--- title: HR 369. Donehoo, Ms.; Benjamin Banneker High School; Teacher of the Year; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr369 cite_as: HR 369, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr369 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr369.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr369/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70751 date: 2025-02-24 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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Donehoo, Ms.; Benjamin Banneker High School; Teacher of the Year; commend ## Text House Resolution 369 By: Representatives Schofield of the 63rd, Glaize of the 67th, Davis of the 87th, Scott of the 76th, and Cannon of the 58th A RESOLUTION Commending and congratulating Ms. Donehoo of Benjamin Banneker High School on being named Teacher of the Year; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, excellence in education depends on dedicated educators such as Ms. Donehoo, who has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to fostering academic success and inspiring students; and WHEREAS, Ms. Donehoo was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, where she graduated from Saint Pius X Catholic High School; and WHEREAS, she earned a full athletic scholarship to play Division 1 soccer at Georgia Southern University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English before pursuing graduate work; and WHEREAS, Ms. Donehoo accepted the American Literature Association's (ALA) Graduate Fellowship, pursued a master's degree in English at Georgia Southern University, and served as the ALA's Executive Assistant, organizing and planning conferences in cities across the United States, including Chicago, New Orleans, Boston, Savannah, and San Francisco; and WHEREAS, during graduate school, she conducted archival research on Ernest Hemingway at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts, and presented her work at the 28th International Hemingway Conference in Paris, France, in 2018; and WHEREAS, after graduating summa cum laude, Ms. Donehoo began her teaching career at Benjamin Banneker High School, where she has taught literature for the past seven years; and WHEREAS, Ms. Donehoo furthered her education by earning a master's degree in teaching from Western Governors University in May 2024; and WHEREAS, her tireless dedication to education, her outstanding achievements, and her commitment to her students have earned her the distinguished honor of being named Teacher of the Year at Benjamin Banneker High School. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Ms. Donehoo for her exceptional contributions to education, congratulate her on being named Teacher of the Year at Benjamin Banneker High School, and extend their most sincere best wishes for continued success in the future. 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 Ms. Donehoo. ## 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 commends Ms. Donehoo of Benjamin Banneker High School for being named her school's Teacher of the Year. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It honors Ms. Donehoo, a literature teacher at Benjamin Banneker High School, for being named Teacher of the Year at her school. The resolution recounts her background, including her education at Saint Pius X Catholic High School, her athletic scholarship and English degree from Georgia Southern University, her graduate research on Ernest Hemingway, her seven years teaching literature at Benjamin Banneker High School, and her master's degree in teaching from Western Governors University earned in 2024. The House resolves to commend and congratulate her and directs the Clerk of the House to provide her with a copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Formally commends and congratulates Ms. Donehoo for being named Teacher of the Year at Benjamin Banneker High School. - Recites her educational and professional background, including her degrees and teaching career. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Ms. Donehoo. - Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute; it is a symbolic honor with no legal effect. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Ms. Donehoo, a teacher at Benjamin Banneker High School. It has no legal effect on other teachers, students, or schools in Georgia. ### Why it matters The resolution has no practical or legal consequences for anyone beyond formally recognizing one teacher's achievement. It illustrates how the Georgia House uses resolutions to publicly honor individuals rather than to change policy or law. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses detail Ms. Donehoo's education, including her degree from Georgia Southern University and master's degree from Western Governors University. - The resolving clause has the House commend and congratulate her on being named Teacher of the Year at Benjamin Banneker High School. - A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Ms. Donehoo. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-24) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-24) - Sponsors: Kim Schofield, Lydia Glaize, Viola Davis, Sandra Scott, Park Cannon - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70751 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr369.md?full=1