--- title: HR 1317. Lambert High School girls golf team; winning the 2025 Georgia High School Association Class 6A Girls Golf State Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1317 cite_as: HR 1317, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1317 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1317.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1317/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73099 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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Lambert High School girls golf team; winning the 2025 Georgia High School Association Class 6A Girls Golf State Championship; commend ## Text House Resolution 1317 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 and commending the Lambert High School girls golf team for winning the 2025 Georgia High School Association Class 6A Girls Golf State Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Lambert High School girls golf team has achieved an extraordinary level of success by capturing the 2025 Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Class 6A Girls Golf State Championship, held May 19-20, 2025; and WHEREAS, the Longhorns posted a record two-day team total of 421 strokes, finishing 11 under par and winning the team title by 69 strokes over runner-up Lowndes High School (490) and third-place Richmond Hill High School (493) in one of the most dominant performances in GHSA girls golf championship history; and WHEREAS, this victory secured Lambert's sixth consecutive GHSA girls golf state championship and the 11th state title in program history, extending a remarkable tradition of excellence in Georgia high school golf; and WHEREAS, the team was led by head coach Shane Fortenberry and assistant coach Devon Lancaster, whose leadership, preparation, and commitment to their student-athletes have been instrumental in building and sustaining one of the premier girls golf programs in the state and in the nation; and WHEREAS, freshman Grace Lee claimed the individual GHSA Class 6A girls medalist title with rounds of 69 and 66 for a two-day total of 135, finishing nine strokes under par, while senior teammate Athena Yoo finished as the individual state runner-up at six under par, giving Lambert the top two individual finishers in the championship; and WHEREAS, senior Zoe Duval contributed significantly with rounds of 75 and 73 to finish fourth individually at 148, while teammates McKinlee Proctor and freshman Fiona Kim also turned in strong performances, placing 12th and 20th respectively, to secure Lambert's commanding team total under the GHSA "play 4, count 3" scoring format; and WHEREAS, the 2025 championship squad—consisting of Grace Lee, Athena Yoo, Zoe Duval, McKinlee Proctor, Fiona Kim, and Kyla Cheung—has brought great honor and recognition to Lambert High School, Forsyth County, and the State of Georgia through its competitive excellence, sportsmanship, and dedication to the game of golf; and WHEREAS, the accomplishments of these student-athletes reflect not only their talent and hard work but also the steadfast support of their families, school administrators, teachers, and the broader Lambert community, all of whom have encouraged their pursuit of both academic and athletic success; and WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that this outstanding team, its coaches, and its individual performers be appropriately recognized and honored for their exemplary representation of their school and this state. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend the Lambert High School girls golf team, head coach Shane Fortenberry, assistant coach Devon Lancaster, and team members Grace Lee, Athena Yoo, Zoe Duval, McKinlee Proctor, Fiona Kim, and Kyla Cheung for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 6A Girls Golf State Championship and for their continued tradition of excellence as well as extend the most sincere best wishes for future success on and off the golf course. 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 Lambert High School girls golf team and its coaches. ## 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 commends the Lambert High School girls golf team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 6A Girls Golf State Championship, its sixth straight title. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the Lambert High School girls golf team after it won the 2025 Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Class 6A Girls Golf State Championship. The resolution recounts the team's dominant two-day performance, its record of consecutive state titles, and individual achievements by team members. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally recognizes the team, its coaches, and its players, and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the team and coaches as a keepsake of the honor. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends the Lambert High School girls golf team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 6A state championship. - Names and honors head coach Shane Fortenberry, assistant coach Devon Lancaster, and six team members individually. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the team and coaches. - Extends the House's best wishes for the team's future success without creating any new law or funding. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Lambert High School's girls golf team, its head coach Shane Fortenberry, assistant coach Devon Lancaster, and six named student-athletes, as well as the Lambert High School community and Forsyth County school administration. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it is a symbolic honor. For the team, coaches, and school community, it provides official state recognition of their championship season, which the Clerk will document with distributed copies of the resolution. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the team's record two-day score of 421 strokes, an 11-under-par finish, and a 69-stroke margin of victory. - The resolution notes this was Lambert's sixth consecutive GHSA girls golf state championship and 11th title overall. - The resolving clause commends the team, coaches, and named players for the championship and wishes them future success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available for distribution to the team and coaches. ## 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/73099 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1317.md?full=1