--- title: SR 1003. East Laurens Lady Falcons Basketball Team; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr1003 cite_as: SR 1003, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1003 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1003.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1003/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74313 date: 2026-03-23 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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East Laurens Lady Falcons Basketball Team; commend ## Text Senate Resolution 1003 By: Senators Walker III of the 20th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Burns of the 23rd, Tillery of the 19th, Watson of the 1st and others A RESOLUTION Commending the East Laurens Lady Falcons basketball team for their victory in the GHSA Class A/Division I Girls State Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the East Laurens Lady Falcons basketball team, led by Head Coach Danielle Lowther, captured the GHSA Class A/Division I Girls State Championship by defeating the Elbert County Blue Devils with a final score of 63-55 in a hard-fought contest, displaying remarkable athleticism, determination, and sportsmanship; and WHEREAS, this championship marks the first state title in school history and the first state championship appearance for the Lady Falcons, making the achievement especially historic and noteworthy; and WHEREAS, the team's success is the result of the dedication, discipline, and teamwork of its outstanding student-athletes, including Amari Kellam, Garyunna Mitchell, D'Nya Rozier, Alasia Wiggins, DeAndrea Lowther, Zahmaria Robinson, Miyah Smith, Jameria Bing, Deanna Lowther, Kiley Canady, Mykia Harris, Layla Tanner, Quean Washington, Rakiyah Turner, and Nyzia Atkins; and WHEREAS, the Lady Falcons have brought great pride and recognition to East Laurens High School and the surrounding community, serving as an inspiration to students and citizens alike. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend the East Laurens Lady Falcons basketball team for their outstanding accomplishment and for bringing pride and distinction to their school and community. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the East Laurens Lady Falcons basketball team. ## 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 Senate resolution commends the East Laurens Lady Falcons basketball team for winning the GHSA Class A/Division I Girls State Championship, the school's first state title. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate honoring the East Laurens Lady Falcons girls basketball team. The resolution recounts that the team, coached by Danielle Lowther, won the GHSA Class A/Division I Girls State Championship by beating the Elbert County Blue Devils 63-55, marking the first state title in the school's history. The resolution formally states that the Senate commends the team for its accomplishment and for bringing pride to East Laurens High School and its community. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. The resolution does not change any Georgia law; it is a formal statement of recognition. ### What it does - Formally commends the East Laurens Lady Falcons basketball team for winning the GHSA Class A/Division I Girls State Championship. - Names the head coach and each of the fifteen student-athletes on the roster in the resolution's text. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. ### Who it affects The East Laurens Lady Falcons basketball team, its head coach Danielle Lowther, the named student-athletes, and East Laurens High School and its surrounding community are named directly in the resolution. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding effect but serves as an official public record of the Georgia Senate recognizing the team's championship, giving the players and school formal statewide acknowledgment of their achievement. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the 63-55 championship win over the Elbert County Blue Devils and note it is the school's first state title. - The resolved clause commends the team for its accomplishment and for bringing pride to the school and community. - The further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-23) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-03-23) - Sponsors: Larry Walker, Jason Anavitarte, Max Burns, Blake Tillery, Ben Watson, Lee Anderson - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74313 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1003.md?full=1