Micaela Yang – attending Bryn Mawr
Yang was heavily involved in many groups at Léman, participating in several musicals, mock trial, student government, volleyball, and the school newspaper. She was named a Commended Student in the highly competitive 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program, ranking her in the top five percent of students nationwide. Her grandfather, Dr. Chen-ning Yang, is a Nobel Prize Winning Physicist who also serves on Léman Manhattan’s advisory board.
Sam Sherman – attending Duke
All-American swimmer and honor roll student Sherman is a decorated member of Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics’ (AGUA) national training group. He was recently chosen for a national open water select camp and will head to Florida next month to train with the country’s 30 top open water swimmers. This summer, he will also prepare for the World Championship Trials and Junior Nationals.
Mikayla Barnett – University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
Barnett, Léman Manhattan Prep’s senior class president, is an honor-roll student and is actively involved in student government, Model United Nations, and track-and-field. She plans to study business and economics at UPenn and aspires to eventually open healthy restaurants worldwide, after seeing a lack of diverse, nutritious choices in China during a school trip there last year.
Jack Brodsky – attending Parsons The New School for Design
An exceptionally gifted artist, Jack islooking forward to harnessing his creativity at The New School for Design. While at Léman Manhattan, he has participated in Model United Nations while also maintaining a college-caliber television production internship at Gigantic! Productions.