--- title: SR 525. Mickell, Jacob; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr525 cite_as: SR 525, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr525 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr525.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr525/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71930 date: 2025-04-02 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. 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Mickell, Jacob; congratulate ## Text 25 LC 112 3586 Senate Resolution 525 By: Senators Esteves of the 35th, Kemp of the 38th and Orrock of the 36th A RESOLUTION Congratulating Jacob Mickell for winning the 2024-2025 GHSA Cla ss A Division I Boys1 State Basketball Championship; and for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, the BEST Academy boys basketball team has established and maintained a3 proud tradition of excellence with equal emphases on character and academics; and4 WHEREAS, excellent play, superior teamwork, and extraordinary resilience made this team5 a spectacular one to observe throughout the season, and as a fitting finale to its remarkable6 2025 campaign, the team captured its first-ever state championship; and7 WHEREAS, the phenomenal performance of the team is a clear indication of the outstanding8 athletic ability, dedication, hard work, and unity of purpose and spirit of each member of the9 team; its superb offensive and defensive talents; and the astut e direction of coaches Brian10 Weeden, Mario Lemons Sr., Damian Goodwin, and Jessica Johnson; and11 WHEREAS, the team was further supported throughout the season b y Managers ZaMya12 Wallace and Taylor Roach'e as well as Athletic Trainer Lance Hibbert-Parrish; and13 S. R. 525 - 1 - 25 LC 112 3586 WHEREAS, this all-star team included Xion Evans #1, Jacob Mickell #4, Nicholas Dozier14 #10, Alexander Barrett #11, Mario Lemons Jr. #14, Joshua Mickell #15, Wendell Brown Jr.15 #21, and Curtis Martin #25; and16 WHEREAS, as this magnificent team earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence by17 performing with courage and precision over months of training a nd competition, it is18 abundantly proper to call them champions.19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body20 congratulate Jacob Mickell for winning the 2024-2025 GHSA Class A Division I Boys State21 Basketball Championship and extend best wishes for continued success.22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed23 to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Jacob Mickell.24 S. R. 525 - 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 Senate resolution congratulates Jacob Mickell of the BEST Academy boys basketball team for winning the 2024-2025 GHSA Class A Division I Boys State Basketball Championship. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate honoring Jacob Mickell, a player on the BEST Academy boys basketball team, after the team won its first-ever state championship in the 2024-2025 season. The resolution describes the team's season, names its coaches, support staff, and players, and credits their teamwork, athletic ability, and dedication for the title win. The resolution does not create any new law or policy. It formally congratulates Mickell on behalf of the Senate and wishes him continued success. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Mickell as a keepsake of the honor. ### What it does - Formally congratulates Jacob Mickell on behalf of the Georgia Senate for winning the 2024-2025 GHSA Class A Division I Boys State Basketball Championship. - Recites the achievements of the BEST Academy boys basketball team, naming its coaches, managers, athletic trainer, and roster of players. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Jacob Mickell. - Extends the Senate's best wishes to Mickell for continued success but does not create any legal requirement or funding. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Jacob Mickell, his BEST Academy teammates, coaches Brian Weeden, Mario Lemons Sr., Damian Goodwin, and Jessica Johnson, team managers, and the athletic trainer. It also involves the Secretary of the Senate, who must prepare the commemorative copy. ### Why it matters This resolution has no effect on Georgia law, funding, or policy. Its significance is symbolic: it gives Jacob Mickell and his team official public recognition from the state Senate for their athletic achievement, which he can keep as a memento. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the BEST Academy team's season, its first state championship, and credit the coaching staff and support personnel by name. - The resolved clause formally congratulates Jacob Mickell for winning the 2024-2025 GHSA Class A Division I Boys State Basketball Championship. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Jacob Mickell. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-04-02) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-04-02) - Sponsors: Jason Esteves, RaShaun Kemp, Nan Orrock - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71930 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr525.md?full=1