HR 1845: Lambert High School iGEM Team; outstanding achievements at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the Lambert High School iGEM Team, which represented Georgia and the United States at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris, France. The resolution names the team's captains, co-captains, members, and faculty advisors, and describes the team's synthetic-biology project, which placed among the Top 10 high school teams worldwide and received nominations for Best Model, Best Education, Best Wiki, Best Village Project, and Best Software Tool. The resolution highlights that the team won the 2025 Best Software Tool award, making it the top high-school recipient of that global honor. The House formally recognizes and commends the team for its performance and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Lambert High School and the team members.

• Formally recognizes and commends the Lambert High School iGEM Team for its performance at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris, France.
• Names the team's captains, co-captains, members, and faculty advisors in the official record.
• States that the team placed among the Top 10 high school teams worldwide and received multiple international award nominations.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to Lambert High School and the team.

The resolution directly names and honors the Lambert High School iGEM Team members, its captains and co-captains, and its three faculty advisors. It also reflects positively on Lambert High School and the Forsyth County School District, though it creates no legal obligations for them.

The resolution carries no legal or funding effect; it is a formal statement of praise. Its practical impact is symbolic recognition placed in the legislative record and shared as keepsake copies with the school and team, honoring their achievement in a national and international science competition.

• The whereas clauses describe the team's participation in the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris and list team captains, co-captains, members, and faculty advisors.
• The whereas clauses note the team's Top 10 worldwide placement and nominations for Best Model, Best Education, Best Wiki, Best Village Project, and Best Software Tool.
• The resolving clause formally commends the team for its performance and wishes it continued success in future scientific work.
• A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Lambert High School and the 2025 team.

1. 2026-03-23House Read and Adopted (Cámara de Representantes)
2. 2026-03-23House First Readers (Cámara de Representantes)
3. 2026-03-23House Hopper (Cámara de Representantes)

• Brent Cox (R, HD-028)Patrocinador principal
• Rick Jasperse (R, HD-011)
• Lauren McDonald (R, HD-026)
• Todd Jones (R, HD-025)
• Carter Barrett (R, HD-024)
• David Clark (R, HD-100)

• Lambert High School
• iGEM competition
• student achievement
• Forsyth County schools
• science education