These
graduating
seniors have
earned top
marks at
Michigan
high schools.
KAREN ALKALAY
NAOMI MINNA APT
MEGAN BARRON
West Bloomfield
Beth Jacob
Berkley
Alkalay is Phi Beta Kappa. She
actively participated in the B'nai
B'rith Youth Organization and
has tutored area children since
middle school. She sings in the
Seniority school choir and is a
member of the Humanities Club.
She will attend the University of
Michigan and pursue a medical
career.
Apt served this year as head of her
high school drama production.
She is a volunteer for her school's
Chessed Program. She is a Wayne
State University Presidential Schol-
ar and is the recipient of a Phi
Beta Kappa award and a Michigan
Competitive Scholarship. She
plans to attend B'nos Chava Semi-
nary in Jerusalem next year and
will enter Wayne State University
the following fall.
Barron is president of the French
Honor Society, a member of
National Honor Society and a
varsity soccer player. She has
played soccer for four years and
has been captain twice. She
received a top level rating in a
county level competition for a
flute duet and is being honored
as a scholar athlete. She will
attend the University of Michi-
gan.
JESSICA BERG
ANDREW BRATT
ANNA BRESLAV
Andover
Harrison
Harrison
Berg is vice president of National
Honor Society, volunteering at
PATH and the Women's Survival
Center. Forensics team captain,
she won state trophies in poetry
and oratory. She is active on the
school newspaper and treasurer for
the literary magazine. She won the
Oakland Community College
poetry contest and Detroit Free
Press editorial contest. She is a
National Merit commended stu-
dent and will attend Northwestern
University.
Bratt is senior editor-in-chief of
his high school newspaper, The
Catalyst. He has been involved
with the paper for two years. He
has been on Harrison's honor roll
for four years and has earned
three academic letters. Bratt also
was named,Harrison's first home-
coming king. He is a member of
Temple Shir Shalom. Bratt will
attend the University of Michi-
gan's College of Literature, Sci-
ence and Arts.
Breslav came to the United States
in September 1997 from Riga,
Latvia. Up to her senior year she
was a member of the Jewish com-
munity of Riga. She participated
in Harrison's French and philoso-
phy clubs. She has taken dance
classes and is a member of B'nai
B'rith Youth Organization. She
will attend Eastern Michigan
-University.
■
Compiled by
ALAN HITSKY
Associate Editor
■
Students in this section
were nominated by their
. high schools. They are
among the top Jewish
students in their
graduating class and
maintain a 3.6 or higher
grade point average
on a 4.0 scale.
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1998
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