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HCR63 • 2025

RECOGNIZING THE YOUNG MEN FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF DELAWARE PARTICIPATING IN THE 2025 SESSION OF DELAWARE’S BOYS STATE.

RECOGNIZING THE YOUNG MEN FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF DELAWARE PARTICIPATING IN THE 2025 SESSION OF DELAWARE’S BOYS STATE.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Minor-Brown
Last action
2025-06-11
Official status
Passed 6/11/25
Effective date
Not listed

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Recognizing Participants in the 2025 Delaware Boys State

This resolution recognizes young men who participated in the 2025 session of Delaware's Boys State and thanks the American Legion Department of Delaware for sponsoring the program.

What This Bill Does

  • Recognizes the young men from across Delaware who attended the 2025 session of Boys State held June 8 through June 12, 2025.
  • Commends participants for their hard work and successful completion of a week-long training on state government processes.
  • Thanks the American Legion Department of Delaware for sponsoring the educational program.
  • Wishes success to all participants in their future endeavors.
  • Requires that copies of this resolution be given to each participant and the sponsor.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Young men from high schools across Delaware who participated in the 2025 Boys State session, including those listed by name in the text.
  • The American Legion Department of Delaware, which sponsors the program.

Terms To Know

Concurrent Resolution
A formal statement agreed to by both chambers of a legislature that recognizes people or events but does not create new laws.
Boys State
An educational program where young men learn about government by simulating the roles of legislators and officials, including electing their own Governor.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution does not create new laws or provide funding.
  • The text lists specific participants but may not include every student who attended if names were omitted from this excerpt.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-11 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced in House

  2. 2025-06-11 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

  3. 2025-06-11 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT

Official Summary Text

RECOGNIZING THE YOUNG MEN FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF DELAWARE PARTICIPATING IN THE 2025 SESSION OF DELAWARE’S BOYS STATE.
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the young men participating in the 2025 session of Delaware’s Boys State and commends its sponsor, the American Legion Department of Delaware.

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Minor-Brown & Rep. Harris & Rep. Osienski & Rep. Dukes & Rep. Spiegelman on behalf of all Representatives & Sen. Sokola & Sen. Townsend & Sen. Lockman & Sen. Hocker & Sen. Pettyjohn on behalf of all Senators

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 63

RECOGNIZING THE YOUNG MEN FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF DELAWARE PARTICIPATING IN THE 2025 SESSION OF DELAWARE’S BOYS STATE.

WHEREAS, during the week of June 8 through June 12, 2025, young men from across the State of Delaware have come to Dover to participate in the 2025 session of Delaware Boys State; and

WHEREAS, during their participation in Boys State, these young men have received valuable hands-on training and experience in the legislative process and in the ways of State government, which will serve them in good stead in their later lives; and

WHEREAS, the experience they receive during Boys State will prove especially useful to those among their number who go on to assume leadership roles in government or to seek elective office in the future; and

WHEREAS, the participants in Delaware Boys State, during their session, elected from among their ranks a Governor and leadership of both Houses of the General Assembly; and

WHEREAS, the young men participating in the 2025 session of Boys State include:

Ferdinand Agyapong

Odessa High School

Jude Anthony

Worcester Preparatory School

Hayden Bagwell

Laurel Senior High School

Kolton Barger

Sussex Central High School

Cole Buonopane

Delaware Military Academy

Abdul Conteh

First State Military Academy

Jonathan Downes

Conrad Schools of Science

Josh Eisele

Newark Charter High School

Cameron Estrada

Smyrna High School

Brody Farmer

Delaware Military Academy

Ethan Fink

Middletown High School

Mason Furman

Cape Henlopen High School

Irvin Montoya-Garcia

William Penn High School

Sebastian Gray

Lake Forest High School

Samuel Griffith

Salesianum School

Tyler Gunter

MOT Charter High School

Andrew Gutierrez

Caesar Rodney High School

Jordan Hayes

Odessa High School

Jerusalem Howard

Lake Forest High School

Luke Hu

Charter School of Wilmington

Jan Julius-Vicente

MOT Charter High School

Jacob Kaminski

Smyrna High School

Brett Kennedy

Conrad Schools of Science

Kanaan King

Laurel Senior High School

Robert Leon

Newark Charter High School

Daniel Matthews

Salesianum School

Brayden Mekulski

Salesianum School

Erik Mischel

Delaware Military Academy

Floyd Moore IV

Sussex Technical High School

George Nichols

Delmar High School

John Olakowski

Sussex Technical High School

Brandon Paregian

Archmere Academy

Andres Ramos

Archmere Academy

Matthew Sausville

Appoquinimink High School

Emerson Sheldon

Cape Henlopen High School

Giovanni Tiano

Sussex Central High School

Ryder Van Horn

Cape Henlopen High School

Kaleb Williams

First State Military Academy

Rahan Yasir

Caesar Rodney High School

WHEREAS, these young men have learned during their week-long session many of the details of the process whereby a bill becomes a law, and have debated and discussed many issues both timely and of great importance to the State of Delaware; and

WHEREAS, throughout the week, the Boys State delegates have been deeply involved in a study of such subjects as the conduct of elections, the operation of the legislative caucus and committee systems, majority and minority caucus positions, and many other aspects of the political process, all of which give them valuable knowledge of the manner in which the American system of representative democracy operates; and

WHEREAS, the American Legion Department of Delaware has once again sponsored this important educational program, as they have done for many years, thereby displaying a deep dedication to the American system of government and to the essential task of ensuring that our youth understand and appreciate that system.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 153rd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the members do hereby commend each of the participants in the 2025 Boys State Session for his hard work and extend to each sincere congratulations on a very successful session.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate do hereby extend to each participant sincere best wishes for success in all his future endeavors, together with the hope that at least a few of these fine young Delawareans may one day find themselves in the House or Senate chamber at Legislative Hall as duly elected representatives of their fellow citizens.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate do hereby commend and thank the American Legion Department of Delaware for their sponsorship of this outstanding program.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that suitable copies of this Concurrent Resolution be presented to each of the delegates of the 2025 Session of Boys State, and to the sponsor of the event, the American Legion Department of Delaware.

SYNOPSIS

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the young men participating in the 2025 session of Delaware’s Boys State and commends its sponsor, the American Legion Department of Delaware.