Against All Odds: Football A Division Into Quarter Finals with 8-0 win Against YJC

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By Nicole Tan (16A13A), interviews by Noor Adilah (17S06B)

Photographs by Terence Tan (16S06C)

There was just one thing on the minds of all 20 footballers as they stepped onto the VJC pitch on Monday—that they had to beat opponent Yishun JC by a minimum of 8 goals in order to qualify for a spot in Round 2. These odds seem daunting to most – especially since many within the team were injured – yet as Christoph Chong (17S03K) put it, “they never believed that they couldn’t make it”. 

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Double Champions: Water Polo A Division Finals 2016

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by Bay Jia Wei (17S06R), Nadiya Nesseer (17S03B) and Tapasya Singh (17S03C)
Photos by Laura Woo (16S03H) of Raffles Photographic Society

The pressure and anticipation in the stadium was palpable as the Water Polo girls marched out for team introductions. Having attained 9 consecutive victories in the past 9 years, the A-Division Water Polo girls had a lot to live up to as this match would either determine or conclude their streak. Pitted against them on the afternoon of the Water Polo Finals was St Andrew’s Junior College.

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Council Elections 2016 – The Voters’ Views, the Students’ Stakes

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by Noor Adilah (17S06B), Jeanne Tan (17A01B), and Carman Chew (17A01D)

Today marks the end of 3 days’ worth of Council Elections. Yesterday, we talked to the candidates and the secretaries to clarify some changes to the elections process and the effects they have had on this year’s campaigns. Today, we got in touch with the rest of the student body to learn more about student’s sentiments towards the elections thus far.

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