By Ada Lim (17S03B)
Additional reporting by Timothy Wu (17S06B)
After several long afternoons of scouring for that elusive mate and endless discussions of mind-blowing strategies over 64 black and white squares, the Chess Club has finally made its move. Over the course of the past 5 weeks since the commencement of Term 2, its members have participated actively in 3 tournaments, making a bold statement with impressive and noteworthy results.
By Bay Jia Wei (17S06R), Bill Puah (17S06B), Catherine Zou (17A01B)
What exactly is a student journalist?
The term seems straightforward, but its definition is complex. One could conjecture that it is someone who is well-read, inquisitive, perceptive, nosy or verbose; or maybe, it is simply someone observant enough to wonder about their school experiences. We weren’t sure, either, what to expect arriving in LT3 for the Pressing Ahead symposium on 9 April 2016 – and this uncertainty was the crux of the programme. As the first ever conference of different Press clubs, the anticipated outcomes and learning remained as great, and somewhat suspenseful, unknowns.
Continue reading “Pressing Ahead: One Small Step for Presses…”
By Jeanne Tan (17A01B), Joan Ang (17A01B), Alex Tan (16S03B), Pictures by Guan Xin
The first thing one noticed about Dr Peter Tan was how little he corresponded to one’s pre-conceived image of a linguist: he was decked out in a lemon-yellow long-sleeved shirt and bright salmon-pink pants, his hair tamed in a bun, a smart bow tie crisply completing the look.
Continue reading “Sing a Song of Singlish: ELL Symposium 2016”
By Isabel Siow (16S03I) and Tasha Palani (16S03P)
Dear Rafflesians,
Remember being asked about your worst Project Work experiences last year?
Our sincerest apologies for dredging up those memories again. However, with the end of the school term and the resultant closure of the Project Work (PW) nightmare we’d all love to forget, it is high time that we reflect on this journey that we have carried each other through. We have collected the following accounts from a variety of batch mates who were happy to share their stories with us! We sincerely hope that this article will provide an appropriate finale for your PW trials and, at the same time, provide some useful pointers for the next few batches of candidates to come.
Continue reading “The Aftermath of Project Work: Confessions and Reflections”
by Bill Puah (17S06B), Deborah Lee (17A01D) and Noor Adilah (17S06B)
After a gruelling round of heats, several teams from Raffles Canoeing qualified for the finals held at MacRitchie Reservoir in the Boys K4 1000m & 500m, as well as the Girls K2 1000m and K4 1000m and 500m events. Although the weather was gloomy, the atmosphere certainly wasn’t, as throngs of school supporters crowded on the banks of the reservoir, ready to cheer on their school teams to victory.
Continue reading “The Fighting Spirit: A Div Canoeing Championships”
