CCA Previews ’23: Softball

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By Softball Exco 2022-23

People have many different impressions of what softball is. Some see it as merely a game involving heavy equipment, awkward tan lines and bruises. Others are just perplexed by the fact that a softball is not actually soft! Well, take some time to learn about the sport and you’ll realise that it is way more than that.

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CCA Previews ’23: National Cadet Corps

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By Eugene Tan, S. Sathashiv, K. Tharun

“To set the bar, and raise it higher!”

The Raffles Institution National Cadet Corps (RINCC) is the premier National Cadet Corps unit in Singapore, being the first Cadet Corps unit to be established. It is also the oldest of all six Uniformed Groups present in Raffles Institution.

The history of RINCC dates as far back as May 1901, when C. M. Philips, the acting principal of Raffles Institution, formed a Cadet Corps unit comprising existing and ex-Rafflesians. 

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CCA Previews ’23: Red Cross Youth Chapter

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By Tan Yong Yi and Teng Yihua

That breathy “thank you” and relieved sigh coming from an injured player as you swiftly and deftly tend to their fresh wound, putting months of practice into play. That little smile that gradually grows as you continue conversing with an elderly person, both folding the next piece of origami together. That overwhelming sense of satisfaction as students pour into the blood donation venue, as your weeks’ worth of planning has been a success. Those experiences may just last for a moment, but they stick with our members for a lifetime. If they interest you, Red Cross Youth Chapters (RCYC) is just the place for you!

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CCA Previews ’23: Sailing

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By Faith Ning Koy (Captain) and Keenan Cheung (Vice-Captain)

Y5 and Y6 sailors posing smartly with our coach before competing in NSG 2022 (the sailors in the back row are tall: we are not tiptoeing)

 When you think of sailing, what comes to mind? Popeye the Sailor Man, or Pirates of the Caribbean? Take this mental image of a sailboat, shrink it and paint the boat white; now you’ve got yourself picturing a modern sailboat! We want to put it out there — sailing is not the same as canoeing or dragon-boating, contrary to popular belief. Performing the rowing action and claiming that it is sailing in front of a sailor is a foolproof way of rocking the boat!

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