CCA Previews 2019

CCA Previews’ 19: Soccer (Girls)

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By Christie Soo (19A01B) and Catherine Kausikan (19A01B)

Soccer Girls is a CCA filled with muddy boots, tiring trainings, and lots of excited shouting from a team of passionate girls. If you’re interested in joining us, all you need is an open mind and a willingness to learn. Our CCA is a developmental one in RJ, and as such there are no strict prerequisites expected of you! The trial will include some simple physical tests on your agility, speed, basic ball skills and game sense.  While the sport is physically demanding, there’s no need to be intimidated, as fitness can be trained! In fact, many previous members weren’t from sports CCAs in secondary school. Our trials are open to anybody and everybody who has an interest in the sport.

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CCA Previews ’19: The Boys’ Brigade Primers

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By The Boys’ Brigade Primers

The Boys’ Brigade is an organisation catered towards youths, which aims toward creating meaningful communities where Boys (from the Y1-4 side) can grow into principled and capable leaders. As the senior counterparts of these Boys, us Primers shoulder the vital responsibility of steering their development.

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CCA Previews ’19: Raffles Debaters

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By Carina Lee Ming En (19A01A)

What can you do in eight minutes?  If you’re athletically inclined or particularly speedy, you could run your 2.4 in preparation for the biennial NAPFA test.  For the more studious amongst us, you could write an answer to a six-mark Economics question (complete with #econsframework).  And of course, eight minutes is also the optimal amount of time to prepare a cup of instant noodles to satisfy your highly refined palate.

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CCA Previews ’19: Red Cross Youth Chapters

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By Sheikh Hafsa (19S03O), Chairperson

Want to do service but not only service? Red Cross Youth Chapters (RCYC) is the right place for you! We are not only actively involved in serving the community, but also in learning life skills that can help save lives! Unlike its uniformed group counterpart, RCYC provides you with various opportunities to serve the community – not just as a volunteer but also as a part of the organization committee in service events.

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CCA Previews ‘19: Raffles Society of Biological Sciences

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By Cameron Goh (19S03D), Chairperson, and Gu Jiahao (19S03D), Vice-Chairperson

Did you know that there is a walkway in our school dedicated to Gregor Mendel, the founder of modern genetics? It’s a place most of you walk through everyday – the walkway into school from the Marymount gate! Along this Mendelian stretch, you can observe Mendel’s discoveries in action. Near the end of the path, for example, you can see tall trees and short shrubs with white flowers. These plants actually belong to the same species, generations of selection causing an extraordinary height disparity.

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