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Nexen Heroes enters Korean Series for first time

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

With a 3-1 victory over the LG Twins in the playoffs, the Nexen Heroes advanced into the Korean Series for the first time since the team’s founding. The two teams played a total of four games in the...

Early College Deadlines : Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

SIS early deadlines encourage effective procedure, promptness By Hollis Hwang With the onset of senior year, students are challenged with a writing task unlike the research papers on the Great Depression...

IT office tackles unprecedented problems with Wi-Fi connection

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

Aside from an Internet shutdown due to a power outage in Bokjeong that occurred last year, poor Internet connection is not often a problem at SIS. In the past month, however, SIS has experienced Internet...

Inter-club collaboration generates engagement, fuels greater productivity for student initiatives

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

Krispy Kreme donuts, Market O brownies and cheese balls in Ziploc bags: these are some of the products sold in bake sales held by clubs and the HSSC food cart. Bake sales are the typical get-rich-quick...

October: Skewed perception of grades shapes academic environment

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

Nearly 50 percent of students in each grade level received an Honor Roll-Award of Excellence last year. The average grade point average of the current senior class is 93.62, which is less than a point...

SIS teachers support revised AP US History framework

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

To promote stronger critical reasoning skills, College Board made modifications to the AP US History curriculum framework this year, modeling the changes after those made to AP World History in 2012. However,...

Fall sports teams display improved performances

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

This October marked the end of another fall season for volleyball, cross-country and tennis athletes. The varsity volleyball teams finished with both the varsity boys and girls teams placing third in the...

North Korean leader reappears amid tensions

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

Making his first public appearance in more than five weeks, Jong-un Kim, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, inspected a newly constructed residential area for scientists on Oct. 14. According to the BBC,...

New PE rubric enforces reasonable fitness standards for students

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

SIS requires students to take at least two years of PE regardless of athletic ability. As both Physical Education 9 and Life Sports are graduate requirements, it is clear that the school takes these courses...

CSC hosts ‘Fall into Music’ concert in November

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

With the chilly season blowing in, the Community Service Club (CSC) hosted the autumn-themed “Fall Into Music” concert on Nov. 5 in the Atrium during activity period and lunch. The club collaborated...

Cheerleading coach implements renewed application, tryout process

Cheerleading coach implements renewed application, tryout process

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

Striving to improve technicalities with more advanced stunts, jumps and tumbling, Andrea Goodrich, varsity cheerleading coach, modified the tryout process. Several changes were implemented to develop and...

November: PE Commentary

TTAdmin | Nov 1, 2014

Patricia: Welcome once again to an episode of PE Sports Commentary! Eva: Today we are excited to bring to you “Gymnastics Fairy” Yeon-jae Son. Welcome to the show! Son: Thank you for having me. Patricia:...