Parade celebrates Valorie Mortensen’s two decades of service
On May 13, residents out to the Lewis-Arriola Elementary School parking lot for a parade honoring of retiring secretary Valorie Mortensen. Nikole Young of the Pleasant View Elementary School PTO, pictured here, helped organize the parade.
Valorie Mortensen is retiring after 20 years as secretary for Lewis-Arriola and Pleasant View elementary schools.
At least 50 vehicles turned out for the Wednesday morning parade.
Connor Rosenbaugh drives his family in the parade.
Students ask retiring secretary Valorie Mortensen to stay.
Tanna and Miray Young ride horses in the parade honoring Valorie Mortensen and her retirement.
Firetrucks take part in a parade honoring retiring school secretary Valorie Mortensen.
After 20 years as secretary of both Lewis-Arriola and Pleasant View elementary schools, Valorie Mortensen is retiring.
And she left her decades of work to much fanfare. The school communities rallied for a parade Wednesday morning – a welcome event for Mortensen, who had missed seeing students for the past few weeks of school.
At least 50 vehicles turned out for the parade through the Lewis-Arriola Elementary School parking lot, including firetrucks, police cars and horses. The May 13 event was organized by Jennifer Lanier from the Pleasant View PTO and Nikole Young from the Lewis-Arriola PTO.
“Valorie has touched so many lives with her love and kindness,” Lanier said.
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