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Wanderlust: Orientation 2025

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By Choo Zi Xuan (25S03E) and Rhea Sharma (25S06A)

An unfamiliar campus, new routines, and the buzz of Orientation waiting to unfold—just a few weeks ago, stepping into JC felt like diving into the unknown.

But now? You’ve cheered till your voice went hoarse, tackled every mass dance move (some more successfully than others), and made friendships that just might last a lifetime. Orientation wasn’t just about icebreakers and games—it was about finding your place, your people, and the energy that makes RI feel like home.

From the very first day to the last, let’s take a look back at Wanderlust 2025.

A-Levels Results Day 2025: The Video

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By Isaac Chan (25A01B)

21 February meant a lot to our Y7s — meeting friends after some while apart, catching up, and of course, receiving their long-awaited A-Levels results. In the air was tension, relief, sadness, joy. This video is a glimpse into that day: take a look at how it was like, hear what our Y7s had to say, and what advice our teachers have to give them.

We Aren’t Really Strangers: To the ‘26 Batch

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By Peh Zhi Ning (25A01B)

Coming into a new school can be scary. Scratch that. We’ve all tasted the anxiety and nervousness of the First Day, and felt the trepidation that laces your shoes. For the new batch of Year Fives coming into Raffles Institution on 7 February, it’s normal to feel the jitters. 

New friends, new subjects, new clothes (except for the RI Y1-4 guys) – entering RI can feel positively foreign. It may take a while to familiarise yourself with the maze of lecture theatres, to figure out what canteen stall is your favourite, or to find shortcuts back home.  Luckily, you’ll have time to acclimatise yourself within the school – with Orientation. 

But this video isn’t about Orientation, you cheeky Wayfinders. Rather, it’s about the people who will greet you as you don your Ori shirts for the first time. On 7 February 2025, as you step through the school gates, and walk through the corridors to Orientation, you’ll meet the House Captains and Council Presidents for the second time. 

After all, once you’ve watched this video, they aren’t really strangers. 

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Teachers Vs. H2 Math: Teachers’ Day 2024

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By Arshia Mahajan (25S06R), Chen Ying (25A01C), Kavya Thirunavukkarasan (25S03I) and Rhea Sharma (25S06A)

Featuring Mr Chan Kuang Wen, Ms Sulynn Chuang Xin and Ms Tan Lee Hui

Your teachers might seem amazing at the subject they teach now, but have you ever wondered how they fared in other subjects in school? Other subjects like perhaps … H2 Mathematics?

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Special Edition: Teachers’ Day 2024

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By Raffles Press ’25

Foreword by Teo Hui Sian (25S06C), Chairperson, Raffles Press ’25

I’ve never had a teacher try to convince me to be one. In fact, it seems almost ubiquitous for teachers to jokingly warn a classroom of students against it – “don’t become a teacher”. It’s a faux piece of cautionary advice that seeks to amuse, but perhaps it’s worth reflecting on.

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