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How would letter grades affect mental health?

How would letter grades affect mental health?

Grace Lee, Reporter | Nov 8, 2023

Whether one is a freshman newly entering the realm of high school grades or a senior gathering transcripts for college applications, most SIS students would agree that grades play a vital role in college...

High school production performs preview

High school production performs preview

Grace Lee, Reporter | Nov 8, 2023

On Nov. 7, the cast of the 2023-’24 high school production, “The Addams Family,” performed a preview in front of the entire high school student body and staff during activity period in the auditorium....

Short summatives: feedback or fear?

Short summatives: feedback or fear?

Eric Hyunseung Cho, Copy Editor | 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...

SIS Cross Country takes home silver at AISA conference

SIS Cross Country takes home silver at AISA conference

Everlyn Chong, Reporter | Oct 23, 2023

From Oct. 12-14, the SIS cross-country team traveled to KISJ to compete in the AISA conference. Both girls and boys secured second place in the conference and varsity captain Paul Moon (12) performed exceptionally,...

Students attend first pep rally of school year

Students attend first pep rally of school year

Grace Lee, Reporter | 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....

American democracy concerns rise as Speaker McCarthy ousted

American democracy concerns rise as Speaker McCarthy ousted

Everlyn Chong, Reporter | Oct 17, 2023

“The office of speaker of the house of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant,” the presiding officer announced on Oct. 3. This was the first time in history that the...

SFFA v. Harvard: what Asian Americans stand to lose

SFFA v. Harvard: what Asian Americans stand to lose

Daniel Shin and Junseo Lee | Oct 13, 2023

Affirmative action, a blanket title for programs providing advantages and special consideration to historically disadvantaged and excluded groups, was struck down by the US Supreme Court on June 29. For...

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),...

Private college consulting: running fast, going nowhere

Private college consulting: running fast, going nowhere

Waan Choi, Copy Editor | Oct 6, 2023

Every morning, I wake up worried about my future. More specifically, I’m worried about the fact that one single college application will be deciding it. This fear is especially amplified by the perception...

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Proposing a new function for clubs

Subeen Shim, Reporter | Sep 26, 2023

The school offers 48 clubs in various fields such as music, science, history, and community service. However, there are 10 service clubs: UYSC, Red Cross Youth, The Giving Hands, HFH, SAPC, ABC Teachers,...

Varsity Golf competes in first ever game

Varsity Golf competes in first ever game

Colin Park, Reporter | Sep 26, 2023

Last Thursday, our varsity golf team faced off against Korean International School (KIS) at Jisan Golf Resort in Yongin. Despite having been created only a month ago, our golf team was able to emerge on...

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Teachers protest unfair treatment

Andrew Shin, Reporter | Sep 22, 2023

An estimated 10,000 teachers in black outfits gathered in front of the National Assembly to participate in the protest on Sept. 4, otherwise known as “The day public education stops” to commemorate...