Author: Michelle Lee (24A01A)

Teachers’ Day 2023: The New Faces of RI

Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Glenda Hua (24A01C), Michelle Lee (24A01A)

Attention Raffles: Let us welcome this year’s new additions to our RI family! As part of this year’s Teachers’ Day Special Edition, we’ll be introducing the marvell-ous Mr. Samuel Chan of the Literature department; Geography teacher Mr. Dixon Ho who absolutely rocks; and the Physics department’s force of gravity Ms. Stella Sim!   

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Serves of Steel: A Sterling Performance at the Tennis (Boys) Finals

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By Arissa Binte Kamaruzaman (24A01A), Chandrasekan Shreya (24S06A), Fiona Ting (24S06A) and Michelle Lee (24A01A)

Rafflesians supporters with their fists raised, before a resounding medley of cheers. 
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Aunt Agony and Uncle Upset: Is it just Teenage Angst? 

Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Michelle Lee (24A01A) and Ramesh Eniya (24S03O, Peer Helper)

Your resident Aunties and Uncles are back with our Ask Aunt Agony and Uncle Upset column, this time as a collaboration between Raffles Press and Peer Helpers’ Programme (PHP)! Ever wanted to rant about that someone you just can’t stand? Overwhelmed with too many feelings? Submit your confessions to https://tinyurl.com/RIAAUU and we’ll give them our best shot. This column will be published at the end of every month.

“How do we differentiate between normal teenage angst and negative feelings and stress that is not normal?”

Angsty Andy

Dear Angsty Andy, thank you for your question—it can be difficult to differentiate between normal teenage angst and abnormal or excessive negative feelings and stress. In order to do so, we should think about the behaviour, emotions and circumstances of the teenager in particular.

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Aunt Agony and Uncle Upset: Stopping Addictive Patterns of Behaviour

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By Michelle Lee (24A01A) and Halyn Han (24A01A, Peer Helper)

Your resident Aunties and Uncles are back with our Ask Aunt Agony and Uncle Upset column, this time as a collaboration between Raffles Press and Peer Helpers’ Programme (PHP)! Ever wanted to rant about that someone you just can’t stand? Overwhelmed with too many feelings? Submit your confessions to https://tinyurl.com/RIAAUU and we’ll give them our best shot. This column will be published at the end of every month.

“How do we stop addictive patterns of behaviour?”

Addicted Annie

Dear Addicted Annie, 

Thank you for your question. Perhaps you are struggling with managing addictive behaviour, or know a friend who is; we understand it can be very frustrating and exhausting, either way. 

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CII 2023: Belly of the School

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By Michelle Lee (24A01A), Lian Yuyang (NJC), Lin Yukang (HCI), Charmaine Lee (HCI), Teresa Teo (VJC), and Dhanya Kumar Ramadoss (EJC)

This video is part of the 5th Edition of Cross Island Impressions. CII is a national student paper written by student journalists across Singapore. This year’s edition will comprise publications from teams spanning 8 different schools: DHS, EJC, HCI, NJC, NUSH, RGS, RI, and VJC. Each team of writers collaborated to produce a video and a photojournalistic article. Come read the 5th Edition of CII here, and watch the videos here!

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