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Benjamin Kim

Benjamin Kim, Business Team

Benjamin Kim is on this year’s Business Team. This is his first year in the production, and he is excited to make money for the production! Outside of school, he enjoys playing video games, piano, and watching Netflix.

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Junior and musician Caleb Ong poses with pit orchestra teacher Kyle Traska during their walk on the purple carpet.

Musical Production hosts Exquisite Celebration

Benjamin Kim and Junhee Ryu | June 5, 2019
NAMI Holds Third Annual Outreach Event

NAMI Holds Third Annual Outreach Event

Ajinkya Rane and Benjamin Kim | June 4, 2019
President Donald Trump issued his ban in an announcement to the American public. Huawei, the world’s second-largest cellphone maker after it edged out Apple last year, will soon be entirely cut off from American-made technology it uses, such as microchip software.

Trump Impacts U.S. Tech Stocks with Huawei Ban

Ajinkya Rane and Benjamin Kim | June 4, 2019
While “Pokémon: Detective Pikachu” brings countless Pokémon characters to life with modern CGI, the film still leaves audience members with nostalgia for the original Pokémon cartoons.

‘Detective Pikachu’ is Saturday Morning Pokémon Brought to the Big Screen

Nicholas Hung and Benjamin Kim | May 24, 2019
Freshmen Henry Liu, Kevin Lu, and Sai Kuppili celebrate being one of very few selected to move in the finals round.

National History Day teams compete at State Competition

Benjamin Kim, Business Team | May 24, 2019
The Galaxy Fold uses app continuity, in which apps can easily switch between the tablet screen and the phone screen depending on the fold.

Unfolding the Galaxy Fold

Benjamin Kim and Junhee Ryu | May 17, 2019
While the 2014 outbreak of measles reached a total of 667 cases, halfway through 2019 cases have already broken 700, and the number continues to climb.

Measles Cases Rise in Southern California

Nicholas Hung and Benjamin Kim | May 16, 2019
At the Orange County Regionals, the FIRST Robotics team won sixth place after its award-winning robot demonstrated several skills the judges were looking for.

FIRST Robotics Team Qualifies for World Competition

Benjamin Kim, Business Manager | March 25, 2019
Aside from the actual patty, the Impossible Burger 2.0 was served with herbed goat cheese, organic mixed greens, grilled red onions, avocados, tomatoes and garlic aioli, all served on a brioche bun.

Meeting the Meatless Burger in Irvine

Junhee Ryu and Benjamin Kim | March 1, 2019
Fortnite developer Epic Games reported 3 billion dollars in profit from the game, through in-game purchases such as cosmetics or “battle passes.”

How Fortnite Radically Altered the Gaming Industry

Benjamin Kim, Business Team | February 13, 2019
According to a press release, the Impossible Burger 2.0’s patty is firmer, so the meat can be cooked in many methods while still retaining texture and taste.

Scientists Develop Plant-based Burger that Tastes Like Meat

Benjamin Kim, Business Team | January 25, 2019
Julie Andrews, who played the original Mary Poppins, chose not to make a cameo in the sequel, saying “this is Emily’s show and I want her to run with this”.

Mary Poppins Returns Review: Mary Poppins receives a slight upgrade 54 years later

Benjamin Kim, Business Team | January 14, 2019
“Bumblebee” is the first movie of the franchise not directed by Michael Bay, but instead Travis Knight, known for his stop-motion animated works such as “Coraline” and “Kubo and the Two Strings.”

‘Bumblebee’ Review: Low Budget, Best Performance?

Benjamin Kim and Ki Joon Lee | January 14, 2019
Aquaman costume designer Kym Barrett (The Matrix Trilogy, the Amazing Spider-man) says the concepts for Aquaman, Black Manta and King Orm try to stay true to their respective designs in the comics.

Aquaman Review: DC’s first step in the right direction

Benjamin Kim, Business Team | January 11, 2019
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis meets South Korean Minister of Defense Song Young-moo.

North Korea’s Complicated Relationship with Nuclear Weapons

Benjamin Kim, Business Team | December 10, 2018
Concept art for the film, showing several jedi engaged in battle with Darth Vader, a sith lord.

Star Wars: New Fan-Film set to Become Most Expensive Created

Benjamin Kim, Business Team | December 4, 2018
The signature “Milky Bun” comes with one optional topping amongst a variety of options, such as gummy bears, sprinkles, chocolate chips and peanuts.

Afters: All Hype, No Heart

Benjamin Kim and Junhee Ryu | November 29, 2018
Izzy Green races in front of the competition at the Laguna Hills Invitational

Cross Country Races to Victory

Benjamin Kim, Business Manager | September 26, 2018

Freshman Impressions on Portola

Benjamin Kim and Maryam Shama | September 25, 2018
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