Taiwanese immigrant Chia Jung Tai (center) of Hoffman Estates and Haitian immigrant Yvens Evrard of Waukegan read the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at Northbrook Junior High Friday. | Ruthie Hauge~Sun-Times Media

Vernon Hills High School graduate Anton Yushkov recites the Pledge of Allegiance after being declared a citizen of the United States of America during a Naturalization Ceremony at Northbrook Junior High Friday. | Ruthie Hauge~Sun-Times Media

Seventh-grader Josh Fritz waves an American Flag as he sits in the bleachers during a Naturalization Ceremony. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media

South Korean immigrant Sam Ho San Seo, of Rolling Meadows reads the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at Northbrook Junior High. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media

Immigrants rise while holding American Flags as their countries of origin are read aloud during a Naturalization Ceremony. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media

Guatemalan immigrant Angela Zamora, of Des Plaines, becomes emotional as she is officially declared a citizen of the United States during a Naturalization Ceremony at Northbrook Junior High. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media

Holocaust Survivor and graduate of Northbrook Junior High, Sam Harris, gives the keynote speech during a Naturalization Ceremony at Northbrook Junior High. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media

Lithuanian immigrant Indre Veverskyte receives her official naturalization paperwork during a Naturalization Ceremony at Northbrook Junior High. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media

Eighth-grader Andy Ahlborn performs with the student band during a Naturalization Ceremony at Northbrook Junior High. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media

Students wave small American Flags during a Naturalization Ceremony at Northbrook Junior High. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media

Boy Scouts Nick Abbot (eighth-grade) and Dylan O'Malley (seventh-grade) salute the flag as the National Anthem is sung during a Naturalization Ceremony. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media

Debra Gordon, Associate Counsel U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, begins a Naturalization Ceremony at Northbrook Junior High. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media

The Honorable Edmond E. Chang of the U.S. District Court addresses immigrants, students, family members and faculty during a Naturalization Ceremony at Northbrook Junior High. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media

Student Council member Brett Cotler, newly naturalized citizen Anton Yushkov, and Student Council members Shayna Lutz, Olivia Tritsis, Lily Ruklick and Anna Hirshman recite the Pledge of Allegiance. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media