April Fool’s

April Fool's, Humour, Multimedia, School Life, Videos

Project Poisson: An In-Depth Look into RI’s Latest Environmental CE01 Project
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Georgia Ong (26S03O), Kunchur Bharat (26A01B), Looi Ee Xin (26S03M), Tomi Peh (26S06P) 

In the last term, RI has received many new guests to its school wildlife ecosystem. Small as they may be, they’ve made their presence otter-ly known; in fact, they’ve managed to create quite the spectacle whenever they show up at the ponds. 

Not an uncommon sighting in Singapore, the otters have finally made their way onto the shores of Marymount and shaken up the lives of many—a joy for students to see, yet the worst nightmare for the fishes at our Biodiversity pond.  

The hungry otter stands on guard, ready to attack any brave fish who try to stick their head above water. Unfortunately, all the fish have perished.

As such, four students — Filomena Litani (26S03L), Ian Poh (26A01A), Sarah Ashley Tan (26S03L) and Hannah Tang (26S03M) — put their heads together to develop Project Poisson, a school-based CE01 aimed at keeping Raffles Institution’s beloved fish population thriving in a conducive habitat. 

Continue reading “Project Poisson: An In-Depth Look into RI’s Latest Environmental CE01 Project” →
April Fool's, Curriculum, Humour, Multimedia, School Life, Videos

New Coop on the Block: NEST@Raffles rehomes RI chickens and more
Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Betty Ding (25A01B), Isaac Tay (25S06L), Meryl Lim (25S05A)

In line with recent rewilding (or RIwilding) efforts on campus grounds, the school announced yesterday at Team Raffles Gala the launch of a brand-new initiative: NEST@Raffles. 

Raffles Press was given the egg-clusive opportunity to cover this new programme, and dish the inside scoop on this egg-citing new initiative. 

This initiative welcomes a chicken coop into the school, the first of its kind in Singaporean schools. The wild chickens which traverse the school compound, especially around the Marymount gate, will finally be given a home. 

Continue reading “New Coop on the Block: NEST@Raffles rehomes RI chickens and more” →
April Fool's, Humour, School Life

No More Fooling Around For Raffles Press
Reading Time: 2 minutes

By Mr Patrick Wong (Teacher IC, Raffles Press)

I wish I could say that this is an April Fool’s gag, but sadly it’s not.

The fact that you’re not seeing a Press student’s name in the byline tells the whole story: Raffles Press is no longer allowed to publish our annual tongue-in-cheek piece due to intense negative feedback about past 1 April pranks we’ve pulled.

Continue reading “No More Fooling Around For Raffles Press” →
April Fool's, Commentary, Humour, School Life

BREAKING NEWS: RI’s Largest-Ever Homeroom Reshuffle
Reading Time: 2 minutes

By Arissa Binte Kamaruzaman (24A01A), Camillia Anum Mohamad Ashraff (24S03B), Dang Tran Minh Phuong (24A01A), Vera Heng (24S03R)

There’s a price tag on everything. For RI’s upcoming major renovations and installations, the price tag is significantly heftier: a rotational displacement of classes. 

The constant droning of equipment within the school grounds should have signalled to everyone that renovations are underway in several parts of the school. From Block A to Block J, this process is a large-scale one that will spill over from the holidays and affect the daily lives of Rafflesians.

Continue reading “BREAKING NEWS: RI’s Largest-Ever Homeroom Reshuffle” →
April Fool's, Commentary, Humour, School Life

BREAKING NEWS: Teddy to Be Given Away
Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Tay Yu Ning (23S06E), Noh Sangeun (23S06Q)

THE END OF AN ERA: It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that Raffles Press announces our beloved cat, Teddy, will be forced to vacate the school premises.

The Ministry of Education (MOE)’s Guidelines for Schools state that “any unauthorised animals on school premises should be evicted for the health and safety of the school population”. 

Continue reading “BREAKING NEWS: Teddy to Be Given Away” →