[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E562-E563]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING MRS. CAROLYN APPLEGATE

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 14, 2023

  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize 
Carolyn Applegate of Queen City, Missouri. Carolyn retired from her 
position as a second-grade teacher for the Schuyler R-1 School District 
at the end of the school year, closing the book on a remarkable 28-year 
career.
  A good education is one of the building blocks of a strong citizenry, 
particularly in rural America. Few individuals can touch the hearts and 
minds of young people like teachers. They serve the public in ways many 
others cannot and forge the fate of our Nation for generations to come. 
Mrs. Applegate has been exemplary in her service to Schuyler County and 
her students. In her nearly three-decade career, she continued to be 
the definition of what an educator should be: caring, committed, and 
patient.

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  Although her time as a teacher for Schuyler R-1 schools has come to 
an end, she will always be remembered as a world-class educator. Mrs. 
Applegate's impact to her community will be carried on in the students 
she taught. Her much-deserved retirement will be spent making new 
memories with her friends and family.
  Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me and the people of the Sixth 
Congressional District in thanking Carolyn Applegate. I am proud to 
represent her in the United States House of Representatives and wish 
her well in her retirement.

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