--- title: HR 163. North Oconee High School football team; winning the 2024 GHSA Class 4A State Football Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr163 cite_as: HR 163, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr163 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr163.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr163/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69908 date: 2025-02-04 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/hr162.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr164.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr163.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 163 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-02-04 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Houston Gaines - Marcus Wiedower - Spencer Frye text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR163/2025 upstream_id: 1955689 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - high school football - North Oconee High School - Oconee County - GHSA championship - legislative commendation --- # HR 163. North Oconee High School football team; winning the 2024 GHSA Class 4A State Football Championship; commend ## Text House Resolution 163 By: Representatives Gaines of the 120th, Wiedower of the 121st, and Frye of the 122nd A RESOLUTION Congratulating the North Oconee High School football team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class 4A State Football Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the North Oconee High School football team has established and maintained a proud tradition of excellence with equal emphases on character and academics; and WHEREAS, this superlative team has completed another triumphant season of football competition by posting an undefeated record of 15 wins; 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 2024 campaign, the team captured the first state championship in program history; and WHEREAS, the team brought special recognition to its school and to Oconee County by winning the 2024 GHSA Class 4A State Football Championship against Marist with a final score of 14-7; 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; its superb offensive and defensive talents; and the astute direction of Head Coach Tyler Aurandt; 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 Oconee High School football team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class 4A State Football 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 Oconee High School football 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 Oconee High School football team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class 4A State Football Championship. ### Plain-language summary This is a commemorative resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the North Oconee High School football team in Oconee County. It recounts the team's undefeated 15-win season in 2024 and its win over Marist by a score of 14-7 to capture the school's first state football championship, under Head Coach Tyler Aurandt. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply states the House's congratulations and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for the team, so they have a formal record of the honor. ### What it does - Congratulates the North Oconee High School football team on the House floor for winning the 2024 GHSA Class 4A State Football Championship. - States the team finished the 2024 season undefeated with 15 wins and beat Marist 14-7 in the title game. - Credits Head Coach Tyler Aurandt and the team for the program's first state championship. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. ### Who it affects The North Oconee High School football team, its head coach Tyler Aurandt, and the school and Oconee County community that the resolution says the win brought recognition to. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding effect; it is a ceremonial honor. Its practical significance is that the team and school receive an official state record recognizing their 2024 championship season. ### Key provisions - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate the team and wish them continued success. - The further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the team. - The whereas clauses recount the team's 15-0 record and 14-7 championship win over Marist. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-04) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-04) - Sponsors: Houston Gaines, Marcus Wiedower, Spencer Frye - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69908 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr163.md?full=1