This article is part of the CCA Previews for 2016.

By Megan Goh (16A03A), Treasurer

“Fashion is not necessarily about labels. It’s not about brands. It’s about something else that comes from within you.” Ralph Lauren

What’s the life of a designer like?

At times, fashion can seem frivolous, a pastime of the vapid and vacuous.

But fashion can also be so much more. As an art form, fashion provides an avenue for expression of views, emotions, and self. At Raffles Runway, we believe that fashion is about taking the world, interpreting it, and making it beautiful.

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This article is part of the CCA Previews for 2016.

By Jaryl Lim (16S03N), Chairman; Regina Vanda (16S06B), Vice-Chairman; Jack Sun (16S03S), Secretary

What is One Earth? A service CCA? An advocacy group? An organisation with the passion to make a difference? Well, we are all of the above! Not just another CCA, One Earth is the only CCA in Raffles which actively seeks to care for and protect the environment.  In addition to providing club members with opportunities for environmental service and advocacy, we also hope to nurture Rafflesians’ interest and passion for environmental issues. In essence, we are a CCA which does environment-related service. This may be slightly confusing, but don’t fret, read on to find out more about our weekly activities and programmes!

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This article is part of the CCA Previews for 2016.

By Zhu Minxi (16A01B), Corporate Comms; Wong Jiaru (16A01C), Chairperson; Jeraldine Low (16S06I), Vice-Chairperson

If you had to name one omnipresent and (nearly) omnipotent CCA in Raffles Institution, you probably wouldn’t be able to give an answer. But there is a name you absolutely should be thinking about. Behind the windows of the mysterious control room in every lecture theatre, the sound of every speaker set you hear around school and even the national anthem and announcements in the morning, you will find our shadows fluttering over enigmatic panels with ominous and befuddling faders while we mutter under our breath. Behind every successful concert and every psychedelic light combination you see at the Performing Arts centre, is us in the shadows.

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By Kristal Ng (16S07C), Natasha Hoong (Secretary), Jeriel Teo and Kelsie Tan (Co-Chairpersons)

“All nature has a feeling: woods, fields, brooks

Are life eternal: and in silence they

Speak happiness beyond the reach of books;

There’s nothing mortal in them; their decay

Is the green life of change; to pass away

And come again in blooms revivified.

Its birth was heaven, eternal it its stay,

And with the sun and moon shall still abide

Beneath their day and night and heaven wide. “

–All Nature has a Feeling, John Clare

Brought together by a thirst for adventure. Bound together as a family. ODAC may not specifically develop better sportsmen, musicians, or artists. Instead, we build better people, with respect for themselves, others and the environment.  ODAC also provides an escape from the high-stress environment of social and academic commitments, and a sense of tranquillity in the great outdoors.

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This article is part of the CCA Previews for 2016.

By Chung Jia Hui (16S03J), Faith Magdelena Quek (16S03A) and Jodene Tay (16S03H)

Ever wanted to try out martial arts or learn self-defence? Looking for a light-commitment CCA that still allows you to represent the school in a competition?

Then you’ve come to the right place.

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