CCA Previews 2019

CCA Previews ’19: History and Strategic Affairs Society

Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Andrew Lau (19A01B), chairperson

Ever wondered what it would be like to speak at the United Nations? Ever wanted to go out and socialise, but still tell your parents that you were going for an ‘academic activity’? Ever thought about what it would be like to roleplay a crazed, power-hungry dictator? If yes, then HSTA is the CCA for you.

HSTA might stand for the Historical and Strategic Affairs Society, but our members are neither historians nor chess maestros. Rather, we’re RI’s Model United Nations (MUN) club, and one of the oldest such clubs in Singapore.

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CCA Previews ’19: Outdoor Adventure and Activities Club

Reading Time: 5 minutes

By ODAC

Do you like trekking through lush green forests, listening to nature’s peaceful tunes? Wandering through the streets of our bustling concrete jungle? Bravely abseiling down the slippery rocks of a thrilling waterfall? Or perhaps, caking an entire chicken in mud before chucking it head-first into a pit of fire?

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CCA Previews ’19: Mathematics Club

Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Cheng Puhua (19S06D), Li Chenxu (19S06H), and Yap Ching Lyn (19S06S)

Hello! Wanna learn more about Maths Club?

Presumably you do, since you’re reading this article. Or maybe you don’t, and you’re just bored to death, scrolling through all the articles while lying on your bed.

If you belong to the latter category, here’s an interesting problem for you:

There are 100 people at a party, and they go around shaking hands with one another. Are there always 2 of them who shook hands with the same number of people?

And if you belong to the former, well, let’s talk about Maths Club.

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CCA Previews ’19: Computer Science Society

Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Raffles Computer Science Society

Hello, fellow Rafflesian. Welcome to the land of the Computer Science Society, one of the many clubs and societies in this kingdom. If you know how to turn on a computer, you are pretty much eligible for this CCA, and may carry on reading. (Yes, we start from the basics, don’t worry!)

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CCA Previews ’19: Raffles Symphonic Band

Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Aristia Ho (19A01B), George Yeo (19S03A), Band Major, and Victor Tay (19S06S), Secretary

When you think of music, the first thing you think of is pop. Big names, big glam, big monies. Then there’s classical music – again big names, not so big glam, and definitely not so big monies. And the last thing you’d think of is your school band, no name, no glam, and zero monies. But you know, your school band isn’t really that bad at all, especially here in RI, where Raffles Symphonic Band (RSB) isn’t just a band, but rather a home to always return to.

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