ambassador ron dermer, who has been in that post since 2013, spoke to the students about the history of the nation of israel. the ambassador talked of the trials that the jewish people have faced, but he says he holds a bright outlook on the country's future.ron dermer, israeli ambassador to the united states - "i promise you that in the middle east, steeped in darkness, israel and proudly hold high the torch of liberty." (:15)danner this is the first time dermer has spoken at liberty. 3 3 danner pots a local middle school orchestra teacher says her life revolved around music... but one day, a serious car accident erased all those notes from her memory. melissa dick teaches at o-t bonner middle school and in 2008. the accident left her with a severe brain injury. she couldn't remember how to read or play music. but she didn't stop teaching- and taught herself how to read and play music again along the way. (.18) michelle dick, "it was all sorts of crazy to have to study at night to be able to help the kids the next day. "i would sit there and go mmm, that's an f, mmmmmm, that's a b,