--- title: SR 293. Pierce County Girls Golf Team; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr293 cite_as: SR 293, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr293 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr293.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr293/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70930 date: 2025-02-28 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 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/sr292.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr294.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr293.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 293 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-02-28 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Russ Goodman - Sam Watson - Clint Dixon - Billy Hickman - Freddie Sims - Ricky Williams - Blake Tillery text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR293/2025 upstream_id: 1987868 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - high school sports - girls golf - Pierce County - legislative recognition --- # SR 293. Pierce County Girls Golf Team; congratulate ## Text Senate Resolution 293 By: Senators Goodman of the 8th, Watson of the 11th, Dixon of the 45th, Hickman of the 4th, Sims of the 12th and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating the Pierce County girls golf team for winning the GHSA Girls Golf AA State Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Pierce County girls golf team has demonstrated exceptional skill, dedication, and teamwork in securing the state championship title; and WHEREAS, through perseverance, determination, and an unwavering commitment to excellence, the members of this outstanding team have earned a place in Georgia sports history; and WHEREAS, the exemplary performance of the team is a result of the hard work and guidance of Head Coach Stuart Stipe and Assistant Coach Kim Spivey as well as the dedication of team members Mackenzie Connell, Mollie Kate Dixon, Chloe Lynn, Belle Sinclair, and Lily Spivey; and WHEREAS, Mackenzie Connell and Lily Spivey were named to the GHSA AA All-State team; and WHEREAS, Coach Stipe was voted GHSA/NFHS Girls Golf Coach of the Year; and WHEREAS, this remarkable accomplishment is a source of great pride for the athletes, their families, their school, and the entire Pierce County community; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding achievements of this extraordinary team be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate the Pierce County girls golf team on winning the state championship for the third consecutive year and commend them for their hard work, perseverance, and commitment to excellence. 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 Pierce County girls golf 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 formally congratulates the Pierce County girls golf team for winning its third consecutive GHSA Girls Golf AA State Championship. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to any law. It recognizes the Pierce County girls golf team for winning the GHSA Girls Golf AA State Championship for the third year in a row. The resolution names the team's coaches, Stuart Stipe and Kim Spivey, and its players, Mackenzie Connell, Mollie Kate Dixon, Chloe Lynn, Belle Sinclair, and Lily Spivey. It also notes that Connell and Spivey made the GHSA AA All-State team and that Stipe was named GHSA/NFHS Girls Golf Coach of the Year. The Senate directs its Secretary to prepare a copy of the resolution for the team. ### What it does - Formally congratulates the Pierce County girls golf team for winning the GHSA Girls Golf AA State Championship for a third consecutive year. - Names and commends Head Coach Stuart Stipe, Assistant Coach Kim Spivey, and players 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 won GHSA/NFHS Girls Golf Coach of the Year. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors the Pierce County girls golf team, its head coach, assistant coach, and individual players, as well as the Pierce County community and school associated with the team. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it is a public, official statement of recognition from the Georgia Senate that gives the team formal acknowledgment of their championship and lets them keep an official copy of the honor. ### Key provisions - The preamble (whereas clauses) recounts the team's third consecutive state championship win and individual honors for players and the coach. - The resolved clause has the Senate congratulate the team and commend their hard work, perseverance, and commitment to excellence. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-28) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-28) - Sponsors: Russ Goodman, Sam Watson, Clint Dixon, Billy Hickman, Freddie Sims, Ricky Williams, Blake Tillery - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70930 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr293.md?full=1