2007 November GNCCS Sponsored student
list
T12-10 Group Characteristics: 5 Homerooms 6 Ethnicities
4 Girls (+ 2 Alternates) 8 Boys (+ 1 Alternate)
4 Counties + Old Town District
1. Class #268 YangXiaoSong M MuoSo NingLang 564
2. Class #268 HeXinRong M NaXi YuLong 584
3. Class #268 ZiHaiYan F Yi YongSheng 568
4. Class #269 CunJin M NaXi YuLong 590
5. Class #269 ZhaoYinSong M Bai
6. Class #270 WangXi F Han YongShen 597
7. Class #270 GuanXiaoFeng F Han YongShen 610
8. Class #271 SunXiaoMei F Han NingLang 590
9. Class #271 SuYuan M Han YongShen 612
10. Class #271 ZiPing M Yi YongShen 572
11. Class #272 HeZhengHua M Han YongShen 579
12. Class #272 LiuFuShan M Dai YongShen 560
13. Class #268 LiuYongNing F Han NingLang 607
14. Class #271 BaiQingFang F Han YongShen 598
15. Class #272 ChenZhiXiang M Yi YongShen 554
Note: 3-G award = Good pupil, Good Classmate,
Good Schoolmate
The 3-digit number reflects
the midterm grades
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Biography
1. Class #268 YangXiaoSong M MuoSo NingLang 564
Background: XiaoSong is a 15-year-old MuoSo boy from a far remote farming village.
There are no roads and no electricity in the area. His peasant parents have no other source
of income to support two high school students (yearly income =<RMB300 per capita).
When the admission notice came, the family had less than 1/3 of tuition to register the
boy. By August, the father had scraped and borrowed enough for XiaoSong to start school.
Teacher’s comment: XiaoSong is a hardworking boy who has good grades and good
citizenship. He has been awarded the 3-G honor many times during junior high. He
leads a modest life, loves group activities and does not shy away from difficult tasks.
He plays the ethnic flute and is especially good at native tunes.
Student’s comment: High school tuition for 2 students and mother’s heart medicines
are a burden too great for my parents. I do not know how much longer my family could
hang on or how long I would be attending classes. Yet, I shall not give up hope and my
life’s goal. Please give me a chance. I appeal to you for your favorable considerations,
a favor that I shall always keep in my heart.
2. Class #268 HeXinRong M NaXi YuLong 584
Background: XinRong is a 16-year-old NaXi boy from a NaXi village on the riverbank.
Since he was the only child, the parents did all right until his mother took ill last year
and the family finances abruptly turn sour. Even with father’s extra jobs, their cash
reserve dried up while their savings previously loaned to others could not be recalled in
time to pay for the boy’s tuition.
Teacher’s comment: XinRong is a bright boy with a cheerful personality. He is
community minded and is always first to volunteer. He lives modestly and loves to help
out others. He has excellent academic records, won awards in speech and essay
contests. He loves soccer, writing, singing, speech making and exhibits leadership quality.
Student’s comment: Because of my mother’s illness, my aged father’s supplement
income still could not support me
in the
3. Class #268 ZiHaiYan F Yi YongSheng 568
Background: HaiYan is a 16-year-old Yi girl from a far remote Yi village with no
communication to the outside world and no roads. Both parents are peasants. Their
only income depended on their farm. The yield had been poor due to poor soil condition.
In addition to school expenses for the two students, the family also relies on their small
farm to support the aged grandmother.
Teacher’s comment: HaiYan has good grades and good citizenship. She is
self-disciplined and has team spirit. She loves art, sings and plays the ethnic flutes.
She loves group activities and is an all around model student.
Student’s comment: My heart aches for my parents. They try so hard to keep the
family fed. The school expenses from both my younger brother and I only make their
burden heavier.
4. Class #269 CunJin M NaXi YuLong 590
Background: CunJin is a 15-year-old NaXi boy from a small NaXi village not far from
the ancient
personages over the centuries. His father did not graduate from junior high and mother
did not finish grade school. The peasant parents grow tobacco on their farm for cash
income. Their vegetable crop, unreliable as income, mostly ended up as feed for the
family pigs. Their tobacco crop was equivalent to their lifeline when the two boys were
still in grade school. Ever since CunJin entered junior high school their income from
their tobacco crops could no longer cover the extra expenses. With CunJin in senior
high school, the family is in serious financial trouble.
Teacher’s comment: CunJin loves sports. He has won many academic awards
especially in Math, Chemistry and essay writing contests. He is straightforward
and easy-going. He has adjusted well in school and gets along with his classmates.
Student’s comment: Although my parents have doubled their workload on our farm
to keep my younger brother and I in school, we still could not make end meet. I must
get educated to improve the life of my family. I beg you to lend a hand and allow my
brother and I to complete our education. I know we will succeed.
5. Class #269 ZhaoYinSong M Bai
Background: YinSong is a 16-year-old Bai boy from a Bai village at the southern
border of
college. The average yearly income per person is RMB430. He is from one of the
poorest households in the village.
Teacher’s comment: YinSong received many academic awards and leadership awards.
He is a good learner, good classmate and good schoolmate. He loves to play basketball.
Student’s comment: My village is very poor. I always do well in my classes. I know
I will do well in the next three years.
6. Class #270 WangXi F Han YongShen 597
Background: WangXi is a 15-year-old girl. Her family lives in the government forest.
They have no access to farmland to sustain their basic living. The aged grandfather is
chronically ill and needs constant care. The father been mentally ill ever since the girl
was small. The mother therefore could not hold down any long-term stable jobs. The
family relied mainly on the father’s monthly wages of RMB600. The increase in
WangXi’s school expenses put the family in serious financial trouble.
Teacher’s comment: WangYi was a top student in her junior high and was a winner
of the Chemistry award. She is a very intelligent girl and works hard. She has a quick
mind and has good attitude. She is ambitious and sets high goals for herself. She loves
art and loves to draw cartoons.
Student’s comment: The world around me is moving forward. My family faces such
hardship in order to cover my tuition and living expenses but my parents would not let
me quit school. Thank you for the second chance you are giving me so that I could
realize my dreams in education.
7. Class #270 GuanXiaoFeng F Han YongShen 610
Background: XiaoFeng is a 15-year-old girl from a farming village. The father is the
village teacher. Mother is a peasant who brings in a small income. The family relies
on the father’s wages, which also supports the grandparents. The grandmother is very
frail and needs medical attention several times a year. Last year the flood in the village
destroyed a major portion of the crop. The harvest was very poor. The family simply
does not have the cash to cover the high school expenses for both of the daughters.
Teacher’s comment: XiaoFeng has good attitude about her studies. She is inquisitive
and has won many academic and leadership awards. She is respectful and has good
team spirit.
Student: I am interested in ethnic culture, especially the NaXi Ancient Music.
My favorite subject is the English Language.
8. Class #271 SunXiaoMei F Han NingLang 590
Background: XiaoMei
is a 15-year-old girl from the far remote
parents are simple peasants who rely on their two pairs of industrious hands. They grow
vegetables and haul the fresh produce on their backs to town to sell at the market place.
They generate their meager cash income from their consistent hard work. The
grandmother who lives with them has chronic pain and is dependent on pain medications.
The other grandmother lives in a poorer, more remote mountainous village is supported in
part by the father. Although in her seventies, the old woman still toils everyday just to
stay alive. The school expenses for the two children are beyond the parent’s abilities,
especially the high cost to keep XiaoMei in the senior high school in the big town.
Teacher’s comment: XiaoMei is an all around model student. She has won academic
awards and was among the top students at the senior high school qualifying exam.
She is competent in all her classes and has self-confidence. Her specialty is in public
speaking.
Student’s comment: My education is funded by the numerous baskets full
of vegetables that my parents labor all day in the fields and carried on their bent backs
to the market under the torching sun. In their sweat and tears, they have given me the
opportunity to challenge myself and to test my true potentials. We have nothing but
we have each other’s love and support. With tears in my eyes, I shall race towards the
future and finish with the strong ones. I promise to be diligent in my studies. I shall
repay you with my success. I shall repay my parents with my achievements. My
grandfather in the heavens will smile.
9. Class #271 SuYuan M Han YongShen 612
Background: SuYuan is a 15-year-old boy from a far remote village where the soil is
weak. The growing season and the yield are dictated by nature. There are three in
the family with an average yearly income of a few hundred RMB per person. The
mother is sickly and needs medication. The father does extra work as a “day labor”
at the construction site risking his life each day.
Teacher’s comment: SuYuan loves to help other and do not shy from tasks. He won
many 3-G awards. He is diligent and gets good grades. He ranked with the top students
at the senior high qualifying exam. He is respectful of teachers and is very hard working.
The student is especially interested in Math. He loves to read and plays badminton. He
was appointed the team leader of this T12-10 group.
Student’s comment: With your help, my father would not have to risk his life and health
at the construction site and my mother would not worry sick about us each day. I vow to
work hard and maintain my self-disciplined way of life. I shall repay your kindness with
my good grades.
10. Class #271 ZiPing M Yi YongShen 572
Background: ZiPing is a 16-year-old Yi boy from a far remote mountainous Yi village.
There is an aged grandmother at home needing their care. The parents are peasants.
Father has a stomach ailment and mother is sickly. The older brother is in high school in
YongSheng. The weak field and poor weather condition only yield RMB800 total yearly
income from their land.
Teacher’s comment: ZiPing is a hard working boy who lives modestly. He has good
manners and good study habits. He plays basketball.
Student’s comment: With your help, I shall conquer all adversities. I shall be diligent
at my lessons. After I have completed my education, I shall continue to work hard and
be a useful member of the society and contribute to my homeland.
11. Class #272 HeZhengHua M Han YongShen 579
Background: ZhengHua is a 16-year-old boy from a farming village. The grand parents
live with the family. In addition to her frail health, the Grandmother broke her leg early in
the year and has not healed. Her mobility is restricted to around the house. The peasant
parents toil year round on the small plot of land to feed the family. The father has little
communication and social skills to generate extra income so he farms additional leased
fields to keep his older son in school.
Teacher’s comment: ZhengHua is diligent and is a high achiever. He has won awards
in Chemistry and the 3-G Honor. He has good character with high moral standards. He
has good manners and self-respect. He is sincere, respectful of others and loves to help.
He loves teamwork and is a good leader. He plays ping-pong and excels in mathematics.
Student’s comment: My large family has few working members. My heart aches for my
parents who labor in the fields day and night for us. Even with the additional leased land,
my younger brother had to quit school so that I may remain in school. The family income
could not support my tuition and the weekly dormitory fees.
12. Class #272 LiuFuShan M Dai YongShen 560
Background: FuShan is a 15-year-old boy from the Dai village. The family of four lives
on the 0.4 mu (Chinese acre) of field that produces only a portion of their yearly grain supply.
The small parcel of land on the slope had poor yield because the mice stole most of the
seeds from each spring planting. This year, the replanted corn seeds were also lost to the
mice. The family still owes their relatives money to restore the house damaged in the fire
few years ago. Another RMB5000 was added to the family’s indebtedness because of the
younger brother’s kidney stone operation this year. The father, under the pressure to repay
the loans and to pay for schooling the two boys, went away to work as a miner. The mother
alone tends the field and the house. The grandmother, in chronic leg pain, hobbles around
the house and the fields to help with the chores.
Teacher’s comment: FuShan is very diligent and gets good grades. He is patriotic,
respectful, and a good assistant to the teachers. He loves teamwork, art, music and has
been rewarded the 3-G honors.
Student’s comment: My father came home for 5 days during the National Day week.
He risks his life in the mines to support my family and my education. I am grateful for your
help. I promise to repay you with my hard work and good grades.
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13. Class #268 LiuYongNing F Han NingLang 607
Background: YongNing is a 15-year-old girl from a far remote region. The peasant parents
could not support the three girls in school. YongNing has very good grades and citizenship.
She is a 3-G student and has superior language abilities.
14. Class #271 BaiQingFang F Han YongShen 598
Background: QingFang is a 17-year-old girl from a poor hilly village. She has very good
grades and has been award 3-G status several times. She loves art and music. The father
works away from home at a construction site to supplement their cash income.
15. Class #272 ChenZhiXiang M Yi YongShen 554
Background: ZhiXiang is a 17-year-old boy from a cold high mountain Yi village. Mother
passed away few years ago. The father toils alone to feed the family of five and to support
the two students. Grandmother is over 80. Younger brother quit school to help out in the fields.