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TEXAS JEWISH POST $ SINCE 1947
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Rachel Gaspar
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Alex Morris
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Outstanding Graduate, Rachel
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Mazel Tov to Rachel Lauren
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2011. In addition to participating
in cheerleading throughout high
school, she was also an avid gym-
nast for four years. Rachel was a
member of Student Congress in
11th and 12th grade and a mem-
ber of Shepton’s Student Senate in
10th grade. She was a member of
Ginny Weinstein BBG and a Tem-
ple Shalom Family Member. She
volunteered more than 96 hours of
community service with Operation
Kindness, Seven Loaves Food Shel-
ter of St. Andrew’s Church and at
the Plano International Festival at
Haggard Park and replanted trees
for the Texas Trees Foundation at
the TXU Urban Tree Farm. Other
volunteer activities included reg-
istering participants for the Make
A Wish Foundation Bike Race,
donating 11 inches of her hair for
Locks of Love, participating in the
Cookies and Art Project for the
Fire Department, serving as Santa
Claus of the Willow Bend Mall—a
craft project for younger children
and cheering for the Special Olym-
pics Basketball Game at Plano West
High School. Rachel is widely trav-
eled, having visited Mexico, the
as a design assistant and in sales.
She is currently an office assistant
at Dirty Dawgs, and has worked
a 2013 distinguished graduate of
Plano Senior High School, and
also attended Shepton High School
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Some Pearce Mustang grads
Alex Morris, daughter of Mela-
nie and Jeff Morris graduated from
JJ Pearce High School in Richard-
son. Alex graduated with honors,
was a member of the National
Honor Society, an SOS lifeguard
by Linda Wisch-Davidsohn
Well, you probably have noticed
that a large part of this week’s is-
sue is dedicated to our commu-
nity’s high school graduates. If you
haven’t had time to send in your
graduate’s news yet, don’t despair,
we can run it in an upcoming issue.
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Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto and senior mentor to the incoming
Rico, St. Martin, Washington, DC, freshman. Alex participated in the
New York, Kansas, Utah, Florida, invitation-only internship work-
California, Oklahoma, Colorado study program during her senior
and North Carolina. Rachel’s in- year, where she worked as graphic
terests and hobbies include jewelry designer for The TJP. Alex was
design, interior design and animal honored with the Gianni Schol-
rights issues. She has been em- arship, which awards academic
ployed at Deborah Gaspar Designs scholarships to students pursuing
degree programs in the arts.
Alex was an active member
of Ginny Weinstein BBG, former
seasonally at Bandana Aspen in As- chapter president and regional
pen, Colo. Some of the highlights board officer. She plans to attend
of Rachel’s work and travel experi-
ence were attending the Wholesale
Jewelry Show in New York City and
visiting with the stylist on Katie
Couric’s TV show. Rachel plans to
attend USC in the fall. Rachel has
a brother, Jared, 21, and enjoys
spending time with her family and
130 lb. Great Dane.
Local Student Named to
Muhlenberg College Dean's List
Congratulations are due to
Dalit Agronin, daughter Carol and
David Agronin, who was named to
the Dean’s List at Muhlenberg Col-
lege for the Spring 2013 semester.
Students must earn a minimum of
a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale to attain
Dean’s List status. Dalit, a member
of the Muhlenberg Class of 2016, is in Plano two years prior. While at-
a dance and psychology major. She tending Plano schools, Rachel was
is a graduate of Yavneh Academy, an AP National Scholar, a member
Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg of the National Honor Society and
College is a highly selective liberal National Spanish Honor Society
arts college in Allentown, Pa. in addition to taking the National
Spanish Exam, which won her the
Silver Medal in 2011. Rachel won
both the All-American Award
and Dance Award in cheerleading
Gaspar, daughter of noted jewelry and won 1st Place in the National
designer Deborah Gaspar. Rachel, Cheerleading Competition in
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