Memorials, Sports - Nashville Christian School football team, 2024 TSSAA Division II-A State Champions -

114th Regular Session (2025-2026) Introduced by Bo Mitchell

The resolution publicly honors Nashville Christian School’s 2024 state football championship and its players, coaches, staff, and supporters.

Signed by Governor.

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What the bill is

Type: House Joint Resolution (ceremonial/summary resolution)

Title: Memorials, Sports – Nashville Christian School football team, 2024 TSSAA Division II-A State Champions

Purpose: To honor and congratulate the Nashville Christian School Eagles for winning the 2024 TSSAA Division II-A state football championship.

Status: Signed by the Governor (enacted as a memorial resolution)

Introduced: February 24, 2025

Notable content: Acknowledges the team’s on-field success, character, and role as ambassadors for Tennessee.

Key provisions and details

Recognition language: The resolution expresses pride in the Nashville Christian School football team, its players, coaching staff, team support staff, administrators, cheerleaders, and fans.

Championship achievement:

Event: 2024 TSSAA Division II-A state football championship
Date and venue: December 5, 2024, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga
Championship game result: Nashville Christian School Eagles defeated Columbia Academy 49-21

Season summary:

Final record: 12-1
Scoring: Averaged 48 points per game
Margin of victory: Average margin of victory 37 points

Historical context:

This championship marks Nashville Christian School’s second state title
Fourth appearance in the BlueCross Bowl over the last ten years

Dissemination language: The language provides that an appropriate copy of the resolution be prepared for presentation, and includes standard language about omitting House or Senate designation in the final copy as applicable.

Who is affected

Primary beneficiaries: Nashville Christian School football players, coaching staff, team support staff, administrators, cheerleaders, and fans

Broader impact: Recognition of Tennessee student-athletes’ achievements and character; state’s role in celebrating athletic success and school-community pride

Procedural and timeline aspects

Introductory and committee actions:

Introduced February 24, 2025; placed on the House consent calendar
Sponsor additions and parallel Senate actions occurred in late February to early March 2025

Final actions:

Passed both chambers and enrolled in early March 2025
Signed by the Governor on March 12, 2025 (with transmission to the Governor on March 11, 2025)

Nature of action: Ceremonial memorial; does not create or alter laws or state policy or allocate funds

Potential impact and considerations

Legal effect: Primarily symbolic and ceremonial; serves to publicly acknowledge and honor achievement and character rather than to impose requirements or authorize expenditures

Public relations and morale: Likely to enhance recognition for Nashville Christian School within Tennessee and may positively influence school spirit and community pride

Precedent: Aligns with a standard practice of commemorating notable state athletic achievements by local teams and institutions

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