--- title: HR 577. Pierce County girls golf team; winning the GHSA Girls Golf AA State Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr577 cite_as: HR 577, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr577 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr577.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr577/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71323 date: 2025-03-11 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 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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Pierce County girls golf team; winning the GHSA Girls Golf AA State Championship; commend ## Text 25 LC 112 3338 House Resolution 577 By: Representatives Meeks of the 178th and Burchett of the 176th A RESOLUTION Congratulating the Pierce County girls golf team for winning the GHSA Girls Golf AA State1 Championship; and for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, the Pierce County girls golf team has demonstrated exc eptional skill,3 dedication, and teamwork in securing the state championship title; and 4 WHEREAS, through perseverance, determination, and an unwavering commitment to5 excellence, the members of this outstanding team have earned a place in Georgia sports6 history; and7 WHEREAS, the exemplary performance of the team is a result of t he hard work and8 guidance of Head Coach Stuart Stipe and Assistant Coach Kim Spi vey as well as the9 dedication of team members Mackenzie Connell, Mollie Kate Dixon , Chloe Lynn, Belle10 Sinclair, and Lily Spivey; and11 WHEREAS, Mackenzie Connell and Lily Spivey were named to the GH SA AA All-State12 team; and13 WHEREAS, Coach Stipe was voted GHSA/NFHS Girls Golf Coach of the Year; and14 H. R. 577 - 1 - 25 LC 112 3338 WHEREAS, this remarkable accomplishment is a source of great pride for the athletes, their15 families, their school, and the entire Pierce County community; and16 WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstandi ng achievements of this17 extraordinary team be appropriately recognized.18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that19 the members of this body congratulate the Pierce County girls golf team on winning the state20 championship for the third consecutive year and commend them fo r their hard work,21 perseverance, and commitment to excellence.22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized23 and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the24 Pierce County girls golf team.25 H. R. 577 - 2 - ## 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 formally congratulates the Pierce County girls golf team for winning the GHSA Girls Golf AA State Championship for the third consecutive year. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizing the Pierce County girls golf team's state championship win. It names the team's coaches and players and highlights individual honors, including two players named to the GHSA AA All-State team and the head coach being voted Coach of the Year. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally congratulates the team and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team as a keepsake. ### What it does - Congratulates the Pierce County girls golf team by name for winning the GHSA Girls Golf AA State Championship for a third consecutive year. - Names Head Coach Stuart Stipe, Assistant Coach Kim Spivey, and team members Mackenzie Connell, Mollie Kate Dixon, Chloe Lynn, Belle Sinclair, and Lily Spivey. - Notes that Mackenzie Connell and Lily Spivey were named to the GHSA AA All-State team and that Coach Stipe was voted GHSA/NFHS Girls Golf Coach of the Year. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Pierce County girls golf team, its head coach and assistant coach, and its five listed players, along with the Pierce County community and school, and it tasks the Clerk of the House with preparing a copy for the team. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding effect; its significance is symbolic, giving the team official recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives and a keepsake copy of the honor for the players, coaches, and their community. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the team's championship win and credit the coaching staff and named players for the achievement. - The whereas clauses note individual honors: two players named to the GHSA AA All-State team and the head coach named GHSA/NFHS Coach of the Year. - The first resolving clause congratulates the team on winning the state championship for a third consecutive year and commends their hard work and perseverance. - The second resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-11) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-11) - Sponsors: Steven Meeks, James Burchett - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71323 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr577.md?full=1