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Terry Fox Run in America

SIS students partake in the Terry Fox Run

Grace Lee, Reporter | Sep 22, 2023

On Sept. 22, SIS will host its own Terry Fox Run to raise money for cancer research, joining thousands of other schools worldwide that take part in this non-competitive event. All high school clubs are...

Source: Kristina Kang (11)
SIS Varsity Volleyball Bench

Unsung heroes of varsity sports: bench players

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Sep 22, 2023

Behind every star in the sports world, hundreds, if not more, of bench players do not receive the attention they deserve. As much as historic players, such as Lionel Messi in football or Michael Jordan...

SIS Team A ahead of the final match against SFS.

SIS Quiz Team competes at SFS

Colin Park, Reporter | Sep 18, 2023

The SIS Academic Quiz Team (AQT) has been preparing for its first tournament at Seoul Foreign School, SFS, which took place on Saturday, Sept. 16. AQT is composed of a variety of high school students,...

Morocco earthquake devastates thousands

Morocco earthquake devastates thousands

Taerin Kim, Reporter | Sep 18, 2023

On Sept. 8, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco at night, killing more than 2,900 people. Morocco has been dealing with the aftermath of the deadly earthquake that took the lives of thousands...

Poster of the clubs affiliation

DMZ Eco Youth club engulfs students with nature

Andrew Shin, Reporter | Sep 14, 2023

  The DMZ Eco Youth Club showcased their images of the DMZ in the atrium from Sept. 11-14. The exhibition included a diverse collection of images of not just plants and animals, but also the...

South Korea, Saemangeum 2023 World Scout Jamboree campsite

South Korea uses K-pop concert as compensation for scout jamboree failures

Christie Hwang, Copy Editor | Sep 6, 2023

On Aug. 1, around 43,000 participants from 158 different countries gathered for the 12-day 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, South Korea. The 12-day event gained international attention as South...

Source: Reuters

Japan releases treated nuclear wastewater, unlikely to pose health risks

Andrew Shin, Reporter | Sep 6, 2023

Starting on Aug. 24, workers from the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began releasing treated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station (FDNPS), destroyed by the Great East Japan...

‘The Addams Family’ auditions begin

‘The Addams Family’ auditions begin

Grace Lee, Reporter | Aug 31, 2023

On Aug. 22, auditions were held for the 2023 school musical, “The Addams Family.” Call-backs took place on Aug. 24, and the following day, the cast list was posted. Unlike last year’s production,...

On April 6-7 and April 10-12 during office hours, the SIS Chess Club held chess tournaments in the high school atrium for students.

SIS students participate in four chess tournaments

Jack Lee, Reporter | Apr 13, 2023

On April 6-7 and April 10-12 during office hours, the SIS Chess Club held chess tournaments in the high school atrium for students. Rules included playing in a Swiss-style tournament, meaning no players...

Culinary diversity bridges Chinese, Spanish classes

Culinary diversity bridges Chinese, Spanish classes

Daniel Shin, Editor-In-Chief | Mar 21, 2023

Spanish and Chinese classes prepared traditional Hispanic and Chinese dishes—from tanghulu to tacos—for a unique culinary exchange in the atrium on March 18. Chinese I-III and AP Chinese classes...

Seniors take studio photographs

Seniors take studio photographs

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Mar 16, 2023

With graduation in three months, many seniors recently have visited photo studios with their friend groups. “We were all discussing what we could do to make our last few months together memorable,”...

Mitchell (45) shoots against Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic (9).

What’s driving the NBA scoring boom?

Eric Hyunseung Cho, Copy Editor | Mar 13, 2023

Even by the NBA’s standards, Donovan Mitchell’s 71-point game against the Chicago Bulls on Jan. 2 was a rarity. No NBA player had scored more than 70 points since Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game in 2006...