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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Nancy Blackwell, who is retiring as principal of |
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MacArthur High School on June 10, 2013, after a long and |
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distinguished career with the Aldine Independent School District; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, She joined the district in 1986 and taught at Orange |
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Grove Elementary School before moving into administration as |
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assistant principal at Carmichael Elementary School; she went on to |
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serve as principal at Worsham Elementary and Hambrick Middle |
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Schools before assuming her role at MacArthur High School in 2005; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Under her exceptional leadership, MacArthur High |
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School has enjoyed success in a wide array of activities, from |
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academic decathlon to athletics to dance team and jazz ensemble |
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performances; it has consistently been listed among the best high |
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schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report and is the only |
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high school in the nation to win an Excellence in Education Award |
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from the National Center for Urban School Transformation; and |
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WHEREAS, She has dedicated her career to helping ensure that |
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her students achieve graduation, and she was named the district's |
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Secondary Principal of the Year in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, An exemplary educator and administrator, she is |
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respected and admired by her colleagues and by students throughout |
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the district, and her presence at MacArthur High School will be |
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greatly missed; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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2nd Called Session, hereby commend Nancy Blackwell on her |
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commitment to her profession and her many achievements and extend |
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to her best wishes for continued success in all her endeavors; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for her |
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as an expression of esteem from the Texas Legislature. |