83S20437 CBE-D

By: Walle H.R. No. 89

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize Nancy Blackwell, who is retiring as principal of MacArthur High School on June 10, 2013, after a long and distinguished career with the Aldine Independent School District; and

WHEREAS, She joined the district in 1986 and taught at Orange Grove Elementary School before moving into administration as assistant principal at Carmichael Elementary School; she went on to serve as principal at Worsham Elementary and Hambrick Middle Schools before assuming her role at MacArthur High School in 2005; and

WHEREAS, Under her exceptional leadership, MacArthur High School has enjoyed success in a wide array of activities, from academic decathlon to athletics to dance team and jazz ensemble performances; it has consistently been listed among the best high schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report and is the only high school in the nation to win an Excellence in Education Award from the National Center for Urban School Transformation; and

WHEREAS, She has dedicated her career to helping ensure that her students achieve graduation, and she was named the district's Secondary Principal of the Year in 2011; and

WHEREAS, An exemplary educator and administrator, she is respected and admired by her colleagues and by students throughout the district, and her presence at MacArthur High School will be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend Nancy Blackwell on her commitment to her profession and her many achievements and extend to her best wishes for continued success in all her endeavors; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for her as an expression of esteem from the Texas House of Representatives.