| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 2802 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 245 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Cummings of the 39 |
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| 10 | 10 | | McQueen of the 61 |
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| 12 | 12 | | , Carson of the 46 |
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| 14 | 14 | | , and others |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Congratulating and commending Aaliyah Phillips, Miss Cobb County 2025; and for other |
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| 18 | 18 | | purposes.2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Aaliyah Phillips was crowned Miss Cobb County 2025 at the 66th annual Miss3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Cobb County Scholarship Competition in Marietta, Georgia, a title that recognizes her4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | dedication to education, leadership, and community service; and5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, she will go on to compete for the title of Miss Georgia in June 2025, the winner6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | of which will represent the State of Georgia in the Miss America Competition; and7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, the Miss Cobb County Scholarship Board additionally awarded her with a8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | $10,000 cash scholarship to support her pursuit of a Doctor of Education in education policy9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | as well as her ultimate goal of serving as the Secretary of the United States Department of10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Education; and11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, a 2024 magna cum laude graduate of Columbus State University, she earned12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | a Bachelor of Science in elementary education while maintaining consistent placement on13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | the President's List and serving as a Student Government Association senator; and14 |
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| 31 | 31 | | H. R. 245 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, she has further honed her leadership skills by serving as a communications |
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| 35 | 35 | | intern for United States Senator Jon Ossoff, training at the Ron Clark Academy, and16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | attending the Disney Dreamers Academy; and17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Aaliyah is currently in her first year as a kindergarten teacher and has dedicated18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | over 500 hours to community service, actively participating in local events as a vocalist,19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | speaker, advocate, and volunteer; and20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, she further serves as the founder of SPREAD: Spreading Literacy Through21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | Reading, an initiative focused on promoting literacy equality, through which she has22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | partnered with organizations such as Girls, Inc.; United Way of Greater Atlanta; the Literacy23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | Alliance; and Cobb Collaborative, Educating, Engaging and Empowering; and24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this distinguished young woman be25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | appropriately honored.26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that27 |
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| 47 | 47 | | the members of this body congratulate Aaliyah Phillips for winning the title of Miss Cobb28 |
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| 48 | 48 | | County 2025, commend her for her outstanding service on behalf of the students of this state,29 |
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| 49 | 49 | | and extend best wishes for success in future competition.30 |
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| 50 | 50 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized31 |
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| 51 | 51 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to32 |
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| 52 | 52 | | Aaliyah Phillips.33 |
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| 53 | 53 | | H. R. 245 |
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