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Mr Yamashita Kazunori, the station master at Nishi Ojima station.

Train Travel: Keeping Students Safe

Mahati Reddy February 14, 2022

Taking the train is the most common way of travel for IISJ students. Trains are convenient, punctual, and connect to almost every corner of the country. But the attack on the Keio Line has many questioning...

StuCo Food Drive for Children’s Cafeterias: Huge Success!

StuCo Food Drive for Children’s Cafeterias: Huge Success!

Ishitaa Nayyar, Reporter February 13, 2022

IISJ closed the year-end holiday season with a successful Food Drive benefitting kodomo shokudo, or children’s cafeterias, that feed Japanese children, many below the poverty line. With all grades in...

Guide to a Smooth College Application Process

Guide to a Smooth College Application Process

Arpit Chopra February 13, 2022

Applying to college is one of the most stressful times for a high school Senior. While daunting, all students have to go through it to earn the opportunity to prove their potential. Hibiki talked to the...

Paper recycling box set up in the classrooms

Going Green: What Can YOU Do?

Mahati Reddy, Reporter November 3, 2021

Climate change has been affecting us for a long time and it's evolved into a global crisis endangering every living organism. While it may seem that there is not much we can do as students to stem the...

ChitChat: Choosing Your Stream in High School

ChitChat: Choosing Your Stream in High School

Ishitaa Nayyar, Reporter November 3, 2021

Editor's Note: In this issue of ChitChat, Juniors Seher Nijhawan and Arya KJ discuss the different streams in Grade 11 and the changes they experienced going from Grade 10 to Grade 11. Seher chose Economics,...

Aarav Tiwari and Nahush Sachin Pethe (11B) play basketball in the gym after School.

Afterschool Clubs to Add to Your Extracurriculars

Sahana Vijay, Reporter November 3, 2021

After-School clubs are alive and well at IISJ. Here are just a few to entice you!  Running Club (7:00AM, Saturdays), 7th Grade and Up The Running Club started as a way to get home-bound students...

Superstitions: Incredulous or Beneficial?

Superstitions: Incredulous or Beneficial?

Arpit Chopra, Hibiki Reporter June 25, 2021

A black cat crossed your path, that’s bad luck! Don’t open an umbrella indoors or the roof will collapse. Break a mirror and you'll have seven years of bad luck. Whether or not we believe in such...

Build Your Resume with Internships, Volunteer Opportunities

Build Your Resume with Internships, Volunteer Opportunities

Atharv Kasar, Hibiki Reporter June 25, 2021

Want to pump up your resume, learn new skills, hone existing ones, earn some money, or help people in need? Instead of sitting at home this summer, take charge of your free time and intern or volunteer....

New Year, New After-School Clubs

New Year, New After-School Clubs

Ishitaa Nayyar, Hibiki Reporter June 25, 2021

At IISJ, the start of a new School term means the arrival of a whole slate of new after-School Clubs. In this issue of Hibiki, we focus on the Model United Nations Club.  Model United Nations Club,...

A Look Back at the COVID Fundraiser!

A Look Back at the COVID Fundraiser!

Hibiki Staff June 25, 2021

The past few months have been a difficult time for our students and Faculty. Not a day went by when we did not hear about someone's mother dying or uncle passing away from COVID. The mood at School was...

Healing Power of Music

Healing Power of Music

Mahati Reddy, Hibiki Reporter June 25, 2021

While music classes have been canceled at IISJ because of the pandemic, experts say music can lower stress and anxiety levels.  "Listening to music has a direct and indirect effect on arousal levels...

Class of 2021 Senior Superlatives: And the Winners Are...

Class of 2021 Senior Superlatives: And the Winners Are…

What are Senior Superlatives? They are awards voted on by the Senior class. Nothing serious. Just an opportunity to recognize the funny and end the year on a happy note. The entire Senior class was given...

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