limited to publicly honoring Athena Yoo's athletic achievement and providing her with an official record of that recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Athena Yoo's win at the May 20-21, 2024 GHSA Class 7A Girls Golf State Championship with a two-day score of 140. - The resolving clause has the House of Representatives formally recognize and commend her for the championship title. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Athena Yoo. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-10) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-10) - Sponsors: Brent Cox, Lauren McDonald, Todd Jones, David Clark, Carter Barrett, Rick Jasperse - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73098 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1316.md?full=1