[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10102]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING MARO K. ROGERS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, this week, one of South 
Carolina's most beloved educators will retire after 41 years. Maro K. 
Rogers has been teaching at the Little Red Schoolhouse kindergarten 
since 1963, and has personally taught around 1,500 students in the 
community of Lexington, South Carolina. Maro and her husband, Hugh 
Rogers, a former mayor of Lexington, built the schoolhouse in their own 
back yard where it stands today.
  Maro has taught the essentials of learning to three generations of 
children. Students learned their ABCs, sang songs, listened to Mrs. 
Rogers read stories, and took fields trips throughout the midlands of 
South Carolina for first-hand education.
  Maro Rogers, a native of Baghdad, Iraq, of Armenian heritage, stands 
as a shining example of how one dedicated teacher can make a dramatic 
impact in the lives of our children. I ask all of my colleagues to join 
me in thanking Maro Rogers for her service to South Carolina's youngest 
students.
  In conclusion, may God bless our troops and we will never forget 
September 11.

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