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Graduation
Outstanding Graduates 2016: Profiles on social action, perseverance and spirituality
For our annual graduation issue each year, we invite you to nominate high school seniors who have made significant contributions to their communities, not only through scholarship, but also in their acts of tikkun olam — helping to heal the world.
Kelly Gould: From professional acting to social action
If Kelly Gould looks familiar, there’s a reason. The 17-year-old Santa Clarita resident has already had a successful acting career that would be the envy of many older actors, appearing on sitcoms such as “Rita Rocks” and “Jessie.”
Elijah Spiegel: A different kind of answer
Even as a young child, Elijah Spiegel would pose theory-of-mind questions to his family and teachers; he loved to ask about the world around him.
Alexandra Barr: The climate is a-changin’… so she did somethin’ about it
When Alexandra Barr took an Advanced Placement environmental science class during her sophomore year at Calabasas High School, she learned about such dire issues as overpopulation and global warming.
Sam Weiss: No more pain: A senior’s struggle for normalcy
Sam Weiss, 17, was a medical mystery for most of his life.
Eitan Wernick: Setting an example of what’s special at YULA High School
Among his 12th-grade classmates at YULA Boys High School, Eitan Wernick doesn’t feel like a “special needs” person.
Rebecca Kianmahd: Early friendship comes full circle
When Rebecca Kianmahd first walked into the Friendship Circle’s building on Robertson Boulevard nine years ago, she was a little fourth-grader tagging along with her older sister, Jessica, who volunteered there.
Miranda Milner and Austin Shalit: Engineering their future
Miranda Milner and Austin Shalit have been friends since they were kids, and now the Encino teens are graduating seniors at Milken Community Schools, looking ahead to college and professional futures in engineering, robotics and artificial intelligence that will also help shape the world’s vision of the future.