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Looking back on Wanderlust ‘25: Conversations with the OGLs and Ori OICs
Reading Time: 8 minutes

By Keng Yi, Nicole (25S03S) and Isaac Chan (25A01B)

Photos courtesy of Isaac Chan

Every Wayfinder needs a guide; every tribe, an elder; every Orientation, a team of hardworking, dedicated Y6s committed to making it the best experience possible for their charges.

This was no different at Orientation 2025: Wanderlust. Over four days of Orientation, Y5 Wayfinders fought and strove for their tribes. But behind the scenes, their Orientation Group Leaders (OGLs) and the 44th Students’ Council’s Orientation Committee were on duty throughout to ensure safety, energy, and fun. In this article, Raffles Press gets an inside look at Orientation 2025 from the lens of those that helped make it happen.

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A-Level Features 2025: Amplifying Voices, Penning Change
Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Aniqa Norhazry (25S03D) and Huang Han Cheng (26S05B)

For Syaura Nashwa Rasyiddin (24S03R), journalism is more than just writing. Rather, it serves as a means to tell stories that matter, amplify voices that need to be heard, and ask the questions others are afraid to. As one of Raffles Press’ very own members, we are proud to highlight her story—how she has leveraged her talents in language to advocate for societal issues and bring awareness to issues important to her.

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A-Level Features 2025: Teaching and Community
Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Koh Shin Robbie (26A01A), Michelle Lee (26S07A), and Peh Zhi Ning (25A01B)

As they step into the room, Hannah and Clarissa bring with them a calming aura, one that relaxes everyone, even us nervous Press journalists. Perhaps this has been solidly practised, along with ‘one silent claps’ and all the necessary skills to control primary and secondary schoolers. After all, despite being recent graduates, they’ve already taken on the title of ‘’Cher’.

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A-Level Features 2025: Embracing Diverse Strengths 
Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Valerie Ng (25S06N) and Georgia Ong (26S03O)

Jorelle Yak (24S06C) is no stranger to stressful situations. Walking into the interview room on the day of the A Level results collection, there was barely any sign of his nerves. “I think I wouldn’t want to worry too much, ” was what he said, a testament to the impact that many years of playing badminton had on his character. 

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A-Levels Results 2025: Ground Sentiments
Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Ng Dawin (25A01D), Peh Zhi Ning (25A01B) and Tan Yan Qi (26S06M)

Special thanks to Raffles Image Art Collective for the photographs. 

A lot of people will tell you that the happiest day of an exam is when the last paper ends and a lot of people are wrong. Either they hate studying more than anything… or they are just inexperienced, and have never had to wait three months for a test result before.

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