--- title: HR 502. Student Council of Summerour Middle School; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr502 cite_as: HR 502, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr502 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr502.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr502/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71157 date: 2025-03-04 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 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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Student Council of Summerour Middle School; commend ## Text House Resolution 502 By: Representatives Beckles of the 96th, Adeyina of the 110th, Okoye of the 102nd, Lim of the 98th, McClain of the 109th, and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending the Student Council of Summerour Middle School; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Student Council of Summerour Middle School is dedicated to fostering a positive and inclusive environment where every student feels heard, valued, and empowered; and WHEREAS, the Student Council's mission is to promote school spirit, encourage collaboration, and represent the interests and ideas of its peers; and WHEREAS, the exemplary sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students in the Student Council strive to create meaningful opportunities for students to engage in school activities, develop leadership skills, and make a lasting impact in their community; and WHEREAS, outstanding educators Anna Lillard, Roxie Smith, and Allie Tangco serve as the Student Council's dedicated advisors; and WHEREAS, this remarkable student organization is comprised of members Alessandra Chacon, Allyson Salas, Angelica Avila, Anisa Ahmed, Carson Ta, Christina Williams, Dayanna Pineda, Emmanuel Figueroa, Genesis Diaz Medina, Ingrid Lopez Pacheco, Isabella Sias, Jessica Tran, Kaleth Mendoza, Kam Azad, Leslie Trejo, Nabil Zanhar, Niang Lum, Nickayla Johnson, Odalys Torres Hernandez, Shayla Fernandez-Ortiz, Uyen Hoang, Valery Castrillon, Yajaira Blanco, and You Kang Huang; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and popper that the dedication and hard-work of the students in the Student Council of Summerour Middle School is appropriately honored. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend the Student Council of Summerour Middle School and extend sincere best wishes for its 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 Student Council of Summerour Middle School. ## 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 the Student Council of Summerour Middle School in Gwinnett County for its leadership and community work, with no changes to Georgia law. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizing the Student Council of Summerour Middle School. It praises the council's mission of fostering an inclusive school environment, promoting school spirit, and giving sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students leadership opportunities. It names the council's three faculty advisors and lists all of its student members by name. The resolution does not create any new law, spend any state money, or impose any requirements. It simply states that the House recognizes and commends the council and wishes it continued success, and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for the council. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends the Student Council of Summerour Middle School on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives. - Names the three faculty advisors, Anna Lillard, Roxie Smith, and Allie Tangco, who lead the council. - Lists by name all student members of the council being honored. - Directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the Student Council. ### Who it affects The Student Council of Summerour Middle School, its named student members, and its three faculty advisors are directly named and honored. The resolution has no effect on the general public, other schools, or state agencies. ### Why it matters The resolution carries symbolic value for the students and advisors named, serving as official recognition of their school involvement, but it does not change any law, create funding, or affect anyone beyond the honorees. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the Student Council's mission of fostering inclusion, promoting school spirit, and encouraging student leadership. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives recognize and commend the Student Council and wish it continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the Student Council. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-04) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-04) - Sponsors: Arlene Beckles, Segun Adeyina, Gabe Okoye, Marvin Lim, Dewey McClain, Ruwa Romman - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71157 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr502.md?full=1