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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 48
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WHEREAS, The Senate 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 |
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District; and |
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WHEREAS, She joined the district in 1986 and taught at |
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Orange Grove Elementary School before moving into administration |
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as assistant principal at Carmichael Elementary School; she went |
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on to serve as principal at Worsham Elementary and Hambrick |
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Middle Schools before assuming her role at MacArthur High School |
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in 2005; 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 |
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only high school in the nation to win an Excellence in Education |
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Award from the National Center for Urban School Transformation; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, She has dedicated her career to helping ensure |
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that her students achieve graduation, and she was named the |
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district's 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 |
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throughout the district, and her presence at MacArthur High |
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School will be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend Nancy Blackwell |
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on her commitment to her profession and her many achievements and |
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extend to her best wishes for continued success in all her |
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endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Garcia |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on July 12, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |