October - Saint Mary's Catholic High School
October - Saint Mary's Catholic High School
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SAINT MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL<br />
- GREEN STREAK -<br />
2525 NORTH THIRD STREET<br />
PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85004<br />
OCTOBER 2010<br />
NON-PROFIT ORG.<br />
U.S. POSTAGE PAID<br />
PHOENIX, ARIZONA<br />
PERMIT NO. 679<br />
International Students Enrich Our Community<br />
In recent years <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s has enjoyed an increase in the number of foreign applicants for<br />
admission. We have gained valuable experience in dealing with the issues peculiar to this process and<br />
have received welcome support from the Diocesan <strong>School</strong>s Office. The hospitality of our community<br />
and the quality of our educational programs are now recognized beyond our borders. New applicants<br />
come to us often because of the past experience of someone from their country of origin.<br />
The world is now smaller than it has ever been and exposure to other cultures at early stages<br />
of development is no longer a luxury but a necessity. Our international students are not the only<br />
teenagers benefiting from their presence at <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s. All of our students benefit from the<br />
exchange of views and information provided by the students from different countries. The expansion<br />
of our international student population is a continuation of our long tradition of diversity across all<br />
lines. However, teens are teens and share many more common interests than differing ones.<br />
This year we have sixteen guests from other countries here under federal student visas.<br />
Although European teens are absent this year, last year we had three seniors from Italy and one from<br />
England. We hope to maintain our international student group at or near this level in the future. In<br />
some measure, this will depend on the willingness of local families to serve as a host family. If you<br />
have an interest in doing so, please contact Assistant Principal Rob Rogers at 602-251-2515 or via<br />
email at rrogers@smknights.org.<br />
We gathered the group for a picture and ended up with two versions, one a formal image and<br />
the other giving evidence of the spirited nature of the group. We’re glad they are here.<br />
China<br />
Tian Yi Hu<br />
Ping Chen<br />
Chang Liu<br />
Japan<br />
Rina Nakazawa<br />
Yoshihiro Edo<br />
Mexico<br />
Ramon Valdez<br />
Irvin Ruiz<br />
Paola Valdez<br />
Vanessa Valdez<br />
Korea<br />
Minhwa Sohng<br />
Min Jung Kim<br />
So Jung Han<br />
Hyeon Jung Jung<br />
Woo Lee Kim<br />
Vietnam<br />
Dung Pham<br />
Tung Nguyen<br />
Hoang Nguyen<br />
Tung Nguyen
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