--- title: SR 263. Jefferson High School Volleyball Team; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr263 cite_as: SR 263, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr263 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr263.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr263/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70790 date: 2025-02-27 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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Jefferson High School Volleyball Team; congratulate ## Text Senate Resolution 263 By: Senators Ginn of the 47th, Hodges of the 3rd, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Kemp of the 38th, Dixon of the 45th and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating the Jefferson High School volleyball team for winning the 2024 GHSA 3A Volleyball State Championship; and other purposes. WHEREAS, the Jefferson High School volleyball team has established and maintained a proud tradition of excellence with equal emphases on character and academics; and WHEREAS, harmony, empowerment, appreciation, resilience, and trust (HEART) allowed this team to seize the moment throughout the season, and as a fitting finale to its remarkable 2024 campaign, the team claimed victory at the 2024 GHSA 3A Volleyball State Championship for the first time in school history; and WHEREAS, the phenomenal performance of the team is a clear indication of the outstanding ability, dedication, hard work, and unity of purpose and spirit of each member as well as the astute direction of coaches Brittani Lawrence and Drew Lawrence; and WHEREAS, this team included Jolie Guenther, Mia Jewell, Kaytlin Johnson, Eva Claire Nelson, Amelia Pilgrim, Reaggan Fidanza, Addison Headley, Brianna Hill, Hannah Howard, Raegan Lee, Annabelle Pritchard, Kaitlyn Roper, Kate Shepstone, Paola Swancey, and Reagan Wormley; and WHEREAS, as this amazing team earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence by performing with courage and HEART over months of training and competition, it is abundantly proper to call them champions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate the Jefferson High School volleyball team for winning the 2024 3A Volleyball State Championship and extend best wishes for continued success. 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 Jefferson High School volleyball 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 Senate resolution congratulates the Jefferson High School volleyball team for winning the 2024 GHSA 3A Volleyball State Championship, the program's first state title. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It formally congratulates the Jefferson High School volleyball team and its coaches, Brittani Lawrence and Drew Lawrence, for winning the 2024 GHSA 3A Volleyball State Championship, the first such title in the school's history. The resolution lists the team's players by name and praises their teamwork, dedication, and character. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team, but it creates no new rules, funding, or requirements. ### What it does - Formally congratulates the Jefferson High School volleyball team for winning the 2024 GHSA 3A Volleyball State Championship. - Names the team's coaches, Brittani Lawrence and Drew Lawrence, and all 15 listed players for recognition. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the team. - Extends the Senate's best wishes for the team's continued success, without creating any new law, funding, or requirement. ### Who it affects The resolution names and honors the Jefferson High School volleyball team, its players, and its coaches, Brittani Lawrence and Drew Lawrence. It has no effect on any other group, agency, or area of Georgia law. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or practical effect beyond formal recognition. It gives the team and coaches an official Senate acknowledgment of their championship, which the Secretary of the Senate will distribute as a keepsake copy. ### Key provisions - The preamble (whereas clauses) describes the team's season and its first-ever GHSA 3A state title. - The first resolving clause has the Senate congratulate the team and its coaches by name and extend best wishes. - The second resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-27) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-27) - Sponsors: Frank Ginn, Mike Hodges, Chuck Hufstetler, RaShaun Kemp, Clint Dixon, Elena Parent, Tonya Anderson, Freddie Sims, Bo Hatchett, John Kennedy - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70790 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr263.md?full=1