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Get to Know the Berkley High School Class of 2013

Find out where the graduates are headed and leave a comment to tell us about your student's plans!

School's out for summer, graduation is in the books and members of the Berkley High School Class of 2013 are making their way into the world.

Ninety-eight percent of the 272 graduates plan to attend a college or university; 1 percent will attend a technical program; and 1 percent will enter the workforce, according to Berkley School District Communications Director Jessica Stilger.

The Class of 2013 earned more than $4 million in scholarship awards and acceptance rates (for those who applied) were 63 percent at the University of Michigan, 86 percent at Michigan State University and 85 percent at Kalamazoo College, Stilger added.

Read on for a snapshot of the Class of 2013 and leave a comment to tell us about your graduate's plans!

Profile: Class of 2013

Class song: "Send Me On My Way," Rusted Root

Class flower: Hawaiian Woodrose

Class motto: "Home is now behind you, the world is ahead." – Gandalf in "The Hobbit"

Top 10 graduates:

  • Holly Shifman, University of Michigan
  • Sarah Michalak, University of Miami
  • Rachel Krasnick, University of Michigan
  • Phillip Ring, University of Michigan
  • Ava Landgraf, University of Michigan
  • Alexander Bergsman, Ohio State University
  • Samantha Gleason, Kalamazoo College
  • Catherine Demery, Kalamazoo College
  • Anna Wibbelman, University of Michigan
  • Nicholas Dolnicek, University of Michigan
Schools where they've been accepted include:
  • Alabama A&M
  • Boston University
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Loyola
  • University of Miami
  • Purdue
  • University of Michigan 
  • Michigan State University
  • Kalamazoo College
Congratulations and good luck, Class of 2013!


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