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Pro-Palestinian protests after mass arrest at Columbia University

Pro-Palestinian protests after mass arrest at Columbia University

Subeen Shim, Reporter | May 2, 2024

Classes canceled, dozens of arrests, and university gates closed. On April 23, prestigious US universities started to experience campus tensions over Israel’s war with Hamas.  More than 100 pro-Palestinians,...

Last pep rally of the school year garners school spirit

Last pep rally of the school year garners school spirit

Grace Lee, Reporter | Apr 29, 2024

The last pep rally of the school year took place on April 24 and celebrated the spring sports athletes. With the help of Tiger Sports Council and Brandon Fraseur, activities director, the underclassmen...

Golf Varsity goes rounding

Golf Varsity goes rounding

Colin Park, Reporter | Apr 15, 2024

“Practice makes perfect” is what Dr. Steven Nave had in mind when he created the Tiger Cup. Last week, the golf varsity commenced its first Tiger Cup tournament at Rock Garden Golf Club, with the goal...

Passing the baton: Carson Park 26 beats four-year track record

Passing the baton: Carson Park ’26 beats four-year track record

Colin Park, Reporter | Apr 15, 2024

In its six-year history, the varsity track and field (T&F) team had many adept athletes, one of whom was Philip Ham, the previous SIS 100-meter sprint record holder—having received the MVP accolade...

Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Fraud: The Future of Cryptocurrencies

Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Fraud: The Future of Cryptocurrencies

Waan Choi, Copy Editor | Apr 15, 2024

On March 29, Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding investors of his company and ordered to forfeit $11bn to compensate victims....

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New club policies: a remedy to an ineffective system

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Apr 5, 2024

On Mar. 18, the high school office presented a new club executive selection process. An email sent out by Mr. Del Vecchio, Vice Principal of the high school, details the new changes for all clubs. These...

MUN club goes to UNISMUN Hanoi

MUN club goes to UNISMUN Hanoi

Colin Park, Reporter | Apr 4, 2024

The SIS MUN club embarked for Vietnam earlier this week. For the first two days, the delegates visited numerous historical sites, deepening their understanding of Vietnam as a Less Economically Developed...

SIS hosts KAIAC Large Group Festival

SIS hosts KAIAC Large Group Festival

Everlyn Chong, Reporter | Mar 19, 2024

Every year, bands from different schools gather for the KAIAC Large Group Festival. Bands get the opportunity to listen to each other and evaluate their skills by getting either a platinum, gold, silver,...

SIS Track and Field team competes in first meet

SIS Track and Field team competes in first meet

Andrew Shin, Reporter | Mar 19, 2024

On March 11, the track and field team traveled down to Humphreys High School for their first meet of the season. They competed against seven other schools: CI, DMHS, HHS, KIS, OMHS, SFS, and YISS. Many...

New sports season begins with changes

New sports season begins with changes

Everlyn Chong, Reporter | Feb 29, 2024

With the spring sports season officially starting this week, all spring sports teams–soccer, badminton, and track and field–held tryouts for SIS students from Feb. 13-15. There are changes to each...

Ms. Edwards develops The Admission Puzzle series for high school students

Ms. Edwards develops ‘The Admission Puzzle’ series for high school students

Everlyn Chong, Reporter | Feb 29, 2024

As the year is approaching its end, there has been a rise in interest regarding college admissions. Ms. Kelecy Edwards, the SIS college counselor, responded with a presentation in the auditorium debunking...

Korean Lunar New Year Traditions are outdated

Korean Lunar New Year Traditions are outdated

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Feb 28, 2024

For some people, Seollal—Korea’s Lunar New Year—is four days of rest; for others, it is a time to visit their family. However, for many mothers, it often means three days of continued labor.    These...