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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...

Semester-based club application, evaluation processes necessary

TTAdmin | Dec 15, 2014

By Hollis Hwang and Nagyon Kim  To participate in any extracurricular activities, students are required to submit application forms that are available only at the beginning of the year. However, because...

December: Weighted assessments of cognitive skills inconsequential

TTAdmin | Dec 15, 2014

Last year, the administration revised the school’s grading policy to reflect different levels of thinking. Each department chose categories, usually addressing knowledge, application and analysis, evaluation...

Letter to teachers: Down with structured Down Week classes

TTAdmin | Dec 15, 2014

The following is an open letter addressed to the teachers of SIS as  a proposal for the benefit of all: Teachers, it is time for you to have some faith in us, and yourselves. For a semester, you taught...

Indifference toward  extracurricular, sports events demonstrates lack of social awareness

Indifference toward extracurricular, sports events demonstrates lack of social awareness

TTAdmin | Dec 15, 2014

Club activities and fundraisers are usually initiated with a hope that the event will raise awareness and tangible support for specific causes. Unfortunately, this is not achieved at SIS, as demonstrated...

Obama’s decision to support undocumented workers justified, necessary

TTAdmin | Dec 5, 2014

Nearly two years after he made his speech at a high school in Las Vegas on Jan. 29, 2013, Obama returned to make an announcement about his new immigration policy reform on Nov. 21, 2014. Acknowledging...

Participation of citizens integral in ensuring celebrities’ accountability

TTAdmin | Nov 30, 2014

Many Koreans sing along and wave light sticks when attending their favorite singers’ concerts. Many laugh and cry over celebrities in dramas. Due to Korean fans’ serious attachment to celebrities,...

Current payment system for school lunch proves inefficient, burdensome to students

TTAdmin | Nov 30, 2014

Students who eat lunches provided by JJ’s Catering are required to pay a sum of money for an entire semester’s worth of meals. While this may appear to save students the inconvenience of having to...

November: Letter to the Editor from Fredric Schneider

TTAdmin | Nov 30, 2014

I cannot resist the opportunity to respond to the article on Early College deadlines. This is not like a “typical American public school’ where most seniors would apply to five or six schools at the...

Students develop interests, life skills by partaking in many extracurricular activities

TTAdmin | Nov 30, 2014

More is less. This is often the opinion of many counselors and teachers regarding extracurricular activities. Students are often encouraged to dedicate themselves to a number of activities related to...

HSSC’s monopolization of food sales during break unjustified

TTAdmin | Nov 30, 2014

With recent events, such as the school store selling food during office hours, the HSSC has raised concerns about food sales during office hours. According to Jarret Lambie, high school principal, there...