By Liew Ai Xin (16A01A), Md Khairillah (16A01B), Melissa Choi (16S06B), Qiu Kexin (16A13A), Jeanne Tan (17A01B), Khin Yadanar Oo (17A13A), Nicole Doyle (17A01A) and Nerissa Loe (17A13A)
Photos courtesy of Raffles Photographic Society
When Mr Tan Boon Poh, Discipline Master, asked the Batch of 2015 if they wanted their results, he received nothing less than a resounding “No!”, out of a mix of anxiety and fear at facing up to the results of that exam they took exactly three months ago.
by Adelyn Tan (16A01E)
Photos courtesy of Crispian Chan and Nithia Devan
“It’s just a chemical reaction.”
What do ethics, science and the pharmaceutical industry have in common, aside from the fact that they’re all likely to show up on your list of GP essay questions? The answer lies in The Effect, the first instalment in Pangdemonium’s three-part 2016 Season of Love.
Continue reading “Is It Love, Or Is It the Dopamine?: The Effect”
by Lex-xis (16S03M)
Photos courtesy of Raffles Archives and Museum
On 22 February 2016, Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam addressed the Year 2–4 students as well as guests from other schools as part of the annually-organized National Affairs Lecture Series. In his lecture, entitled ‘Becoming an Innovative Society’, DPM Tharman covered the growing need for Singapore to become an innovative yet still inclusive society, and offered insights into how we as a nation might go about achieving these goals.
Continue reading “Becoming an Innovative (and Inclusive) Society”
by Wang Kaiying (16S03E)
Photos courtesy of Raffles Photographic Society
Do you know the people who tend to our school’s plants, meticulously pruning the bushes and tirelessly watering the flowers? The people who clean up behind us in the school canteen, who work six days a week to keep our classrooms and walkways clean? Of course you do – they’re the school’s gardeners and cleaners. But do you really know them? And do you ever show your appreciation for all the tough work that they do?
Continue reading “The Humans Behind the Workers: Homeground Carnival 2016”
by Alex Tan (16S03B) and Gladys Lim (16S03K)
Disclaimer: This article covers only French, German and Japanese, as these are the only subjects offered as third languages at H2 level. Furthermore, while this article has been researched to the best of our abilities, it should not be used as a substitute for formal academic counselling.
Continue reading “Please Mind the Platform Gap: Choosing a Third Language in Junior College”
