Ewha Girls' High School
Ewha Girls' High School 이화여자고등학교 | |
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Location | |
26 Jeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul[1] South Korea | |
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Type | Private |
Motto |
Freedom, Love, Peace (자유, 사랑, 평화) |
Established | 1886 |
Founder | Mary F. Scranton |
Principal | Kim Hye-jeong(김혜정)[2] |
Deputy Principal | Kwak Geun-hyuk (곽근혁)[3] |
Gender | Girls |
Website | http://www.ewha.hs.kr/ |
Ewha Girls' High School (Korean: 이화여자고등학교) is a private girls high school located in Jeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
History
Ewha Girls' High School was founded on May 31, 1886 by Mary F. Scranton, who also founded Ewha Womans University. The construction of a dormitory for staff and students was completed in 1900. The current principal Kim Hye-jeong was appointed in February 2017 as the school's 15th principal.[4]
Co-curricular activities
At Ewha Girls' High School, every student has to join a club as part of their co-curricular activities. Ewha Girls' High School has 34 clubs which can be classified into five categories — academics, performance, service, media/debate, arts/physical education.[5]
Academics
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Performance
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Service
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Media/Debate
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Arts/Physical Education
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Principals
List of principals of Ewha Girls' High School:
- 1st: Mary F. Scranton (1886—1890)
- 2nd: Lousia C. Rothweiler (1890—1893)
- 3rd: Josephine O. Paine (1893—1907)
- 4th: Lulu E. Frey (1907—1921)
- 5th: A. Jeanette Walter (1921—1922)
- 6th: Alice R. Appenzeller (1922—1929)
- 7th: Miss E. Church (1929—1938)
- 8th: Shin Bong-jo (1938—1961)
- 9th: Seo Myung-hak (1961—1971)
- 10th: Jeong Hui-gyeong (1971—1982)
- 11th: Shim Chi-seon (1982—1995)
- 12th: Choi Jong-ok (1995—2000)
- 13th: Jeong Chang-yong (2000—2009)
- 14th: Kang Soon-ja (2009—2017)
- 15th: Kim Hye-jeong (2017- present)
Notable alumni
Academia
- Helen Kim - Educator and first woman in Korea to receive a PhD
- Park In-deok - Independence activist and educator
- Lee Gwang-ja - Former president of Seoul Women's University (2001~2013)
- Ji Eun-hee - Chair-professor at Sangji University and former president of Duksung Women's University (2006.02.28—2013.02.28)
- Cha Kwang Eun - Doctor and professor at Cha University
- Pi Seo-young - Professor at Boston University
Business
- Lee Myung-hee - Chairman of Shinsegae Group
- Kim Ye-ri
Entertainment/Music
- Nam Bo-ra - Actress
- Kim Hyo-jin - Actress
- Youn Yuh-jung - Actress
- Lee Eung-kyung - Actress
- Jo Mi-ryung - Actress
- Sa Mi-ja - Actress
- Kim Joo-ha - News anchor
- Jin Yang-hye - Announcer and MC
- Chae Seon-yeob - Pianist and soprano singer
- Song Min-doh - Singer
Literature
- Kim Iryeop - Poet, journalist, writer
- In Byung-sun - Poet
- Heo Geun-uk - Writer, novelist
Politics
- Lee Hui-ho - Former First Lady of South Korea (1998—2003)
- Kim Mo-im - 36th Minister of Health and Welfare (1998.05.01—1999.05.23)
- Kim Jeong-sook - 6th Commissioner of Korea Food&Drug Administration (2004.09.04—2006.01.31)
- Lee Mi-gyeong - Current member of the National Assembly
- Kim Geum-rae - Former member of the National Assembly
- Kim Jin-ae - Former member of the National Assembly
- Seo Young-hee - Former member of the National Assembly
- Choi Young-hee - Former member of the National Assembly
Others
- Ryu Gwansun
- Hwang Ae-deok - Independence fighter
- Ha Ran-sa - Independence fighter
- Esther Park - Korea's first female doctor of Western medicine
References
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