SKA announces its honorees for Class of 2015

The Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls has named the honorees for this year’s graduating class and congratulates them on all their accomplishments. Mazel tov!

Valedictorian: Yiela Saperstein

Yiela Saperstein, SKA Class of 2015 Valedictorian, is Co-Editor-in-Chief of both the the Senior Yearbook and the online SKA Art Sketchbook, Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Literary Journal, and a member of the Championship Torah Bowl Team and Math Team. Last year, she initiated Pre-START, a science initiative in the HALB preschool, bringing science modules and experiments to the classes of budding scientists. She is a talented pianist and violinist, has performed at concerts and recitals, was a Head of the SKA Band and a member of the Production Choir. Her social science research was on Music and the Blues. She will be attending Barnard College next year, studying math and science. 

Salutatorian: Paulette Tawil

Paulette Tawil, SKA Salutatorian for the Class of 2015, is the Hebrew Editor of the Senior Yearbook, Weekly Editor of the Parsha Press, and a winner of the SKA Excellence in Tanach Award, She is a member of the Championship Torah Bowl Team as well as the SKA Math Team and has participated in E2K Science and Math Enrichment. Paulette volunteers at SKA Open House events, at a local nursing home and soup kitchen. She will be attending Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim in Jerusalem next year and then the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program at Stern College for Women.

Keter Shem Tov: Devorah Meisels

Devorah Meisels, 2015 SKA Keter Shem Tov Speaker, was chosen by her peers for her outstanding character. She is a three-time peer-voted winner of the Middot Award for outstanding character, and a winner of the Long Island Good Deeds Award. Editor in Chief of the Yom Tov Press and the SKA Production Baybill, Devorah is a second place winner of the Yeshiva University Bronka Weintraub National Torah Competition and Production Assistant in the SKA annual Production. She is a JEP Leader, a member of the Torah Bowl Team and JUMP Team. Devorah will be attending Michlalah in Jerusalem next year and then Stern College for Women.