[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 44 (Wednesday, April 20, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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  TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM HEASLEY, PENNSYLVANIA'S DISTINGUISHED 
                         PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR

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                             HON. RON KLINK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 20, 1994

  Mr. KLINK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Pennsylvania's 
Distinguished Principal of the Year, Mr. William Heasley, who was 
selected in October 1993 by the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary 
School Principals. He serves as the principal of Grandview Elementary 
School in Natrona Heights, PA.
  Mr. Heasley was chosen for this prestigious award out of over 1,500 
elementary school principals, assistant principals, and supervisors 
throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a result of the 
outstanding and unique programs he has implemented at Grandview that 
benefit both the students and the community.
  Some of Mr. Heasley's educational accomplishments include initiating 
a Grandview pride program which acknowledges students' efforts both 
academically and behaviorally; implementing STAR, an acronym for 
Success Through Accepting Responsibility; and developing an early 
childhood component which reaches 100 preschool children to give them 
an early, successful start to their schooling. Our great State is 
especially proud of the district's instructional support team, 
developed as a pilot program in the State, in which a group of teachers 
meet and find solution for individual students who are having trouble 
coping with school. Mr. Heasley deserves this award for his diligence, 
innovation, and pursuit of excellence in educational programs.
  Mr. Heasley resides in Natrona Heights, PA, and has been principal of 
Grandview Elementary School in the Highlands School District for the 
past 7 years. He earned his B.A. at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 
and he received his masters degree and his elementary principal's 
certification from the University of Pittsburgh.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues to join me in saluting 
Pennsylvania's Distinguished Principal of the Year, Mr. William 
Heasley.

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