SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 48
WHEREAS, The Senate 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
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 Senate.
Garcia
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on July 12, 2013.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate