--- title: SR 530. BEST Academy Boys Basketball Team; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr530 cite_as: SR 530, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr530 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr530.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr530/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71935 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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BEST Academy Boys Basketball Team; congratulate ## Text 25 LC 112 3584 Senate Resolution 530 By: Senators Esteves of the 35th, Kemp of the 38th and Orrock of the 36th A RESOLUTION Congratulating the BEST Academy boys basketball team for winning the 2024-2025 GHSA1 Class A Division I Boys 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. 530 - 1 - 25 LC 112 3584 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 the BEST Academy boys basketball team for winning the 2024-2025 GHSA21 Class A Division I Boys State Basketball Championship and exten d best wishes for their22 continued success.23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed24 to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the BEST Academy25 boys basketball team's staff members.26 S. R. 530 - 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 Senate resolution congratulates the BEST Academy boys basketball team for winning the 2024-2025 GHSA Class A Division I Boys State Basketball Championship. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial honor from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It recognizes the BEST Academy boys basketball team for capturing the 2024-2025 GHSA (Georgia High School Association) Class A Division I Boys State Basketball Championship, the team's first-ever state title. The resolution praises the team's coaches, managers, athletic trainer, and named players for their performance during the season. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the team's staff members, formalizing the congratulations in an official document. ### What it does - Formally congratulates the BEST Academy boys basketball team for winning the 2024-2025 GHSA Class A Division I Boys State Basketball Championship. - Names the team's coaches, managers, athletic trainer, and players in the official Senate record. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to produce copies of the resolution for distribution to the team's staff members. - Extends best wishes from the Senate for the team's continued success, with no funding or legal changes attached. ### Who it affects The BEST Academy boys basketball team, including its players, coaches Brian Weeden, Mario Lemons Sr., Damian Goodwin, and Jessica Johnson, its managers, and its athletic trainer, all of whom are named and honored in the resolution. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it is a formal, symbolic recognition. For the team and school community, it provides an official record of the Senate's acknowledgment of their state championship achievement. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the team's season, its first-ever state championship, and credit the coaching staff, managers, and athletic trainer by name. - Lists the players on the championship roster by name and jersey number. - The resolved clause has the Senate officially congratulate the team and wish it continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the team's staff members. ## 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/71935 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr530.md?full=1