--- title: HR 326. North Hall Middle School boys and girls cross country teams; winning the 2024 GHSA Middle School State Cross Country Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr326 cite_as: HR 326, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr326 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr326.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr326/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70553 date: 2025-02-19 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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North Hall Middle School boys and girls cross country teams; winning the 2024 GHSA Middle School State Cross Country Championship; commend ## Text House Resolution 326 By: Representatives Dunahoo of the 31st, Hawkins of the 27th, Hong of the 103rd, Dubnik of the 29th, McCollum of the 30th, and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating the North Hall Middle School boys and girls cross country teams for winning the 2024 GHSA Middle School State Cross Country Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the North Hall Middle School boys and girls cross country teams have established and maintained a proud tradition of excellence with equal emphasis on character and academics; and WHEREAS, excellent performance, superior teamwork, and extraordinary resilience made these teams a spectacular force throughout the season, and as a fitting finale to their remarkable 2024 campaign, they captured their third straight state cross country championships, along with their third Grand Champion title for best overall cross country school in the state; and WHEREAS, the girls team delivered a strong performance, placing five of their seven runners in the top 25, including three in the top 10, as well as securing a six-point victory in the championship race; and WHEREAS, the girls team was led by Chandler Sosebee, who finished third overall, with key contributions from Challis Latta and Emmy Edwards in the top 10, along with Malorie Wyse, Macy Michael Hill, and Marianna Elizarraraz rounding out the title-winning roster; and WHEREAS, the boys team demonstrated equal dominance, placing five runners in the top 15 and securing a commanding 25-point victory over the runner-up team; and WHEREAS, Hunter Morrison led the boys team with a fifth-place overall finish, with Thaddeus Ivy, Isaac Borg, Hudson Webb, Angelo Lugo, Clay Brown, and Ben Erickson completing the championship-winning roster; and WHEREAS, four boys runners—Isaac Borg, Hudson Webb, Bodi Glover, and Levi Miller—and three girls runners—Chandler Sosebee, Malorie Wyse, and Macy Michael Hill—achieved the remarkable feat of competing on all three consecutive state championship teams from sixth through eighth grade; and WHEREAS, as these magnificent teams earned their 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 Hall Middle School boys and girls cross country teams for winning the 2024 GHSA Middle School State Cross Country 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 appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the North Hall Middle School boys and girls cross country teams. ## 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 Hall Middle School boys and girls cross country teams for winning the 2024 GHSA Middle School State Cross Country Championship. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the North Hall Middle School boys and girls cross country teams for capturing the 2024 GHSA Middle School State Cross Country Championship, their third consecutive state title, along with the Grand Champion award for best overall cross country program in the state. The resolution recounts individual and team achievements, including runners who competed on all three consecutive championship teams from sixth through eighth grade. It does not change any Georgia law. Its only operative actions are to formally congratulate the teams and direct the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the teams. ### What it does - Formally congratulates the North Hall Middle School boys and girls cross country teams for winning the 2024 GHSA Middle School State Cross Country Championship. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the teams. - Extends best wishes from House members for the teams' continued success. - Creates no new law, funding, or penalties; it is a commendation with no regulatory effect. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors the North Hall Middle School boys and girls cross country teams, their coaches, and named individual runners. It has no effect on the general public, other schools, or any state agency. ### Why it matters The resolution carries symbolic and ceremonial weight rather than legal effect. It gives the North Hall Middle School athletes and coaches formal recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives and an official copy of the resolution to keep, but it changes nothing about how schools or athletic programs operate. ### Key provisions - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate the North Hall Middle School boys and girls cross country teams for their 2024 GHSA championship. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the teams. - The whereas clauses recount specific team and individual achievements, including three consecutive state titles and a Grand Champion award, but carry no legal force. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-19) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-19) - Sponsors: Emory Dunahoo, Lee Hawkins, Soo Hong, Matt Dubnik, Derrick McCollum, Brent Cox - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70553 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr326.md?full=1