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Glancing over the given resolution packet, Jeffrey Heo (9) and Ryan Jang (9)  prepare themselves for the General Assembly plenary session.

MUN team members participate in THIMUN Hague

TTAdmin | Jan 31, 2015

SIS Model United Nations (MUN) attended THIMUN Hague for the first time since 2012, from Jan. 23–30. Though THIMUN was previously cancelled due to concerns regarding the extensive time students spent...

Propaganda balloons burst Inter-Korean relationship

Jaeha Kim | Jan 31, 2015

After eight years of silence between the two Koreas, North Korea’s leader Jong-un Kim unexpectedly decided to resume highest-level bilateral talks during his nationwide New Year’s speech. However,...

Students attend leadership, math competition in Beijing

TTAdmin | Jan 31, 2015

By Claire Kim and Sang Ho Lee To further improve their leadership skills and learn how to better guide the student body, HSSC junior members attended the Association of International Schools in Asia...

Photo by Hollis Hwang (12)

January: News Briefs

TTAdmin | Jan 31, 2015

Ladies Choir learns music theory through new project To better understand music theory, Ladies Choir started a group project that incorporates what students have learned about music theory in their Monday...

January: Honor code insufficient in reducing academic dishonesty

TTAdmin | Jan 31, 2015

During the first semester, the Student Improvement Committee worked on an Honor Code under the guidance of the administration, who expressed the need to reduce cheating. After it was completed, the Honor...

Greater diversity of courses needed for global education

TTAdmin | Jan 31, 2015

By Nagyon Kim and Yeaji Park  Due to a small student and faculty population, there is a limited number and variety of AP courses offered at SIS. This lack of diversity in teaching ultimately hinders...

Integrating academic integrity into SIS

TTAdmin | Jan 31, 2015

South Koreans are cheaters. They’re over competitive opportunists who will risk anything to get into an Ivy. Not only is this an over-generalization, it is racist and downright offensive. Having said...

Unintentional release of chemistry midterm raises questions regarding academic integrity

TTAdmin | Jan 31, 2015

In an effort to improve the culture surrounding academic integrity, students were asked to sign an honor code, vowing that they received no “unauthorized assistance,” before taking their midterm exams....

Graphic by Yeaji Park (11)

SIS CreARTions: Tiffany Jung

TTAdmin | Jan 30, 2015

YENI’S COMMENTARY: Welcome to SIS CreARTions! Please welcome Tiffany Jung (11), an aspiring artist currently taking AP Studio Art. As a member of National Art Honor Society and a student who has taken...

Soundboard app Keezy trendy with apparent disadvantages

Soundboard app Keezy trendy with apparent disadvantages

TTAdmin | Jan 30, 2015

Particularly popular these days are dubstep and electronic music, both of which enable mixing and creating music without lyrics. Such popularity can be attributed to its creation processes, which do...

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Junior re-evaluates writing through science competition

TTAdmin | Jan 30, 2015

On Oct. 8, Kevin Shin (11) submitted an essay on Nitrogen Plasma Surgery that won first place amongst 265 submissions in Dartmouth College's annual International Science Essay Competition. Exploring the...

Student struggles to balance athletic and academic life

Student struggles to balance athletic and academic life

TTAdmin | Jan 30, 2015

With South Korea hosting the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, national ice hockey team has adopted extensive measures to propel its training program. Meanwhile, the Korean Ice Hockey Association welcomed...