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Jay Lee (12) and Eunice Rhee (12) enjoying the DMZ exhibition.

DMZ Eco-Youth Explorers Club members showcase pictures of nature

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Nov 3, 2022

DMZ Eco-Youth Explorers Club organized an exhibition “DMZ Through Our Lenses” in the atrium from Oct. 31-Nov. 2, showing pictures of species inhabiting DMZ. Uee Jung (10), Jennie Koo (10), Kaden...

Coding Club computes the Collatz Conjecture.

Coding Club confronts Collatz Conjecture

Andrew Shin, Reporter | Oct 28, 2022

On Oct. 27, the Coding Club opened a discussion about the Collatz Conjecture, an unsolved mathematical problem that states whether repeating arithmetic operations allows numbers to eventually reach one.  The...

Do students’ grades really depend on their teachers?

Do students’ grades really depend on their teachers?

Sophie Choi, Reporter | Oct 26, 2022

Calibrating grades has always been a concern for SIS high school students and teachers, as many students think their grades are unfairly affected by the difference in teachers’ grading standards and...

Sean Kim (10) looks over the problem set for the day.

MAΘ holds first competition team practice

Eric Hyunseung Cho, Copy Editor | Oct 24, 2022

On Oct. 14, Mu Alpha Theta club held the first practice for its competition team, a selective group of students who will represent SIS in math tournaments throughout the year. The members were determined...

Joseph Kim (10) sings “Lazenca Save Us.”

MP3 club fills atrium with music

Andrew Shin, Reporter | Oct 18, 2022

On Oct 14, the Music Production Club (MP3 Club) held its first performance of the year in the atrium and sold pizza to students. Students sat around the atrium to hear the students sing and recorded...

Jinwook writing a physics equation.

Meet Jinwook Shin, AP Physics 1 perfect scorer

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Oct 18, 2022

On Sept. 17, Head of AP Program Trevor Parker personally congratulated Jinwook via mail for his perfect 80/80 on the AP Physics 1 exam—an accomplishment achieved by only two students in the world....

SIS hosts first in-person forensics tournament in three years

SIS hosts first in-person forensics tournament in three years

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Oct 18, 2022

In an extremely close, well-matched tournament, SIS walked away victorious by a 1.34 point difference against KIS, the longstanding Forensics champion.  On Oct.14-15, SIS hosted its first in-person...

The Ambassadors choir sings at the Hilton

Ambassadors bid farewell to Millennium Hilton Seoul

Jack Lee, Reporter | Oct 18, 2022

Ambassadors choir annually sang at the Millenium Hilton Seoul to celebrate Christmas. However, with the announcement that Hilton will close the hotel in December, Ambassadors choir will perform for the...

Students attend Nepal trip information session

Students attend Nepal trip information session

Sophie Choi, Reporter | Oct 7, 2022

On Oct. 5, Dr. Nave held an information session for the Moonlight Nepal trip in his classroom explaining its purpose and itinerary.  Students who join the trip will leave for Nepal on Dec. 14 and come...

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New Teacher Feature Q&A: Ms. Borst

Minjae Chun, Design & Production Editor | Oct 4, 2022

Ms. Borst is one of the 15 new high school teachers this year. She currently teaches AP English Literature and Composition and English 9. In this New Teacher Feature Q&A, Ms. Borst shares some of her...

ASR students go bowling at Garden 5 Spin Bowling

Advanced sports and recreation’s bowling unit

Erin J Choi, Copy Editor | Oct 4, 2022

From Sept. 13 to Sept. 23, students in advanced sports and recreation (ASR) had a bowling unit at Garden 5 “Spin Bowling”, a center near school. For five consecutive classes, ASR students departed...

Yates claimed the crown in Assassin on Sept. 23.

Meet Yates Park, Assassin winner

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Oct 4, 2022

NOTE: This article connects to the previous Assassin article. After a long journey of killing his targets one by one and avoiding assassination attempts, Data Science Club representative Yates Park...