TITLE: Congratulating Adelie Donovan on being named the 2025 Hays County Youth Poet Laureate.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Adelie Donovan on being named the 2025 Hays County Youth Poet Laureate.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Adelie Donovan of Kyle was recognized as the second annual Hays County Youth Poet Laureate on March 25, 2025; and WHEREAS, The National Youth Poet Laureate program partners with local literary arts organizations across the country to identify, celebrate, and elevate exceptional young writers; the Hays County initiative is sponsored by Infrarrealista Review and The Burdine Johnson Foundation, and it is conducted by experienced poets who lead students through a series of creative writing workshops that culminate in the completion of a manuscript, which is then considered for prizes; and WHEREAS, Ms. Donovan is a student at Jack C. Hays High School, and she received guidance from instructor SG Huerta while attending workshops hosted at Centro Cultural Hispano in San Marcos; her submission, Epitaph for My Fireflies,was selected by award-winning poet Naomi Shihab Nye, and it explored such important topics as mental health, traumatic events, and the adolescent experience; in addition to receiving the title of Hays County Youth Poet Laureate, she was also awarded a $1,000 prize, and her original work was published by Plancha Press; and WHEREAS, This accomplished young Texan has demonstrated remarkable skill and dedication in the pursuit of her goals, and she may indeed take great pride in this recent achievement; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Adelie Donovan on her selection as the 2025 Hays County Youth Poet Laureate and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Donovan as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1331 was adopted by the House on June 1, 2025, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House