By Tan Keng Guan (22S03H), Chairperson, Aman Pathak (22S06G), Academics IC and Lee Rui Jun Audrey (22A13A)
Ever find yourself wondering about what came before the Big Bang? Or contemplating the significance of our existence the night before a major exam? What about looking up at the night sky and thinking “Huh, pretty neat.”? If so, the Astronomy Club is the right place for you!
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By Raffles Art Club EXCO’22
Are you an aspiring art student but your parents want you to take H2 Econs instead of H2 Art (pain)? Are you notorious for doodling on your math tutorials? Do your 10 minute sketches end up taking half a day? Are you looking for like-minded individuals who share the same passion for drawing?
Or maybe you just want to draw your anime waifus and K-drama husbandos (Gong Yoo I’m looking at you) but don’t know how to anatomy (don’t worry, I can’t anatomy either…)?
Wow! Lucky you, because Art Club is the place for you!
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By Priscilla Loh (22S03E), Chairperson; Chua Han Ya (22S06E), Vice-Chairperson; Gladys Tan (22S03G), Secretary; Amyra Zulraimi (22S03N), Student Conductor; Melody Goh (22S03E), Quartermaster
Have you ever watched guitarists on social media in awe, wishing that you could play your favourite pop songs on the guitar just like them? Well, your dreams may just be about to come true! The Raffles Institution Guitar Ensemble (RJGE) is one of the only fully-fledged Niibori guitar ensembles at the Junior College level in Singapore, and we dabble in a myriad of musical genres, ranging from folk to classical to pop.
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By RICO (Y5-6) EXCO ’22
What is a Chinese Orchestra? At first thought, one might think of the loud crashing sounds of cymbals and the shrieking trumpet noises heard during Chinese New Year. Come visit RICO, and you’ll discover that it is so much more! Raffles Institution Chinese Orchestra (Y5-6), or RICO for short, isn’t your typical Chinese orchestra. We are a 60-member orchestra, where all of us are musicians brought together by our passion for making music, especially Chinese music!
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By Megan Lim Pei Xuan (22S03M), Chairperson, Lim Ker Chong (22S06P), Vice-Chairperson, Tan Sue Min (22S06A), Secretary
“Where words fail, music speaks.”
At Raffles Chamber Ensemble, this is something we live by. We strongly believe that music is not just meant to be pleasing to the ears, but also an avenue for us to communicate and connect with one another. Since its debut in 1986, Chamber Ensemble has allowed for many musical talents to blossom under its guidance. Under the baton of our music director, Ms Marietta Ku, a distinguished violinist-violist with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO), coupled with the unwavering support of our teachers-in-charge, Ms Tang Mui Kee and Ms Wee Seok Hui, we have maintained an untarnished Distinction record at the biennial SYF Central Judging. Just earlier this year, Chamber participated in SYF, making our school proud by bagging yet another distinction, which was only possible through the hard work and dedication of our members and instructors.
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