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Forensics @ SIS

11/21/2016

Over the weekend ten CDS students participated in the second official forensics competition held at SIS.
On Friday the 18th, Sue Shin, Minju Kim, Mark Park and Andrew Park competed in the Speech competition and Andrew Park placed 5th amongst 12 schools and 15 students in the Impromptu category.
On Saturday the 19th the debate teams (Seongmin Lee and Ruby Noh, Alex Yang and Yunha Jeon, Eduard Rostomyan and Nick Song) did great work competing in the Open Parliamentary category. Eduard Rostomyan and Nick Song placed 5th amongst 12 schools and 18 debate teams.
I would like to thank and congratulate all the students who held the CDS name high this weekend. Thank you for always being at your best behavior and making us proud showing great sportsmanship and positive attitudes.

We will soon start with preparations for the next forensics tournament which will take place after the winter break on the weekend of 13th and 14th of January 2017 at KIS.

CDS Science Fair 2016

11/18/2016

Friday saw the fourth CDS Science Fair. It was great to see so many students demonstrate their passion for science. This years event saw several students mark their high school card complete with their 4th appearance but what was even more encouraging was the number of younger students who demonstrated a high level of curiosity and ambition in their projects. We look forward to hearing the results on Wednesday.

Girls Basketball @ ICS-P

11/18/2016

On November 16th the Phoenix varsity girls basketball team traveled to ICS-P to take on the Conquerors for their first regular season conference game. Starting off with a strong warm-up prior to tip-off, the girls were poised to kick their regular season under way. Through the first half, the girls found themselves in a deep hole: down by double digits due to carelessness with the ball, many missed open layups, and simply not hustling back on defense from time to time. However, the girls found their groove in the third quarter with a ferocious press that forced many turnovers and in turn created scoring opportunities. With great passing and teamwork into the 2-3 and 3-2 defense zone and fast break layups, they climbed back to take their first and only lead late in the 4th quarter, only to give up that lead on the following play. With one final go at it, the girls had one shot to win the game, but lost the ball out of bounds, giving them their first loss of the season by a score of 28-27. The girls acknowledge their potential and the amount of work that needs to get done for success. Let’s get it done! Go Phoenix!

Coach Pantano and Parmar

Boys Basketball vs ICS-P

11/18/2016

On Wednesday, November 16, the Phoenix took the nearly two-hour bus ride to Pyeongtaek to challenge the ICS-P Conquerors in their second match of the season, first in the White Division. The team was nostalgic when entering the gym, reflecting on the last basketball game they had played here- a loss in last year’s championship game against Dwight. Determined to turn the table this year the team played strong throughout and was lead by all five starters who played good games. The bench players got a good portion of the action on this night, with several new members seeing their first minutes at the varsity level. Final score: 47-24. The team will see its next action on 11/30 when they face Dwight at home in what is sure to be a fierce competition as both teams look to set an early tone for the season. Go Phoenix!

CDS Boys basketball @ APIS

11/13/2016

CDS @ APIS

On Pepero Day the CDS boy’s basketball team traveled to Nowon to take on the Green Hawks of APIS in a non-divisional match, and our first of the season. Despite a rough start - falling behind by double digits in the first quarter - the team fought back to eventually tie the game late in the third quarter. In the end the comeback could not be sustained as we eventually lost the game 56-44. Leading the way for the Phoenix were team captains Caleb Kim with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Jace Kang with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Phillip Yoon also chipped in with 10 points, 7 steals and 6 assists. The boy’s will take on ICS-P in their next game.

KAIAC Boys Volleyball Finals

11/11/2016

The Phoenix men traveled to Dwight for the final showdown. With expectations set high by the team, the men walked away with great pride and showmanship. Placing 3rd in the tournament in what the men called, ‘highly disappointing’, they did not slip up too far behind the competition though. In the first match, squaring off against KKFS, a team in which they split the season series with, the boys came up absolutely flat, losing 3 straight games, 2 close ones; 25-23, 25-18, 25-21. Numerous unforced errors, mainly due to missed serves and passing mishaps, the boys lost all hope to play in the finals. It was an absolute tough loss as the men lost all their composure, energy, and heart to play any sort of competitive volleyball for the rest of the day. However, after a few pep talks, the boys mustered up somewhat of a dominating win against Uijeonbu. Serving was phenomenal, spiking was through the roof, and defense was relentless from letting the ball touch the floor, putting the men in position for 3rd place against Pyeongtaek. Still not an easy affair, trying to convince the men to play their hardest for a game that most would say does not matter. The boys found just the right amount of intensity to squeeze through for a 3rd place finish. A tough start to the day ended with a strong finish only to set the expectations even higher for next season. All Tournament player was Caleb Kim, All Conference were Caleb Kim and Jace Kang, Players of the Game were Caleb Kim, Jace Kang, and Miguel Batanero. A personal thank you to all the men for such an amazing season. We are proud of all the men and what they accomplished this season; a lot of growth, maturity, and leadership was on display. We are on the map. Now let’s go get that championship!

Tronsgard, Spangler, and Parmar

KAIAC Girls Finals

11/11/2016

The girls entered the tournament with a lot of momentum, coming off two big wins over Kent and ICS-U. It was clear that they had one thing in mind, and that was taking home the championship once again. The practices leading up to the tournament were our best practices of the year. The girls worked extra hard and fine tuned their skills. After waking up early and making a long drive to Pyongtaek, a little rust would have been understandable, but the girls came out firing on all cylinders. Our serving and offense were the major factors, as the girls combined for 13 aces and 27 kills. Captains Youjung and Youkyung kwon led the way with 37 good serves combined. The girls won the game in 3 straight sets (25:18, 25:13, 25:14) meaning their next game would be the finals. They spent the next 4 and a half hours refueling and resting their bodies, as they mentally prepared to face Dwight in the finals once again. When that time came, the girls were ready. In all 3 sets, the girls fell behind quickly due to tough serves, but they were always able to battle back. Serving and our unstoppable offense were once again the difference makers, as the girls served 68 good serves and only missed 6. Christine Chun and Alicia Lee both served 12 good serves each and combined for 3 aces. Sisters Youjung and Youkyung finished off their CDS volleyball careers in perfect form, as Dwight could not figure out an answer for them. Youjung was digging the ball left, right and center and Youkyung was able to get to every single one and put up a perfect set to either her sister or one of our other very capable hitters. CDS ended up winning the finals in 3 straight sets once again (25:23, 25:22, 25:21) to claim the KAIAK White Division championship for the second straight year.