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March 18, 2008—VOL. 7, No. 8
Stuyvesant High School Naturalized
by Jennifer Schlesinger
editor in chief
AIS Tutoring Cancelled Due to Budge Cuts
by Rammiya Nallainathan
staff writer
Due to the challenging natureof Stuyvesant’s classes, many stu-dents find that they need help. Thisterm, Stuyvesant had to cancel allAIS tutoring due to recent budgetcuts.According to Susan Olds, theexecutive budget director of theDepartment of Education, becausethe economy is in a downwardtrend and the city is not receivingexpected tax revenues, the citymust spend less. Therefore,schools across the city in districts1-32 have had to face a 1.75 per-cent budget cut so that the city canmeet the $100 million tax levyreduction. Stuyvesant alone haslost $277,522.The decision on how to adjustwith the budget cut was made onFebruary 5 at the School Leader-ship Team (SLT) meeting. Accord-ing to the plan, either afterschoolAIS tutoring had to be cut, or therewould be no replacement for KateOliver, a college counselor whorecently left. Understanding thesituation, students and parentsagreed that hiring a replacementfor Oliver was more important, andso AIS tutoring was cancelled.James Kim, vice president of theStudent Union, said, “We couldhave found another way to relieveus of the deficit. However, cuttingtutoring was probably better thancutting a college advisor. I am surewe will work through this well.”ARISTA Tutoring and BigSibs will have to help out with theafter-school tutoring sessions.When asked about the situation,Dennis Ng, ARISTA vice presi-dent for tutoring, responded enthu-siastically, saying, “ARISTA Tu-toring is an excellent way for stu-dents to get academic support.Students can choose to be tutoredone-on-one or in a group. Our dedicated tutors are quite knowl-edgeable. While the suspension of AIS Tutoring will greatly affectthe way students get help for their classes, ARISTA Tutoring is readyto lend a hand.” Junior NaziatZaman agreed. “I think nowARISTA and Big Sibs will becomean even more important and cru-cial part of the Stuyvesant commu-nity.”ARISTA tutoring is availableeveryday and is walk-in. Becauseof the expected increase in thenumber of students, ARISTAtutoring has moved from thelibrary to room 511. The Big Sibsare also playing its part by providing one-on-one tutoring for many students.
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Stuyvesant held a UnitedStates naturalization ceremony for 300 citizenship applications, in-cluding two students, on February27. The ceremony was the first of its kind to be held at Stuyvesant,which has served immigrants sinceits conception in 1904. The currentstudent body contains representa-tives of a large number or coun-tries; thirty percent of the freshmanclass is composed of immigrants,making Stuyvesant a fitting placeto hold the ceremony.The ceremony was proposed by Natalie Lui Duncan, whograduated from Stuyvesant in1993. She currently works for U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Ser-vices (USCIS).The ceremony began with Stuyve-sant principal Stanley Teitel givingthe opening remarks. Afteward,Alfonso Aguilar, chief of the US-CIS Office of Citizenship, whowas serving as the master of cere-monies, asked the guests to rise for the singing of the National Anthemand for the presentation of colors.The Stuyvesant High School Cho-rus sang “This is My Country” and“Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor.” Next, the applicants for citi-zenship were called by name andcountry. There were 55 countriesrepresented. Emilio T. González,director of the USCIS, led the can-didates in the Oath of Allegiance.A video was then played with amessage from President GeorgeW. Bush.Then, the two students, sopho-more Yimei Hu and senior Min-glian Pan, were called to the stage.They led the Pledge of Allegiance.According to the New York CityDepartment of Education(NYCDOE), both students immi-grated from China. Hu said, “It’san honor. I’ve always wanted to become a citizen. I finally knowwhat it means to be a real Ameri-can,” on the ceremony.Afterward, González con-gratulated the new citizens. Hehonored Secretary of Labour Elaine Chao with the OutstandingAmericans by Choice award. Chaois the first Asian-American womanto be a member of the President’scabinet. She emigrated from Asiawhen she was eight, which in-spired her to dedicate most of her professional life to ensuring that people have the opportunity toimprove their lives. She gave thekeynote address.The ceremony ended withsenior SangHee Chung playing“God Bless America” on the piano.The guests of the ceremonyincluded many Stuyvesantcommunity members, includingchemistry teacher Dalia Bulgarisand history teacher Reuben Stern,who immigrated to the UnitedStates. Also in attendance wereJamila Ma, president of theStudent Union, and BobSherwood, president of the AlumniAssociation.
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A naturalization ceremony was held for 300 citizenship applicants, including two Stuyvesant students. The ceremony was the first of its kind tobe held at Stuyvesant High School.
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