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HSSC launches Secret Pen Pals event

HSSC launches Secret Pen Pals event

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Oct 13, 2021

On Oct. 5, the High School Student Council (HSSC) launched the Secret Pen Pals event, in which randomly paired up student participants anonymously exchange letters. Participants turned in their letters...

AP Lit students attend Khaled Hosseini’s author talk

AP Lit students attend Khaled Hosseini’s author talk

Sunny Lee, Reporter | Oct 5, 2021

On Sept. 30, AP English Literature & Composition students filed into the auditorium for a virtual author talk hosted by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), featuring Afghan-American...

SIS establishes new work-study system

SIS establishes new work-study system

Jack Lee, Reporter | Oct 3, 2021

Gray Macklin, the work-study supervisor, brought new changes to the work-study program this year. Changes to the program include tasks assigned to students to help them reach their personal goals. Mr....

SIS teachers become fierce tigers during board game competitions

SIS teachers become fierce tigers during board game competitions

Erin Choi, Reporter | Oct 3, 2021

Imagine teachers competitively playing board games with the intensity stiffening the air in the room. Though it seems unimaginable, this is exactly what is taking place at SIS.    Since early...

Students and teachers compete against each other in fantasy football leagues

Students and teachers compete against each other in fantasy football leagues

Isabelle Lee, Reporter | Sep 30, 2021

As the leaves turn red and yellow, fall continues to deepen, and the regular season of the National Football League (NFL) and its corresponding fantasy leagues take place. The fantasy leagues, in particular,...

Changes to YouTube policy create questions among SIS students

Changes to YouTube policy create questions among SIS students

Cherlin Kim, Managing Editor | Sep 30, 2021

On Sept. 10, Google implemented new restrictions for school YouTube accounts pertaining to students 18 and younger. This has raised concerns among the SIS students as many clubs and classes use YouTube...

Fall Sports Guidelines

Fall Sports Guidelines

Isabelle Lee, Reporter | Sep 17, 2021

Picture of the renovated playground

SIS remodels playgrounds and gym

Bin Ma, Reporter | Sep 12, 2021

Over the summer, SIS renovated all three playgrounds and the bench in Tiger Gym 1. The playgrounds were completely replaced with new equipment, and the benches of TG1 were also replaced with new ones spelling...

NHS inductees participate in marshmallow activities during late night

NHS inducts new members

Jack Lee, Reporter | Sep 12, 2021

The National Honor Society (NHS) induction and late night activities took place on Aug. 25 in the auditorium and library. High school principal Jim Gerhard, NHS advisor and high school vice principal Gray...

Human rights law seminar sparks new opportunities

Human rights law seminar sparks new opportunities

Minjae Chun, Design & Production Editor | Sep 10, 2021

SIS high school students are intrigued by a unique seminar that covers fascinating yet challenging human rights issues that is taking place through November.   On Aug. 30, Jared Rock, high school...

Matthew Um (right) and Seoyoon Choi (left) discuss ideas, just as they did for their podcast

SIS students runners-up in NYT Podcast Contest

Woojune Kim, Co-Editor-in-Chief | Sep 9, 2021

Two SIS students, Matthew Um (11) and Seoyoon Choi (11), were announced as runners-up in the New York Times Podcast Contest on July 1. Their podcast, titled “Why We Need Movie Heroes Who Look Like Us,”...

New clubs aim to use technology creatively

New clubs aim to use technology creatively

Jack Lee, Reporter | Sep 5, 2021

With the dawning of the 2021-22 school year, students have introduced new clubs revolving around using technology and online platforms.     The YouTube Influencer Club (YIC) and the Software...