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Koreans revisit history of Samil-day on its 103rd anniversary

Koreans revisit history of Samil-day on its 103rd anniversary

Isabelle Lee, Reporter | Mar 8, 2022

On March 1, 1919, Korean nationalists took to the streets, leading a nationwide civil protest against Japanese occupation. 103 years later, the nation celebrates another anniversary of Samil-day, also...

Support our athletes, no matter where they compete

Support our athletes, no matter where they compete

Woojune Kim, Co-Editor-in-Chief | Mar 6, 2022

At the Beijing Winter Olympics, athletes such as Eileen Gu, an American-born skier who decided to compete for China and won gold, have drawn criticism for not representing their birth country. When these...

SIS hosts National History Day

SIS hosts National History Day

Minjae Chun, Design & Production Editor | Mar 4, 2022

On Feb. 26, SIS hosted the annual National History Day (NHD) Korea awards ceremony for the first time. The NHD supervisors, James Kowalski and Steven Nave, and the high school NHD Student Council have...

Jitters for 2022-23 school year: AP course selection begins at SIS

Jitters for 2022-’23 school year: AP course selection begins at SIS

Cherlin Kim, Managing Editor | Mar 4, 2022

On Feb. 21, Gray Macklin, SIS high school Vice Principal, sent out an email to all rising freshmen, juniors, and seniors in regards to course selection for the 2022-’23 school year. That same week, he...

Academic Anecdotes: Week of hell

Academic Anecdotes: Week of hell

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Mar 4, 2022

Sunday. I started with a strong resolve to ace every test that week—my week of hell.  My misery kicked off with an AP Biology and Algebra II test on Monday, a Chinese test on Tuesday, then a life-defining...

SIS students explore world of vlogging

SIS students explore world of vlogging

Erin Choi, Reporter | Mar 4, 2022

On an average day at SIS, you may often find yourself walking past a group of students filming and talking in front of a camera. It is also likely that you find a few familiar faces in the thumbnails of...

A young voter’s guide to the 20th Korean presidential election: Everything you need to know

A young voter’s guide to the 20th Korean presidential election: Everything you need to know

Cherlin Kim, Managing Editor | Mar 3, 2022

On March 9, South Korea’s 20th presidential election will begin. The four front runners are currently Lee Jae-myung, Yoon Suk-yeol, Sim Sang-jung, and Ahn Cheol-soo. As of Feb. 22, Lee and Yoon take...

Youtube Influencer Club hosts international film competition

Youtube Influencer Club hosts international film competition

Jack Lee, Reporter | Mar 2, 2022

The executives of the Youtube Influencer Club (YIC) are hosting an international film competition between SIS, Korea International School (KIS), and Seoul Foreign School (SFS). The contestants are required...

That’s a wrap on the 2021-22 winter season

That’s a wrap on the 2021-’22 winter season

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Mar 2, 2022

With the 21-22’ year winter season coming to an end, SIS winter athletes gathered in the auditorium on Feb. 25 during activity period for the winter sports awards ceremony.  “SIS sports awards...

NAHS holds fundraiser event for Memory Project

NAHS holds fundraiser event for Memory Project

Daniel Shin, Editor-In-Chief | Feb 25, 2022

From Feb. 16-18, the National Art Honor Society (NAHS) sold a variety of chips in the high school atrium and around the school hallways to fundraise for a school art project, officially known as the Memory...

History Honor Society wins first place honors

History Honor Society wins first place honors

Paul Moon, Managing Editor | Feb 25, 2022

On Feb. 19th and 20th, 3 teams from SIS’s own History Honor Society (HHS) faced 20 other teams from various nations in a head-to-head History Bowl tournament. For the two varsity teams, it was a challenging...

High school student council introduces new Cartnivore snacks

High school student council introduces new Cartnivore snacks

Jack Lee, Reporter | Feb 25, 2022

On Feb. 15, the high school student council (HSSC) introduced new snacks to the cartnivore, such as cup ramen and Dippin Dots ice cream. Provided with a larger variety of snacks, more students have started...