Staten Island teens start program supporting college, career readiness | In Class column Updated Mar 01, 2021; Posted Feb 28, 2021 Cynthia Lei (right) and Yong Yan (Crystal) Liang created a new program, OpportuniTeens, to support students with career and college readiness, like internships and volunteer events. (Courtesy/Cynthia Lei and Karen Wu) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two Staten Island high school seniors are working to increase student access to college preparatory and career resources and programs — regardless of students’ economic backgrounds. Staten Island Technical High School seniors Cynthia Lei and Yong Yan (Crystal) Liang thought of the idea of the new student organization, OpportuniTeens, during a trip upstate in December 2019.