--- title: HR 981. Payne, Victoria; Coosa High School's 2025 STAR Student; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr981 cite_as: HR 981, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr981 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr981.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr981/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72110 date: 2025-04-04 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr980.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr982.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr981.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 981 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-04-04 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Eddie Lumsden - Katie Dempsey text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR981/2025 upstream_id: 2021325 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - STAR Student - education honors - Coosa High School - Georgia House resolution --- # HR 981. Payne, Victoria; Coosa High School's 2025 STAR Student; commend ## Text 25 LC 112 3643 House Resolution 981 By: Representatives Lumsden of the 12th and Dempsey of the 13th A RESOLUTION Commending Victoria Payne, Coosa High School's 2025 STAR Studen t; and for other1 purposes.2 WHEREAS, a gifted student at Coosa High School, Victoria Payne has been recognized for3 her superlative achievement and selected as Coosa High School's 2025 STAR Student; and4 WHEREAS, to be selected as a STAR Student, a student must have obtained the highest5 score in one administration of the three-part Scholastic Aptitu de Test and be in the top 106 percent or top ten students of his or her class; and7 WHEREAS, each school has one STAR Student who in turn has the opportunity to choose8 a STAR Teacher who has been inspiring and encouraging throughou t that student's high9 school career; and10 WHEREAS, educator Roy Mitchell was chosen by Victoria as Coosa High School's 202511 STAR Teacher for the great support and guidance provided to her throughout the years; and12 WHEREAS, Victoria has personified the selfless dedication, ment al agility, verbal13 adroitness, and personal maturity necessary for superlative academic performance; and14 H. R. 981 - 1 - 25 LC 112 3643 WHEREAS, a proper quality education for the young people of this state is the single most15 important objective of the General Assembly, and Victoria has s hown by academic16 accomplishment that the pursuit and attainment of scholastic success are within the reach of17 the students in this state; and18 WHEREAS, the State of Georgia looks with great anticipation tow ard the future of this19 bright and promising young citizen.20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that21 the members of this body heartily commend Victoria Payne for be ing named Coosa High22 School's 2025 STAR Student and express their most sincere best wishes for continued23 academic success.24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized25 and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution ava ilable for distribution to26 Victoria Payne.27 H. R. 981 - 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 Georgia House resolution formally commends Victoria Payne of Coosa High School for being named the school's 2025 STAR Student. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Victoria Payne, a student at Coosa High School, for being selected as the school's 2025 STAR Student. The STAR program recognizes a student who earned the highest score on one administration of the three part Scholastic Aptitude Test and ranks in the top ten percent or top ten students of their graduating class. The resolution also notes that Victoria chose teacher Roy Mitchell as her STAR Teacher, an honor students give to an educator who supported them through high school. The House resolution commends Victoria for her achievement and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. It does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Formally commends Victoria Payne for being named Coosa High School's 2025 STAR Student. - Recognizes Roy Mitchell as the STAR Teacher Victoria chose for his support during her high school years. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Victoria Payne. - Expresses the House's best wishes for Victoria's continued academic success. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Victoria Payne, a Coosa High School student, and Roy Mitchell, the teacher she selected as her STAR Teacher. It has no broader legal or financial effect on other Georgians. ### Why it matters This resolution carries no legal or funding consequences; it is a symbolic honor. Its significance is limited to public recognition of a Georgia student's academic achievement and the teacher who supported her. ### Key provisions - Explains the STAR Student criteria: the highest score on one administration of the three part Scholastic Aptitude Test and standing in the top ten percent or top ten students of the class. - Notes that each school's STAR Student selects a STAR Teacher who provided notable support during their high school career. - The resolving clause formally commends Victoria Payne and wishes her continued academic success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a distributable copy of the resolution available to Victoria Payne. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-04-04) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-04-04) - Sponsors: Eddie Lumsden, Katie Dempsey - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72110 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr981.md?full=1