The usual morning of an SIS student: a long, sleepy commute to school. The begrudging walk toward the building towering over the students to usher them into another day of intense competition and testing....

When students enter the cafeteria after three class periods of exhaustion, many immediately groan at the menu options presented to them. It is commonplace for students to complain about the lunch relentlessly,...

During passing periods and after school, groups of students gather with phones ready and buckets filled to the brim with ice water. A student steps forward, a countdown begins, and within seconds, freezing...

There is a famous rumor in SIS: students must take more “hard” AP exams to have the upper hand in college admissions. With this in mind, SIS students put in their best effort to take more APs that...

There is a famous saying in SIS: students must finish their SAT with a 1550 or above before junior year. With this in mind, most students put in their best effort to prepare for the SAT before sophomore...

When brainstorming ideas for a project or writing the first sentence of a five-paragraph essay, many students’ first instinct is to turn to ChatGPT for assistance. Upon discovering that AI was used for...

Speaking in honest terms, when that email drops about another mandatory counselor meeting, most students groan. Another 30 minutes are taken from studying, hanging out with friends, or doing anything else...

When a new WebWork assignment is uploaded, many students make the habitual decision to either procrastinate the assignment to a date past the deadline or simply not even attempt the problems. More often...

When one brings up Christmas in Korea, the immediate thoughts that come to mind may be holding hands with a significant other and clumsily rolling down the icy skating zone. Next stop, walking through...

When working towards practically anything at SIS, whether it be an executive position in a club or an academic excellence award at the end of the year, students find themselves amidst intense competition...

Female friendships are emphasized as one of the most empowering and supportive relationships in media. When a girl posts something on social media, another girl would feel obliged to rush to comment uplifting...

When teachers see a student hunched over on a desk with bottles of coffee around them and engaged in a panicked conversation with a classmate, most will shake their heads disapprovingly, questioning why...