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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. 

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Multimedia, School Life, Videos

Carpe Diem: Orientation 2026
Reading Time: < 1 minute

By Looi Ee Xin (26S03M), Tan Yan Qi (26S06M) and Tomi Peh (26S06P)

Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.

Mr Keating, Dead Poets Society

Carpe diem, or “seize the day”, encourages us to bask in the present moment, and worry little for the future. This year’s orientation theme was one of adventure and decisiveness, and both were delivered. Stepping into unfamiliar ground, surrounded by unfamiliar faces, you had 3 days to make the most of your time.

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Humans of RI, School Life, Student Features

A Level Features 2026: Behind the Lenses—The Many Faces of Jade and Elizabeth
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Lerraine Neo (26A01A) and Matthew Han (27A01A)

On the surface, Jade Loong (25S06K) and Elizabeth Ling Sheng Ying (25S06N) are typical Science students. They both have PCME as their subject combination. Elizabeth takes H3 Chemistry. Jade “loves math” and was a Math Rep. 

Yet, they both found themselves in the Raffles Archives and Museum (RAM) CCA. “Very simply, I like museums,” Elizabeth says. For Jade, she stumbled onto RAM’s museum space in RI Y14 on the first day of school, learnt about RAM as a CCA, and found it really cool. Both wanted their CCAs to be less science-oriented so that they could explore different interests and strengths. 

This mix of coincidence and circumstance brought these two individuals together, and allowed Jade and Elizabeth to kickstart their batch project: The Lim Bo Seng Project. 

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School Life, Student Features

Celebrating The Class of 2025: A-Level Results Collection 
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Nicole Lee (26S05A), Teng Yifan (26S06H) and Victoria Khoo (27A01A)

Photos courtesy of Poh Le Yang (26S03F) and Lu Hanyang (26S06T) from RAPS

You’ve known it for a while now. You’ve seen your seniors clutching their bags as they gather for the final time at the hall, or perhaps heard an announcement made too early in the morning about something so major. It has always felt so distant, a milestone to be left for the very end of your student life—

Suddenly it’s here, and it’s your turn.  

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Commentary, Current Affairs, Opinion, Sports

Alysa Liu: What Victory Should Look Like
Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Gladys Koh (26A01B)

Alysa smiles as she glides across the ice, and already, something feels different. 

From the first note, her performance brims with joy. Skating to the vibrant, disco beat of Donna Summer’s “MacArthur Park Suite”, Alysa casts her hands in the air, surrendering to the music’s rhythm and flow. Every trail of her arm, every spin, every leap carries her above the world’s greatest stage. Alysa quickly becomes emotion unbound. And as the music builds into a sprightly, anthemic crescendo, she hurls herself into a triple loop. 

It is clean. 

The crowd erupts. 

Alysa grins. 

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