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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Adelie Donovan of Kyle was recognized as the second |
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annual Hays County Youth Poet Laureate on March 25, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, The National Youth Poet Laureate program partners |
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with local literary arts organizations across the country to |
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identify, celebrate, and elevate exceptional young writers; the |
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Hays County initiative is sponsored by Infrarrealista Review and |
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The Burdine Johnson Foundation, and it is conducted by experienced |
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poets who lead students through a series of creative writing |
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workshops that culminate in the completion of a manuscript, which |
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is then considered for prizes; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Donovan is a student at Jack C. Hays High |
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School, and she received guidance from instructor SG Huerta while |
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attending workshops hosted at Centro Cultural Hispano in San |
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Marcos; her submission, Epitaph for My Fireflies, was selected by |
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award-winning poet Naomi Shihab Nye, and it explored such important |
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topics as mental health, traumatic events, and the adolescent |
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experience; in addition to receiving the title of Hays County Youth |
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Poet Laureate, she was also awarded a $1,000 prize, and her original |
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work was published by Plancha Press; and |
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WHEREAS, This accomplished young Texan has demonstrated |
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remarkable skill and dedication in the pursuit of her goals, and she |
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may indeed take great pride in this recent achievement; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Adelie Donovan on her selection as |
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the 2025 Hays County Youth Poet Laureate and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Donovan as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |