--- title: HR 1360. Barrow County's 2026 STAR Students and STAR Teachers; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1360 cite_as: HR 1360, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1360 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1360.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1360/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73219 date: 2026-02-12 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/hr1359.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1361.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1360.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1360 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-12 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Holt Persinger - Chuck Efstration - Houston Gaines text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1360/2025 upstream_id: 2116228 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - STAR Students - STAR Teachers - Barrow County schools - education recognition --- # HR 1360. Barrow County's 2026 STAR Students and STAR Teachers; commend ## Text House Resolution 1360 By: Representatives Persinger of the 119th and Efstration of the 104th A RESOLUTION Commending Barrow County's 2026 STAR Students and STAR Teachers; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the following students have been recognized as Barrow County's 2026 STAR Students: Seth Johnson, Apalachee High School; Keely Schmook, Barrow Arts & Sciences Academy; Josie McElhannon, Winder-Barrow High School; and William Adolphson, Bethlehem Christian Academy; and WHEREAS, these students were granted the opportunity to name a STAR Teacher from their respective schools whose guidance and support played a vital role in their success:Mr. William Threadgill from Apalachee High School, Mrs. Cheri Schreibman from Barrow Arts & Sciences Academy, Dr. Ashley Floyd from Winder-Barrow High School, and Tim Wood from Bethlehem Christian Academy; and WHEREAS, these exemplary students have personified the selfless dedication, mental agility, and personal maturity necessary for superlative academic performance; and WHEREAS, a proper quality education for the young people of this state is the single most important objective of the Georgia General Assembly, and these distinguished individuals have shown that the pursuit and attainment of scholastic success are within the reach of the students in this state; and WHEREAS, the State of Georgia looks with great anticipation toward the future of these bright and promising young students and honors the efforts of educators who go above and beyond in order to impact the lives of our youth. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body heartily commend Barrow County's 2026 STAR Students and STAR Teachers 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 Barrow County's 2026 STAR Students and the teachers they selected as their most influential mentors, recognizing four students and four teachers from local schools. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Barrow County's 2026 STAR Students and STAR Teachers, part of a longstanding statewide program that recognizes top-performing high school seniors and lets each student name the teacher who most influenced their success. The resolution names four students, Seth Johnson, Keely Schmook, Josie McElhannon, and William Adolphson, from Apalachee High School, Barrow Arts & Sciences Academy, Winder-Barrow High School, and Bethlehem Christian Academy, along with the teachers they chose. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available to the public and press. The resolution does not change any Georgia law; it is a formal statement of recognition passed by the House. ### What it does - Formally commends four named Barrow County students recognized as 2026 STAR Students by the Georgia House of Representatives. - Recognizes four teachers the students selected as most influential in their academic success. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and press. - Expresses the House's best wishes for the students' continued success without creating any new law or funding. ### Who it affects The four named Barrow County students, the four named teachers from Apalachee High School, Barrow Arts & Sciences Academy, Winder-Barrow High School, and Bethlehem Christian Academy, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must distribute copies of the resolution. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it is a ceremonial honor. Its main real-world impact is public recognition for the named students and teachers and a formal record of their achievement distributed by the House Clerk. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses identify the four 2026 STAR Students and the schools they attend in Barrow County. - The whereas clauses also name the STAR Teacher each student selected from their respective school. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives commend the students and teachers and wish them continued success. - The further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and press. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-12) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-12) - Sponsors: Holt Persinger, Chuck Efstration, Houston Gaines - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73219 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1360.md?full=1