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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 240
By Walley
SJR0240
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A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Lily Pope, 2025
Valedictorian of Wayne County High School.
WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this General Assembly should pause to pay
tribute to those students who, through their natural talents and unflagging commitment to
academic excellence, have distinguished themselves in the classroom; and
WHEREAS, Lily Faith Pope is one such exceptional student, who was recently named
the Valedictorian of the 2025 graduating class at Wayne County High School; and
WHEREAS, through diligent study, steady composure during examinations, and
steadfast commitment of time and talent, Ms. Pope has achieved outstanding academic
success and joined the ranks of the best and brightest students in Tennessee and our country;
and
WHEREAS, in her remarkable high school career, Lily Pope has earned an exemplary
99.696 grade point average while participating in numerous extracurricular activities, including
the Math Club, Interact, and Wildcat Den, as well as serving as president of the Beta Club and
vice president of FFA, acting as a Wildcat Ambassador, and being voted Most Intelligent by her
peers; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Pope will graduate with honors, distinction, and work ethics distinction
and as a Wayne County Volunteer Scholar, accolades that all point to her outstanding character
and academic abilities; and
WHEREAS, her display of intellectual aptitude and ambition surely bodes well for her
future success as a student at the University of Tennessee at Martin, where she will study
animal science or some other subject in the natural science and geoscience fields; and
WHEREAS, Lily Pope's noteworthy achievement is a tremendous source of pride for her
parents, Bart and Amy Pope, her family, her school, and her community; and
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WHEREAS, Ms. Pope's dedication to excellence is clearly deserving of the respect,
admiration, and commendation of this General Assembly; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, T HE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we hereby commend and honor Lily Faith Pope of
Wayne County High School on being named the 2025 Valedictorian, salute her impressive
academic achievement, and extend to her our best wishes for a happy, successful future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.