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Short summatives: feedback or fear?

Short summatives: feedback or fear?

Eric Hyunseung Cho, Editor in Chief | Oct 27, 2023

Whether mathematics homework quizzes or Chinese linguistic foundation quizzes, there has been an increase of short summatives. But like all changes, this one too has its supporters and critics, with students...

Students attend first pep rally of school year

Students attend first pep rally of school year

Grace Lee, Copy Editor | Oct 23, 2023

As the end of the fall season nears, students attended the first pep rally of the 2023-’24 school year on Oct. 10. The purpose of this event was to garner school spirit and cheer on the fall sports athletes....

Forensics take home first place

Forensics take home first place

Grace Lee, Copy Editor | Oct 23, 2023

The Forensics speech and debate teams competed in their first tournament of the 2023-’24 school year at YISS on Oct. 13 and 14, respectively. Their work on individual pieces began as early as September...

Matthew Halter asserts authority over his students during class.

Stricter teachers, better educators

Waan Choi, Copy Editor | Oct 19, 2023

In recent months, South Korea has witnessed a trend that has shaken its education system to its core: the increase in suicide among teachers. Due to the lack of protection for teachers, parents of students...

Study secrets of AP Chemistry from a perfect scorer

Study secrets of AP Chemistry from a perfect scorer

Jiah Hwang, Multimedia Editor/Copy Editor | Oct 17, 2023

Ian Park (12) rose to grade-level fame after being one of 23 students worldwide to score perfectly on his AP Chemistry test.  By conducting this interview, students who plan to take AP Chemistry or...

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Students take the new digital PSAT

Danny Donghyun Han, Managing Editor | Oct 13, 2023

On Oct. 11, SIS held the new online PSAT, implementing a new testing structure from previous years. The test was mandatory for all sophomores and open to juniors aiming to prepare for the SAT or obtain...

Speakers of SIS holds first session

Speakers of SIS holds first session

Andrew Shin, Reporter | Oct 11, 2023

On Oct. 5, the club Speakers of SIS hosted their first live speaking session in the atrium during office hours. The main speakers, Kaylyn Kim (9), Sahana Raman (9), Jian Hong (10), Seongyoon Kim (12),...

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Colleges visit SIS

Grace Lee, Copy Editor | Sep 22, 2023

Since the start of September, SIS has been hosting visits from universities in the US and Canada. Representatives from universities will be stopping by the atrium or the auditorium to answer questions...

Terry Fox Run in America

SIS students partake in the Terry Fox Run

Grace Lee, Copy Editor | Sep 22, 2023

On Sept. 22, SIS will host its own Terry Fox Run to raise money for cancer research, joining thousands of other schools worldwide that take part in this non-competitive event. All high school clubs are...

SIS Team A ahead of the final match against SFS.

SIS Quiz Team competes at SFS

Colin Park, Reporter | Sep 18, 2023

The SIS Academic Quiz Team (AQT) has been preparing for its first tournament at Seoul Foreign School, SFS, which took place on Saturday, Sept. 16. AQT is composed of a variety of high school students,...

Poster of the club's affiliation

DMZ Eco Youth club engulfs students with nature

Andrew Shin, Reporter | Sep 14, 2023

  The DMZ Eco Youth Club showcased their images of the DMZ in the atrium from Sept. 11-14. The exhibition included a diverse collection of images of not just plants and animals, but also the...

SIS volleyball teams play at GSIS

SIS volleyball teams play at GSIS

Taerin Kim, Reporter | Sep 11, 2023

On August 30, SIS varsity and JV volleyball teams played a friendly match against Gyeonggi Suwon International School (GSIS). SIS volleyball teams were able to secure a victory at GSIS with the final score...