Milton High School hosts naturalization ceremony [Video]

STUDENTS AT MILTON HIGH HOSTED A NATURALIZATION CEREMONY TODAY. TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE FROM 19 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES RECEIVED THEIR CITIZENSHIP CERTIFICATION AT THE CEREMONY. WITH CANADA, BOSNIA, SOUTH SUDAN, AND THAILAND ALL REPRESENTED. BECOMING A NATURALIZED CITIZEN CAN TAKE MONTHS OR EVEN YEARS, AND MANY SAID THEY ARE EXCITED TO HAVE MADE THE FINAL STEP IN THE PROCESS. MILTON STUDENTS PERFORMED POETRY, SONGS, AND THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, BRINGING A PERSONAL TOUCH TO THE CEREMONY. ONE NEW CITIZEN SAID THE STUDENTS MADE IT EXTRA SPECIAL, AND THE EVENT WILL STAY WITH HER FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. <Zsuzsa Mellquist, New Citizen> “The times to have made this decision creates again this vision, this commitment that will make my oath taking ceremony be and stay with me for the rest of my life.” AFTER THE CEREMONY, NEW AMERICAN CITIZENS CAN REGISTER TO VOTE, CHANGE THEIR NAME, AND GET A PASSPORT. AS WE SEE …