April

27, 2018


Dear Akins High School Community,


It is with a heavy heart that I write this letter to share some important news with the students,
faculty, families and greater school community of W. Charles Akins High School.

A few days ago, I was offered, and accepted, the Principal position at North Forney High School
in Forney ISD, a growing suburb of Dallas. The opportunity to move and be near family is the
ultimate driver of this decision but it is bittersweet, at best, to leave the school family I have
known and loved for the last 14 years.

I want to thank all of you for the amazing support and dedication you have shown to this school
and to me, personally. I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to lead W. Charles Akins
High School and will always be thankful for the relationships I have built along the way. There
are no words that could possibly express my gratitude. Akins High School will always be a part
of who I am both as an educator, and as a human being. It is an incredibly special place.

Please know that I am fully dedicated to Akins HS for the remainder of the school year, through
graduation, and during the transitional period of new leadership. Dr. Shapiro and the AISD High
School Office staff will be working with our school community in the coming days to inform
everyone of the next steps in that process.

To my Akins Eagles – the most difficult part is saying goodbye to you. You, the students, are the
reason I get excited to come to school every day. Go out into this world and be a positive agent
of change. I love you all, tremendously.

Sincerely,

Brandi Hosack
Principal
W. Charles Akins High School