Homewood City Council honors student-athletes, awards Chief John A. Bresnan Memorial Scholarship to William Lewis

At its June 24 meeting, the Homewood City Council presented proclamations recognizing Homewood High School student-athletes and named William Lewis as the recipient of the Chief John A. Bresnan Memorial Scholarship.

The council read a proclamation honoring the Homewood High School boys golf team for winning the Class 6A state tournament. The proclamation, read by the presenter (Speaker 2), stated the team “finished the competition at 800 par and won by 14 strokes” at the Robert Kent Young Golf event.

Another proclamation named William Lewis the third recipient of the Chief John A. Bresnan Memorial Scholarship. The presenter said the scholarship is awarded to graduating high school seniors pursuing careers in public service and is funded exclusively by the Homewood Firefighters Association. The proclamation noted Lewis plans to attend the University of South Alabama to study emergency medical services.

The council also recognized the Homewood High School boys varsity soccer team and noted player Will Jackson was named the Get Ready Player of the Year, the first time a team member received that honor. The presenter said the proclamations were intended to "shine a spotlight on a beneficial" contribution from students and the community.

Speaker 1 (the meeting chair) offered congratulations to the teams and attendees before calling the meeting to order and inviting Councilor Andrus to give the invocation and lead the Pledge of Allegiance. The meeting proceeded to the invocation delivered by Speaker 3.

No motions, votes, or formal policy actions related to these proclamations were recorded in the transcript; the items were ceremonial recognitions.