YISS Guardian Roundup: October 2024
YISS wants to recognize and celebrate the talent and hard work of our students who excel in activities and competitions that take place at a high level both inside and outside of school. In this edition of our Guardian Roundup, we are thrilled to highlight the following students and their recent accomplishments:
Second grader Jamie O. received a gold medal at the Korean Fencing Federation Competition, the largest fencing competition in Korea. The competition is sponsored by the official Korean Fencing National Team and featured over 1,000 players from all over the nation. With this accomplishment, Jamie has won a total of seven gold medals in various fencing competitions in 2024.
Second grader Skyla C. received a gold medal at the 54th Bonghwanggi National Shooting Competition, held at the Jeonnam International Shooting Range in Naju. She claimed her victory over six other shooters in her league.
Third grader Elle P. received three awards, winning first place in both the Ballet Blanc Competition and the SCBC Ballet Competition and winning third place in the Korea Ballet Competition.
Sixth grader Jua K. was nominated as a Poetry Division Winner with her poem “Dust, Dust, and Space” in the 2024 Geek Partnership Writing Contest with over 100 participants. She had also received another award from the Night Zookeeper Fantastic Writer Award back in 2022.
Tenth grader Rachel Gyu-Eun K. won third place in the 2024 Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition, a global music competition featuring over 500 musicians. Rachel played the Beethoven Violin Sonata No.8 in G Major, Op.30 No.3 - Allegro assai in Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York in July.
Tenth grader Eva H. won first place in the Girls’ Foil Individual Category of the Middle School Group at the 12th Korea Fencing Association President's Cup National Club and Amateur Fencing Championships.
Senior Elimbek K. co-organized Seoul Tech Impact Hackathon 2024, a 24 hour coding event where people collectively work on projects oriented on creating social good. The event consisted of nearly 150 participants, 25 teams, and 12 workshops. Elim also started a podcast on Youtube @Elim_kalivov to showcase his passion for business and technology, interviewing countless leaders such as the staff at OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT; the ex-president of Y Combinator, the famed startup accelerator; the managing director of TipsTowns, the Korean government's largest deep tech incubator, alongside countless others.