Clik here to view.
Arrival Of A New Era: A Review
By Jeanne Tan (17A01B) Just a personal disclaimer: I’m the type of movie-goer who seeks meaning in my movies. An essential question we all ponder, or a struggle that viewers relate to seeing resolved....
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Level Results 2017: Ground Sentiments
By Nicole Doyle (17A01A), Jeanne Tan (17A01B), Abdul Qayyum (17A01B), Serafina Siow (17A13A), Nerissa Loe (17A13A), Andrew Hidajat (17S03I), Warren Liow (18A01B), Soh Ying Qi (18A01C), Ashley Tan...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Level Results 2017: Rafflesian Excellence
By Nicole Doyle (17A01A), Jeanne Tan (17A01B), Abdul Qayyum (17A01B), Serafina Siow (17A13A), Nerissa Loe (17A13A), Andrew Hidajat (17S03I), Ashley Tan (18A13A), Warren Liow (18A13A), Soh Ying Qi...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Homeground Carnival 2017
By Yang Si Qi (17A01C) and Bill Puah (17S06B) Bright-eyed and as ready as ever. It’s an early Saturday morning, but bright-eyed students are already milling about in the Albert Hong Hall, rushing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Purple Power – International Women’s Day 2017
by Zara Karimi (18A01A), Ashley Tan (18A13A) Last week, you may have encountered a classmate or two sporting a bright purple ribbon in their hair or around their wrist. You may have caught a glimpse...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dramafeste 2017
By Abigail Ang (18S06B), Asfar Alim (18S03J), Deborah Lee (17A01D), Sabariesh Ilankathir (17A13A), Zhu Xiuhua (18S06A) After a one-year hiatus, Dramafeste made a spectacular comeback this year with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blue Ticking – The Art of Passive Aggressiveness
By Nicole Doyle (17A01B) and Bryan Ling (17S06C) ‘A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.’ George R. R. Martin, A Dance With Dragons ‘Among...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Logan (2017)– Movie Review
By Tapasya Singh (17S03C) The film starts with a scene we’ve seen countless times in every superhero movie – the protagonist, surrounded by half a dozen armed men. He warns them not to start...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Moving On
By Yang Siqi (17A01C) “Stop thinking about it, and just move on.” You might have heard someone say this to you before. Maybe you’ve said it yourself, to a despairing friend. The tone of which it was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Retraction of 2017 April Fools’ Article
In light of recent feedback from the school community, we have withdrawn our recent April Fools’ article, “Waffle Woes: Diets of a Better Age”, from our site, and have henceforth decided to discontinue...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Appropriate Moment
By Catherine Zou (17A01B) Reading fashion magazines has always been, personally, a faintly confusing affair. Mostly for the seemingly-endless positions that models can contort their bodies into, or the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beauty and the Beast (2017) Review: Every Enchanted Rose Has Its Thorn
By Ashley Tan (18A13A) After months of hype and speculation over its actors and musical numbers, Beauty and The Beast finally hit the screen in March, with throngs of Disney aficionados filling cinema...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Don’t Flip Out: Judo Championships 2017
By Lee Yun Ning (17A01E) Additional reporting by Cylene Tan (18S03C) Photo credits to Iffah from Raffles Photography and Judo. Hougang Secondary School’s hall was alive with anticipation as our A...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pressing Ahead 2017: The Community Through The Journalist’s Eye
By Ashley Tan (18A13A) and Zacchaeus Chok (18S03O) Student journalist – not exactly the most prestigious job around, or even one that is frequently sought after. Nor is it an easy job, with frequent...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Step Out, Reach Within: Youth Got Heart 2017
by Andrew Atang Hidajat (17S03I) and Carman Chew (17A01D) “I’m Luciana Johann.” “You’re Diederik Che – uhmm what was it – riko? rika?” “You’re…you’re…I don’t know!” Participants of Youth Got Heart...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Canteen Stall with A Cause: My NoNNa’s
By Zara Karimi (18A01A) CEO Ms. Geraldine Tan (centre) with the very first My NoNNa’s crew, consisting of (from left to right) My NoNNa’s Stall Manager Mdm Lim, My NoNNa’s Champion Goh Wei Ting, My...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sugar, Yes Please: Raffles RockIn: Space Jam 2017
By Gan Chin Lin (17A01B), Abdul Qayyum (17A01B), Calista Chong (18A01A), and Grace Lau (18S03I) With a social media campaign involving an intricate formation of Smuckers strawberry jam packets, as well...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Making a Splash: Swimming Nationals 2017
By Nadine Staes-Polet (18A01B) Photos courtesy of Nadya Bhandari (18S03Q) and Ms Anna Foo The atmosphere is tense as the swimmers take their places on the plunge boards. The shrill whistle is the only...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Those Days: A Preview
By Angus Yip (18A01A) Those Days– what better name for a concert dedicated to the elderly in our lives? Implicit in those two words is a bittersweet sense of returning to simpler times and moments, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RJCO: SYF Distinction
By Lim Jing Rong (18A03A), Lynn Hong (18A13A) and Sheryl Gwee (18A01D) NUS Cultural Center music hall, before the performances began For most of us, the phrase “chinese orchestra” brings back echoes of...
View Article