[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 64 (Friday, April 12, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E458-E459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING LIFE-TIME ACHIEVEMENTS OF ANAHEIM UNION HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER 
                               MEG ELDER

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                          HON. J. LUIS CORREA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 12, 2019

  Mr. CORREA. Madam. Speaker, I rise to honor the achievements of 
Anaheim Union High School Teacher Meg Elder, who has served as the 
school's dance director and founding director of the Anaheim High 
School Performing Arts Conservatory.
  She began her 31-year career at Anaheim High School in 1988 as a 
walk-on coach for the school's drill team. Since then, more than 6,000 
students have found a second home in her music and dance programs.
  Hundreds of Mrs. Elder's students have obtained college degrees by 
following a path through the arts. Her students have also gone on to 
become doctors, attorneys, teachers, or have found success in other 
professions outside the arts. She credits their prosperity to the self-
esteem and self-confidence they developed through the performing arts.

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  Mrs. Elder produced her last dance concert on April 13, 2019. The 
``LEGACY--A Celebration of 30 Years of Artistry,'' featured past and 
current students applauding their teacher's career and contribution to 
their lives.
  Today, Anaheim High's dance program ranks among the top of high 
schools in the region, with a professional-level studio that is 
outfitted with audience seating, lighting systems, media projectors and 
other amenities.
  Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I celebrate the work of 
Anaheim High Dance Teacher Meg Elder, who has dedicated her life to 
creating opportunities for students through the arts. She is leaving 
behind a legacy of arts appreciation for a legion of students.

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