88R4671 JGH-D
 
  By: Meza H.R. No. 12
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Latin teacher Ann Price Ouzts is retiring from
  MacArthur High School in Irving in June 2023, drawing to a close an
  extraordinary career in education that has spanned nearly six
  decades; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Price Ouzts knew early on that she wanted to be a
  teacher, and as an elementary school student she came home from
  school and taught her dolls what she had learned that day; in
  college, she noticed how crowded her history and English classes
  were but how sparsely attended her Latin class was, and came to the
  conclusion that it would be easier to get a job as a Latin
  instructor; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Price Ouzts began teaching in the 1960s, and in
  1969, she joined the faculty of MacArthur High School, where she has
  taught Latin ever since; she tried to retire once before but
  returned within two years, and, at the age of 83, she is the Irving
  Independent School District's only Latin teacher; several of her
  former students are now veteran teachers in the district
  themselves; and
         WHEREAS, Over the better part of 60 years, Ann Price Ouzts has
  provided a positive and inspiring learning environment for
  generations of young Texans, and she has earned the lasting
  admiration and affection of all who are privileged to know her; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Ann Price Ouzts on her retirement
  from the Irving Independent School District and bid her a fond
  farewell and best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Price Ouzts as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.