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Mr. Rock hosts post-Roe open lecture

Mr. Rock hosts post-Roe open lecture

Cherlin Kim, Managing Editor | May 27, 2022

On May 19, English teacher Jared Rock hosted the post-Roe open lecture on the comedy Lysistrata during activity period. The lecture delved deeply into the presentation “Smoke! Someone’s Playing with...

SIS students take initiative: hosting their first school-affiliated football game

SIS students take initiative: hosting their first school-affiliated football game

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | May 25, 2022

On June 2, SIS is planning to host a friendly flag football match against SFS. Though there are no official varsity teams for this sport, Samuel Hong (11) has been communicating with the Korean Service...

SIS hosts annual end-of-year sports banquet

SIS hosts annual end-of-year sports banquet

Erin Choi, Reporter | May 23, 2022

On May 16, the Tigers Sports Council (TSC) and the Athletics Department hosted the end-of-year-sports banquet. During the banquet, Athletics and Activities Director Jonathan Ames handed out awards to students...

Chess Club organizes intra-school tournament

Chess Club organizes intra-school tournament

Jack Lee, Reporter | May 19, 2022

On Wednesday, May 16th, the SIS Chess Club organized a tournament for middle and high schoolers in the atrium. Desks were set up with chess boards, chess pieces, and chess clocks, and there were around...

Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter

Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | May 19, 2022

On April 25th, a Twitter press release announced at 2:50 pm ET that Elon Musk was interested in buying the app for approximately $44 billion. Musk—a highly publicized figure renowned for his successful...

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Met Gala celebrates Gilded Glamour

Jack Lee, Reporter | May 19, 2022

On May 2, the Met Gala, an annual fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, was held in New York City. The theme of this year’s event was the Gilded Glamor, a reference...

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Johnny Depp persists in fight against Amber Heard

Isabelle Lee, Reporter | May 19, 2022

On April 12, lawyers began their opening statements for Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard at the Fairfax County Courthouse in Virginia. The trial, which was broadcasted through Court...

SIS hosts its annual spring sports banquet

SIS hosts its annual spring sports banquet

Erin Choi, Reporter | May 19, 2022

On May 13, TSC hosted the spring sports banquet for athletes who competed from early February to late April. The soccer and badminton teams were seated in the auditorium during office hours as Jonathan...

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Yoo Quiz on the Block controversially features Yoon Seok Yeol

Paul Moon, Managing Editor | May 19, 2022

On April 20, the famous Korean talk show Yoo Quiz on the Block broadcasted an episode that had its main guest as President-elect Yoon Seok Yeol. Immediately following the announcement that Yoon would...

Graduation returns to ‘normal’

Graduation returns to ‘normal’

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | May 19, 2022

For the past two years, the SIS administration has made many adjustments to meet COVID-19 protocols for the graduation ceremony. However, with the government loosening many of its policies, it looks as...

Graphic by Woojune Kim (11)

Students arrange summer plans

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | May 17, 2022

As the end of the year approaches, students have begun to plan for a fun summer break starting on June 10, motivating themselves to reach the finish line.  Many students look into going on vacation,...

Graphic by Minjae Chun (11)

Chance to take more APs lies in your hands, not others’

Bin Ma, Reporter | May 17, 2022

Recently, SIS students had the chance to make appeals to take additional AP Courses. However, not everyone’s appeals were approved by the administration. Curiously, the AP recommendation form has...