--- title: HR 1511. Kimani, Zachary Wanjau; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1511 cite_as: HR 1511, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1511 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1511.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1511/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73743 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/hr1510.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1512.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1511.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1511 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/HR1511/2025 upstream_id: 2125933 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - STAR Student award - Darlington High School - legislative commendation - education recognition --- # HR 1511. Kimani, Zachary Wanjau; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend ## Text House Resolution 1511 By: Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Barton of the 5th A RESOLUTION Commending Zachary Wanjau Kimani, Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, a gifted student at Darlington High School, Zachary Wanjau Kimani has been recognized for his 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 Heather Shores was chosen by Zach as Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher for the great support and guidance provided to him throughout the years; and WHEREAS, Zach 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 Zach 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 Zachary Wanjau Kimani 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 Zachary Wanjau Kimani. ## 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 Zachary Wanjau Kimani of Darlington 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 Zachary Wanjau Kimani, a student at Darlington High School, for being selected as the school's 2025-2026 STAR Student, an honor given to the student who scores highest on one administration of the three-part Scholastic Aptitude Test and ranks in the top 10 percent or top ten of his class. The resolution also notes that Kimani chose educator Heather Shores as Darlington's STAR Teacher for her support during his high school years. The House formally commends Kimani 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 Zachary Wanjau Kimani for being named Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student. - States the STAR Student selection criteria: the highest score on one administration of the three-part Scholastic Aptitude Test and class rank in the top 10 percent or top ten students. - Recognizes Heather Shores as the STAR Teacher Kimani chose for her support and guidance. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Kimani. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors student Zachary Wanjau Kimani and teacher Heather Shores of Darlington High School. It has no legal effect on other students, schools, or Georgians generally. ### Why it matters This resolution does not change any law, funding, or policy. Its practical effect is limited to publicly recognizing a student's and teacher's achievement and providing them a ceremonial copy of the resolution as a keepsake. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the STAR Student and STAR Teacher recognition program and Kimani's qualifying achievement. - The resolving clause commends Kimani for the STAR Student honor and wishes him continued academic success. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Kimani. ## 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/73743 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1511.md?full=1