--- title: HR 1813. Johnson, Jack; Cartersville High School's 2026 STAR Student; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1813 cite_as: HR 1813, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1813 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1813.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1813/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74294 date: 2026-03-19 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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Johnson, Jack; Cartersville High School's 2026 STAR Student; commend ## Text House Resolution 1813 By: Representative Gambill of the 15th A RESOLUTION Commending Jack Johnson, Cartersville High School's 2026 STAR Student; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, a gifted student at Cartersville High School, Jack Johnson has been recognized for his superlative achievement and selected as Cartersville High School's 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 Melissa Moore was chosen by Jack as Cartersville High School's 2026 STAR Teacher for the great support and guidance provided to him throughout the years; and WHEREAS, Jack 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 Jack 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 Jack Johnson for being named Cartersville High School's 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 Jack Johnson. ## 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 Jack Johnson of Cartersville High School for being named the school's 2026 STAR Student in recognition of his academic achievement. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a formal statement from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Jack Johnson, a student at Cartersville High School, for being selected as the school's 2026 STAR Student. The STAR (Student Teacher Achievement Recognition) program recognizes the student in each Georgia high school who earned the highest score on a single administration of the three-part Scholastic Aptitude Test while ranking in the top 10 percent or top ten students of their class. The resolution notes that Jack chose educator Melissa Moore as his STAR Teacher for her guidance and support during his time in school. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for Jack Johnson. The resolution does not change any Georgia law; it is a ceremonial honor. ### What it does - Formally commends Jack Johnson for being named Cartersville High School's 2026 STAR Student. - Recognizes Melissa Moore as the STAR Teacher Jack Johnson chose for her support during his schooling. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Jack Johnson. - Expresses the House's best wishes for Jack Johnson's continued academic success. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Jack Johnson, a Cartersville High School student, and Melissa Moore, his chosen STAR Teacher. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare the commemorative copy. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect and changes no Georgia law. Its significance is symbolic: it gives official, public recognition from the state legislature to a local student's and teacher's academic achievement. ### 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 graduating class. - The resolution notes each STAR Student selects a STAR Teacher; Jack Johnson chose educator Melissa Moore. - The resolving clause formally commends Jack Johnson and wishes him continued academic success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide Jack Johnson with a copy of the resolution. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-19) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-19) - Sponsors: Matthew Gambill - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74294 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1813.md?full=1