Introducing Korean International Scholastic Press Association

The Golden Dragon is spearheading a new interschool initiative to connect student-led publications across South Korea. Student journalism across international schools in Korea has long operated in isolation. Each publication works hard within its own school, building its own readership and developing its own voice, but rarely in conversation with the others. The Korean International […] Read More →

TCIS May lunch menu

Here are Taejon Christian International School’s May lunch menus from J&J Catering. Wednesday, 5/6: Stir-Fried Chicken & Vegetables in Soy Sauce Thursday, 5/7: Taco Day – Build-Your-Own Tacos Friday, 5/8: Mongolian Beef & Soft Tofu Soup Monday, 5/11: Tteokbokki & Fish Cake Soup Tuesday, 5/12: Cold Noodle Day – Naengmyeon Wednesday, 5/13: Fried Rice (Black […] Read More →

Autumn Takes the Crown: TCIS Students Share Their Favorite Season

In a recent poll hosted on The Golden Dragon website, TCIS students were asked to pick their favorite season — and the crisp Autumn emerged as the winner with 33.33% of the vote (14 out of 42 total). The warm Spring followed closely with 26.19% (11 votes), while sweltering Summer and freezing Winter received 21.43% […] Read More →

The Daejon factory fire: a retrospective

I was in my Spanish class when people began to point out the dark plumes. Remarkably close to our school and my home, a car parts factory had caught on fire, and spread uncontrollably. It felt surreal. Some even laughed. The neighborhood which I called home for many years now is, to me, quite boring. […] Read More →

Can your laptop run ChatGPT?

Did you know you can run a fully functional AI chatbot completely on your own laptop? You don’t need a supercomputer nor an internet connection. Even on a laptop with just 16GB of RAM, recent advances in efficiency means it is entirely possible to run sophisticated AI models offline, free from rate limits. What are […] Read More →

TCIS Student Council Elects New Officers

This month, TCIS held elections for its Student Council, resulting in the election of four new officers. Joon R. was elected as President after receiving the most votes among three candidates. Hansol P. was elected Vice-president as he garnered the second highest number of votes. The positions of Treasurer and Secretary had no challengers, so […] Read More →

Poll results: Hardest science subject?

Most TCIS students consider Physics to be the hardest science subject, according to the StrawPoll hosted on The Golden Dragon website, which gathered 54 total votes. Physics received a clear majority with 53.7% (29 votes). Chemistry came in second with 22.22% (12 votes), followed closely by Biology at 20.37% (11 votes). Computer Science ranked as […] Read More →