Bupyeong High School (BHS, ) is a public

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(grades 10-12 high school) for boys in

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, which is located in

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, Bupyeong-gu,

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

. The BHS was opened on March 6, 1972. The School Mascot is a “Green Lion”. Established in 1971 to educate selected boys from Gyeonggi Province including Incheon, the BHS later became one of the public schools for boys in Incheon was granted Directly Governed City status in 1981(Incheon was officially separated from Gyeonggi Province) is now home to a diverse student body from all backgrounds in Incheon. Among Bupyeong High School students, over 90% enroll in a four-year college.

History

* 1971 Established * 1972 Opened * 1975 Held the 1st commencement * 1978 Founded

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club * 1982 Founded

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club * 1989 Held the 15th commencement * 1994 Held the 20th commencement * 2018 Held the 44th commencement (Total Alumni: 21,050 Persons) *

Curriculum

Bupyeong High School offers Music, Fine Arts, Literature, General Science, General Math,

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, Ethics, Home Economics, World Languages including English and Japanese, Classical Chinese ( Hanmun), and a variety of Electives to students. Upperclassmen are allowed to take Advanced English Language, Calculus, and Physics as early as their 11th grade year. Among BHS students, over 90% enroll in a four-year college.

Cultural festival: Budeokje

The BHS has Bugeokje() is the cultural festival held in November or December annually. Most students have been took part in chorus, dance, play, photography, sports, science experiments, and among other club programs show off their talents in the festival. Also, some clubs like chorus or K-pop dance from neighboring girl's high schools used to take part in the festival.

Athletics

The BHS is famous for its excellent sports teams, especially

club and

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Bupyeong High School Ssireum Club (BHSSC) Bupyeong also refers to: * Bupyeong, Incheon, an area of Incheon * Bupyeong District Bupyeong District (Bupyeong-gu) is one of the 10 administrative divisions (eight municipal districts and two counties) that comprise Incheon, South Korea. Bupye ...

became the high school champion team of the Haksan National Ssireum League.

Notable alumni

Politics

* Lee Hak-jae, South Korean Politician * Cha Jun-taek, South Korean Politician *

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, South Korean Politician * Maeng Sung-kyu, South Korean Politician *

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, South Korean Politician *

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, South Korean Politician

Media

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News Presenter *

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Business

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, CEO of

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* Kang Shin-woo (investor), Kang Shin-woo, CIO of Korea Investment Corporation (KI

Sports

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, South Korean Footballer * Lee Chun-soo, South Korean Footballer * Choi Tae-uk, South Korean Footballer * Kim Nam-il, South Korean Footballer * Noh Jung-yoon, South Korean Footballer *

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, South Korean Footballer *

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, South Korean Footballer *

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, South Korean Footballer *

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, South Korean Footballer * Kim Min-tae, South Korean Footballer * Kim Seung-yong, South Korean Footballer * Kim Young-chul, South Korean Footballer * Kim Tae-ho, South Korean Footballer * Kim Hyung-il, South Korean Footballer * Do Hwa-sung, South Korean Footballer * Park Byung-gyu, South Korean Footballer * Park Sung-ho, South Korean Footballer *

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, South Korean Footballer * Park Won-hong, South Korean Footballer *

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, South Korean Footballer * An Sung-min, South Korean Footballer *

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, South Korean Footballer * An Hyo-yeon, South Korean Footballer * Lee Keun-ho, South Korean Footballer * Jeong Yeong-chong, South Korean Footballer *

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, South Korean Footballer * Ha Dae-sung, South Korean Footballer *

, South Korean Footballer * Han Jae-woong, South Korean Footballer * Ko Gyeong-cheol, South Korean

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Wrestler *

Kasugaō Katsumasa Kasugaō Katsumasa (春日王克昌, born 1 July 1977, as Kim Seong Taek) is a former sumo wrestler from Incheon, South Korea. He was the first sumo wrestler to reach the top ''makuuchi'' division officially representing South Korea. (Several othe ...

, South Korean

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Wrestler

Entertainment

* Kwon Hyuk-soo, South Korean Actor * Jeong Yoon-ho, South Korean Comedian

References

External links

* * {{Official Website, http://bupyeong.icehs.kr/
BHS Alumni Website
High schools in Seoul Educational institutions established in 1971 Boys' schools in South Korea