Written by: Tan Xuanmin (21S78) Photo by: Ang Zyn Yee Zyn Yee in the Navy On 12th August 2021, scrolling through Instagram, President Halimah Yacob’s latest post popped up. Wonderful news. Lieutenant Ang Zyn Yee, former student of Hwa Chong Institution, has been awarded the most prestigious award of all - the President’s Scholarship. Here, the school would like to take this opportunity to formally congratulate Zyn Yee once again! Having spent a year in the Navy after completi

Written by: Ren Yingqi (22S6J) Photo: Courtesy of Hwa Chong Studio Ardent Studio Ardent and the HCSS Participants The Hwa Chong Studio Symposium, an inter-school conference organized and hosted by Studio Ardent from Hwa Chong Institution (College section), aimed to bring youths with similar interests in media arts together through a two-day online event from the 16th to 17th of March 2022. This symposium brought together participants from 9 media CCAs in 7 Junior Colleges all

Written by: Chiang Xin Ni Nicole (22S73) Photo by: Students' National Education Council QnA Session with our Guest-of-Honour Mr Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law In partnership with Anglo-Chinese Junior College and NUS High School, Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) organised a student-led National Education (NE) symposium. This year’s theme was “Strengthening the Singaporean Identity - Regardless of Race and Religion.” Its aim was to

Written by: Foo Wei Ting Ember (22A15), Reyess Peh Qi Xun (22A15) Photos by: Studio Ardent Raising Our Flags in Celebration A sea of red fabric, the fluttering of the country's flags along the corridors, the nostalgic national songs blasting through the speakers. Indeed, This is the one day every year when patriotism is at its peak - 9 August, National Day. During the annual National Day Celebration in Hwa Chong Institution at the College Section, teachers and student leaders

Written by: Hu Chenwei (21A15), Lim Xing Ying (21A12) Photo by: Kyla Zhao Jiayi (15A15) Kyla Zhao Jiayi (15A15), Author of "The Fraud Squad" We extend our warmest congratulations to Kyla Zhao, whose debut novel, “The Fraud Squad”, has earned her a publishing deal with Penguin Random House imprint, Berkley Publishing. After a bidding war involving multiple interested publishers, Berkley ultimately won the publishing rights to “The Fraud Squad”, as well as an unwritten second

Written by: Zavier Ng Chen Fong (22S63) Photos by: Studio Ardent Written tributes to the teachers 1 September 2022 was our Teachers’ Day celebrations in Hwa Chong. Meticulously planned by the 49th Students’ Council, the theme for this year was “Our Teachers, Our Stars”, aimed at honouring the various contributions and hard work of our teachers. This year was especially memorable, as it marked the first year when physical celebrations could be held. The day started off with a

Written by: Peh Jia Qian (22S6B) Participants at the last day of training Imagine seeing a few hundred young hackers work intensely, participating in a cyber security Capture The Flag (CTF) competition. This was the scene at Cyberthon 2022, a cybersecurity competition organised by Hwa Chong Institution (College Section), in collaboration with the Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT) and Defence Cyber Organisation (DCO). Rather than engaging in a sinister event, i

Written by: Charlize Ling Xuan Ting ( 22S77) Photos by: Studio Ardent Our graceful dancers in motion Mid-Autumn Festival 2022 (or MAF as Hwa Chongians lovingly call it), the first in-person edition since 2020, took place on 31 August and was definitely the highlight of the year to many. Entering the Central Plaza, students were greeted by lanterns decorated by the classes and a hand-painted banner by the Students’ Council. However, everyone’s attention was drawn to the Chang-

Written by: Widyayuki Triyono (22S6D) Photographs by: Widyayuki Triyono (22S6D) Here Now, Hear Now poster from @riohc on Instagram After the long-awaited easing of safe management measures, choristers and concert enthusiasts alike celebrated the return of choral performances in 2022. In Hwa Chong, rioHC returned with a school-based concert performed in the Jing Xian Library. “Here Now, Hear Now” was a student-led concert held on 4 and 11 May 2022. The pieces performed include

Written by: Lim Xing Ying (21A12), Hu Chenwei (21A15) Photos by: Evelyne Chua (21A15) Student Organizers and Delegates of the 14th APYLS Starting from 2006, the aim of Hwa Chong Asia-Pacific Young Leaders Summit (14th HC-APYLS) has remained constant — to empower and encourage student leaders in becoming active global citizens. For this edition, the Summit was held from 12 July to 15 July 2021. This Summit brought together 91 students from 26 schools all over the world. By p

Written by: Tan Xuanmin (21S78) Photos by: (Pictures 1 & 2) Pacer Water Polo Academy, (Picture 3) Ms Lim Ai Hua Special Thanks to: Ang Ping Chien, Jarrel (21S68), Captain of A-Division Water Polo Boys Our A-Division Water Polo Boys Giving Their All in the NSG Competition On the opposite side of Hwa Chong Institution (College), is the school’s Swimming Complex. On weekday afternoons and even Saturday mornings, without a doubt, our Water Polo Team will be there. This committed

Written by: Peh Jia Qian (22S6B) Photos by: Hwa Chong Wushu The Hwa Chong Wushu Team The strong hard thumps of wooden staffs, the violent swishing of aluminium swords paired with loud and determined yells from the fighters on the signature red carpet in the school’s Inner Plaza has been a common sight for many students after school hours. These fighters are the members of Hwa Chong Wushu, being hard at work by training rigorously as they brush up on their techniques three tim

Written by: Ember Foo (22A15) and Reyess Peh (22A15) Photo credits: Studio Ardent and MAD CCA Chinese Dance Performance During MAD Night On 6 May 2022, MAD danced their way into our hearts in a celebratory culmination of months of training and camaraderie: MAD Dance Night. The dancers illuminated both the stage and the night with their graceful and groovy moves, presenting the audience with a tour de force that beautifully encapsulated their passion and verve. But first, what

Written by: Li Jiahan (22A14) Photographs provided by: Mindy Peck (21S75) “One two three, We are—” “Hwa Chong!” As the cheers filled the College Indoor Sports Hall, a team of energetic and vigorous basketball players covered with beads of sweat performed beautiful tricks on the court. This was a scene from our school’s basketball team (HCBB) preparing for this year’s National School Games (NSG). Grateful for the opportunity to compete in the NSG after two years of the pandemi

锺瑞琳 21S72 著名地标鱼尾狮见证了别具意义的骑行活动。 随着考季的结束，莘莘学子终于迎来期盼已久的岁末长假。为了让学生松懈身心，我校户外教育学生理事会在11月中旬以“Transcendence”(意即超越) 为主题，组织了几项挑战自我的活动，包括：骑行、远足、爬山、皮划艇等，鼓励同学走出钢筋水泥去呼吸新鲜空气，与岛国的大自然来场心旷神怡的约会。 户外活动之一的长途骑行，吸引了20人报名。出发前，骑行队先分好组别，每组4至5人，由一名学生领袖领路及一名老师随行。为了避开人潮，师生于太阳刚升起时就到达脚车租赁中心。在确认各种安全事项后，各小组便陆续出发。 路线始于东海岸公园C4区，沿着脚车道骑行，凉风习习轻抚脸庞，留下轻盈的吻。沙滩旁成排的木麻黄在晨霭中，像极披上白色婚纱的新娘，分外美丽。骑过一个特别陡的大坡后，下坡时直扑双颊的强风带来另一道震撼的风景线——长长的脚车道往远处伸延，一边是葱郁茂盛的草木，一边是繁华热闹的商业区，形成有趣的视觉对比。 正是此时，天色骤变，暴雨倾盆，由于

Written by: Hu Chenwei (21A15), Wee Yu Yan (21S66) Photos by: Jayne Peh Hin Peng (21A11) Jayne Performing Her Self-Composed Song, "To Sea" (I) We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Jayne Peh Hin Peng (21A11) for clinching the “Best Song Award” and “Lyrics (Merit) Award” at the 2021 “SG:SW I Write The Songs” Festival. A nationwide Mandarin-Pop songwriting festival, SG:SW provides a platform to cultivate burgeoning local musical talents. Jayne’s winning piece is titled “

Written by: Tran Vu Phuong Uyen (21A15) and Tan Yu Yan Rowena (21A12) Photo by: Dylan Lim Chun Kiat (20S7G) Oh Chin Aik (20S6N) and Lim Dylan (20S7G) with their Certificates from the Singapore Linguistics Olympiad 2021 marked the return of the Singapore team to the linguistics arena after a six-year hiatus. Organised by SUTD, Singapore Linguistics Olympiad 2021 (SLingO) sought to shortlist Top 15 candidates out of 284 participants to represent Singapore at the International L

Written by: Tan Xuanmin (21S78) & Wee Yu Yan (21S66) Photos by: Hwa Chong Students’ Council, YouTube Livestream Councillors painting the banner Every year in Hwa Chong, under the moonlit sky, many gather to sing those nostalgic songs, with voices echoing as one big family. In these trying times when we had to separate and isolate from each other, stress seemed to be always around the corner. Nonetheless, festivals such as the Mid-Autumn Festival (MAF) keep us energized. Ann

Written by: Peng Yi Xuan Tricia (21S61) and Goh Yu Le (21S79) Photo by: Team Cyberthonk Team Cyberthonk as They Received the Results On 8th May 2021, Team Cyberthonk of Hwa Chong, comprising of Beh Chuen Yang (20S69), Wu Jiayang (20S7B), Chen Zerui (20S7D), and Zhao Zhongqi (20S7D), participated in Cyberthon 2021 and clinched the glorious overall championship. Cyberthon, a Capture the Flag (CTF) competition, consists of elements of cybersecurity and data science. Our student

Written by: Shayna Leng (21A15) Photo by: Shayna Leng (21A15) “We are extremely honoured to have had the privilege of representing Singapore - and indeed, Hwa Chong - at the international level. We are immensely grateful for the love and support of our families, teachers, friends, and school through the tough months of training. Debating, at its core, is about having diverging perspectives. It has taught us to keep an open mind, and engage empathetically with social issues.