[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 102 (Friday, June 11, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E631]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF MRS. KAREN SCHUETT

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                         HON. DAVID G. VALADAO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 11, 2021

  Mr. VALADAO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the career of 
Mrs. Karen Schuett and her retirement from teaching.
  Mrs. Schuett began her career at Horace Mann Elementary School in the 
Bakersfield City School District in 1983, before teaching in the Panama 
Buena Vista Unified School District at Stockdale Elementary School in 
1984. For the remainder of her career, she taught primarily 2nd and 3rd 
grades at Castle, Sandrini, Laurelglen, and Hart Schools. In addition, 
as part of the Sister City Program, Mrs. Schuett taught English as a 
Second Language at Wakayama Municipal High School in Wakayama, Japan, 
from 1988 to 1989.
  During her career, Mrs. Schuett served numerous committees and held 
various leadership positions in efforts to ensure the best possible 
education for her students and the entire community. She also was 
awarded several recognitions, including 1992 Teacher of the Year, the 
California Teachers Association State WHO Award for 2009-2010, and the 
California Teachers Association Member-in-Politics Ted Bass Award.
  Two of Mrs. Schuett's proudest professional accomplishments are 
restoring the Christmas lights on Truxtun Avenue as part of a class 
project, which was nominated by the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce for 
a Beautiful Bakersfield Award, and founding the Boys of Color mentoring 
program. The Boys of Color program was started in 2003 to bring 
community members to the school site to mentor young Black students. 
The program has grown to 50 participants and has been recognized by the 
Kern County Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee, the NAACP, the 
California Teachers Association, and the California legislature.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to 
join me in recognizing the career of Mrs. Karen Schuett and wishing her 
the best in retirement.

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