Perhaps surprisingly to many SIS students, the constant presence of Cory Desmond has shaped our school environment. This is his fourth year playing Zero the Hero, a colorful superhero who visits the senior...

The long-awaited return of Snack Shack is over, and its new and improved selections are set to satisfy SIS students. The Snack Shack is visited daily by hungry students of all grades, as the light-hearted...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

“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...