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Joe Wilson: this week, one of South Carolina's most beloved educators will retire after 41 years. Maro K. Rogers has been teaching…

On the recordMay 19, 2004
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.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Honoring Maro K. Rogers upon her retirement after 41 years of teaching in South Carolina.

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