--- title: HR 1500. Hagerich, Lucus; Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1500 cite_as: HR 1500, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1500 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1500.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1500/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73690 date: 2026-02-25 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/hr1499.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1501.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1500.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1500 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-25 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Katie Dempsey - Eddie Lumsden - Matt Barton text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1500/2025 upstream_id: 2124850 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - STAR Student award - Armuchee High School - student recognition - Georgia House resolution --- # HR 1500. Hagerich, Lucus; Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend ## Text House Resolution 1500 By: Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Barton of the 5th A RESOLUTION Commending Lucus Hagerich, Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, a gifted student at Armuchee High School, Lucus Hagerich has been recognized for his superlative achievement and selected as Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; and WHEREAS, to be selected as a STAR Student, a student must have obtained the highest score in one administration of the three-part Scholastic Aptitude Test and be in the top 10 percent or top ten students of his or her class; and WHEREAS, each school has one STAR Student who in turn has the opportunity to choose a STAR Teacher who has been inspiring and encouraging throughout that student's high school career; and WHEREAS, educator David Little was chosen by Lucas as Armuchee High School's 2025- 2026 STAR Teacher for the great support and guidance provided to him throughout the years; and WHEREAS, Lucas has personified the selfless dedication, mental agility, verbal adroitness, 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 General Assembly, and Lucas has shown by academic accomplishment 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 this bright and promising young citizen. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body heartily commend Lucus Hagerich for being named Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student and express their most sincere best wishes for continued academic 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 Lucus Hagerich. ## 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 Lucus Hagerich, a student at Armuchee High School, for being named the school's 2025-2026 STAR Student. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes Lucus Hagerich, a student at Armuchee High School, for being selected as the school's 2025-2026 STAR Student, an honor given to the student with the highest score on a single administration of the Scholastic Aptitude Test who also ranks in the top 10 percent or top ten of his class. The resolution notes that Lucus chose teacher David Little as Armuchee High School's STAR Teacher in recognition of his support and guidance. The House formally commends Lucus for his achievement and wishes him continued academic success, and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for him. ### What it does - Formally commends Lucus Hagerich for being named Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student. - Recognizes teacher David Little as the STAR Teacher chosen by Lucus for his guidance and support. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Lucus Hagerich. - Creates no new law, funding, or requirement; it is a symbolic honor from the House. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Lucus Hagerich, a student at Armuchee High School, and his chosen STAR Teacher, David Little. It has no broader legal effect on other students, schools, or Georgians. ### Why it matters The resolution has no practical or legal effect beyond formally recognizing one student's academic achievement and his teacher's mentorship. Its significance is symbolic: an official record of the Georgia House honoring a specific student's success. ### Key provisions - The preamble explains the STAR Student criteria: the highest score on one administration of the three-part Scholastic Aptitude Test and rank in the top 10 percent or top ten of the class. - The resolution states each school's STAR Student selects a STAR Teacher who was especially supportive during high school. - The resolving clause has the House commend Lucus Hagerich and wish him continued academic success. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy for distribution to Lucus Hagerich. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-25) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-25) - Sponsors: Katie Dempsey, Eddie Lumsden, Matt Barton - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73690 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1500.md?full=1