--- title: HR 1774. G.W. Carver High School Tigers; winning the 2025-2026 GHSA Class AA State Football Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1774 cite_as: HR 1774, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1774 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1774.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1774/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74237 date: 2026-03-18 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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Carver High School Tigers; winning the 2025-2026 GHSA Class AA State Football Championship; commend ## Text House Resolution 1774 By: Representatives Reese of the 140th, Hugley of the 141st, Buckner of the 137th, Smith of the 138th, and McClain of the 109th A RESOLUTION Congratulating the G.W. Carver High School Tigers for winning the 2025-2026 GHSA Class AA State Football Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the G.W. Carver High School Tigers have 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 year, and as a fitting finale to its remarkable undefeated season, the team captured its second consecutive state football championship; and WHEREAS, the team brought special recognition to its school and to Muscogee County by winning the 2025-2026 GHSA Class AA State Football Championship against Hapeville Charter Career Academy with a final score of 24 to 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 as well as its superb offensive and defensive talents; 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 G.W. Carver High School Tigers for winning the 2025-2026 GHSA Class AA 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 G.W. Carver High School. ## 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 G.W. Carver High School Tigers football team of Muscogee County for winning the 2025-2026 GHSA Class AA State Football Championship. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a law that changes anyone's rights or responsibilities. It recognizes the G.W. Carver High School Tigers football team for winning the 2025-2026 GHSA (Georgia High School Association) Class AA State Football Championship, defeating Hapeville Charter Career Academy 24 to 7 to complete an undefeated season and capture a second consecutive title. The resolution praises the team's athletic performance, teamwork, and character, and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to G.W. Carver High School as a keepsake of the honor. ### What it does - Congratulates the G.W. Carver High School Tigers football team for winning the 2025-2026 GHSA Class AA State Football Championship. - States the final score of the championship game as 24 to 7 against Hapeville Charter Career Academy. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to G.W. Carver High School. - Extends the House's best wishes for the team's continued success, without creating any new law, funding, or requirement. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the G.W. Carver High School Tigers football team, its coaches and players, and G.W. Carver High School in Muscogee County, which will receive a copy of the resolution from the Clerk of the House of Representatives. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it is a public, official recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring a local high school team's championship season, giving the school and community a formal record of the achievement. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe the team's undefeated season and its second consecutive state championship. - The resolving clause has the House of Representatives officially congratulate the team for the 2025-2026 GHSA Class AA State Football Championship win. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to G.W. Carver High School. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-18) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-18) - Sponsors: Teddy Reese, Carolyn Hugley, Debbie Buckner, Vance Smith, Dewey McClain - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74237 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1774.md?full=1