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November: Joint efforts of students, HSSC necessary to improve Open Forum

TTAdmin | Nov 30, 2014

In response to students’ complaints about the HSSC’s lack of activity within the school, the Student Improvement Committee (SIC) initiated an Open Forum on Oct. 14. Through this forum, all students...

Cooperation between middle, high schools advantageous

TTAdmin | Nov 30, 2014

Due to different schedules and locations, middle school students rarely have the opportunity to interact with high school students. However, more high school clubs have recently begun to cooperate with...

Crackdown on proposed food cart items due to parents’ safety concerns unjustified

TTAdmin | Nov 9, 2014

Popular snacks among students such as ramen, hot chocolate and coffee were among the new items the HSSC proposed to start selling on the Cartnivore, the HSSC food cart, Although this proposal stirred excitement...

HSSC Open Forum effective in facilitating communication

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

When a new policy is passed by the administration, students often criticize the necessity of such actions, due to lack of awareness of the logic behind such decisions. This common reaction shows that there...

Early College Deadlines : Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

SIS early deadlines encourage effective procedure, promptness By Hollis Hwang With the onset of senior year, students are challenged with a writing task unlike the research papers on the Great Depression...

Inter-club collaboration generates engagement, fuels greater productivity for student initiatives

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

Krispy Kreme donuts, Market O brownies and cheese balls in Ziploc bags: these are some of the products sold in bake sales held by clubs and the HSSC food cart. Bake sales are the typical get-rich-quick...

October: Skewed perception of grades shapes academic environment

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

Nearly 50 percent of students in each grade level received an Honor Roll-Award of Excellence last year. The average grade point average of the current senior class is 93.62, which is less than a point...

New PE rubric enforces reasonable fitness standards for students

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

SIS requires students to take at least two years of PE regardless of athletic ability. As both Physical Education 9 and Life Sports are graduate requirements, it is clear that the school takes these courses...

Peaceful protests necessary in China-Hong Kong dispute

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

Protesters frantically using umbrellas to fend off pepper spray attacks and police using batons to strike out at protesters—these are the images that have been splattering newspaper pages recently. In...

No-English policy in foreign language classes to expedite students’ progress in conversation

TTAdmin | Sep 5, 2014

When it comes to foreign language courses, students are expected to polish their skills to develop a strong foundation for future foreign language pursuits. In order to expedite this process, the foreign...

September: Teacher retention rates affect student learning environment

TTAdmin | Sep 5, 2014

Teacher retention is becoming a more relevant topic as turnover rates increase in US public and private schools. International schools in Korea face similar circumstances, especially because they traditionally...

Departments attempt to improve supply quantities

TTAdmin | Sep 5, 2014

As a new school year begins, students are assigned textbooks, workbooks and various materials for their classes. However, the “Textbook Adoption Year,” a system in which high school departments take...