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The Saint Paul Preparatory
Seoul Newspaper
Nov. 24, 2015

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August 16, 2016
A NEW YEAR WITH NEW STUDENTS
Long time no see SPPSians. How was your summer?
Did you prepare for the standardized tests? Did you
work out? Did you hang out with your friends? Did you
visit colleges? Whatever you did, I hope you have
enjoyed it. However, now it is the time to come back to
school to meet friends again and have fun.
It is a new year with new seniors, new courses, and
not to mention, new students. New students?! Yes, we
have a lot of new students, and I am certain that
everyone is excited about that fact. Well then, if we are
excited to see the new students, why don't we take
care of them, since they will be nervous and shy to
introduce themselves to us at first? In this manner, we
can let the new students know more about our school,
finally helping them to adapt to the environment more
easily.
New students! Before anyone helps you out, as one of
the original members of Saint Paul, I would like to
share some features of SPPS!
1. UNIFORM
Yes, I know how you feel. It is indeed uncomfortable
and takes a long time to wear it neatly; however, if you
don’t want Mr. Ellison to call out your name, wear it
before it happens. Always keep this in mind: Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays are uniform days; when
Friday is announced as a casual day, then you may
wear anything!
2. INDOOR SHOES
I admit that it is taxing when you are late to school and
there is only less than one minute remaining until the
bell; however, imagine yourself in class, smelling dog
poop on someone else’s shoe. Imagine yourself
stepping on a piece of gum that was attached to
someone else’s shoe. You would feel unpleasant and
not want to do such a thing. Although I came up with
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some extreme cases, we do not know what substances
are on your outdoor shoes, so it is best to wear indoor
shoes when in school. You will get used to it, don’t
worry.
3. TABLE TENNIS
It is the sport that the majority of the SPPSians enjoy
playing during anytime. So far, there are two tables.
During lunch and after school, students play for more
than an hour. It is a Saint Paul’s tradition. Feel free to
join! You have no need to worry about being young
because we always take turns without any so-called
“senior pressure.” Work hard and play hard.
4. HELP IS EVERYWHERE
Saint Paul is a small school where you can find help
anywhere. The students and faculty members are
willing to help you out. In classes, the teachers are
always there for help. Our counselor Ms. Na, although
busy, is always in her office to help guide you through
any college related problems. The admissions office
staff are always on the first floor to answer any
questions. Don’t hesitate to ask!
5. PEER TUTORING
The National Honor Society is planning to launch the
peer tutoring system before September. This is not
necessarily a dull tutoring club, but rather a fun study
club with your friends. The purpose of this is to
encourage students to work together, help each other
out, and have fun after school. It is not mandatory, but
the students who are interested in completing
homework together, preparing for tests, and learning
from your peers are more than welcome to join this
system!
There are lots of others that I have not mentioned,
however, it is your job to discover the rest! During
your journey, I hope you have fun and make many
friends. Good luck!
Joon Seok Lee
joonseoklee@stpaulseoul.com
Advisor Ms. Cary Hall
Editor in Chief Joon Seok Lee
Photo editor Namhyuk Ben Koh
Graphics editor Hyun Tony Chung
Reporters Soon Jae Park Seungjin Jordan Choi
Sehoan Mike Choi Youmin Steve Choi
Junior Reporters
Jin Matthew Kwak
Byunghoon Will Song
Yeun Annie Lee

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A FEW WORDS FROM MEMBERS OF
THE HERMES
The Hermes, SPPS newspaper club, was born last
year at right about this time. Initially, there were a
lot of adversities that our club had to face since it
was a newborn club, but with grave perseverance
and consistency, we all together made it to the end
of the 2015-2016 year, and we were bestowed the
Club of the Year Award for publishing newspapers
on a regular basis and holding a Spelling Bee
contest.
As the leader and editor in chief of The Hermes, I
am so honored to receive the award along with my
precious members who worked so hard throughout
the year without any complaints. If not for them,
the Hermes would have never prospered up until
this stage. Also, not to mention, Ms. Hall, our club
advisor, was like our shadow. I earnestly thank her
for her effort to the spelling bee contest and various
other projects.
Let’s hear what our members thought and felt
throughout the year as being part of The Hermes!
Kelsey
Throughout this semester, I worked as a designer
of the SPPS newspaper. At first, I was overwhelmed
and did not know how to properly make the cover
for the newspaper. My first try outs were far from
perfect, but as I made more covers I can say I did
improve a little. I am glad I could contribute to the
SPPS newspaper this semester.
Ben
It was a memorable experience to be a part of The
Hermes. I learned a lot of things throughout the
year.
Mike
Once I got into the Hermes,
I only delivered God's message.
William
I joined as a late member to the Saint Paul
newspaper club. President Joon took good care of
me, as I was a newborn to the club. It was
fascinating to see how the club worked as a team,
and I hope to join the majestic club next year again.
It was nice to be a part of the club.
Jordan
When I set foot on the front steps of SPPS, I thought
my first year here was going to be lonely and
overwhelming. Quite the opposite has happened to
me since my transfer here. Upon joining the
Newspaper Club, I was able to interact with
upperclass students. I also met Joon Seok (G11)
who has guided me well through my adjusting
period. I thank everyone in the club for putting up
with me!
Ms. Hall
I have truly enjoyed working together with such an
excellent organization! I look forward to growing as
a team and producing many fantastic new issues of
the paper for the school!
Steve
As a proud member of the Hermes, I have always
felt a great deal of delight and pride every day
participating in the amazing activities.
Soon Jae
My folding skill has increased by 5(10).
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NEVER TOO YOUNG TO CHANGE THE
WORLD?
Not often do you see a high school student as
innovative and determined as Dongsei Park (19), a
rising senior at Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies.
We bring you his full story:
What pushed you into space science?
information through white noise. This feature,
inspired by two movies, Martian and Interstellar,
was added so that the astronauts will be fully
aware of their surroundings while not losing sight
of what’s in front of them. In space, such an
attribute comes in handy.”
“While studying abroad in Canada during
elementary school, I was given the opportunity to
partake in a science project. I was required to
research generally about the field of space
exploration and write a report on it. As I got close
to finishing up my report, I could not stop telling
myself how valuable space technology was and
would continue to be so for the human race. From
that point on, I have wanted to be the frontrunner
in space science technology and development. I just
felt like I could pursue my passion and also change
the world at the same time.”
Dongsei (mid-right) and his team member (mid-left)
taking first place at the Conrad Challenge
Tell us about your recent success at Conrad
Spirit of Innovation Challenge.
“The Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge first
started in 2007. It is held by the Conrad Foundation,
named after the famous astronaut Pete Conrad. In
the competition, over 150 teams of high school
students from 50 different countries came up with
innovative solutions or inventions that they deem
necessary in the future development of space
technology. Among all the brilliant participants, my
team and I humbly took the first place with our
space helmet.
In what ways were you rewarded for
performing excessively well at an international
level?
“For winning first place, my team and I were
granted enough funds from NASA to start our own
venture, currently named Sixth Sense Technology,
and get our helmet patented. After the competition,
YTN, eDaily, and a few more famous broadcasting
networks interviewed me. The most rewarding
experience I would say was receiving a letter of
recognition and a watch from the Prime Minister.”
The helmet is not as simple as it sounds. Our
invention heavily focuses on two components
essential to the future of space science: safety and
effectiveness. The space helmet will be keeping a
record of every movement and acceleration of an
astronaut. It will then apply pressure on certain
parts of the head so that the astronaut will be able
to find firm balance and move more stably even at
zero gravity in outer space. More importantly, our
helmet will provide the astronaut with a live 360˚
sense of his/her surroundings by providing the
A letter of recognition and a gift watch Dongsei
received from the Prime Minister of South Korea

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SNAP CITY SHOULDERS
As summer begins, a lot of people are eager to be fit
and they start working out. Staying fit and growing
muscles are amazing for your health. However,
people whose bodies are not used to weight lifting
are prone to injury. The most common injury they
encounter is shoulder injury, rotator cuff injury
specificly.
The rotator cuff muscle is a very small muscle that
enables your shoulder capsule to freely rotate. Due
to its small size, it is highly vulnerable. Once you get
a rotator cuff injury, you will feel harsh pain in your
shoulder joint, and it will restrict your mobility.
What causes this painful injury?
Hey, strong men out there! What is your favorite
day? Yaaaaas~ CHEST DAY!
I am quite certain that this preference applies to
most men in the gym. Guys love broad shoulders
and a strong chest. They endlessly work on them,
neglecting back and posterior deltoid. Press! Press!
Press! SNAP! This is such a horrible sound, SNAP.
Your shoulders will crack and snap once you hear
this weird sound in your joint. What happened?
There are a number of causes for shoulder
snapping and pain. One of the most common causes
is an imbalance between the front and back of your
upper body. So obsessed with chest and shoulder
development, people often forget the importance of
balance in their bodies. Continual pressing
movement will force their shoulder capsule to tilt
forward and it will create bad posture. Then,
What is your ultimate goal?
“My ultimate goal is to expand space technology in
terms of domesticity. So far in South Korea and
many nations, space, for common people, is a
distant and limited topic. If outer space is most
likely where we are headed in the future, it only
makes sense to familiarize the field with many
people.”
Do you have a message for the young and
aspiring scientists?
“I, like most of you, want to change the world. To
pressing movements with bad posture will cause
even more pain and so on.
Your shoulder mainly consists of three sides:
anterior (front), lateral (side), posterior (rear).
With a lot of pressing movements on chest and
shoulder day, our anterior deltoids are overloaded
with heavy weight and surpass the strength of
posterior delt. To fix this imbalance, we have to
strengthen our back and posterior delt so we can
really open up our shoulders.
Some great workouts for healthy shoulders will be
in the next edition of the Hermes. Stay tuned!
Going to the gym is an amazing experience and it
will surely improve you physically and
psychologically. However, your passion for a
healthier body can ironically worsen your body
without correct knowledge. As a person who at
least has some experience in fitness, I would like to
help Hermes readers to stay healthy and strong.
Sehoan Choi
sehoan.choi@stpaulseoul.com
do so, we must continue to pursue our passion,
instead of only rummaging through school
textbooks. If you are unsure of how to start, you
can join me and many other young scientists like
you at my organization, Korean Youth Society for
Space Technology and Astronomy.”
Those students who desire to impact the world,
like Dongsei, must look beyond their textbooks and
desks.
Seungjin Jordan Choi
seungjin.choi@stpaulseoul.com

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DEAR JUNIORS
If you are a junior, I, on behalf of all the seniors,
would like to tell you something: good luck, mate.
The junior year is notorious for tormenting
students with standardized exams and GPA. The
universities that you’ll be applying to in your senior
year will be looking at your junior year GPA mostly
if you’re applying early, so that’s another ton on
your shoulders. But, is this all true? Is it really that
painful? Or is it just another myth? Well, it depends
on how you manage it. Here are some hopefully
helpful tips to successfully get through your junior
year.
As mentioned before, you need to ace the tests, the
many many tests. So, you need to actually plan
what tests you are actually going to take and set
your course schedule based upon that. To avoid
predicaments as much as possible, you should: List
the standardized tests you will be taking that year,
whether it be the new SAT, ACT, SAT subject tests,
TOEFL, or APs. Please keep in mind that the list has
to be feasible.
GPA is really important in your junior year, so
please don’t overload your schedule with as many
APs that you can put in. Randomly putting in many
challenging AP courses into your schedule will only
make your life miserable and might not be worth it
in the end. If you have an idea about what you’re
planning to major in, consider putting those
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Annie
By contributing at this newspaper club, I would be
very happy about sharing the various sets of
valuable information with the club members. I
wished that this information was shared with all
my friends, and it was a great experience
throughout this semester.
Matthew
After finishing the Hermes newspaper club, I was
able to learn the significance of "punctuality.” Strict
deadlines was one part of the essence that has built
up Hermes today. It was such a valuable moment
throughout this year, and I truly hope every
SPPSian enjoys summer!
subjects into your schedule. If there’s a course that
you are not confident of getting a good grade on,
but you need to take for graduation, leave that for
your senior year.
Now that you have your plan and course schedule
ready, let’s talk about how to prepare for the APs.
PAY ATTENTION TO CLASS. I know that most of
you’ll be thinking about cramming for the exam in
academies from March, but that’s a really, really,
really bad idea. Doing well in your class will help
you a lot in preparing for the exams, and some of
the mock tests provided by our teachers will give
you a good idea on how well you’ll do on the exams.
Beside all the how-to stuff, you must be diligent to
have a successful and happy junior year. Not like
get up at 6am and sleep at 11 pm. Just keep up with
your classwork, do not miss turning in homework,
and do well on tests, but don’t be too obsessed with
the test scores; they’ll only hurt you more. Also, do
not leave today’s work for tomorrow; it will really
mess up your plan.
I guess these are all the tips I can give you guys for
now. Hopefully they were helpful; hopefully you
will survive your profoundly stressful junior year,
or even enjoy it. If you are in need of further advice,
please feel free to ask others for help.
Soon Jae Park
soonjaepark@stpaulseoul.com
Tony
Throughout the year it was fun. All was good.
Joon Seok Lee
joonseoklee@stpaulseoul.com

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CAMPUS TOUR: Things you can take
from a university tour program
The first thing a prospective student considers
while they are selecting universities should be
‘whether this university can fit into my direction or
not’. As each university differs from each student’s
main interest, the cultural atmosphere differs from
school to school. Determining where to apply, and
knowing the general environment of the school are
also a major consideration. Some information sets
are readily available on school websites, but some
others may not provide high level access from the
internet. For these kinds of subjective decisions, it’s
better to visit the actual campus and try to
understand the curriculum directly. “Campus tour”
is an opportunity provided to prospective students
with highlights of the university to make
prospective students feel like they are already part
of the school community. It also helps them fully
understand the school system in detail. Each
university assigns school ambassadors, mainly
composed of juniors and sophomores, who provide
each touring group with detailed information about
the school based on their experiences. School
ambassadors talk about the historical background
of the university (such as who built the school or
the past hidden episodes), various clubs or events,
and the requirements for the admissions.
Those who are interested in touring can apply the
campus tour through a few steps. With the
assumption that you are applying the campus tour
in America, the first thing you should do is visiting
t h e s c h o o l w e b s i t e , a n d f i n d v a r i o u s
campus tour information. You can then choose the
touring that best fits your schedule and your favor.
Next, fill out your personal information, then its
applied! Admissi ons will check your application
and remind you before few weeks of the tour.
Campus tour is highly recommended to every grade
level, especially to students who are rising
sophomore, before they prepare for the application.
In my experience, one week of campus tour in
California in middle of this summer vacation helped
me alot to view various universities in new
perspective. There were so many schools with
fascinating curriculums. In some schools, individual
colleges in an university made their own leagues
and formed a sense of belonging to a community.
By spending few weeks from the vacation, you can
break previous stereotypes on certain schools. Even
you are not looking ahead for the application, you
might visit and check it out for any schools, which
can be helpful to you anyway. The opportunity is
widely open, waiting for you to visit.
Yeun Lee
annielee@stpaulseoul.com

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