HR 200: Luella High School NJROTC Program; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) program at Luella High School in Locust Grove. The program began in August 2003 and serves students in grades 8 through 12, enrolling more than 170 cadets each year. It is led by three retired military instructors with a combined 77 years of service. The resolution notes that cadets contribute more than 15,000 hours of community service annually in Henry County and the greater Atlanta area, and that many graduates go on to military service or leadership careers. The House formally commends the program and directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the program as a keepsake. It does not change any Georgia law.

• Formally commends the Luella High School NJROTC Program for its service to youth in Locust Grove, Georgia.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and deliver a copy of the resolution to the program.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulation; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition by the House.

The Luella High School NJROTC Program, its cadets and instructors, and Luella High School in Locust Grove, Georgia. It has no direct legal effect on any other group.

The resolution carries no legal or financial consequences but serves as an official public acknowledgment from the Georgia House of Representatives of the program's community service and leadership training, which the cadets and instructors can point to as formal recognition.

• The resolution recites the program's history, founded in August 2003 at Luella High School.
• It names the three retired military instructors who lead the program and their combined years of service.
• It states the program enrolls more than 170 cadets in grades 8 through 12 and logs over 15,000 community service hours a year.
• The resolving clause commends the program and wishes it continued success.
• A further clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to the program.

1. 2025-02-06House Read and Adopted (Cámara de Representantes)
2. 2025-02-06House First Readers (Cámara de Representantes)
3. 2025-02-06House Hopper (Cámara de Representantes)

• Mary Ann Santos (D, HD-117)Patrocinador principal
• Noelle Kahaian (R, HD-081)
• El-Mahdi Holly (D, HD-116)
• Robert Flournoy (D, HD-074)
• Demetrius Douglas (D, HD-078)

• NJROTC
• Henry County schools
• military education
• youth leadership
• legislative commendation