Commentary, Op-Eds, Student Issues

Great Expectations: What’s In a Theme, Anyway?
Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Tan Jun Xiang (14S06C) and Bryan Chua (14A01A)

It is everywhere we look: from the massive banners festooned on the parade square to the promotional booklets handed out during Open House. Yet to what extent do we really understand and appreciate the theme that supposedly charts the very direction of our school for the year ahead? In spite of the great meaning and value such themes hold for the school, they have hitherto been little more than decorations on our parade square, left in plain sight but going largely unnoticed and unappreciated.

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Aunt Agony and Uncle Upset

AUNT SOPHIA & UNCLE STAMFORD: WELCOME TO THE CO-ED JUNGLE
Reading Time: 9 minutes

Ever wanted to rant about that someone you just can’t stand? Not getting any help from RJ Confessions? Try out Raffles Press’ new column, Ask Uncle Stamford, and our resident agony aunt (and uncle) Aunt Sophia and Uncle Stamford will be glad to help you in your Rafflesian troubles! Submit your questions to tinyurl.com/UncleStamford and we’ll give them our best shot.

For this series, the Raffles Art Club has kindly contributed illustrations created by their talented members. The illustrations used in this article were done by Rachel Tay Xi Boon (14A01E) and Sean Chua (14S06O).

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