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Seoul High School

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Type
  
Public

Founder
  
Kim Won Kyu

Faculty
  
approx. 114

Established
  
Mar 5, 1946

Principal
  
Oh Seok Kyu (오석규)

Motto
  
Be Clean, Diligent and Responsible(깨끗하자, 부지런하자, 책임지키자)

Seoul High School (Hangul: 서울고등학교) is a public high school located in the heart of Seoul, South Korea.

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History

The school was established at the site of Gyeonghuigung in 1946, moving to the current site (Seocho-dong) due to restoration of Gyeonghuigung. Named Kyung Sung Middle School during Japanese occupation.

  • Feb 1 1946 Inauguration of the first principal Kim, Won Kyu
  • Mar 5 1946 School opening ceremony and entrance ceremony (12 classes, 552 students)
  • June 1947 Named 'Seoul Public Middle School'
  • June 5, 1949 First graduation ceremony
  • Sep 1 1951 In accordance with the reform of educational system separated as Seoul High School (10th-12th grades)
  • Feb 28 1971 In accordance with the equalization of middle Schools, Seoul Middle School was closed after the twentieth graduation ceremony
  • July 3, 1971 Establishment of Inwang Scholarship Foundation
  • June 9, 1980 Moved to the present campus
  • Mar 1 1985 Expanded to 60 classes
  • Sep 1 2004 Inauguration of the twenty-third Principal Sung, Kee Won
  • Feb 3 2005 Held the fifty-seventh graduation ceremony (39,013 alumni in total)
  • Mar 1 2006 Decreased to 51 classes
  • Mar 1 2007 Inauguration of the 24th Principal Lee, Kyu Seok
  • Mar 1 2007 48 classes in total and a special class for the handicapped
  • Feb 1 2008 The 60th graduation ceremony (42,187 alumni in total)
  • Mar 1 2008 45 classes in total and a special class for the handicapped
  • Mar 1 2008 Inauguration of the 25th Principal Park, Hee-Song

    • Memorial facility

  • Samil Pagoda: Built in celebration of the 41st anniversary of March 1st Movement
  • Pochung Monument: Set up on June 15, 1956, in remembrance of Seoul High School students who sacrificed their lives for the Korean War or the April Revolution
  • The Statue of Major Kang, Jae-gu: Set up on April 12, 1986, in honor of Major Kang, who sacrificed his life to save more than 100 subordinates on Oct 4, 1965, when one of his subordinates threw a hand grenade in the wrong direction by mistake during the military training for the Vietnamese War

    • Academia

  • Lee Soo-sung, former president of Seoul National University and prime minister of South Korea
  • Park Se-il, former professor at Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University
  • Song Ho-geun, professor at College of Social Science, Seoul National University
  • Lee Young-soon, former dean of College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University

    • Business

  • Lim Chang-Wook, founder of Daesang Group
  • Choi Ji-Sung, CEO of Samsung Electronics
  • Yoon Se-young, Chairman of Seoul Broadcasting System
  • Koo Chayol, CEO of LS Cable
  • Jung Mong-Won, Chairman of Halla Group
  • Joo Gang-Soo, CEO of Korea Gas Corporation
  • Lee Minjoo, founder of C&M Communications and Atinum Partners
  • Kim Yong-Joon, former Chief Justice of Constitutional Court of Korea
  • Yang Chang-Soo, Justice of Supreme Court of Korea and former professor at the law school of Seoul National University
  • Song Gwang-Soo, former attorney general
  • Shin Young-Moo, founding partner of Shin & Kim
  • Lee Jae-Hoo, representative of Kim & Chang

    • Public service

  • Yoon Jeung-Hyun, Minister of Strategy & Finance
  • Lee Shi-Yoon, former Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea and professor at the law school of Seoul National University
  • Won Se-Hoon, former chairman of National Intelligence Service
  • Kim Myung-Ho, former chairman of Bank of Korea
  • Jeon Yoon-Cheol, former chairman of Fair Trade Commission

    • Politics

  • Cho Soon-hyung, assemblyman

    • Literature

  • Choi In-ho, novelist
  • Hwang Dong-gyu, poet

    • Sports

  • Kim Dong-Soo, professional baseball player formerly with LG Twins, Hyundai Unicorns, etc.
  • Lee Sang-Hoon, professional baseball player formerly with LG Twins and Boston Red Sox

    • Culture

  • Bae Chang-ho, film director
  • Jang Sun-woo, film director
  • Lee Soon-jae, actor and former assemblyman
  • Yim Jae-beom, rock singer
  • Kim Jong-jin, rock singer
  • Joo Sang-wook, actor

    • References

    Seoul High School Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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