Seoul High School (

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: 서울고등학교) is a public high school located in

Seocho-dong Seocho-dong is a ''dong'', or neighborhood of the greater Gangnam area Seocho-gu district of the South Korean city of Seoul. Seocho-dong is divided into 4 different dong which are Seocho 1-dong, 2-dong, 3-dong and 4-dong. The main street is Teh ...

, the greater Gangnam area

Seocho-gu Seocho District () is one of the 25 '' gu'' (local government districts) which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Seocho is generally referred to as a part of Greater Gangnam Area, along with Gangnam District. As of 2022, Seocho District ...

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. Seoul High School is a member school of Gangnam School District Eight (강남8학군).

History

The school was established at the site of

Gyeonghuigung Gyeonghui Palace (in Korean: ''Gyeonghuigung'', literally ''Palace of Serene Harmony'') is a palace located in Seoul, South Korea. It was one of the " Five Grand Palaces" built by the Joseon Dynasty. History Construction began in the 1600s dur ...

in 1946, moving to the current site (

) due to restoration of

. Named Kyung Sung Middle School during Japanese occupation.

History

: *Feb 1 1946 Inauguration of the first principa
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 The March 1st Movement, also known as the Sam-il (3-1) Movement (Hangul: 삼일 운동; Hanja: 三一運動), was a protest movement by Korean people and students calling for independence from Japan in 1919, and protesting forced assimilation ...

* Pochung Monument: Set up on June 15, 1956, in remembrance of Seoul High School students who sacrificed their lives for the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

or the

April Revolution The April Revolution ( ko, 4.19 혁명), also called the April 19 Revolution or April 19 Movement, were mass protests in South Korea against President Syngman Rhee and the First Republic from April 11 to 26, 1960 which led to Rhee's resigna ...

* 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 The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...

Notable alumni

Academia

* Lee Soo-sung, former president of Seoul National University and prime minister of

* 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 * Rim Kwan, 2nd president of

KAIST The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is a national research university located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government in 1971 as the nation's first public, resear ...

, later the chairman of its board of directors. President and later chairman of the

Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology The Samsung Group (or simply Samsung) ( ko, 삼성 ) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous affiliated businesses, most of them united under the ...

, Samsung's central R&D center. Chairman of the

Sungkyunkwan University Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU or simply ''Seongdae'', Hangul: 성균관대학교; Hanja: 成均館大學校) is a private comprehensive research university in South Korea. The institution traces its origins to the historic Sungkyunkwan, found ...

Foundation. Professor and Associate Dean at the

University of Iowa The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 col ...

College of Engineering, also founder of its Biomedical Engineering department.

Business

* Lim Chang-Wook, founder of Daesang Group * Choi Ji-Sung, CEO of

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (, sometimes shortened to SEC and stylized as SΛMSUNG) is a South Korean multinational electronics corporation headquartered in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, South Korea. It is the pinnacle of the Samsung chaebol, a ...

* Yoon Se-young, Chairman of Seoul Broadcasting System * Koo Chayol, CEO of LS Cable *

Chung Mong-won Chung Mong-won ( ko, 정몽원, born 4 August 1955) is a South Korean ice hockey administrator and businessman. He has served as chief executive officer of both Halla Group and Mando Corporation, founded the Anyang Halla hockey team in 1994, a ...

, CEO of Halla Group and

Mando Corporation The Mando Corporation ( ko, 만도)(KRX:204320), with headquarters in Seoul, Korea, is the largest global Tier 1 Korean Original Equipment Manufacturer and supplier to General Motors, Cadillac, Ford, Chrysler, Chevrolet, Nissan, Kia Motors Co ...

IIHF Hall of Fame The IIHF Hall of Fame is a hall of fame operated by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was founded in 1997, and has resided at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto since 1998. Prior to 1997, the IIHF housed exhibits at the Interna ...

inductee * Joo Gang-Soo, CEO of

Korea Gas Corporation Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) is a South Korean public natural gas company that was established by the Korean government in 1983. KOGAS has grown into the largest LNG-importing company in the world and operates four LNG regasification terminal ...

* Lee Minjoo, founder of C&M Communications and Atinum Partners

Legal

* Kim Yong-Joon, former Chief Justice of

Constitutional Court of Korea The Constitutional Court of Korea () is highest constitutional court in judicial branch of South Korea, seated in Jongno, Seoul. Established under Chapter 6 of the Constitution of South Korea, the Court has ultimate jurisdiction over judic ...

* Yang Chang-Soo, Justice of

Supreme Court of Korea The Supreme Court of Korea () is the highest ordinary court in the judicial branch of South Korea, seated in Seocho, Seoul. Established under Chapter 5 of the Constitution of South Korea, the Court has ultimate and comprehensive jurisdicti ...

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 Kim & Chang () is an international law firm headquartered in Seoul. Founded in 1973, it is the largest law firm in South Korea by headcount, with over 1,200 professionals and offices in Seoul, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Ho Chi Minh City. In 2016, i ...

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

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* 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 * Lee Sang-Hoon, professional baseball player * Kang Baek-Ho, professional baseball player

Culture

Bae Chang-ho Bae Chang-ho (born May 16, 1953) is a South Korean director and screenwriter. Filmography *''People of Kkobang Neighborhood'' (1982) - director, screenwriter *''Iron Men'' (1983) - director, screenwriter *''Flower on the Equator'' (1983) - d ...

, film director *

Jang Sun-woo Jang Sun-woo (born 20 March 1952) is a South Korean film director. Life Jang attended Seoul National University and received a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Before his directorial debut, Jang made a name for himself by writing film crit ...

, film director *

Lee Soon-jae Lee Soon-jae (; born November 16, 1934) is a South Korean actor. He has had a prolific career on the small and big screen spanning over six decades, and was given a second-class Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit for his work as an actor. Early an ...

, actor and former assemblyman *

Yim Jae-beom Yim Jae-beom (; also spelled Yim Jae-bum; born October 14, 1962) is a South Korean rock ballad A sentimental ballad is an emotional style of music that often deals with romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, loneliness ...

, rock singer * Kim Jong-jin, rock singer *

Joo Sang-wook Joo Sang-wook (; born July 18, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in generational saga ''Giant'', medical drama '' Good Doctor'', romantic comedy '' Cunning Single Lady'', '' Birth of a Beauty'', and crime procedural ' ...

, actor

References

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History

History

Memorial facility

Notable alumni

Academia

Business

Legal

Public service

Politics

Literature

Sports

Culture

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