Rachel Bergan, Andover, MA – graduated from Andover High School, where she participated in both ice hockey and field hockey teams and received the “High-Five Award” for demonstration of leadership, teamwork, sportsmanship, and commitment in physical education. Born with cleft lip and palate, Rachel also has volunteered at various community events, including the Pan Mass Challenge children’s bike race for the past two years. Last summer, she participated in the pre-college fashion prep program at the School of Fashion Design in Boston. While achieving honors throughout her junior and senior years, she found time to work 15 to 20 hours a week. She will be studying fashion merchandising at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NewYork, in the fall. She hopes, in 10 years, to be working in the fashion industry as a clothing line buyer, working backstage at a fashion show, or writing for a fashion magazine.