Sundown: Grad Night 2019
By Rachel Leong (20A01A), Mah Xiao Yu (20A01B), and Megan Soh (20A01B)Photographs courtesy of Raffles Photographic Society The golden hour had finally descended upon the batch of 2019. As the sun set...
View ArticleTaking H2 Spanish in JC – Es Pan Comido! (Please Mind the Platform Gap)
By Jermaine Wong (20S03R) Since ‘Despacito’ topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 2017, the popularity of Spanish pop music––and along with it, Spanish and Latin American pop culture––has...
View ArticleStacking the Shelves: The RI Library (OH2020 Print Edition)
Did you know that RI is one of the few schools in Singapore to have a professional librarian? And have you ever wondered how a book made its way from the dusty stockroom of a publisher to come to be...
View ArticleGoing Against the Grain: Niche Subjects (OH2020 Print Edition)
Do you want to go against the grain? Have no fear, for niche subjects are here! Disclaimer: experiences may include unlucky timetabling, knowing your tutors better than you’d like, and an absence of...
View ArticleTaking a Third Language in JC (OH2020 Print Edition)
Four third languages are offered at the H2 level—Japanese, French, German, and Spanish. Lessons are held twice a week from 5:30–7:30pm at Bishan MOELC (Ministry of Education Language Centre) for all...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of Teddy (OH2020 Print Edition)
Many Rafflesians would know of the sleek-looking cat with a glossy coat of grey and black fur lurking around the Y5-6 campus. He responds to the name Teddy and is most frequently spotted at the Crib,...
View ArticleHybrid Subject Combinations (OH2020 Print Edition)
Many will be familiar with the two distinct streams, Arts and Science, and might even be torn between both. However, few stop to consider staying in the middle. Hybrid combinations are essentially...
View ArticleOnce Upon(d) A Time: Y5-6 Raffles Biodiversity Pond (OH2020 Print Edition)
Not too far away from the Marymount Gate sits the oft-ignored Biodiversity Pond, known only for its half-faded sign that heralds the “testicle-eating” pacu. Few actually stop to wonder—exactly what...
View ArticleMonday Enrichment Programmes (OH2020 Print Edition)
In Year 5, students will have the opportunity to participate in Monday Elective Programmes as learning enrichment. Below are just three of the myriads of programmes offered, so if none of them catch...
View ArticlePlease Mind the Platform Gap: Choosing Subject Combinations – The Hybrid...
By Kelly Leong (20S07C) All opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and are no substitute for formal academic advice. Ah, selecting a subject combination: a time of great distress for...
View ArticlePlease Mind the Platform Gap – Changing Your Subject Combination
By Valerie Tan (20A01E) Maybe you haven’t thought much of your matriculation form since the day you submitted it. Or maybe there’s been a persistent nagging feeling in the pit of your stomach since...
View ArticleRaffles Science Symposium 2020
By Rachael Koh (20S07C) Raffles Science Symposium (RSS) is an annual event organised by the Raffles Science Institute (RSI) in conjunction with Raffles Guidance Centre (RGC) and the Peer Helpers...
View ArticleA Level 2020 Student Features: Let Our Hearts Be Stirring
By Gabrielle Ng (20A01E), Valerie Tan (20A01E), Max Chwa (21A01A), and Faith Wei (21S03C) This year, Raffles Press invited four Year 7s who have invested their time and energy into their respective...
View ArticleA Level 2020 Student Features: Whate'er The Test
By Sophia He (20S03H), Noelle Leow (21A01B), Shaun Loh (21A01A), and Rachel Ho (21A01B) This year, Raffles Press invited four Year 7s who have invested their time and energy into their respective...
View ArticleGryphon Strength: Kiwi Cup 2020
By Rachel Leong (20A01A) and Jermaine Wong (20S03R)Photos courtesy of Raffles Photographic Society It was the bright, sunny afternoon of 17 January 2020, and the stands in the Saint Andrew’s Junior...
View ArticleKeep Calm and Carry On: Confronting COVID-19
By Huang Beihua (20A03A) and Sarah Lok (20A03A) It began as a forwarded message, then a few Instagram stories, panicking inquiries from juniors, and finally a visit to Stamford in some false hope for...
View ArticleWe’re Going to Build a Wall…
By Koo ii (21S05A) And no, it’s not the one you’re thinking about. Press will be putting up a paywall on Word of Mouth. For the uninitiated, a paywall is a setting on a website that only permits...
View ArticleCCA Heirlooms: Armbands, Ukuleles, and Other Objects Which Bind
By Ng Ziqin (20S03H)Photographs by Joel Leong (20S03O) from Raffles Photographic Society unless otherwise captioned So school closures have finally happened, but remember those early days when CCA...
View ArticleA Home Away From Home
By Raffles Press When we think of Little India, the typical perspective of a tourist comes to mind: bright lights, flavourful Indian cuisine, and vibrant colours of ethnic architecture all pander to...
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