June 22, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 114 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    MAREK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CELEBRATES THEIR 2020 KINDERGARTEN CLASS

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 22, 2020

  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Marek Elementary 
School in Alvin, Texas for their work making their kindergarten class' 
graduation special amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Students and parents were caught off-guard by schools closing their 
doors for the rest of the school year in March due to the coronavirus. 
Many worried that their students would not experience their last days 
of kindergarten. However, the staff at Marek Elementary came up with a 
creative way to stay safe while celebrating its younger learners: a 
drive-by parade.
  The Marek Elementary staff held the parade so that the students had a 
fun way to say goodbye to their kindergarten year without going inside 
the building. Music, decorated cars and costumes filed in outside of 
the school to let students know the pandemic would not stop their 
graduation.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, I 
thank the staff of Marek Elementary for making sure these students were 
able to celebrate moving onto first grade. Congratulations to the 
kindergarten students of Marek Elementary for finishing their 
kindergarten year.

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