[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                        TRIBUTE TO BERT AMMERMAN

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                           HON. MARGE ROUKEMA

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 7, 1994

  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring to your attention 
the fact that Bert Ammerman was recently honored as Principal of the 
Year by the New Jersey Principal & Supervisors Association.
  Mr. Ammerman, of River Vale, is principal of Northern Valley Regional 
High School in Demarest, NJ. This award was based on his willingness to 
take risks to help students, his ability to anticipate and solve 
problems, and his success in improving the school's learning 
environment. Under Mr. Ammerman's leadership, students at Northern 
Valley have raised money for hurricane victims in Florida and for a 
janitor with 13 children who suffers from kidney failure. This year, 
they are raising money for a modified van needed by a graduate who 
broke his neck and is paralyzed from the waist down. Mr. Ammerman has 
also introduced novel techniques to supervise teachers, evaluating them 
based on individual growth among other innovations.
  As New Jersey Principal of the Year, Mr. Ammerman will become New 
Jersey's candidate for the 1995 National Principal of the Year.
  In addition to his work at Northern Valley, Mr. Ammerman is well-
known as the president of Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, a national 
group that successfully fought for an indepdent investigation into the 
December 21, 1998, bombing over Lockerble, Scotland. Mr. Ammerman's 
brother, Tom, was killed in that bombing. Mr. Ammerman's efforts led to 
tightened airline security and passage by Congress of the Aviation 
Security Act of 1990.
  Mr. Ammerman's excellent record of public service is to be commended. 
Individuals such as Mr. Ammerman are precisely the type of role models 
who should be in charge of the eduation of our youth.

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