in this dormitory. March 1, 1974: The government abolished the high-school entrance exams. This highest-ranked high school was populated by the students who live near the school. February 20, 1976: Relocated to 74-4 Samsung-dong Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea. August 3, 1981: Founded a juridical foundation named Hwa-Dong-Yuk-Young-Hoe. (화동육영회) October 3, 1983: Constructed a new building for the alumni association. October 3, 1990: Built a school motto stone. December 6, 1997: Constructed a new building named Hwa-dong-kwan (화동관) for accommodating more students. February 2010: Hosted the 106th annual graduation commencement. July 2010: Selected as a high school specialized on science. Summer 2010: Principal Lee Jung-gon (이정곤) resigned over power abuse scandals. February 2011: Hosted the 107th annual graduation commencement. Notable alumni Choi Kyu-hah: politician, the 4th President of the Republic of Korea Lee Soo-young: businessman, former President of the Korea Employers Association Chung Un-chan: economist, former President of Seoul National University Kim Geun-tae: politician Kim Woo-choong: founder and former chairman of Daewoo Group Koo Jun-yup: singer and member of K-pop dance duo CLON Benjamin W. Lee: theoretical physicist Lee Hoi-chang: politician, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Seung-hwan Oh: baseball player, Olympic gold medalist Nam June Paik: inventor of video art, recipient of the 1st Class Order of Cultural Merit, the Picasso Medal, the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy and the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale Park Tae-hwan: swimmer, the first-ever South Korean Olympic gold medalist in swimming Kuk Young: physicist, the 4th President of Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology Oh Se-jung: politician and the 27th President of Seoul National University Son Hak-gyu: politician and the former governor of Gyeonggi Province Hong Seok-hyun: former South Korean ambassador to the United States and the Chairman of JoongAng Holdings Bang Si-hyuk: songwriter and producer, founder and chairman of HYBE Corporation Park Jin-young: actor and member of the South Korean boy band GOT7 Pak Hon-yong: Korean independence activist during the Japanese colonial rule See also Education in South Korea External links Kyunggi Alumni Associations in America School website Kyunggi Washington Alumni Association References Education in Seoul High schools in Seoul Educational institutions established in 1900 Boys' schools in South Korea 1900 establishments in Korea