Shalhevet’s Val and Sal

Valedictorian Yocheved Gourarie of Brooklyn will be taking a gap year next year before continuing on to Macaulay Honors at Brooklyn College. She has received the AP scholar with honors award as well as being on Dean’s list every semester; received an award from New York State for her grades; was on the math team and contributed to the newspaper all four years; was a member of the choir club and was choir head this year as well as being editor of the school newsletter.

Salutatorian Malka Marmer of Brooklyn is going to MMY next year and then to Stern College. She was on the Dean’s list for the past four years; was senior class president, choir head (along with Yocheved), and yearbook bio editor; was on the college bowl team, math team, Committee for Israel Action club, NCSY JUMP team, and was G.O. Treasurer in 11th grade. Malka is also a competitive figure skater and has won numerous figure skating metals and trophies. She was awarded a city citation for raising money for Rachel’s Children Reclamation Foundation and an Actualist award from the Rachel’s Children Reclamation Foundation.