By Carina Lee Ming En (19A01A)
What can you do in eight minutes? If you’re athletically inclined or particularly speedy, you could run your 2.4 in preparation for the biennial NAPFA test. For the more studious amongst us, you could write an answer to a six-mark Economics question (complete with #econsframework). And of course, eight minutes is also the optimal amount of time to prepare a cup of instant noodles to satisfy your highly refined palate.
By Sheikh Hafsa (19S03O), Chairperson
Want to do service but not only service? Red Cross Youth Chapters (RCYC) is the right place for you! We are not only actively involved in serving the community, but also in learning life skills that can help save lives! Unlike its uniformed group counterpart, RCYC provides you with various opportunities to serve the community – not just as a volunteer but also as a part of the organization committee in service events.
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By Cameron Goh (19S03D), Chairperson, and Gu Jiahao (19S03D), Vice-Chairperson
Did you know that there is a walkway in our school dedicated to Gregor Mendel, the founder of modern genetics? It’s a place most of you walk through everyday – the walkway into school from the Marymount gate! Along this Mendelian stretch, you can observe Mendel’s discoveries in action. Near the end of the path, for example, you can see tall trees and short shrubs with white flowers. These plants actually belong to the same species, generations of selection causing an extraordinary height disparity.
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Written by Joel Low (19S03I), Captain, Linnette Chua (19S03B), Captain, Abel Tng (19S03M), Vice-Captain and Amanda Tong (19S03G), Vice-Captain
When you think of Track and Field, what comes to mind? A bunch of people running at the track everyday, perhaps jumping or throwing? Or during match support at the annual National Schools Track and Field Championships in April: the show off of a multitude of talent and skills, the setting of new records, the receiving of medals and glory? However, the truth is: Track and Field is much more than that.
By Moh Jin Yin (19A01A), Captain, Faith Chung (19S06R), Vice-Captain, Theng Xuan (19S03N), Quartermistress, Emyle Ng (19A01B), Secretary
Perhaps what best encapsulates the spirit of Raffles Touch is one of our coach’s favourite refrains, that you will catch the ball if you want it badly enough. She believes it’s all in the mind, and we on our end believe the same — and because we believe the same, we push ourselves to try our hardest at every training, every drill, every dive.
