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.