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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...

Two Seongsu-dong bakeries rise as Seoul’s hidden gems

Two Seongsu-dong bakeries rise as Seoul’s hidden gems

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Feb 10, 2023

Seongsu-dong was once a neighborhood known for shoe-making. However, technological advancements in the late 1980s caused many factories to shut down, forcing the majority of workers to look for new jobs....

SIS ventures into the Science Bee

SIS ventures into the Science Bee

Paul Moon, Managing Editor | Feb 8, 2023

SIS participated for the first time in the International Academic Competitions’ Science Bee on Sunday, Feb. 5. Five members of the Science Club—Paul Moon (11), Yuna Park (11), Tobias Choy (11), Cecilia...

ChatGPT. Source: Medpage Today

A deep dive into ChatGPT

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Jan 31, 2023

ChatGPT, a chatbot released by OpenAI on Nov. 30, 2022, has impressed users with its ability to understand and respond to human language in sophisticated ways, including answering questions, translating,...

swimmers at the GSIS swimming pool

Swimming into the new year

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Jan 28, 2023

With the start of second semester, SIS swimmers are back in the pool, training for their B style meets.  For context, KAIAC has implemented a ‘A and B’ system to categorize the myriad of swim races....

Find victory in defeat

Find victory in defeat

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Dec 5, 2022

Defeat occurs once in a while to everybody, including us students—whether it be losing in a quiz tournament, missing a game winning shot, or performing poorly in a Model United Nations conference. And...

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