HR 938: Ocfemia, Sophia; 2025 Georgia Scholar; DeKalb County School District; commend

This House resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizing Sophia Ocfemia, a senior at the DeKalb School of the Arts, for being named a 2025 Georgia Scholar by the Georgia Department of Education. The resolution describes the Georgia Scholar program, which honors high school seniors who have excelled academically and contributed to their communities, and notes that recipients receive a special diploma seal and a graduation cord. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply states that the House congratulates Sophia Ocfemia and wishes her continued success, and directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to her.

• Congratulates Sophia Ocfemia, a DeKalb County School District senior, for being named a 2025 Georgia Scholar by the Georgia Department of Education.
• Describes the Georgia Scholar program's purpose of honoring academically excellent and community-minded high school seniors.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Sophia Ocfemia.
• Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute; it is a ceremonial statement only.

The resolution directly names and honors Sophia Ocfemia, a student in the DeKalb County School District. It also references the Georgia Department of Education, which runs the Georgia Scholar program, and the House Clerk's office, which must distribute a copy to her.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect and changes no law. Its significance is symbolic: it gives official public recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives to a student's academic accomplishments and community contributions.

• The whereas clauses explain that Sophia Ocfemia was named a 2025 Georgia Scholar by the Georgia Department of Education and describe the program's criteria and honors, including a diploma seal and graduation cord.
• The resolved clause has the House of Representatives formally congratulate Ocfemia and wish her continued success.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Ocfemia.

1. 2025-04-02House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-04-02House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-04-02House Hopper (House)

• Angela Moore (D, HD-91)Primary sponsor
• Omari Crawford (D, HD-89)

• education honors
• DeKalb County schools
• Georgia Scholar program
• student achievement