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In defense of AI in school

Grace Lee, Copy Editor | Apr 11, 2025

When brainstorming ideas for a project or writing the first sentence of a five-paragraph essay, many students’ first instinct is to turn to ChatGPT for assistance. Upon discovering that AI was used for...

The SIS swimming team after placing 2nd at KAIAC

Underdog varsity swim team secures unexpected success

Nathan Ahn, Reporter | Apr 11, 2025

Practicing relentlessly from a small swimming pool in the basement of the school, SIS has one of the most underappreciated varsity swim teams among Korea’s international schools. Rarely represented on...

Course reviews: helpful or not?

Course reviews: helpful or not?

Jiah Hwang, Multimedia Editor/Copy Editor | Feb 28, 2025

As the second semester rolls around, so does the preparation for the impending 2025-’26 school year. With the underclassmen’s variety of AP courses widening for next year, the current AP students are...

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TikTok restores service in the US after 12-hour ban

Zoe Chang, Reporter | Feb 10, 2025

For many American TikTok users, Jan. 19 was a day of frustration and uncertainty. Across the US, a federal law banning the use of TikTok was enacted, with many users being greeted with a message saying,...

How to: overcome sol-keu culture

How to: overcome sol-keu culture

Jiah Hwang, Multimedia Editor/Copy Editor | Dec 12, 2024

When one brings up Christmas in Korea, the immediate thoughts that come to mind may be holding hands with a significant other and clumsily rolling down the icy skating zone. Next stop, walking through...

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...

Main Building entrance on the day of KORCOS conference

SIS hosts annual KORCOS conference

Dom Min, Reporter | Nov 20, 2024

SIS held the 2024 Korea Council of Overseas Schools (KORCOS) conference on Nov. 9 to give teachers an opportunity to share insights on their experiences in the educational field. The annual gathering,...

Pill on the background of coffee beans

Solving the caffeine drug crisis

Nathan Ahn, Reporter | Nov 15, 2024

We have all done it before—trying to pull the greatest “all-nighter” and cramming two weeks’ worth of material into a single night. As we try to juggle academics with extracurriculars such as sports...

Yoonwoo Lee (11) jumping to spike the ball.

Boy’s varsity KAIAC tournament concludes volleyball season

Nathan Ahn, Reporter | Oct 30, 2024

The varsity boy’s volleyball team played in the KAIAC tournament on Oct. 25, concluding their volleyball season. After falling short at the AISA competition, this tournament was their last chance to...

Ryan Lee (10) scrolling on Instagram Reels

The Gen-Z drug: ‘Scrolling’

Dom Min, Reporter | Oct 10, 2024

“The world has yet to even acknowledge that this addiction exists, despite it being all around us and fueling our current mental health crisis.”  As Dr. Justin Romano states, the world is entering...

Protestors in stork costumes walking down central Gangnam

Concerns over crowding in the Gangnam climate protest

Colin Park, Reporter | Oct 2, 2024

Last Saturday, the 907 Climate Justice March took place along Seoul’s Gangnam Boulevard. With over 30,000 people marching down the streets, this protest left an indelible mark on the climate change movement.  The...

PSAT becomes optional for SIS sophomores

SIS implements a new optional PSAT system

Ryan Lee, Reporter | Sep 9, 2024

With the start of the 2024-’25 school year, SIS changed the PSAT exam from mandatory to optional for sophomores. Previously, SIS had enrolled sophomores to take the PSAT exam automatically. However,...