Nineteen graduate from Northwest Yeshiva High School

Valedictorians Albert Hanan, Daiana Kaplan and Aryel Tucker spoke at the June 17 ceremony.

Mercer Island’s Northwest Yeshiva High School graduated 19 students on June 17, at Sephardic Bikur Holim congregation.

Ten students received Washington State Honors Awards through the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for placing among the top 10 percent of all Washington state seniors in terms of test scores, and academic achievement. They are: Justin Coskey, Adina Genauer, Albert Hanan, Daiana Kaplan, Yoni Kintzer, Noah Greisman, Aryel Tucker, Richelle Willner-Martin, Asher Young, Manuel Zimberoff.

Valedictorians Albert Hanan and Daiana Kaplan, and Aryel Tucker addressed the crowd.  Yoni Kintzer received the Samis Foundation’s “I am my Brother’s Keeper” award. Adina Genauer received the Leah Schwartz Memorial award.  Justin Coskey received the Irwin Elyn Memorial award. Rosie Maimon received the Head of School award.

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Members of the class will enter a wide range of universities including the University of Washington, George Washington University, Drexel University, Brandeis University, Boston University, Northeastern University, Yeshiva University, FIT, Touro College, and more . Many members will spend a gap year studying and sightseeing in Israel.

Founded in 1974, initially as an extension of Seattle Hebrew Academy, the school moved to Mercer Island in 1992.