The days of pamphlets and newspaper ads are gone; using objects as a means of advertisement is considered obsolete. Now it’s time to make use of people, more specifically, celebrities. Compassion Korea, a Christian Non-Governmental Organization, has never made any particular effort to make itself known through commercials, magazines, or documentaries. However, by enlisting the…
In commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Riots, the Korean American Coalition (KAC) is having their annual essay contest with a theme of “Diversity is our strength”. Daniel LeeDaniel Kangmin Lee is a 12th grader at LACES High School and a returning student editor for the JSR program.More Posts Follow Me:
Every Saturday, high school students from across Orange County meet at Pomona College to discuss various ways of promoting civic participation in the Korean American community. Sponsored by the Korean Resource Center (KRC), the Civic Leadership Program (CLP) is a 12 week course that invites students that are eager to learn about numerous ways to…
The Students Run Los Angeles (SRLA) completed their 2012 annual marathon on Sunday, March 18, with over 1,000 participants. A city-wide program that was first created 24 years ago, SRLA gives an opportunity to passionate runners from any age with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students being their first priority and focus to…
From March 14 to 16, the La Canada High School (LCHS) Engineering Club participated in this year’s FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics competition at Long Beach Arena. With their basketball-shooting robot KHAN, the team competed against 76 other high school teams, mainly from the Southern California area. Andrew Y KimMore…
Due to the reduced federal funding, AP Exam Prices for low income students has increased from $5 per exam to $15 for the first 3 exams and $53 for any additional exams. This decision is only one of many that have created obstacles for under resourced students and their families. Daniel LeeDaniel Kangmin Lee is…
In school, Greek mythology is not so palatable. Adventures of heroes who tromp off into battles, meeting strange creatures and powerful gods, are turned to dull stories by the class syllabus. Yet in the Percy Jackson and Olympians series, mythology accelerates to the modern day. Tiffany ChoMore Posts
I read somewhere how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong but to feel strong. -Alexander Supertramp Chris McCandless graduates Emory University with a degree in anthropology and history. Everything seems to be going as planned until McCandless gives up his law school fund and donates a sum of $25,000…
Last November, a seventh year student committed suicide. The bullying at school had escalated to an unbearable degree, much more than what a middle school student could bear both physically and mentally, and she decided that “all problems would be ended if [she] just chose to die.” Jae Won ShinMore Posts
A few years ago, the thought of being able to carry around a palm-sized computer seemed impossible. But now, we can easily observe many different people of different age groups carrying around a gadget called the smartphone. Christina (Hyun Jung) HwangMore Posts
