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.