By Shina and Janani The Student Leaders’ Investiture, or SLI, is an annual event welcoming the new student leaders while honouring the contributions of the existing and past student leaders. This year, the theme of SLI was Coalescence, which encapsulates the joining of different objects or elements to form one united body. This is symbolicContinue reading “Student Leaders’ Investiture 2019”
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by shina
I love the English language. I think I always have, since the moment the words first wrapped around my tongue. I grew up with it, and I learned to love it, and I doubt I ever will stop. As a young girl, I discovered Enid Blyton, who cultivated my love for the stained yellow pages of old books from years passed. Then, as I got older, Jodi Picoult taught me the value of life, and what it meant to feel with all your heart. […]
Journalists 2018
about the writers, 2018.
jelly – yet another poem
by shina My legs are jelly, Quivering and unsteady. My arms lie useless by my side […]
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 […]
sock – another poem
by shina
A singular sock sits atop my laundry,
lonely and unmatched. […]
Orientation 2018: Rise of a New Era
By Yvette, Shina and Cherry
Orientation 2018 started out with a war. Anthelyon lived peacefully on its own for millions of years, until the technologically superior Xeltros initiated contact from half a billion kilometers away. The fragile relationship between the two planets broke when President Winter of Xeltros was assassinated leading to a declaration of war on Anthelyon. In these dark times, Project Orion was born: 4 elite soldiers equipped with the latest cybernetic enhancements as […]
NUS High Oratorical Challenge
By Shina Tan
The NUS High Oratorical Challenge is an inaugural competition open to students from various primary schools, where more than 20 budding orators from schools all over Singapore stood in front of an audience of their peers, teachers and parents to share their stories and speeches. It is a test of […]
The Visit: A Review
By Shina
M Night Shyamalan is a name practically unheard of amongst the teens of today – including me. In his heyday two decades ago, however, the film-maker was lauded for his award-winning thriller, The Sixth Sense. The Visit, a 2015 found-footage film, is a far cry from his usual self-serious style and precise shots. The self-funded movie – it cost only $5 million to to produce, though this information is completely irrelevant – is a mix of horror and comedy, […]
The Elderly Beyond The Stereotypes
By Shina
The median age in Singapore has increased from 19.5 in 1970 to 40 in 2016. In comparison, the total fertility rate has […]