--- title: HR 1413. North Hall High School girls cross country team; winning the 2025 GHSA Class 3A State Cross Country Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1413 cite_as: HR 1413, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1413 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1413.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1413/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73409 date: 2026-02-18 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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North Hall High School girls cross country team; winning the 2025 GHSA Class 3A State Cross Country Championship; commend ## Text House Resolution 1413 By: Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Cox of the 28th, Dubnik of the 29th, Dunahoo of the 31st, McCollum of the 30th, and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating the North Hall High School girls cross country team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 3A State Cross Country Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the North Hall High School girls cross country 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 its second consecutive state championship; 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 WHEREAS, this superlative team included sophomore Summer Muxlow, the GHSA 3A State Champion, and sophomore Ealyn Kennedy, who finished on the All State Podium in 3rd place; 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 North Hall High School girls cross country team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 3A State Cross Country 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 North Hall High School girls cross country 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 North Hall High School girls cross country team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 3A State Cross Country Championship, its second title in a row. ### Plain-language summary This is a commendation resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes the North Hall High School girls cross country team for capturing the 2025 GHSA Class 3A State Cross Country Championship, describing the season as the team's second consecutive state title. The resolution highlights individual performances, including sophomore Summer Muxlow winning the GHSA 3A individual state championship and sophomore Ealyn Kennedy finishing third on the All State Podium. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team as a keepsake of the honor. ### What it does - Formally congratulates the North Hall High School girls cross country team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 3A State Cross Country Championship. - Recognizes the team's second consecutive state championship and praises its teamwork and resilience during the season. - Names sophomore Summer Muxlow as the GHSA 3A individual state champion and sophomore Ealyn Kennedy as the third place finisher on the All State Podium. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the team. ### Who it affects The North Hall High School girls cross country team, including named athletes Summer Muxlow and Ealyn Kennedy, the school itself, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is tasked with distributing a copy of the resolution to the team. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or regulatory effect and changes no Georgia law. Its practical impact is a formal, printed recognition from the state legislature that the team and school can keep as an honor marking their championship season. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the team's season, its second consecutive state championship, and individual achievements by Summer Muxlow and Ealyn Kennedy. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate the team and wish it continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-18) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-18) - Sponsors: Lee Hawkins, Brent Cox, Matt Dubnik, Emory Dunahoo, Derrick McCollum, Soo Hong - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73409 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1413.md?full=1