by debraath Dynamite, a small explosion,
brought me to my senses.
Looking all around, […]
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dynamite – a poem
by janani
The sticks on the ground,
Ready to ignite.
They begin the war, […]
dynamite – a fictional account
by cayden
(Note: this is a completely fictional account about of how Emil Oskar Nobel, brother of Alfred Nobel, died from the accidental detonation of Nitroglycerin, and the effect of it on Alfred as well as on the creation of dynamite.)
Heleneborg, Sweden, 1864
The Nobel’s armaments factory […]
Total Defence Day 2018
By Cayden Soh and Yvette Low
“I then realised that I was not here to fight a war…” Mr Surya paused, watching the student audience’s response, before adding, “but to serve the country.”
On 14th February, Mr Surya, a former Army regular […]
Student Leaders’ Investiture 2018 – Resonance
By Shina Tan
Student Leaders’ Investiture, or SLI, is an annual event held by our school to invest the new generation of student leaders and recognise the achievements of the previous generation. Student leaders and distinguished guests from various schools are also invited to witness the investiture of our student leaders […]
CNY Celebrations 2018
By Debraath
Being decorated with beautiful red lanterns and small ornaments made of red envelopes, the school environment was beautifully enhanced by the red accessories hanging around the school hall. Suddenly, a wave of silence came about and students looked at each other in anticipation. The school’s 2018 Chinese New Year Celebration was going to start!
First of all, we had a Chinese Orchestra performance. […]
Project I’mPAC 2017
By Natalie Devan and Huang Xin
After a one-year hiatus, Project I’mPAC returned in 2017 with 28 NUS High students and 4 teacher chaperones making the trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia to volunteer at Khnat Primary School on the 26th of November for a week.
Fundraising efforts began months before the trip […]
Dialogue with Eminent Scientists
By Yu BoRong
On January 24th, three distinguished scientists, Frances Arnold (Millennium Technology Prize 2016), Martin Chalfie (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008) and Sir Fraser Stoddart (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016) participated in a dialogue session in our school centred around the theme, ‘Schools in 2050 […]
Super Blue Blood Moon – What’s the hype?
By Dayrius Tay
If you had looked to the skies the evening of 31 January, you would have been greeted with the awe-inspiring sight of a crimson red moon. The celestial event is basically a lunar eclipse where the Earth obscures the sun’s light […]
sock
A confounding conundrum which often plagues us is the case of the missing sock. Whether it’s one of our salaciously skin-tight stockings, or a warm winter sock, chances are we will not find it anywhere. Who knows where these sneaky creatures always slip off to? […]
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