--- title: HR 248. Forsyth Central High School engine team; winning the 2024 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr248 cite_as: HR 248, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr248 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr248.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr248/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70232 date: 2025-02-11 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/hr247.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr249.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr248.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 248 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-02-11 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Brent Cox - Rick Jasperse - Lauren McDonald - Carter Barrett - David Clark - Todd Jones text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR248/2025 upstream_id: 1965836 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - high school sports recognition - Forsyth County schools - student scholarships - legislative commendation --- # HR 248. Forsyth Central High School engine team; winning the 2024 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge; commend ## Text House Resolution 248 By: Representatives Cox of the 28th, Jasperse of the 11th, McDonald III of the 26th, Barrett of the 24th, Clark of the 100th, and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating the Forsyth Central High School engine team for winning the 2024 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Forsyth Central High School engine 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 competition by posting an outstanding final time of 17:27 and capturing its third consecutive national championship; and WHEREAS, this stellar achievement has earned the team a well-deserved reward of $10,000 in scholarships; and WHEREAS, team member Eli Boudreaux was further honored as the recipient of a full-ride scholarship hosted by the Turner School; and WHEREAS, the phenomenal performance of the team is a clear indication of the outstanding dedication, hard work, and unity of purpose and spirit of each member of the team; 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 Forsyth Central High School engine team for winning the 2024 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge and extend best wishes for 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 Forsyth County High School engine 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 House resolution honors the Forsyth Central High School engine team for winning the 2024 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge, its third straight national title. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizing the Forsyth Central High School engine team for its performance in the 2024 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge, a national competition. The team won its third consecutive national championship with a final time of 17:27 and earned $10,000 in scholarships, and team member Eli Boudreaux received a full-ride scholarship hosted by the Turner School. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally congratulates the team on behalf of the House and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. ### What it does - Formally congratulates the Forsyth Central High School engine team for winning the 2024 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge. - Recognizes the team's third consecutive national championship and its final competition time of 17:27. - Notes the team's $10,000 scholarship award and Eli Boudreaux's full-ride scholarship from the Turner School. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. ### Who it affects The Forsyth Central High School engine team and its members, including Eli Boudreaux, are directly recognized. The resolution also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare and distribute a copy of it. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it is a symbolic honor. Its main real-world impact is a formal, printed commendation from the Georgia House that the team and school can keep as recognition of their national championship. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the team's championship win, its 17:27 final time, and its $10,000 scholarship award. - The whereas clauses also note Eli Boudreaux's full-ride scholarship from the Turner School. - The resolving clause has the House of Representatives officially congratulate the team and wish them continued success. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-11) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-11) - Sponsors: Brent Cox, Rick Jasperse, Lauren McDonald, Carter Barrett, David Clark, Todd Jones - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70232 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr248.md?full=1