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Student Voices
SFS is privileged to serve exceptional students hailing from all corners of the globe. Here’s a small sample of their school accomplishments and experiences, straight from the students themselves!
National Youth Music Competition sponsored by Muzworld Journal.
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JSM KOREA NATIONAL STUDENT MUSIC COMPETITION
Grand Prize - Daniel Jeong (Grade 2)
Daniel won the Grand Prize in piano at the JSM Korea National Student Music Competition. He played F. Lynes Sonatina Op. 39, No. 1, 1st mov.
NATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC COMPETITION
Third Prize - Sean Park (Grade 1)
Congratulations to Sean who won Third Prize for his piano performance in the Elementary School division of the 2022
DIODE POETRY JOURNAL
Published work - Kate Choi (Grade 11)
Three poems written by Kate have been published in the Fifteenth Anniversary Issue of the Diode poetry journal, which has a submission acceptance rate of 1%. Kate’s work has been published alongside the poetry of university professors, Guggenheim fellows, poet laureates, and journal editors.
SCIENCE WITHOUT BORDERS CHALLENGE
Semi-finalist - Ji Yoon (Kate) Park (Grade 7)
Ji Yoon (Kate) has been selected by the judges in this year’s Science Without Borders Challenge, "Ridge to Reef." Her artwork has advanced to the semi-final stage of the 11-14 category in this year’s extremely competitive contest.
ETHAN CLASSIC MUSIC CONCOURS
Grand Prize - Haegyu Auh (Year 3)
Haegyu won the Grand Prize for her piano performance. She played Bach 2-part Invention No. 13.
ETRE LA MUSIQUE COMPETITION
Grand Prize Cello - Michael and Abigail Hoe (Year 1)
Congratulations to Michael and Abigail for
their prize-winning cello performance. It was their first time entering a music contest and they both worked very hard for this competition.
KOREAN SPORT AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE YOUNG SPORTS ATHLETES’ NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION
Chairman’s Award - Irene Shin (Grade 10)
Irene’s essay talked about female athletes’ inspirational role in sports and the modern society. She also emphasized the impact of positive aspect of school sports activities and its crucial importance in the life of school aged children and teenagers. Irene’s story was covered by the Chosun Daily Newspaper.
NEW YEARS DESIGN COMPETITION
Excellence Award - Justin Junhyeok Heo (Grade 6)
Congratulations to Justin who received an Excellence Award for his card design in the 2022 China Cultural Center and Association of Korean Chinese Children Education (AKCCE) New Years Design competition.
SAMSUNG HUMANTECH PAPER AWARD
VEX ROBOTICS COMPETITION
Congratulations to our VEX Robotics competition teams who all were invited to the World Championships in Dallas, Texas! SFS is the only school in Korea qualified to send all three teams to the World Championships. A special congratulations to the Middle School division and High School division teams who received the highest possible award, the Excellence Award, at the Korean Nationals Tournament. The hard work and dedication from each student achieved these great outcomes and we are proud of them all!
1. Daniel Suh, Katherine Insau Chung, and Alex Dohyeok Kil (Grade 11). 2. Ted Lee (Grade 7), James Hong, and Benjamin Sim (Year 8) 3. Hajoon Choi, Joan Kwon, Edward Chung, Ryan Ahn, and Evan Bohne (Grade 5)
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Bronze (Biology) and Silver (Environment) - Janice Hur (Grade 11)
Congratulations to Janice who received the Bronze Award this year for her paper Cytotoxic Effects of Mask Nanoplastics and Improvement of Hyperimmune Response by Berberine Coating on Mask. Additionally, Janice won Silver in last year’s competition for her paper entitled Cell Damage and Protein Composition Changes caused by the Disposable Mask Nanoplastics via Respiratory Intake.
YMCA KOREA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SKI COMPETITION
Fourth place - Jia Park (Grade 2)
Jia finished in 4th place in the U-8 Giant Slalom/Alpine skiing division of the 3rd YMCA Korea International school ski competition at Gangchon Elysian.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ART COMPETITION
Excellence Prize - Terence Park (Grade 3)
This prize granted Terence the opportunity to compete the "India International
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY COMPETITION
First Place - Mirim Suh (Year 9)
Congratulations to Mirim who was awarded First Place in the Junior Individual Exhibition category of the 2022 National History Day competition. This year’s theme was Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences and Mirim succeeded with her exhibit on the Rwandan Genocide.
YTN ENGLISH DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP
Excellent Team - Jamie Cheon (Grade 5)
Jamie’s team participated in 7 rounds of English Parliamentary style debates and was ranked #2 with "Excellent Team" Award at the 2022 YTN Elementary School English Debating Championship sponsored by YTN and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
Excellent Team - Celine Chang (Grade 6)
Celine’s team of 4 competed in 3 rounds of preliminary debates and 4 rounds of break elimination debates. Celine’s team achieved the “Excellent Team" reward for their 3 wins and 1 loss, among the competitions total of 51 teams (204 students).
VEX IQ COMPETITION
Excellence Award - Isaac Suh (Grade 3) and Haegyu Auh (Year 3)
As members of team 2217B:BeyondCoding in the 2022 VEX IQ Competition, Isaac and Haegyu received the Excellence Award, which is the highest possible award at the Korean Nationals Tournament. Additionally, they were invited to the the World Championships in Dallas, Texas, USA.
AMERICAN PROTÉGÉ INTERNATIONAL PIANO & STRINGS COMPETITION
First Place - Aiden Suh (Grade 8)
Congratulations to Aiden who, based on this success in this competition, has been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York, USA next year.
Second Place - Rebekah Lee (Grade 7)
Congratulations to Rebekah for winning Second Place in the 11-14 age group. This
year’s competition had entrants from 21 countries.
Second Place - Junho Lee (Grade 5)
With his performance of Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 in G Major 1st Movement, Junho received Second Place in his age group and has the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2023.
IPDC DEBATE TOURNAMENT
Individual Speaker Award - Mathis Leveson (Grade 6)
Although Mathis’ team unfortunately didn’t make it past the quarter final rounds, Mathis was ranked #2 in the Upper Primary Division and awarded an Individual Speaker Award. Participating in the tournament were 36 teams, comprised of 72 individuals from 5 different countries.
KOREA NATIONAL STUDENTS MUSIC CONTEST
Grand Prize (Piano) - Sophia Lee (Grade 4)
Congratulations to Sophia for winning the Grand Prize in the Piano division of the Korea National Students Music Contest sponsored by Samsung Music News.
GYEONGGI YOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL
Top Finisher - Hyeri Han (Grade 11)
Hyerireceived a top 10 finish at the 2022 Gyeonggi Youth Arts Festival. The event, organized by Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, featured 101 participants and Hyeri excelled through multiple preliminary rounds before making it to the top 10 finals.
SEOUL JEUNESSE MUSIC CONCOURS
Second Place - Haegyu Auh (Year 3)
Haegyu won second place in her class for her piano performance. She played Mozart Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545 (1st Mvt).
Excellence Award - Terence Park (Grade 3)
Congratulations to Terence for winning an Excellence Award in the 2021 Republic of Korea Students’ English Speech Contest. This competition promotes Korean culture and is sponsored by the World Association for Arts Exchange Organization and supported by SBS International.
Grand Prize - Jia Park (Grade 1)
Congratulations to Jia for winning Grand Prize in the 2021 Republic of Korea
Children’s & Student’s Art Contest. This competition promotes Korean culture and is sponsored by the World Association for Arts Exchange Organization and supported by SBS International.
FOBISIA POP-UP BOOK COMPETITION
First Place, Group Work - Juwon Lee, Megumi Ono, Steven Lee, Sena Leino (Year 6)
Juwon, Megumi, Steven, and Sena Leino won 1st Place in the FOBISIA Sustainability Popup Book Competition Group Work category. Entrants created and submitted educational books inspired by one or more of the United Nations Sustainability Goals or SDG’s.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT’S ART CONGRESS OF KOREA
Grand Prize - Ji Yoon (Kate) Park (Grade 7)
Kate entered The 71st International Student’s Art Congress of Korea. There were 7,200 contestants in total from Korea and abroad. She received one of the Grand Prizes for her drawing of The Reef Triggerfish.
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S EXHIBITION OF FINE ARTS LIDICE
Honourable Mention - Eugene Han (Grade 8)
For the 49th edition of this competition, more than 11,200 artworks by children from 72 countries entered the competition. Congratulations to Eugene who received an Honourable Mention for his artwork on the theme "Robots and Artificial Intelligence".
BUILDING THE MODERN MD
Winner - Stephanie Park (Grade 12)
In her published paper, Medicine and the Modern Media, Stephanie discusses the importance of the intersection between healthcare, the media, and the government in the modern era of medicine. More specifically, she explores the influence of the media on public perceptions of health risks and the implications of such consequences for the government.
KOREAN JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
First Prize (Gold Medal) - Joseph Seliger (Grade 9)
Congratulations to Joseph for his Gold medal chess performance. Joseph won the 2021 Korea Junior Chess Championship, organized by Mind Sports Olympiad and sponsored by ChessX.
NATIONAL JUNIOR ATHLETIC COMPETITION
Bronze Medal - Farrah Chung (Grade 5)
Congratulations to Farrah for her Bronze medal winning swim at the most prestigious swim meet in Korea - the
National Junior Athletic Competition. According to the Korean Swimming Federation, Farrah is the first ever Elementary School medal winner from an international school.
HONGCHEON SONO FELICE EQUESTRIAN CLUB COMPETITION
Gold Medal and Silver Medal - Jehyeong Suh (Year 7)
Jehyeong competed in the Jumping 60 Class meaning his course involved 10 obstacles of 60cm height. He rode twice on two different horses and came 1st and 2nd in the under-13 age group. Overall, out of all 51 jumpers, including adults, university students, high schoolers that participated, Jehyeong came 2nd.
BSA BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Life Rank - Samuel Forbes (Grade 9)
Samuel has been active in scouting for nine years and has achieved the second-highest rank in scouting, just below Eagle. Last spring, Sam was inducted into Order of the
SANG SANG DREAM ART CONTEST
Gold - Terence (Jaemin) Park (Grade 3) Second Place - Jia Park (Grade 2)
Terence won first place with his drawing of a beaver using watercolor and white pen. Jia (Grade 2) won second place with her drawing of her favorite animal using watercolor and pencil.
KOREAN WAR VETERANS WRITING COMPETITION
Grand Prize (The Korean Veterans Affairs Minister’s Award) - Garvin Kim (Grade 10)
Garvin won First Place in the High School division and made a speech at the ceremony held at the War Memorial of Korea on November 10. She and other "Little Ambassadors" will participate in the "Thank you from Korea" event held in one of the UN countries that participated in the Korean War.
NATIONAL BRASS COMPETITION
Bronze - Janice (Yunhsi) Tsui (Grade 10)
Janice competed in the 2nd National Brass Competition of the Korean Brass Association Seoul Branch SIECCA concour. She performed a classical piece, Carl Stamitz - Concerto in G Major, and received the Bronze award for her 3rd place finish.
AMERICAN CLASSICAL YOUNG MUSICIAN
Honorable Mention - Phoebe Oh (Grade 9)
This competition features student musicians from all over the world. Congratulations to Phoebe who was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Vocal Category for entrants ages 11-14. 19 12
