Agenda Item
k. Recognition: Lakeside High School Cross Country State Champion ~ Andrew Bitsko ~ Updated 2.9.2026
Summary: Presented by: Ms. Allyson Gevertz, Board Chair
recognition
Lakeside High School Cross Country State Champion – Andrew Bitsko
WHEREAS: The DeKalb County School District is dedicated to developing students academically and athletically.
Through his hard work and dedication representing DeKalb athletics;
WHEREAS: Lakeside’s Andrew Bitsko won the 2025 GHSA Class 5A boys’ individual title; and
WHEREAS: Under the direction of coaches Drew Spires and Jim Bitsko, Andrew ran a time of 15:58.96 to capture
the state title over the best runners in the Class 5A state meet; and
WHEREAS: Bitsko became the first DeKalb County School District individual state champion since
Sage Walker of Druid Hills in 2021; and
THEREFORE: We, the DeKalb County Board of Education, acknowledge the outstanding athletic accomplishments
of Lakeside senior cross country runner Andrew Bitsko for having achieved one of the highest levels
attainable by a high school cross country runner. In official recognition, we affix our signatures on this
9th day of February 2026.