--- title: HR 1508. Guo, Jiarui "Grace"; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1508 cite_as: HR 1508, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1508 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1508.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1508/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73740 date: 2026-02-26 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/hr1507.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1509.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1508.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1508 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-26 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/HR1508/2025 upstream_id: 2125908 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - STAR Student - education honors - Darlington High School - legislative commendation --- # HR 1508. Guo, Jiarui "Grace"; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend ## Text House Resolution 1508 By: Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Barton of the 5th A RESOLUTION Commending Jiarui "Grace" Guo, Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, a gifted student at Darlington High School, Jiarui "Grace" Guo has been recognized for her superlative achievement and selected as Darlington 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 Al Shorey was chosen by Grace as Darlington High School's 2025- 2026 STAR Teacher for the great support and guidance provided to her throughout the years; and WHEREAS, Grace 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 Grace 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 Jiarui "Grace" Guo for being named Darlington 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 Jiarui "Grace" Guo. ## 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 Jiarui "Grace" Guo of Darlington High School for being named the school's 2025-2026 STAR Student. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial honor passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. It recognizes Jiarui "Grace" Guo, a student at Darlington High School, for being selected as the school's STAR Student for the 2025-2026 year. The STAR program recognizes a student who scored highest on one administration of the three-part Scholastic Aptitude Test and ranks in the top 10 percent or top ten of their graduating class. The resolution also notes that Grace chose teacher Al Shorey as her STAR Teacher, an honor students give to an educator who supported them during high school. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply has the House formally commend Grace for her academic achievement and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### What it does - Formally commends Jiarui "Grace" Guo for being named Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student. - Recognizes that Grace selected educator Al Shorey as her STAR Teacher for his support during her high school years. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Grace. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Jiarui "Grace" Guo, a Darlington High School student, and her chosen STAR Teacher, Al Shorey. It also involves the Clerk of the House, who must prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect and changes no Georgia law. Its practical significance is symbolic: it gives official, public recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives to a student's academic achievement and to the teacher who supported her. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses explain the STAR Student criteria: 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 resolved clause formally commends Grace for being named STAR Student and wishes her continued academic success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Grace. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-26) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-26) - Sponsors: Katie Dempsey, Eddie Lumsden, Matt Barton - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73740 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1508.md?full=1