School Life

RI200 Special: Press’ Past
Reading Time: 8 minutes

By Leong Junwei (23A01D) and Nicolle Yeo (23A01D)

From controversial takes on school culture, to social experiments on the unsuspecting student population, Raffles Press has certainly had a colourful history since its foundation in 2012. As we celebrate the illustrious legacy of Raffles Institution, we are inclined to look back at our very own CCA’s background as well!

Press has been around for a decade, with its members conscientiously reporting on school events and giving their (sometimes) unsolicited opinions about every matter from Raja block to the Raffles Bust. 

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Commentary, Humans of RI, Subjects

RI200 Special: A Glimpse into Evolving Subjects
Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Joy Tan (23A01D) and Lezann Lee (23A01C)

“How do you pronounce PCME? Like, if HELM is pronounced HEL-M then is PCME pronounced PICK-ME? Also, what does PICK ME actually mean?” asked Physics teacher Mr Harapan Ong, in a commendable attempt to relate the established with the new and trendy. 

Such an attitude is certainly worth extending to our school’s 200-year-old history. In particular, we shine a spotlight on how some of the A-Level subjects offered today have changed to fit our current times and to prepare students for the future. Digging deeper into the stories of these subjects, we piece together what it really means to be honouring the past by inspiring the future. 

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Humans of RI, Multimedia, Videos

RI200 Special: Alumni and Students
Reading Time: < 1 minute

By Alison Tan (23S03A), Loh Zhao Hong (23S03A) and Noh Sangeun (23S06Q)

In the lead-up to our Bicentennial celebrations on 28 May, Raffles Press presents our series of projects in line with the theme of ‘Honouring the Past by Inspiring the Future’.

First up, we take a look at the differences between school culture in the past and present, through conversations between alumni and current students:

Commentary, Op-Eds, Opinion

‘Head Empty, No Thoughts’: Exploring Overthinking 
Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Johnathan Lim (23S03M) and Venkatesan Ranjana (23A01D)

You are at the party of your not-so-close friend. Someone suggests playing “Burning Bridges”. People sit in a circle facing each other. The first round starts with the people across you. They giggle and shove each other before pointing at you.

Hm, seems like something is funny, maybe I’ll ask them about it later.

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