CCA Previews ’19: Raffles Netball

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By Keziah (19S05A), Captain 

Raffles Netballers— The ones you can hear screaming miles away in the toilets during our ice baths after matches. The ones who randomly greet each other along the corridors, in the canteen and even in the lecture theaters with bear hugs and loud screams, as if the last time we had seen each other was 10 years ago when in reality, it was probably just the previous day. While many of our peers often question our affectionate greetings in public, it is through these small actions that we encourage each other and gain that small amount of energy needed to push through school after a tiring training the day before.

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CCA Previews ’19: Cricket

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By Hriday Ketan Mistry (19S03N), Captain

Cricket – A gentleman’s game played by millions all over the globe, and one of Raffles Institution’s oldest CCAs. With 11 players on each team, this game is truly the epitome of a team sport with players batting, bowling and fielding in tandem to achieve the common goal of victory.

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CCA Previews ’19: Tennis

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By Sean Yun and Francis Lawrence

In retrospect, 2018 was an extremely eventful year for Raffles Tennis, ranging from our ‘A’ Division campaign, our tennis camp, as well as numerous other gatherings and meals at various locations. These included potlucks, Thanksgiving celebrations, and postseason celebrations where we engaged in many activities such as swimming, foosball, and karaoke, amongst many others. During our ‘A’ Division season, we trained extremely hard and gave our best in all our matches against many different schools with varying playstyles. Our girls team emerged as champions, beating Anglo Chinese Junior College by a comfortable scoreline of 4-1 in the finals, while our boys team fought to the bitter end in a nail-biting 3-2 loss to Anglo Chinese School (Independent), emerging as 1st runners-up.

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CCA Previews’ 19: Soccer (Girls)

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By Christie Soo (19A01B) and Catherine Kausikan (19A01B)

Soccer Girls is a CCA filled with muddy boots, tiring trainings, and lots of excited shouting from a team of passionate girls. If you’re interested in joining us, all you need is an open mind and a willingness to learn. Our CCA is a developmental one in RJ, and as such there are no strict prerequisites expected of you! The trial will include some simple physical tests on your agility, speed, basic ball skills and game sense.  While the sport is physically demanding, there’s no need to be intimidated, as fitness can be trained! In fact, many previous members weren’t from sports CCAs in secondary school. Our trials are open to anybody and everybody who has an interest in the sport.

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CCA Previews ’19: The Boys’ Brigade Primers

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By The Boys’ Brigade Primers

The Boys’ Brigade is an organisation catered towards youths, which aims toward creating meaningful communities where Boys (from the Y1-4 side) can grow into principled and capable leaders. As the senior counterparts of these Boys, us Primers shoulder the vital responsibility of steering their development.

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