--- title: HR 222. North Gwinnett High School Game Day Cheer Squad; winning the 2024 State Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr222 cite_as: HR 222, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr222 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr222.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr222/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70156 date: 2025-02-10 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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North Gwinnett High School Game Day Cheer Squad; winning the 2024 State Championship; commend ## Text House Resolution 222 By: Representatives Clark of the 100th, Mathis of the 133rd, Reeves of the 99th, Hong of the 103rd, Donatucci of the 105th, and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating the North Gwinnett High School Game Day Cheer Squad upon winning the 2024 State Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the North Gwinnett High School Game Day Cheer Squad has established and maintained a proud tradition of excellence with equal emphases on character and academics; and WHEREAS, this superlative team serves as leaders on the sideline on Friday night, in the classroom during the school day, and in the youth cheer programs in their community; and WHEREAS, excellent performance, 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 its second state championship; 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 the astute direction of coaches Tabatha Johnson, Kelly Halcomb, and Emily Troughton; and WHEREAS, this all-star team includes nine seniors, 14 juniors, two sophomores, and seven freshmen, all of whom have the heart of a champion and represent the Suwanee community with pride; 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 Gwinnett High School Game Day Cheer Squad upon winning the 2024 State 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 Gwinnett High School Game Day Cheer Squad. ## 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 Gwinnett High School Game Day Cheer Squad for winning the 2024 State Championship, its second title. ### Plain-language summary This is a commendation resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any law; it recognizes the North Gwinnett High School Game Day Cheer Squad in Suwanee for winning the 2024 State Championship, describing the team's performance, teamwork, and the leadership of its three coaches. The resolution formally congratulates the team and wishes it continued success. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the cheer squad, which is the resolution's only concrete administrative action. ### What it does - Congratulates the North Gwinnett High School Game Day Cheer Squad on winning the 2024 State Championship, its second title. - Names and praises the team's three coaches, Tabatha Johnson, Kelly Halcomb, and Emily Troughton, for their direction of the team. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. - Extends the House's best wishes for the team's continued success, without creating any new law, funding, or requirement. ### Who it affects The North Gwinnett High School Game Day Cheer Squad, its 32 members, and its three coaches, Tabatha Johnson, Kelly Halcomb, and Emily Troughton, along with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare the commemorative copy. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect on Georgians generally. Its practical impact is symbolic recognition: the cheer squad and its coaches receive an official document from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring their 2024 state championship win. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the team's season, its second state championship, its 32 members (nine seniors, 14 juniors, two sophomores, seven freshmen), and its coaches. - The first resolving clause has the House of Representatives congratulate the team and wish it continued success. - The second resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-10) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-10) - Sponsors: David Clark, Danny Mathis, Matt Reeves, Soo Hong, Sandy Donatucci, Derrick McCollum - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70156 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr222.md?full=1