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Savannah City Council proclaims day for Savannah High Blue Jackets after state championship
Summary
Savannah City Council issued a ceremonial proclamation in March 2025 recognizing Savannah High School's Blue Jackets for winning the state boys basketball championship, the school's first since 1998; remarks at the meeting highlighted coaches George Brown and Tim Jordan and recent school achievements.
Savannah City Council issued a ceremonial proclamation in March 2025 recognizing Savannah High School's Blue Jackets boys basketball team for winning the state championship, the council said during the meeting.
The recognition noted that the title was Savannah High's first state championship since 1998 and praised the team's coaches and broader school achievements. Council comments and speakers at the meeting cited second-year head coach George Brown and longtime coach Tim Jordan as central figures in the program's recent success.
"Second year, Savannah High head coach George Brown led the Blue Jackets to their first state title win since 1998," said Ken Slatz, identifying himself as a representative of the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS). Slatz also referenced the program's history under Tim Jordan, saying Jordan "led the team to more than 500 wins in 28 years at the high."
Speakers at the meeting offered personal remarks about the team's significance to the school and community. Speaker 3, Council member (name not specified), read the proclamation language and said, "The legacy that you guys carry, the entire state understands now. On behalf of the Savannah City Council and the citizens of Savannah and the Blue Jagged Nation, do hereby proclaim today, Thursday, March 2025, is Savannah High School Blue Jackets basketball team." Speaker 1 (speaker not identified in the transcript) told the team, "Obviously it means a lot to the community so we're just extremely thankful for them." Speaker 3 added a closing affiliation to the school system, saying, "For SCCPSS, I'm Ken Slatz."
Meeting remarks also placed the title alongside other school recognitions. Speaker 4 (speaker not identified in the transcript) noted academic and extracurricular honors at Savannah High, saying the school was an "AP honor school," that the band received a "superior rating," and that the school had received a literacy award in addition to the state championship.
The proclamation was ceremonial; the transcript records the reading of the proclamation and congratulatory remarks but does not record a formal roll-call vote or motion on the record. The meeting transcript does not specify the exact calendar date in March, listing the proclamation as "Thursday, March 2025."
Savannah High's state championship was the principal substantive item in the recorded excerpts; no budgetary actions, ordinance changes, or follow-up directives tied to the proclamation are recorded in the transcript.
