CCA Previews 2018

CCA Previews ’18: Volleyball
Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Hannah Tan (18S03E), Captain, and Jordan Quek (18S06C), Member

“Nice receive!!!” The libero passes the ball along a smooth, high-arching trajectory to the setter. A perfect pass. The setter readies his feet and sets his hands in place, cradling the ball and sending it towards the antennae. A perfect set. The spiker pulls back, before running up and leaping off the ground at maximum velocity. With their left arm taking aim, their right arm swings back and, like a whip, lashes forward with raw power –

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CCA Previews ’18: Raffles Symphonic Band
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By Emil Tay (18A01B), Secretary

If you’ve ever dropped by the Yusof Ishak Block in the far-flung lands of RI’s Year 1-4 campus on weekdays (and some weekends), you might have heard the distant strains of music floating by (or depending on who’s present, a not-so-distant trumpet fanfare). That would be where the members of the Raffles Symphonic Band (RSB) gather to share in what unites us: a love for music.

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CCA Previews ’18: Raffles Street Dance
Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Lim En Li Coco (18S05A), Chairperson; Teo Yao Neng (18S06R), Vice-Chairperson; Elysia Tong Xin Wei (18S03N), Secretary; Shaikha Husna Binte Mustaffa Alkhatib (18S03S), Welfare IC; Alex Lim Yishuen (18S03T), Treasurer

Every batch of RSD is different in its own special way. We are a bunch of fun-loving crazy people brought together by our common love for dance. We may not have come from the same backgrounds or similar dance experience levels, but through all the hours we spent together in and outside of CCA practice sessions, we have certainly become closer and stronger as our own batch of 27.

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Grad Night 2017: Florescence
Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Zara Karimi (18A01A) and Ling Young Loon (18S07A)
Photos courtesy of Raffles Photographic Society

The atmosphere at the Island Ballroom at the Shangri-la Hotel was relaxed as the graduating batch of Rafflesians gathered for Grad Night 2017: Florescence. Having just concluded their A-Levels, the Year 6s milled around the ornate hallways, filling the room with lively chatter not unlike the JC canteen, excited to see friends and classmates once again. It was the graduation night of the class of 2017, and it turned out to be a night to remember.

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CCA Previews ’18: Raffles Rock
Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Dawn Wee (18S03G), Chairperson, Timothy Robin Chin (18S03B), Vice-Chairperson, Sarah Leong (18A03A), Secretary, and Shane Tan (18S03T), Quartermaster

If you’ve ever ventured near the fourth level of Block D, you might have heard some mysterious noises coming from a dubious looking room with a shady red sign above it. You might have wondered about what sort of magic happens behind that big white door. You might have even sneaked a peek through the little glass window. Rest assured, nothing illegal goes on in the jamming studio. Instead, the door is a magical portal, taking you to the wonderful land of Raffles Rock, a land of music, fun, and noise-induced hearing loss.

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