JEC graduate Jared Rutner, of West Orange, was named Yeshiva College valedictorian this week.

Rutner, an amazing student in high school, both in and out of class, has always set a high bar for what it means to be a ben Torah and ba’al middos tovos. In what must have been a most difficult decision for the YU dean’s, Rutner came in ahead of three other JEC graduates, themselves named finalists for this distinction. Mazal tov to Shaul Elson, Jakey Borck, and Josh Schilowitz (‘13), all of whom were under serious consideration as well.

Mazal tov to all this year’s graduates!