18 | OCTOBER 8 • 2020
Jews in the D
leadership executive board as the
treasurer. She is a member of the
“Upstander Committee,
” which
takes a strong stance against
bullying, making sure everyone
“matters.
” She is a member of the
Federation Jewish Teen Board
where she works on allocating
funds to various philanthropic
organizations. Her dream is to
help make a difference in the
availability of funds and pro-
grams in our community for
mental health.
She is part of her school’
s
HOSA Club, Jewish Club
and the Martin Luther King
Jr. Club. Through the Martin
Luther King Jr. club, Hannah
helped emcee the “United We
Stand” WBHS event for the
community. She helped to lead
a march down Orchard Lake
Road. Hannah was the HOSA
(Health Occupations Students of
America) first-place winner in
December and went on to com-
pete at the state level.
HANNAH RESNICK
Hannah, 18, of
Farmington
Hills, graduat-
ed from
Frankel Jewish
Academy this
year with a 3.5
GPA. Hannah
is attending Lawrence
Technological University where
she plans to study architecture
and design and join the volley-
ball and bowling teams. She is a
member of Temple Shir Shalom
and BBYO. Hannah was nomi-
nated because she is “caring, lov-
ing, compassionate, hardwork-
ing, artistic, athletic, a good
friend, respectful, a loving
daughter, loves being Jewish, and
loves animals and music.
”
The biggest obstacle Hannah
had to overcome is anxiety and
confidence, and she has dealt
with this with grace. Hannah
has been part of the volleyball,
soccer and boys’
bowling teams
at school and, this year, she held
the title “captain” for the volley-
ball and bowling teams. Hannah
is coaching club volleyball for
12-year-olds because her age
group was not available. Hannah
has a talent for art. Many of her
pieces over the years have been
recognized. For the past three
years, she has volunteered at an
art camp and last summer acted
as a counselor.
Hannah is a recipient of the
Stars of Tomorrow Michigan
Jewish Sports Foundation
Scholarship in honor of Steve
Rosen, and the winner of the
Kappy Family Anne Frank and
Elie Wiesel Art and Writing
Competition through the
Holocaust Memorial Center. She
was also recognized as MVP
for both volleyball and bowling
and won Female Athlete of the
Year at Frankel Jewish Academy,
receiving a scholarship from the
Doris J. and Donald L. Duchene
Sr. Foundation.
LAUREN SCHOSTAK
Lauren, 18, of
Huntington
Woods, gradu-
ated from
Berkley High
School in 2020
and is a mem-
ber of Adat
Shalom Synagogue, where she is
one of the Tri-Presidents of the
Teen Volunteer Corps. She loves
to volunteer and help organiza-
tions in the Jewish community
and in Metro Detroit. She is
dedicated to helping teens expe-
rience meaningful volunteer
projects and is a positive role
model for others. She finds com-
fort through writing and art.
Last year, she won the Cohn-
Haddow Center for Judaic
Studies community-wide essay
competition. Her winning piece,
titled “
A Once Blinded Jewish
Woman,
” grapples with the fact
that the leaders of the Women’
s
March have been seen condon-
ing antisemitism and how
Lauren finds her identity as a
Jewish woman.
Lauren has also been open
about her struggles with mental
health. Few teens have the cour-
age to share their challenges like
Lauren has. Only a few years
ago, she found out that she was
diagnosed with a learning dis-
ability. Instead of thinking about
it as a problem, this diagnosis
helped her understand herself
better and determine what she
needs to be healthy. She shared
her story at the UMatter “One
Thing I Wish You Knew” pro-
gram with the hopes that it
would help someone else who
was struggling.
Lauren is also an entrepre-
neur. A few years ago, Lauren
and longtime friend Julie
Krasnick started Ba-Gals, a
Sunday morning bagel delivery
service in Huntington Woods
and Berkley. She is the co-CEO
and has worked hard to grow
the business and has trained
teens to run the company
while she attends Michigan
State University. Lauren will be
studying at MSU’
s Lyman Briggs
College in hopes of majoring
in neuroscience and attending
medical school one day.
JOSEPH WINER
Joey, 16, of
Huntington
Woods, is a
junior at
Farber
Hebrew Day
School and a
member of
Young Israel of Oak Park
(YIOP), B’
nei Akiva and
NCSY. He is a religious leader
or gabbai of the teen minyan
at YIOP, and a teen counselor
and programmer for B’
nei
Akiva youth. The kids love his
fun spirit and playfulness at
their weekly youth groups and
events.
Joey ran cross-country last
fall for Farber, plays basket-
ball for Farber, and hockey
for Royal Oak ice arena.
He has stayed committed
to hockey, despite being
Sabbath-observant and having
to regularly give up ice time
for religious beliefs. Joey has
maintained a 3.8 GPA despite
having a dual curriculum and
was recently inducted into
the National Honor Society.
He also attends optional extra
Gemara classes at school every
Thursday night. His teachers
enjoy his unique insights and
quick mind.
At the beginning of his
sophomore year, Joey was
diagnosed with a seizure dis-
order. Despite the challenges
this diagnosis posed, he never
let it stop him from doing any
team sports, physical activities
like rafting and ropes course,
class trips or community
work.
Joey was the first local
student to participate in the
Discovery for a Cure summer
internship through Wayne
State University program,
which introduces students
passionate about science to
advanced laboratory research
so they can help be part
of scientific treatment and
cures. This summer, Joey
participated in a STEM com-
petition through Wayne State
University and his team won
first place by devising an app
to make mental health ser-
vices more widely available for
all.
continued from page 16