Rough+Draft

=**Student Life**=
 * Trends (Brandon Koo)**

9gag: Word on the streets say that 9gag is the most effective waste of time... whatever that means. One can tell a fellow 9gagger by typing “9” on their browser. If the full URL pops up, you know that this person has been spending countless hours scrolling down. Mindlessly.

Mac pro whites: The classic (as we now call it). The white things, yeah those. They maybe old and now obsolete for all the big video projects and editing business, but they will always stay in our hearts as one of our first mac-books... unless you’re new.

Tetris: In certain classes, one might have heard the clicking of space-bars. Chances are they’re playing tetris on facebook and that the lecture is most likely boring. Its quite amusing to see the reactions of max level players when they attempt to not punch in the faces of lower level players as they slowly put down their pieces.

Shuffling: if LMFAO did one thing that was relatively school appropriate, its that they deeply inserted to art of shuffling into the school. Well at least the basic sense of it. Random breakouts of the Party Rock Anthem around campus are not hard to find, and with that comes the mostly embarrassing but sometimes impressive shuffling of students.

Arguably everyone’s favorite time of the day at school: lunch time. The lunch room is not only a place to eat: it is a place of excitement. Even those who are more dead than alive in class act differently in the lively atmosphere of the lunchroom. There are jazz band concerts, flash mob appearances, drama performances, a cappella christmas carol performances, gram deliveries, and much more to revive any dead spirit. There are many qualities to lunch that are special specifically to us KISians. You have probably at one point said “Buy me” or “Do you have a card” to one of your friends. You have probably walked up to the JJ catering staff and said manyijoosaeyo (give me a lot please). You have probably turned to your friends and asked “There’s only 10 minutes left” after one of the administrators comes up to your table and tell you to get to class. You have probably watched some of the other tables laugh (or howl in misery) after a game of rock paper scissors - or even participated in a round yourself. But aside from all of these energizing activities and traditions, it really does help to have something satisfy our growling stomaches that attack us during class.
 * Lunch (Jae Lee)**

Leisure time by Jay Jeong

Defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “time free from work or duties,” leisure time is “the hardest thing to obtain” according to **D.K. Lee (12)**. **Jack Kim (11)** remarked, “If plotted on a graph, leisure time would look like a cosine graph” (level of math required to understand what was just said: Pre-calculus). Leisure time definitely comes in small amounts, and since it does, what are some of the favorite ways in which students spend it?

**XXXXX (XX)**: “XXXXXXXXXXX.” **CCCCC (CC)**: “CCCCCCC CCCC.” **QQQQQ (QQ)**: “QQQQQ QQQ QQQQ.” **YYY (YY)**: “YYY YY YYYYYYY.”

There are many ways to spend it, but all of the interviewees agree on one point – that leisure time is when they feel the happiest, free from all of school’s and society’s pressures. “True leisure, however, is scarce, especially in an environment like the one in which we live. We must consistently worry about test grades, homework, projects. Though, most of all of this worry disappears once you are accepted into college – so do your best until then, and have fun afterwards!” – **XXX XXX (12).**


 * What do students listen to?**
 * by Jay Jeong**

Music is a form of art, and within it are hundreds, or even thousands of genres, and within those is an incredible number of artists, and within that is a number of songs too large to count. Therefore, with so many choices, we all have, and are entitled to, our own opinion on what is good music and what is not.

 **Eric Park (11) **  Favorite genre(s): Hip hop, Electro  Two favorite artists: Dynamic Duo, Feed Me  Most played song on iTunes: 나란놈은 답은 너다 by 리쌍 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jerin Lee (11) ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Favorite genre(s): RnB <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Two favorite artists: Adele, U2 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Most played song on iTunes: Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lizzie Jeon (9) **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Favorite genre(s): Pop <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Two favorite artists: Katy Perry, LMFAO <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Most played song on iTunes: Don't Cry by 박봄

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Colin Shin (10)**Favorite genre(s): RnB, Hip hopTwo favorite artists: 김연우, Brian McKnightMost played song on iTunes: Officially Missing You by Jayesslee

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jaeook Lee (12) **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Favorite genre(s): RockTwo favorite artsits: Nemesis, BuzzMost played song on iTunes: 베르사유의 장미 by Nemesis

Winter concert It’s a rare occasion where students and parents get to see the PAC stage FULL of people. Full as in packed with students until there is no more room, not to mention all the instruments that clogged up the halls. The first week of December marked the High school combined winter concert, which is held annually around Christmas time, to showcase Christmas-ey carols and spread holiday spirit to everyone (ho, ho, ho). This year, due to the largest concert band class in KIStory (KIS history), the concert involved around 200 instrumentalists alone. The holiday atmosphere wafted into the audience even before the concert through occasional performers with fancy santa-or-tree hats and ties, wielding decorated instruments. Concert-band’s tuba player Sean Kim (10), who was one of those students who had an extremely noticeable hat, said that. The concert numbers were lively as Wind Ensemble, String, and Concert-band took turns amusing the audience with holiday tunes, that most were able to hum along with, mixed with other ear-freshening pieces. The highlight of the show was quite obviously when literally the whole high school music department showed up to present everyone with a medley of extremely familiar carols. Music flowed through the aisles and halls as they had to use every inch of the PAC to hold all the performers. This concert, packed with spirit, effort, and students, gave laughter and joy to many to start off the last season of the year.
 * WINTER EVENTS (prone to change)**

Kistival: Santa's Gift on 12.2.2011 The NHS KIStival is the 1, and only, Christmas festival available at KIS for all grades. You can see and hear countless of things here: Food, music, cheer, fundraising, and dance. Amidst all the excitement, 1 thing steals the spotlight: Beats by Dr. Dre. These expensive, luxurious, and popular headphones motivate all KISians to buy tickets and use them at the booths since, the more tickets you use, the more likely you are to win the Beats. "It's the Beats that sells most of the tickets. I think it's the best campaign anyone can ever think of," confessed Eric Park (11).

As tickets are drawn from the box by the NHS president, Se June Han (12), everyone neatly aligns his/her tickets on the floor to check for any matching numbers. 431, 289, 2340, 189, 146, and several other numbers are called, and while it seemed that nobody had won, 5 people hold up their tickets in wild celebration. With disappointment and curiosity, the rest of the audience waits for the blessed individual to be announced. After awarding a Starbucks gift card, a pair of socks and blankets, a tumbler along with some chocolate, a USB stick, and These come from trees stickers, the Beats is awarded to to the lucky star of the night: Ms. Dunning.

Most people consider the squeaking sounds of the gym quite annoying. Most. The Varsity girl’s basketball team apparently does not enjoy being the majority as they live in this squeaking sound of the gym; 2 hours every day, for months, going back and fourth creating the harmonious sounds as they perceive it. But its not like they practice dribbling and movements all day right? Here are some common things you would hear if you were part of the girl’s basketball team. Go Phoenix!
 * WINTER SPORTS (prone to change)**
 * vbball girls**

Standard issue over all teams, all events, all sports. This one isn’t an exception. Every time they appear on court for a game, they say it multiple times. Good for team spirit; or at least that’s what the student handbook says. Mooooooooo

Michelle. Oh. Period. She’s so awesome she has her own cheer. Good work! Equivalent players with their own cheer are not common. Variations include Myooooooo, which is for Michelle Yoo. aigo….

Apparently it’s what the little freshman named Annie says every time she does something, and also it appears it doesn’t matter whether or not what she did was good or bad. Wa…t…er….*pant*

What more description does an athlete need. H2O: necessary for quenching incredible thirsts or occupying an otherwise awkward silence. 나대쓰

Yes. You’re going to hear this so just don’t 나대 next time. Credits to Cecilia.

Double team! How many siblings do you see in highschool? Well actually quite a bit. But I doubt you’ve seen them compete in the same sport, in the same team. Such is the case of senior Lisa Kim and sophomore Rachel Kim. As if seeing each other every single day for most of the time was not enough, they also had to share their highs and lows, thirsty and sweaty moments as well. Rachel Kim (10) who is in her 2nd year of basketball said “We got even closer while playing basketball together. It was so much fun and it was special for us because this is the last year that we can be in the same team with each other.” Its not like one of them are bench either; both sisters get legitimate playtime and both have experiences as starters at one point in the season. So even though it might not happen often, we can sometimes spot some team play through blood on the court, proving that being stuck to each other for around 16 years does have a large effect in cooperation. The Captain to Take It All/Freshies Into High School 2 sophomores vs. freshies. The season starts out with a heavy burden on the **Yaerin Song’s (10),** the sophomore captain, back: to introduce basketball, to teach basketball, and to make a team of advanced basketball players running towards another shoot in the basket. Even though the freshies know basketball and how to play it somewhat, high-school basketball is definitely different from middle school basketball(no offense: middle-school basketball is just as fun, indeed). Competition between team members and also other schools come into place; it’s not a jamboree anymore. “I didn’t know basketball was this much competitive of a sport. No one knew in our grade”, remarks **(9).** Above all this confusion and first-day-of-school-like orientation atmosphere, the first practice opens its doors. Doodoom. Stairs, push-ups, sit ups, laps, lay-ups, stairs, push-ups, sit ups, laps, lay-ups, and a water break. Yaerin Song (10) comments, “The freshies were complaining in the hallway among themselves, but the funny thing is that they never complained in front of me or our coach. They were already high-school basketball players in their core/mindsets.” After a long season with close games, the burden on the captain’s back seems to be lighter; in fact, it may be even gone with all the sweat and injuries. After all, it wasn’t 2 sophomores vs. freshies; it was the 2 sophomores and the __ freshies. By Rachel Lee

Boys Varsity Basketball AISA BASKETBALL BOYS And then there were 8. KIS, SIS, KISS, YIS, SOIS. Of these 5 teams, only 1 can place 1st in AISA. On February 2nd, the Boys Varsity Basketball team travelled to Yokohama, Japan to compete against 4 other teams for 1st place. From the start, their path to 1st was a rocky one. Only 10 of the original 12 members of the team flew to Yokohama to compete, and of those 10, 4 of them were injured throughout the course of the tournament. At their first game against SOIS, the boys lost Terry Kim (12), their point guard, due to a wrist injury. “Since we lost our point guard at the beginning of the tournament, it was difficult to adjust,” claimed Hoon Ho Chung (12). The boys lost their 1st game by 7 points, but did not stop aiming for 1st place. They defeated YIS by 12 points in their second game, and defeated SIS after going over time in their third. However, despite their victories, more challenges presented themselves before the team. Junior David Han was quarantined after the first day because of a flu (that kept him in Japan for several days after the tournament as well), Junior Sungwoo Cho suffered a knee injury, and Sophomore Kevin Chung suffered a pelvis injury. By the end of the 1st day, the team had lost 2 of their players, and had to compete with a team of 8; 2 of whom were injured. Despite their situation, the boys clashed with KISS and SOIS the next day, defeating KISS with a score of 40 to 25, and avenging themselves against SOIS in the semifinals with a score of 49 to 41. Finally at the finals, KIS faced off with SIS for first place and blew them away, defeating SIS with a score of 41 to 23. “For all the missing players, we played with everything we had,” said Sungwoo. “I don’t think others will understand what it took to get here, but we will.”

Boys Varsity Basketball Buzzer Beater 5, 4, 3, *swish*. 2.6. With exactly 2.6 seconds left in the game, senior Brian Kwon shot a buzzer beater than won the game. On January, the Boys Varsity Basketball team played against SIS in the Phoenix gym. They played intensely, keeping even with the SIS team throughout the game. By half time, the two teams tied at 19 to 19, and consistently kept up the pressure on to triple overtime. In the overtime sessions, the boys continuously caught up with SIS, consistently scoring 3 point shots to stay in the game. In the first overtime, Junior Sungwoo Cho (11) shot a 3 pointer, bringing the score to 45-45. In the second overtime, Brian shot a 3 pointer bringing the score to 48-48. In third overtime, SIS scored 2 points to pull ahead at 47-45. With only a few seconds left in the game, Coach Ball called a time out for the team to call the play. With 10 seconds left on the clock, and the crowd counting down, Juniors Namkyu Jho and Sungwoo set up a double screen for Brian. Brian pull up to the 3 point line, pump fakes, and shoots a 3 pointer cleanly, leaving SIS only 2.6 seconds left in the game. As the Phoenix crowd jumps up to their feet and scream, the buzzer goes off signaling the end of the game. (BK interview).

SPRING SPORTS
=ACADEMICS= <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Academics: a typical class <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Korean Language: The Hidden Trio__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How many actually knew about the existence of a Korean class in the curriculum since last year? Almost every student you know is probably enrolled either in a Chinese, Spanish, or French class – anything but Korean class. Located on the 3rd floor of the high school building, this group of 3 began as the invisible class and has only begun to unmask itself this year as Korean II. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this classroom, no one competes for the spotlight – or, the other way around, remains as the wordless “class serial killer”. Cindy (“Busan saturi”) Lee (10), Jasmine (“banana”) McCarthy (10), and Bobby (“newbie”) Choi (11) agree that the chief advantage of being involved in a small class is the ability to talk to the teacher without being embarrassed and freely communicate with the other 2 students. Aside from learning the culture and language of their current country, the students learn to establish something deeper: to connect to and explore their Korean side. “All of us somehow have roots in the Korean heritage,” said Jasmine, “For me, I like learning Korean because it helps me communicate with my mother.” Wherever these individuals are from, whatever their motivations may be, their passion for the Korean language and culture is without number.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Social Studies Main: "30 Students Falling in Love with the 50 Veterans": Rachel Lee__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [REVISER: JAY JEONG]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Depict the scene: Raining, Cold, Rode the bus (1 hour and a half), Faces of veterans: lively, excited <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“I”: USE PERSONAL ACTIVE VOICE, MORE DETAILS, AMBIGUOUS, GENERALIZE EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR VETERAN (TALK ABOUT IMPRESSIVE STORIES, GO DEEP) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Reflecting comment <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Take out yoonshin quote if necessary

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Here I am, Our <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> APUSH class headed to the DMZ for a once-in-a-lifetime <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">encounter <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> with veterans of the Korean War. Starting with the one-hour bus ride, they spent every moment together <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: line-through; vertical-align: baseline;"> with their very own veterans <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> touring around the DMZ, shopping in the souvenir shops, and eating at the luxurious buffet. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: line-through; vertical-align: baseline;">they toured the DMZ together, the shopped together in the souvenir shops, and they ate at the luxurious buffet together. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Yoonshin Lee (11) remarked, “It was a priceless experience. They were engaging and encouraging in a lot of ways." <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Despite the gloomy weather and the agonizing memories of war, the students and the veterans talked throughout the whole trip about not only the war memories, but also about family lives, personal hobbies, and future dreams. “It felt like talking to my own grandparents. They looked at me with the warmth that my own grandparents have in their eyes,” expressed Michelle Park (11), “it's a memorable experience that I'll definitely tell my children for sure!”. In the midst of the emotionless wordy textbook paragraphs of war <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: line-through; vertical-align: baseline;"> explanations in their textbook <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, our APUSH students were able to look at various other aspects of the Korean War through the eyes of the veterans themselves.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__1 Short of Platinum by Jay Jeong__

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The song came to a tranquil finish, the entire auditorium silent. Nobody applauded, at least for a while.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This "silent applause" is, to Mr. Londgren, the best kind. It means that the song was so beautiful and so flawlessly executed that the audience members lost themselves in the music. It goes without saying that soon after, the audience erupted into wild ovation. Look up the song, O Magnum Mysterium (band version), and you'll see why.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">That was the first of two songs we played at the SIS-hosted KAIAC Band competition. The next one was a completely different song, entitled Armenian Dances, a 10-minute masterpiece divided into 5 movements.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The 3 judges took their time, and later, we found out that we had scored only 1 short of platinum, the highest possible rank. Nonetheless, we did better than the rest of the schools! Hopefully, next year, we'll achieve that coveted platinum rank.

__Art Feature: Department Revamp__ This year, the school's Art Department underwent a complete reconstruction. The result? 8 different classes: Digital Photography, Art I 2D/3D survey, 2D/3D Studio Art II, 2D/3D Studio Art III, and finally, AP Studio Art 2D. With so many different classes, only a certain number of students can distinguish between them. Survey? Studio? 2D? 3D?

First is the most easily recognizable-by-title, Digital Photography. In this class, students use DSLR cameras and experiment with its manual settings. Jackie Lee (10) in Digital Photography II said “In class, by critiquing photos taken by fellow students, the most important thing I learned was how to receive criticism, as well as give constructive criticism.”

Next, there are survey classes and studio classes. Survey classes are the ones in which students hone their basic skills to move up to a studio class the following year.

The Studio classes are further divided into 2D and 3D courses. In 2D courses, students work with pence, charcoal, conti, pastel, colored pencil, oil pastel, and paint, in the areas of Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Collage, and Design. As long as it's flat on paper, it's in a 2D class (hence its name). On the other hand, there are 3D courses, in which students work with clay, found objects, paper, and other various 3D media, in areas such as Ceramics, Additive, Relief, and Design. While most students take only one of either 2D or 3D, Kevin Kim (11), who takes both, encourages students to do the same: “ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Taking both classes has been an indescribable experience. In 2D, Ms. Arno helped me see what I draw, because I lacked observation skills. In 3D class, Ms. Mullenax helped me become an even more creative artist and broadened my mind.”

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">English Feature 1: 75% of Voters' Least Favorite Book

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> All throughout high school, we are assigned books to read. Some students love reading them; other students hate reading (or don't read them at all). Whichever category you fit in, it is clear that the least favorite book among high school students is, unfortunately, Beowulf.*

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Mr. Stephens believes that this is so because of the "complex language, historical culture, and narrative structure" of the book. He believes that being exposed to such a "beautiful work of art" at a young age is good, and that one day we will come to appreciate Beowulf.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> On the other hand, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley received the most votes for favorite assigned book. Insun Choi (11), an advocate of this book, said, "I really enjoyed this book because I could completely relate to it, as it reflected on many of the issues in our society, such as consumerism and identity." At least you have that to look forward to, rising sophomores!

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">*Disclaimer: Freshmen, just because you are reading this does not mean you will hate it too.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- KEEP <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">elaborate <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">survey monkey (books from all grade levels) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">interivew teachers regarding book

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">English Feature 2: A Walk in Tancheon

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> On a cold, October morning, students in the AP English Language class went on a field trip down to the Tancheon. To prepare for their walk, the 11th graders first downloaded Battle of the Ants by Henry David Thoreau to their music library. Once they arrived, students walked around and observed nature, trying to somehow link what they observed to an aspect of contemporary society. They also took photos, one of which they would write 250-300 words about. Students took photos of willow trees, warning signs, ducks, water currents, grass on a rock, and other innocuous things. The trip was short, but after they returned, Mr. Longbotham showed them the photos he took through the overhead projector. Eunice Choi (11), a great poet herself, remarked, "It felt so refreshing to take a rest in nature, away from all the busy city surroundings. I realized that you can learn as much from nature as you can from a class." After studying the Romantics and their poems, what once seemed so subtle and insignificant now seemed "romantic."

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Focus on the 5 senses

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- recycle <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">first person: sensitive and easily flawed <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">weird wording <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">structures is too....bleh <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">zoom in on some interesting points <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5 senses

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Spanish Feature: 3-strong <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">KIS is a school known for small classes which average about 15-20 people in a room, but there is one class that pushes the envelope: Mrs. Longbotham's AP Spanish class. This class contains not 10, not 5, but only 3 students who happened to be all seniors. These lucky people get the full attention of everything going on in class, not that it would be hard to spot ⅓ of the class sleeping. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">On one hand <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, this means they have no breathing room. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> can be stressful knowing that the teacher is watching <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">you during <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> the whole class. But on the other hand, this means that they get undivided attention, and can concentrate on what they are supposed to do in class.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“I mean, no one gets left out. It’s a really tight community.” Jaeook Lee (12)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“I tphink it can be compared to sort of a family. It isn’t as intimidating as other classes” Sangwoo Song (12)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“I really like it because we get more time with our teacher.” Dongmyung Lee (12)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Yes. That was the whole class. It is rare that an entire class gets yearbook spotlight. It is perhaps one of the more unique classes on campus. They don’t need attendance, they don’t need massive review sessions, and they certainly don’t need to worry about getting a bad seating chart.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">DETAILS <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">closeing paragraph needs to connect smoother

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Science Feature: The 5 Things You Take for Granted in Science Classes__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. chair <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. power plug <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. double doors <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. sink (paper towels), shower room (storage room #2?) seniors who go in there, pull the plug and run <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5. storage rooms <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- mr. halpin, mr. joo, ms. pool, mr. boyce

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">recycle <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">wording <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">too long <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">too informal

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">IT: 01001001 01010100

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ever wonder what its like to make your own website and fill it with your own content? On second thought, no one probably ever wondered about that, but nonetheless the Web Design class went through weeks of hard work to throw together a personalized web page full of their lives and goals. Brian Moon (12), for instance, said that “I just had some of my old pictures, and made a small 3 page website.”. Most students also included stories from their childhood, fancy background photos, and very organized bunch of HTML codes that gave their pages life and layout. “It was interesting to finally learn how to compile everything to make something that actually looks like a website that we see every day,” said Eric Kim (12). Most of these took quite a long time because it turns out HTML codes involve many trial and error adjustments and planning to the pixel degree. However at the end of the year, what Mr. Ross, the instructor, ended up with are a couple dozen well-crafted webpages that show off individual taste and spirit. And then he grades them (sigh).

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Science: A Catalyst for a 5 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The AP biology classes of 2011 are out for blood (or hemoglobin) again, and for this year, Ms. Christenbury has joined the top deck. When asked about her expectations of the year, Ms. Christenbury stated:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“My expectations for the coming years is to encourage students to always be curious learners. I want to be able to help students be passionate about something regardless of the subject.”

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">AP biology is regarded as one of the most memorization heavy, brain intensive AP course the school has to offer; it tests students about the depth of understanding they have for literally everything that lives. [And with a class like this comes those who are prepared.] -?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“AP bio is my first AP ever in high school. I need to make sure I both ace the class and get a 5 on my test, just as a reminder that I didn’t waste a year!” said Scott Cho (10). Not only do they have the pressure of the actual AP test, but they must also go through many different trials like exams, quizzes, and other assignments. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[It’s not always the whips,] -? however. Students [get to eat carrots in the form of labs and activities] - ?, which include yogurt making, onion cutting, dissections, and more. The occasional free time and jokes also motivate them to try harder. So, will these students prevail? The diligent students of AP bio take it step by step towards their desired score of 5.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- A GUIDE TO A FIVE

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Athletic Conditioning: 18 Laps to 3 Miles <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Each of them holding 2 10 kg free weights, with a 14 lb medicine ball close by, the students of the new Athletic Conditioning Physical Education class wait for the arrival of Mrs. Osbourne in the Yoga room. Upon her arrival, the students begin training their core muscles with 2 circuits of bridges and reverse crunches, 2 circuits of squat jumps and knee touches, and work with the medicine ball. The students of this class not only run through drills that exercise their core muscles, but also train with cardiovascular exercises. After several circuits of core exercises, the students go outside and decide between endurance training, intervals, and the hill. Endurance running entails the students to run 15-18 laps around the field, roughly 3 miles. Interval training entails them to run 9 laps around the soccer field, jogging for half the field and sprinting the other half. Finally, the hill entails the students to run up and down the hill about 12 times. These numbers are not set in stone, and actually increase as the year progresses. Students struggled to complete the ever increasing laps around the field, encouraged by Mrs. Osbourne’s yells of “Faster, faster!”. “At first, the exercises we did in Athletic Conditioning felt like it killed every cell in my body,” testifies Eric Kim (12), “But now, 18 laps around the field feels like a walk to the bathroom.”

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- recycle <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- new class: keep it focused

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Chinese: unspoken rules

__ IT feature: Brandon [ __ REVISER: JAY JEONG __ ] __

If you are reading this, you either attended a school called KIS, which is extremely dependent on computers and technology, or you are rummaging through someone else’s yearbook. We, as a school, are extremely sensitive to the changing technology; the smallest releases of new products, and very savvy compared to the average highschooler. Some students can probably get a job as an IT office staff immediately. So, how much do the leading lights of computer tech-ness know about HTML, one of the most basic and elemental languages of the internet world? (Responses will be anonymous to save the individuals’ faces)

Q: What do you think does? A: “Its used to end a line and start a new one; mostly used to start a new paragraph” – **Yeunseok Lee (12)** The average student:

“uh… it does nothing.” “…backspace…?”

Q: When would you ever use <li>? A: “you use it to introduce new articles to a list; it’s like creating a new bulletpoint.” – **Eric Kim (12)** The average student:

“IT CORRUPTS THE WORLD” “it gives lithium :D”

Q: What does do? A: Its used to draw lines through words, like when you cancel it out.

the average student: “when a pitcher has bad eyes in baseball”

“when I wish to hit or punch someone…”

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Play Feature: The Servant of Two Masters A 55kg, 175 cm boy enters the stage with triumph and confidence; as his first soliloquy comes to an end, every one in the audience claps after a silent moment of awe. Following this moment of inspiration, every one in the audience waits for him to appear on stage once again -- at least, I did. Reciting lines as long as 1000s of words (including those Italian food names like //bagna, zuppa, funghu, scaloppine al limone,// and many more which no one can remember because it’s too long), he never showed a glimpse of nervousness nor uneasiness: “I repeated these same passage over and over until it was glued to my mouth!” So called Truffaldino in the play and also a servant of two masters -- Beatrice and Florindo -- he grabs our attention throughout the whole performance with his endless talents. Despite him being a freshman, Truffaldino doesn’t seem to be timid at all; in fact, he stands out to be the most quirky, joyful, and cheerful actor from the whole cast, “When I first heard about the play, I hurriedly looked it up in Wikipedia, and found out that it was the perfect chance for me to finally step up onto stage. Quite contrary from my seemingly scholarly and serious character, I’m actually very loud and jocular!” Having been one of the best plays so far in KIS history, we all give our special thanks to this special kid, the chinese master, the skinny freshman, the spotlight of the year, and the servant of two masters: **Jae Hyun Park (9)**.

By Rachel Lee

Event Winter concert Instrumentalists Brandon Koo

It’s a rare occasion where students and parents get to see the PAC stage FULL of people. Full as in packed with students until there is no more room, not to mention all the instruments. The first week of December marked the High school combined winter concert, which is held annually around Christmas time, to showcase Christmas-ey carols and spread holiday spirit to everyone (ho, ho, ho). This year, due to the largest concert band class in history, the concert involved around 200 instrumentalists alone. The holiday atmosphere wafted into the audience even before the concert through occasional performers with fancy santa-or-tree hats and ties, wielding decorated instruments. Concert-band’s tuba player **Sean Kim(10)**, who was one of those students who had an extremely noticeable hat, said that __. The concert numbers were lively as Wind Ensemble, String, and Concert-band took turns amusing the audience with holiday tunes, that most were able to hum along, mixed with other ear-freshening pieces. The highlight of the show was quite obviously when literally the whole highschool music department showed up to present everyone with a medley of extremely familiar carols. Music flowed through the aisles and halls as they had to use every inch of the PAC to hold all the performers. This concert, packed with spirit, effort, and students, gave laughter and joy to many to start off the last season of the year.__

__by. Brandon Koo__

__kistival feature: Santa's Gift on 12.2.2011__

__The 1 and only festival available at KIS. 1 Food, 2 music, 3 cheer, 4 fundraising, 5 dance; but out of all the excitement, only 1 thing grabs our kisians' attention: the Beats by Dr Dre. "It's the Beats that sells most of the tickets; I think it's the best campaign anyone can ever think of," confessed **Eric Park (11).** This expensive, luxurious, popular christmas present motivates all kisians to buy the tickets, and pay them to each individual booths: the more tickets you have, the more likely you can earn the Beats.__

__As the tickets are drawn from the magical box by the NHS president, **Sejune Han (12),** everyone neatly aligns the tickets on the floor to check the corresponding number. 431, 289, 2340, 189, 146, and endless numbers repeat, but no one seems to respond until 5 people suddenly hold their tickets up high to celebrate their lucky night. With disappointment and curiosity, the audience waits for the blessed individual to be announced. After a popcorn set,__ __,__ ___,__ __ (waiting for Sejune response), the Beats is awarded to to the lucky star of the night: Ms. Dunning.

by. Rachel Lee

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