| 1 | 1 | | 23 LC 126 0337 |
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| 2 | 2 | | S. R. 413 |
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| 4 | 4 | | Senate Resolution 413 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By: Senators Davenport of the 44th, Seay of the 34th, Butler of the 55th, Tate of the 38th, |
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| 6 | 6 | | James of the 35th and others |
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| 7 | 7 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 8 | 8 | | Commending the alumni of the William Alfred Fountain High School upon the sixth annual |
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| 10 | 10 | | Fountain High School Alumni Breakfast; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, the alumni of the William Alfred Fountain High School will be celebrating the3 |
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| 12 | 12 | | sixth annual W.A. Fountain High School Alumni Reunion Breakfast on April 1, 2023; and4 |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, William Alfred Fountain High School was built in 1952 in Forest Park,5 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Georgia. The school was a product of the consolidation movement in Clayton County and6 |
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| 15 | 15 | | had a unique beginning in that it housed grades one through 12 under the same roof with an7 |
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| 16 | 16 | | enrollment of approximately 1,200 students; and8 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Moddie Decker Roberts Sr. was appointed as the first principal in June9 |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1952 and served with distinction, leading the school in having an outstanding chorus,10 |
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| 19 | 19 | | marching band, football and basketball teams, and other extra-curricular activities that11 |
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| 20 | 20 | | displayed good sportsmanship and supported the mighty maroon and white Rams; and12 |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, the school was named in honor of African Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop13 |
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| 22 | 22 | | William Alfred Fountain, a theologian, philanthropist, educator, and biblical scholar; and14 23 LC 126 0337 |
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| 23 | 23 | | S. R. 413 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, graduates of W.A. Fountain High School have made significant achievements |
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| 27 | 27 | | and contributions to society, especially the State of Georgia. Many have served in several16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | branches of the United States Armed Forces and as doctors, lawyers, teachers, ministers, and17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | businessmen and women, as well as in other areas of the workforce.18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | commend the alumni of William Alfred Fountain High School upon the grand occasion of20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | the sixth annual Fountain High School Alumni Breakfast on April 1, 2023.21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | press.24 |
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