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Editorial Page
Final Advice
by Seok Won Jee ‘10
Staff Writer
A Letter from the Editor
by Sangil Min ‘10
During my three years at
Hebron, I had good preparation
for college and the rest of my
life through trial and dedication.
There are some occasions I recall
with regret, some with a great
sense of accomplishment. As a
graduating senior, I would like
to give subjective and personal
advice; some may disagree with
it, some may leave Hebron with
less regret because of it.
Rising seniors: You started the
year with the goal that seemed
far away: to earn good grades as
preparation for college. Well, you
guys just spent the year struggling
to achieve good grades, and
now college is right in front of you
and very real. You should prepare
intensively through this summer
break. First, collect as much information
about colleges as possible.
Getting admission to college
is a war between all seniors
around the world! Information is
a great weapon. Second, practice
the SATs. Colleges say that they
now care less about the tests, yet
your score may be important for
your application. As with sports,
practicing the SATs will improve
your skills. Try to solve at least
a section a day. By the end of
summer break, you will feel the
difference. Third, take care of your
fall and winter term GPA; your
GPA is vital to your application.
Lastly, prepare your application
essay ahead of time. Once you
start school after summer break,
there are so many things to do
that time flows crazily, and you
will find yourself applying the
day before the application due
date! Participate in clubs, sports
and community service. The
experience of a part-time job
or internship will also help your
application. College might not
be a life-deciding factor, but it
will certainly affect your life. By
devoting the next six months to
a strong application, the direction
of your life can change.
Rising juniors: For me, junior
year was the busiest in my life.
There are so many things to care
about for the future as well as the
present. Junior year is the year of
trial and hardship. You now face
pressure from colleges. College
admissions will be greatly concerned
with your junior year GPA.
I strongly encourage juniors to try
various activities as much as possible
to look for your dream. If you
already have a strong dream, then
make it more real by finding the
details of your dream. By having
a strong dream, you are building
the path for your life that will help
you with your college choice. It is
certainly true that you can go to
college with an undecided major,
trying various subjects to find
what you want to do, then transfer
to another college to do what
you want. However, why wait a
year or two when you can get an
early start and reduce your work?
Also, try various activities to make
your application more varied. It is
good way to catch two birds with
one stone.
Rising sophomores: Congratulations!
You spent a year successfully
adjusting to high school. While
sophomore year may seem the
easiest because of the freedom
from pressure, it is also important.
Your job is to find a way to study
that suits you. Fortunately, you
have a year to experience through
trial and dedication. You can first
try a method suggested by your
teacher when you are not sure of
yourself. Then, adjust the method
a bit or try a new one until you
find the best fit. Having a successful
sophomore year can be a turning
point for the rest of your life
by completing just one job.
Some of you might disagree
with my advice and some might
not care since you have your own
strong thesis. I am just an advisor
who is on his “life” path. It is
your decision to choose where
you want to go. Lastly, to everyone,
I would like to give one last
bit of advice, which my parents
gave to me so many times that it
is now my motto. Enjoy your life,
yet work as hard as you can so
that there are no regrets.
About ten months ago, Mrs.
Inglehart and a dozen of students
gathered together with a plan
to restore the school newspaper,
The Hebronian, to its former
glory. From writing articles and
taking photographs, to completing
the final layout and editing the
night before the publication date,
Hebronian staff members put in a
great deal of time and energy to
publish a newspaper that, in my
opinion, is both interesting and
newsworthy. Looking at it at the
end of my senior year, I am confident
that The Hebronian has been
worth all the effort that we put into
it this year. I enjoyed this year’s
experience and strongly believe
the paper will represent, for me,
something memorable about the
Hebron experience.
This year, promoting the newspaper
was the hardest task because
we started from scratch. I want to
emphasize that the active involvement
of the community is crucial
for a student newspaper. It always
needs ideas, opinions, and feedback
from students because The
Hebronian is a newspaper that
is written and run by students.
Through the newspaper, we represent
ourselves to people who
interact with the community. It is
a great opportunity to speak for
ourselves and to share our own
perspectives.
Most importantly, this year The
Hebronian has successfully connected
past and present students
at Hebron Academy. Because it is
published online, it is enjoyed not
only by students and faculty members
living on campus but also by
parents and alumni. I appreciate all
the graduates who sent feedback
Write for the News
Interested underclassmen should contact the editors or advisors.
Contact Information:
donna_inglehart@hebronacademy.org (Mrs. Inglehart)
11kimj@hebronacademy.org (Jai Kyeong Kim ‘11)
to us this year. I look forward to
reading The Hebronian next year
as a Hebron alumnus and hope
that the newspaper continues
to serve as a means to unite the
whole school community and its
former graduates. Of course, as
the Internet allows more people
to hear news of the Hebron community
more easily, there may be
a question of why we would need
a school newspaper. The Hebronian,
however, is more than just
a newspaper that provides “facts”
about the community. Rather, it is
the unity of students’ efforts that
illustrates how well we are doing.
Lastly, I want to give my gratitude
to my fellow editors and all of the
staff members of The Hebronian.
These talented writers and photographers
have provided exciting
news, stories, pictures, and opinions
that have enlightened and
entertained us. Also, thank you to
our advisors, Mrs. and Mr. Inglehart
for their support, commitment, and
time. Although it was challenging
to start a new group with a new
task, they always encouraged us
to continue the newspaper with a
sense of responsibility after each
hard step. I also wish Jai Kim ’11,
the next editor-in-chief, good luck
and hope he finds joy as he creates
The Hebronian with a supportive
staff.
From. Sangil Min, Editor-in-
Chief.
Editorial Board
Staff
Advisors
Sangil Min ‘10, Editor-in-Chief
Emma Leavitt ‘10, Editor
Emily Powers ‘10, Editor
Jai Kyeong Kim’ 11, Photo Editor
Hoin Na ‘10
Kim Vigneau ‘11
Noelle Giguere ‘13
Seok Won Jee ‘10
Seung Woo Kim ‘10
Soo Yeon Kim ‘12
Yena Kang ‘12
Mr. Inglehart
Mrs. Inglehart