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Students performing at NHF

Strings students perform at NHF

Yeseo Lee, Reporter | Feb 10, 2025

The KAIAC/KIMEA National Honor Festival (NHF), held at Chadwick on Jan. 25, brought together talented student musicians from various international schools across Korea to rehearse alongside renowned music...

SIS debate students compete at a KAIAC forensics competition.

SIS forensics teams call for teacher volunteers to sustain the team

Stella Ock, Reporter | Jan 31, 2025

The SIS Forensics debate and speech team face an uncertain future due to two major challenges: securing coaches and sustaining the KAIAC competition. In the worst scenario, the team risks disbandment,...

Students warm up at the badminton open gyms

Students attend badminton open gyms

Grace Lee, Copy Editor | Jan 23, 2025

Students interested in trying out for the varsity badminton team during the spring season attended open gyms on Jan. 10 and Jan. 15 to practice their skills and meet other prospective and experienced players. Hosted...

Mr. Shifflett gets stressed while writing letters of recommendation.

‘Locking in’ for the second semester will not benefit your letter of recommendation

Everlyn Chong, Photo/Graphics Editor/Copy Editor | Jan 23, 2025

“Who are you getting your letter of recommendation from?” is a common question that juniors have been asking each other after returning to school for an important semester—a semester with multiple...

Jason Kang (10), HSSC member, receives money from Eugene Ahn (10) 
as Snack Shack cashier

HSSC plans menu change for snack shack

Dom Min, Reporter | Jan 23, 2025

As crowds of students begin queuing in line, the smell of steaming Spam-Mayo cupbaps and spicy ramen begin filling the Snack Shack. This describes many SIS students’ office hours, as they rush in line...

Julie Koh (11) driving to score a goal

SIS holds varsity girls KAIAC basketball

Serim Kwon, Reporter | Jan 23, 2025

The Varsity Girls Basketball team competed at SIS for the KAIAC championship on Feb. 17-18. Ending the season in fourth place, the tournament marked their last games of the official season. “Our standing...

Bánh Canh Ghẹ

A dish that defines you: Chris Blendheim and Bánh Canh Ghẹ

Chloe Yoon, Reporter | Jan 17, 2025

For some, food is mere sustenance, something that is taken for granted. For others, it is an artifact to express who they are. Chris Blendheim, AP Seminar teacher, shared a dish that represents his identity...

Burnout: a state of complete mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion.

Students struggle during burnout season

Everlyn Chong, Photo/Graphics Editor/Copy Editor | Dec 12, 2024

It is difficult to pinpoint a part of the year where SIS students struggle the most. Sometimes, it is the AP season for the upperclassmen when they spend days sitting in the test center. Other times, so-called...

Difference between scale and curve grading systems

Stop confusing scaled grades with curved grades

Dom Min, Reporter | Dec 12, 2024

When any SIS student receives a PowerSchool notification of a poor summative grade, a typical response is to immediately criticize his or her teacher’s supposedly “unfair” grading system. Amid their...

Chengxuan Jin (11) leading the HSSC meeting

HSSC announces the results for its 2025 leadership team

Colin Park, Reporter | Dec 12, 2024

Even within leadership teams, there are leaders. Last month, the High School Student Council (HSSC) held an election for its executive positions, namely, the President, Secretary, Treasurer, Project Coordinator,...

SIS students listen to Ms. Wong’s presentation

Doris Wong delivers lecture at SIS

Taerin Kim, Reporter | Dec 5, 2024

Red Cross Youth (RCY) and Amnesty International, two humanitarian clubs at SIS, hosted a presentation by Doris Wong, who is currently working at a humanitarian organization for disaster risk reduction...

Students participating in open-discussion

Harvard visits SIS for leadership program

Yeseo Lee, Reporter | Dec 5, 2024

SIS hosted the Harvard Model Congress (HMC) Young Global Leaders Program, an interactive program in which students from grades 6-12 learn various skills regarding leadership and communication. The program...