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Elkhart High School alumnus lauds Elkhart Community Schools for opportunities
Summary
Mark Mau, a 1965 graduate of Elkhart High School, told a meeting that the district provided strong academic and extracurricular opportunities, recalling his time on the boys tennis team and the district's support from kindergarten through 12th grade.
Mark Mau, an Elkhart High School alumnus from the class of 1965, said the Elkhart Community Schools provided him with academic and extracurricular opportunities that prepared him for later life. "The system held really high expectations for me and everybody else," Mau said, adding that he received "great support, over my years from kindergarten through 12th grade."
Mau described being part of the boys tennis team and working after school, noting the high school's large size and staggered schedules that allowed him to leave at 1:30 p.m. "I actually worked during high school, and actually got out of school at 1:30, every afternoon," he said. He said those experiences allowed him to "give back to the community and kids in Elkhart some of the same opportunities and experiences that I got."
Closing his remarks, Mau urged students to be persistent: "Pursue your dreams with a passion, and remember that what you put into something is directly related to what you're gonna get out of it. So pursue your dreams with passion, and give it everything you've got." No formal actions or votes were recorded in the provided transcript segments related to Mau's remarks.
