Achievements in 2002

Essay Writing

Angus Ross Prize (2002)   for best performance in English Lit 'A' Level

• Winner: Pao Pei Yu
• Runners-up: Chang Peiqi Rebecca, Sabina Sehar Ahmed

"Letter to a Minister" Competition (2002)   from Oxford & Cambridge Society

• 2nd prize ($300) won by Koh Jie Kai 2A01A

Central Singapore CDC Major Essay Writing Competition (2002)

• Ng Shu Ting Esther - 2nd prize.
• Chen Yi Han Johaness - Consolation Prize.

Public Speaking

Junior Colleges Debating Championship (2002)   organised by MOE and RJC

• RJC defeated NJC in the final to emerge champions.
• Li Shengwu (1A01A) won the Best Speaker for the Final and Best Speaker of the Series awards.

View a video clip of the Debating Championship.

Plain English Speaking Award (2002)

• Wong Shi Ming (2A01B) won the Singapore section and received a $150 book voucher. He represents Singapore in the Asia-Pacific regional finals, to be held in Melbourne in December.

Drama

Singapore Youth Festival (2002)

• The RJC entry, 'My Journey Home', won a bronze medal.

Raffles Players (2002)

• Raffles Players presented 'Fanshen' by David Hare, as part of RJC's Arts Festival 2002.
• Raffles Players students helped at the Ulu Pandan Community Club's Family Day on Vesak Day.
• Raffles Players presented the original musical 'Bubble, Bubble Toil and Trouble' by Kenneth Yap at Ulu Pandan CC on 19th and 20th July. The planned evening performances were sold out and an extra matinee performance was provided on 20th July, playing to a full house. Proceeds went to the Singapore School for the Visually Handicapped.

Drama Feste (2002)   internal competition, organised by the English department

• All four faculties entered plays; the CPS faculty won. Photos available.

Creative Writing

Singapore Young Dramatists Award (2002)

• Foo Yong Yu Leon won first prize
• Wong Chen Seong won 3rd prize
• Four other RJC students entered this national playwriting competition

Afternoon of Poetry and Music (2002)

• Held on 20th July, organised by the RJC Creative Writing Club.
• The Lee Tzu Pheng poetry award was inaugurated. This is now an annual prize competition.

Others

HSSRP Symposium (13th April 2002)

• Wong Shi Ming (2A01B) is giving 1 of the 3 presentations: "The Karen People of Northern Thailand: A Walk Down Cemetery Road?"