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| 1. | RJC girls do school and country proud Nicole Tay Xi Hui and Tabitha Tay Jia Hui did Singapore and RJC proud at the 4th Asian Championships Artistic Gymnastics in Doha, Qatar. Nicole Tay achieved the following results : Team 3rd Bronze , Individual All Around 7th, Floor Exercise 6th, Uneven Bars 8th whereas Tabitha Tay achieved Team 3rd Bronze, Individual All Around 8th, Vault 5th, Balance Beam 8th. The games were held from 15 - 18 November 2008. More than 250 gymnasts in artistic gymnastics from as many as 21 countries participated in the four-day event. Congratulations to Nicole and Tabitha for their outstanding performances! |
| 2. | Rafflesian wins silver in international essay writing competition Samuel Lim from 09S06W has achieved silver (2nd prize) at the AIESEC NTU Essay competition. The competition was opened to local and overseas youths aged between 16 to 25 years old. The topic was "How can non-profit organizations/voluntary welfare organizations attract sufficient resources for sustainability?" This international online essay writing competition is organized by AIESEC in Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, in partnership with SSTI, the Social Service Training Institute in Singapore. It aims to consolidate refreshing ideas and possible solutions to attract sufficient resources for VWOs sustainability in the world today. Congratulations to Samuel Lim on a job well done! |
| 3. | A "RIEL" hands-on experience for RJC students Raffles Institute for Experiential Learning (RIEL) was launched on 22 October 2008. RIEL aims to provide not only the theoretical aspects of education but also a hands-on approach to learning. RIEL also signed an Memorandum Of Agreement with OnePeople.sg to come up with the Race and Ethnicity Awareness Programme or REAP over the next three years. For the full report, please click here. |
| 4. | A New Era for the Raffles Schools
Come 1 Jan 2009, Raffles Institution (RI) and Raffles Junior College (RJC) will merge to become a single institution. The name of the merged institution will be “Raffles Institution”, with a distinction to be made between Raffles Institution (Junior College) - 莱佛士书院（高中部）and Raffles Institution (Secondary) - 莱佛士书院（初中部）. Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) will retain its distinct identity as a premier girls’ school, while continuing to work closely with the merged institution to enhance quality education for all students in the Raffles schools. Please click here for more info. |
| 5. | RJC Teachers Strike Gold at Annual Inter-JC/CI Staff Soccer Game At the recently concluded 8th Annual Inter JC/CI soccer game held at VJC, RJC teachers pitted their skills against 10 other teams to emerge as the Champion, clinching the Gold medal. Our heartiest congratulations to all teachers! |
| 6. | Rafflesians Win Gold at the National Youth Achievement Awards Through the National Youth Achievement Awards (NYAA) Gold Programme, young people are able to develop their talents according to their specific interests. The Gold Award Recipients from RJC are: From the Raffles Institution 01 Raffles Scout Group: Congratulations to all Winners. |
| 7. | RJC Share Joint Championship Title with HCI at the Singapore Mathematical Olympiad. At the recently concluded Singapore Mathematical Olympiad, the RJC team comprising Yan Wenxian, Long Xueping and Li Shunji emerged as joint winners with the team from HCI. Congratulations to the RJC Team! |
| 8. | RJC Shines at the 38th National Colours Award Presentation Raffles Junior College marks its position as the top school in sports with our athletes clinching 93 Individual National Colours Awards out of the 526 awards given out. This was the highest achievement for 2008 by a school in Singapore. For the Individual Zone Colours Award, RJC won 132 awards out of the 556 South Zone Awards presented. And at the team level, RJC won a total of 38 Team Merit Awards. With these awards, RJC leads the pack for the A Division Boys title, while the girls are a joint second with VJC for the A Division Girls title. In addition, Khoo Yi Min Liesl was awarded one of five Special Colours Awards for her participation in the 24th SEA Games held in Thailand in 2007. She was part of the National Team that won the Bronze award for fencing. Congratulations to all awardees and keep up the good work! |
| 9. | RJC secures Bronze Medal at the International Olympiad in Informatics Chiam Jia-Han from 09S06H obtained the Bronze Medal in the 2008 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), held in Cairo, Egypt in August 2008. Congratulations Jia-Han ! |
| 10. | RJC wins Awards at the National Junior Robotics Competition The National Junior Robotics Competition is an annual event co-organised by the Science Centre and Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*Star). It is sponsored by MOE and the Singapore Totaliser Board. After 2 days of competition at the Science Centre from 5-6 September, the team from the RJC Electronics Club emerged with the following wins: First - for Presentation, Congratulations to the entire team! |
| 11. | 3 RJC students Awarded the 2008 President's Scholarship Three of our students, David Chan, Daniel Ong and Lim Shin Bin have been named among the nation’s five President Scholars. They were presented with this prestigious and highly coveted scholarship by President S R Nathan at the Istana on 7 August 2008.
We would like to congratulate David, Daniel and Shin Bin on their accomplishments and wish them well in the future. |
| 12. | Term 4 Calendar: Notice to All Parents/Guardians of JC1 and JC2 Students – Please Read School Holidays on Friday, 8 Aug and Monday, 11 Aug Our college will be celebrating National Day with a carnival and evening concert on Thursday 7 Aug. The programme will begin after lessons at 1.30 pm and end at 8.00 pm that night. If you intend to pick your child/ward from college on 7 Aug, please do so at 8.30 pm or after. Because of the extended hours and earlier celebrations, Friday 8 Aug will be a school-declared holiday. Monday 11 Aug is a school holiday for all schools in Singapore. Term 4 Calendar For JC1s, The last day of school for JCs is 29 Oct, with the Project Work Oral Presentation period starting on 31 Oct and ending on 7 Nov. The college has also scheduled structured remedial and H3 headstart programmes from 10 to 19 Nov. All JC1 students who have been identified for the remedial or H3 programmes are required to attend. We hope this information will be useful to you as you plan for your family vacations in the year-end period. For JC2s, The last day of school for JCs is 29 Oct, with the A-level examination period starting on 30 Oct and ending on 26 Nov. During the A-level examination period, the Raffles Parents Association (RPA) will be organising a supper programme for our students who are studying late in school. Food and beverages prepared by the RPA will be provided for the students in the school canteen. The college will also provide necessary support as required to ensure that students are taken care of during this period. For other updates please click here. |
| 13. | Raffles JC Student Wins Bronze Medal at the 49th International Mathematics Olympiad Held from 15-22 July in Madrid, Spain, the Singapore team won 1 silver, 3 bronzes and 1 honourable mention. RJC students Chiam Jia-Han (09S06H) won a bronze medal while Lim Jun Ren (08S06F) won a Honourable Mention. Congratulations Jia-Han and Jun Ren. |
| 14. | Raffles JC Student wins Gold Medal at the 19th International Biology Olympiad Held in Mumbai, India from 13-20 July, RJC student Men Yi Fei (08S03E) won 1 gold medal and was ranked 5th in the world. This is the best performance by a Singaporean in the 19th IBO. Congratulations Yi Fei. |
| 15. | Raffles JC Students Win Gold & Silver Medals at the 39th International Physics Olympiad Held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 20 to 29 July, the Singapore team won 1 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medals . RJC students Chan Wai Hong Ronald (08S06P) won a gold medal while Ng Kia Boon (08S06P) won a silver medal. Ronald performed the best amongst the Singaporeans in the 39th IPhO. Congratulations Ronald and Kia Boon. |
| 16. | Raffles JC Students win Gold & Silver Medals at the 40th International Chemistry Olympiad The Singapore team won 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. RJC students Yeong Li Qian (08S06F) won a gold medal while Wang Yong Jin (08S06N) won a silver medal. Li Qian has done exceedingly well and is ranked 1st in theory and 2nd overall. Congratulations to Li Qian and Yong Jin for doing the school proud. |
| 17. | RJC garners 19 golds in Singapore Schools Sports Council Inter-Sports Competitions 2008 Raffles JC students chalked up a total of 19 golds, 12 silvers and 5 bronzes in the various Singapore schools inter-sports competitions for 2008. Congratulations go to the students, teachers in-charge and all supporters who have lent their voices and time to the teams. (Please see the attached list) |
| 18. | Class of 2007 – SGC & A-Level Certificates The GCE A-Level Certificate, School Graduation Certificate and Yearbook 2007 are ready for collection at the Student Affairs Centre located at Block D Level 1 (next to photocopy shop). Collection hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm If you are unable to come personally, you may authorise someone to collect the certificates on your behalf. The authorised person must bring along his/her identification and your authorisation letter. |
| 19. | RJC water polo girls clinch Gold RJC water polo girls team participated in the 2008 Inter-School Invitational Water Polo Championships at ACS(I) on Wednesday, 16 July. They played TJC, ACJC and SAJC and emerged victorious in all three matches clinching the Gold. The team largely comprises the swimmers and the coach is Mr Gary Ortega. They were also strongly supported by the seniors who are also national team players, Yi Wen and Belinda Ooi. Congratulations to the team! |
| 20. | SINGAPORE PARENTING CONGRESS 2008 SINGAPORE PARENTING CONGRESS 2008 We invite all parents with teenage children and educators to join us at this most popular parenting conference of the year, Singapore Parenting Congress 08, and hear from international and local speakers like Dr William J. Doherty (Professor and Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Programme at the University of Minnesota) and Dr John Ng (President of Meta and Honorary Chair of the Eagles Communications Board of Governance) on how to be an empowered and confident parent. Organised by MediaCorp Radio and supported by MCYS, National Family Council and Singapore Totalisator Board, the Singapore Parenting Congress has been a sold-out for the past 4 years. The Congress will be held on 16 to 17 Aug in NTUC Auditorium. Parents can choose from a series of 5 seminars in 4 languages. For more details, log on to http://www.mediacorpradio.sg/spc2008/index.htm. Get your tickets now to avoid disppointment! As this is MCYS-supported, programme can be counted as part of SFE's family life education (FLE) programme. Schools can tap on the SFE funds and include the FLE hours as part of the SFE hours. Interested Parents kindly email to Juliet Seno, School Family Education Coordinator (rjc.sfe@gmail.com) for ticket reimbursement. |
