In the Global Issues News...
ISIS: Tweeting Propagandas Towards Western TeensOn March 8, 2015, two teenage Australian brothers were found carrying vague return tickets to Middle Eastern “conflict zones”. Suspicious, customs called in counter-terrorism officers, who discovered the pair was carrying suspicious luggage. While they were luckily intercepted....
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pop culture
(Ashley Whang, Amy Shin, Yoobin Lee) In a sea of iconic shopping districts in Seoul, Hongdae is one to take note of. Hongdae has been the melting pot of youth culture, urban art and indie music for Korea. From the dozens of fashionable and affordable clothing boutiques to the hippest clubs on the block, it’s no wonder how Hongdae is an extremely popular destination for young adults...
(Sean JS Lee, Nick Shin, Jon Lee) It’s ten in the morning at No-Ryang Jin fish market, and the workers wake up to prepare for another busy day. “Although it all differs, I work for 8-10 hours a day.” says the first interviewee. The workers start out the day by having to unpack newly arrived fish and get ready to sell their fresh produce. They work through most of the day and when they finish work around 6 p.m, the workers come home tired than the day before. |
In what we learned...
PI DAY : RACING TOWARDS THE LAST DIGITPi day this year is unlike any other pi day in history. March 14th, 2015 would be when the first 6 digits of pi, 3.1415, correspond to the date and the year, which would only come once in a century...
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¡Hola! An Introduction to SpanishAt Seoul International School, students in eighth grade has an option to take a language course; either Chinese or Spanish. As excited as the students were to learn a new language, many students were nervous about having an addition to the core classes, and how it would impact their grades. However, Spanish is a subject enjoyed by many students who are hoping to take further participant in throughout their high school years....
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MS Girls Basketball : A New Start, A New Change The coach blows his bright red whistle, signaling for all his basketball players to surround him. Eager to listen to every word of their coach’s directions, all his students race up to him while dribbling their basketballs, in a matter of minutes. This is a common sight in all the MS girls’ basketball weekly practices. As it is now April, it is the time of the year when middle school girls basketball starts...
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Farewell to our beloved teachers...
Farewell Ms. Johnson : Apart in Distance, but not in the Heart
Reflecting back on the past two years she has been teaching the second grade at Seoul International School, Ms. Tabitha Johnson has most often been described by her students as “heartwarming” and “caring”. Known for her strong affection towards children and her firm determination, the second graders in her class this year and former students who are currently in third grade will truly miss her as she moves to teach at the Chinese International School in Hong Kong next year....