A laugh while you are mugging...

Enjoy!

Regards,
Sara

Jacket Designs

Hi all,

Voting for RIRC Jacket Designs is now live!

These designs have been done by members of RIRCb59.

You can vote by following the link here.

Thanks and good luck with EOY preparations! XD

Don't get addicted!

Make sure all you MouseHunt players mug for your EOYs!

Photo of the Week

Boss!

NewSpaper Collection

Hi all
News about Newspaper collection! (pun not intended)
Funds raised by Newspaper collection, codenamed NSC, will reach our school in a cheque tomorrow!
In total, we raised $320! More specific information has been sent to your inboxes already.
Thanks to everyone for their effort in raising such an amount!
Please continue to come for future CIPs!

:)

Newspaper Collection

Group 1 + 2
and a Yan Tyng sir

Thank you to everyone who had made the effort to come down for Newspaper Collection yesterday! Mrs Maas is waiting for The Company to get back to us regarding how much we're raised (apparently the collection guy's scales weren't functional...hmmm...) so stay tuned :P

50 more days to accreds deadline and ~2 weeks to EOYs. Time to wake up and begin mugging, hurhurhur.

Excuse Letters

Hi all,

For those who did not turn up for the newspaper collection yesterday, please submit your excuse letters/MCs to the sickbay letter racks by Wednesday. No excuse letter/MC = no attendance = pon. Unless your excuse is really valid then we MIGHT decide to be nice :P tuition/mugging not included.

Alternatively, you can just find Jason sir (92387467) and pass it to him directly.

Thanks and enjoy the rest of the weekend :)

Newspaper Collection Consent Form

Hi all,

If you haven't gotten your consent forms, please download them below:



Get your parent/guardian to sign and bring it tomorrow.
I think your parents wouldn't want to be bothered by a call so just make it easier for them by bringing the form :)

Everyone who is free, please do go for the collection. And it's in the afternoon, so you get to sleep in. Yay!

See you tomorrow!

Newspaper on collection on 26/9

Hi all,

You all should have collected the forms for the newspaper collection from the sickbay letter rack by now. If not, please do so tomorrow. Just to remind you about the details of the Newspaper Collection:

Time: 1.30 pm - 5.30 pm

Venue to meet: JB Atrium

Dress Code: PE Attire

Things to bring:

1) A 500 ml waterbottle

2) Poncho

3) Cap (optional)

4) Hand phone (in case of emergency)

5) Consent form

See you all on Saturday!

Bday

This is a Feng Yu Hui (oh yeah we're leaving his full name here so someone can Googlestalk him).

When badly translated from Chinese, his name reads "Wind Fish Meet".

...never mind o.O

Happy 15th Birthday Yu Hui! :D

Evacuation in the Real World

OH YEAH!!!

Congratulations to Deodatus for correctly guessing the random origins of AON! (+20 to Iota)

Photo of the Week

Saravanan

Newspaper Collection

Hi all,
Yu Hui here
Please reply the email i sent out by monday 6pm
Or else brace yourself for a rude handphone assault in the night
If anyone DID NOT receive the email, PLEASE inform me AT ONCE
Thanks and have a nice long weekend:)

AON 2009

Definitely look forward to it :) Keep those days free, and ask your parents to set your holidays in December. :D Thanks!

Selamat Hari Raya!

Here's wishing all Muslim RIRC peeps a Selamat Hari Raya!



May all our wrong doings and mistakes be forgiven, especially by you guys...we're not that bad right?

haven't we been nice XD

To non muslims, jia you mugging for your EOYS! LOooong weekend to...mug o.0

Beach Story

Batch 57 at the beach

Wah, Sheng Yang sir so tall liao

Had enough of seniors harping on "batch unity"? Have you been pondering about what it's like to be in a batch?

What is a batch anyway?

We've asked ourselves these questions too when we were cadets. There is no definite answer (this isn't Physics RA!), and all of us can only arrive at a conclusion after some reflection and thought...

What is a beach?

This is the spoof that we came up with when we too were faced with the question of being in a batch. Apparently, it seemed that we were rather dismissive of this entire "batch" business. We hope that everyone (Batch 59 and Batch 60) can get together and work as a batch and as a UNIT!

Who's "we" anyway? We are Batch 58, and we have our fair share of new experiences to learn from. We trust that you too will have much to learn from, cherish and remember in your years in RI, and RIRC.

Here's some interesting stuff related to beaches, while we're here o.o

----

While walking along a beach, an elderly gentleman saw someone in the distance leaning down, picking something up and throwing it into the ocean.

As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, picking up starfish one by one and tossing each one gently back into the water.

He came closer still and called out, “Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?”

The young man paused, looked up, and replied “Throwing starfish into the ocean.”

The old man smiled, and said, “I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?”

To this, the young man replied, “The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them in, they’ll die.”

Upon hearing this, the elderly observer commented, “But, young man, do you not realise that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can’t possibly make a difference!”

The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked up another starfish, threw it into the back into the ocean past the breaking waves and said, “It made a difference for that one.”

(Taken from http://andrew-ong.com/2008/02/06/the-starfish-story-you-can-make-a-difference/)

~treasuring the moments with the people you care for and love

More stuff

Hi all,

We forgot to thank two very important groups of people in the previous posts, endless apologies for that ;x

Anyway, thanks to those who were doing first aid duty at the marathon/basketball games, as well as everyone who came down to support. Wouldn't have been possible without you guys :)

Cheers!

UNITY and other matters

Wear your UNIT-TEE with pride!

Once again, THANK YOU to Batch 57 for coming back to participate, as well as everyone in the unit who has come down to participate in and support the half-marathon/basketball competitions :)


Even though this race is over (well so is basketball o.o), there will always be other "races" to run, such as FACOM2009, and the ominous countdown timer to beat (it's in the sidebar) =O

Remember: All cadets promoted in principle must clear the required accreditations for full promotion by November 17, otherwise their "in principle" ranks will be voided.

Let's do it! Once again, good luck for your EOYs. If you need help and advice, you can always email Batch 58 at the email at the top of the sidebar.

BRING IT ON!

Q

Hi all,

Thank you to all participants for both Inter-UG Half Marathon + Basketball, we really appreciate all the efforts you put in. As promised, we will allocate platoon points for those that participated. For those that participated in both/ran double for the marathon, more points will be awarded.

Half Marathon(those who ran double are indicated with a *):
1. Deodatus* Iota +20
2. Han Sheng* Omega +20
3. Wei Yang* Iota + 20
4. Zheng Wei Omega + 10
5. Qi Jing Iota + 10
6. Kai Yen Omega + 10
7. Gabriel Epsilon + 10
8. Zi Qi*
9. Jeremy*
10. Joel*
11. John
12. Ke Yuxuan
13. Jason
14. You Sheng

Basketball:
1. Hui Jun Epsilon + 10
2. Li Hong Omega + 10
3. Ryan Epsilon + 10
4. Qi Jing Iota + 10
5. Ching Wai Iota + 10
6. Wei Yang Iota + 10
7. Kenneth Omega + 10
8. Darryl Epsilon + 10
9. Kai Yen Omega + 10
10. Gabriel Epsilon + 10
11. Shen Chen Epsilon + 10
12. Xirui
13. Yu Hui
14. Ke Yuxuan
15. Clive
16. Joel

Special mention goes to Wei Yang, who ran 2 rounds for the half-marathon and also participated in the interug basketball. The total points added for each platoon is stated below.

Iota: 80
Omega: 70
Epsilon: 60

That's all for now. Jiayous for EOYs everyone!

Good Job!

Hi all,

Well, probably we did not succeed in today's mission of getting at least top 3. However, let the Sec 3s share our experience and comments of today. Firstly, no matter what, we still tried. That's what matters most. Yes, I know winning is the most important thing but you know something even more important than that?

UNIT-Y. You can go see the other UGs' performance today at the basketball tournament. They were shouting at each other for not catching the ball, not scoring, etc, etc. We as RIRC however, only encouraged. We cheered our hearts out for our players and even if we did something wrong, we just ignored that and went on with the game. We were not biased and just choose Sec 4s and Sec 3s and spam them in the tournament like what the other UGs did. We gave a chance to every Sec 1 who was there, even those who just finished their run in the marathon.

No matter what, we are still the best unit even though we are not that good in fitness. We have not been given opportunities to show to the school our talent in other skills such as FA, Evac and FD. Even if we cannot show them to our school, we can definitely show it to other RC units. That's why let's aim higher. We are more well known as RIRC than a UG. So, let's compete with other RC units and show them who we are! First mission, FACom. So, let's wish the best of luck to the FACommers and hope they become champions.

(Extra note: Due to the recent loss in the marathon or tournament, other UG people might start teasing us and so on. If that happens, just be calm and ignore that person. Those people do not know about the EUA and CSA which we got for 9 years. Those people do not know that we are the champions of Arts Fest. Those people do not know that if not for us, there will be no one to treat his injury. Though we might want to argue against him, we have to accept defeat. So, just be calm and do mug for your EOYs and beat Jeremy sir.)

Lost and Found

Hi everyone
Yu Hui here
anyone lost a thumbdrive with the name of EINSTEINFAN during POC please look for me
i can be found in class 3A, thats the second last classroom on the 4th story of Raja block but i probably won't be there cos of dmp
anyway thanks!
oh and thanks everyone for cheering/running/bballing today! platoon points will be awarded!

Show them who we are!

Hi all,

As you all know tomorrow is the inter-UG half marathon and the basketball tournament too. In case the Sec 1s do not know, last year we only came in within the top 6 for the inter-UG half marathon. This year we should at least be in top 1. Surprised? Well, why not? Aren't the other participants humans too? Aren't they from secondary level too? Think about it. Okay, okay, to make it more fair, we should at least be in the top 3. We should own the other UGs in both the half-marathon and the basketball tournament.

Everyone should regret for thinking that RED CROSS was a weak CCA. They should regret throughout their lives on the great mistake they did in thinking that we were useless. SHOW THEM WHO WE ARE and tomorrow the championship is ours.

EOY Bonus

After EOY Calender of Events are on the right side of this bloggy, go check it out if you're lost!

Woohoo! there's actually something good that comes out from eoys! And thats free platoon points! wheeeee!

Below is the list of points u can get if u pwnzor ur overall GPA(final progress report)

3.6 and above - 10 points
3.8 and avove - 30 points
3.9 and above - 50 points
4.0 - 100 points
Beat Jeremy - 30 points

Please note that the points do not stack so u can only apply for one if you have a 4.0 score!

For those that unfortunately have some evil subject pulling ur overall GPA down, theres also points for you!

For each individual subject, 4.0 - 10 points each

We will ensure that there is fairness among the 3 platoons, since your platoon strength are all different, no worries.

So sit back, relax, mug hard and remember to have enough sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. Good luck for your EOYs!

November Event Calendar + Upcoming Events

Hi all,

As mentioned during training today, we have a packed and fun-filled November! Yay!
For those that missed out something or did not come for training for some reason, here is the Event Calendar for Novemeber:



Wednesday, 16 Sep 2009, Inter-UG Half Marathon
Good luck to those taking part in both the Half Marathon and Basketball and gaining glory for our UG =) everybody is required to come down, if not running, to support and encourage, attendance is compulsory. Report as per normal training (i.e. Raja Foyer at 3:30pm.)

Take note of the following CIP Dates:
26 Sept (1pm-5pm)
31 Oct (8am-1am)
It is undecided whether the former will be a Home visit or a newspaper collection. More info will be given soon. Teachers are still deciding :S

Sec 2s interested in RCYC
the first Contact Session will be on 12 Dec, and the camp will be on 17th-20th Dec. It is a super fun camp, and the top 10% will even be awarded with the lanyard! Woohoo! You can even interact with others from other units! For those interested, you can approach Saravanan or call him at 82302600 or email him at riwarrior@hotmail.com.

As mentioned in the earlier post, the attendance today was very good, with Sec 1s achieving full attendance. Keep it up! However, for those that did not come for the Games Day last Saturday due to reasons other than parents not allowing your to come, please hand in your excuse letter/MC into the sickbay letter rack or pass it to Jason on Wednesday. The same goes for Monday's training.

That's all for now! Remember to check back often!

T4W1

Hey guys, today's the start of Term 4!

Whoohoo Batch 60's attendance today rockz0red! Keep it up:)
By the way we'll be updating you all soon on the schedule for Term 4, so that the ppl who didn't come today dun have to copy their friends' notes.

Also, we won't be calling you all Sec 1s or Sec 2s anymore, we'll start calling you by batch number to reinforce batch unity. Yay!

Also, hope everything that Hadi sir said today left an impact on you to strive for the best, all-champions is not an impossible task if we work together! Whatever happens in November Camp will decide what happens to RIRCC005 for next year, and this Nov Camp will definitely change you forever! From what we saw from this training, it looks like everyone is going, so mark this date on your calendar and don't let anything block it out: 24-26 November 2009 - the best three days of your life!

Also we're gonna have a "Photo of the Week" posted every week somewhere between Mondays and Wednesday so that our blog won't so "texty". We've added a new section on the left "Categories" section too so you can just click on the link to see the latest photo.

Here's this week's:



Haha

Hope to see you guys up for a rocking start after the EOYs:)

Good luck!

Games Day

Hey guys,wasn't todae fun? like so FUN
you all got to see girls of course not the primary school ones la
and of course, we say KYX being rili rili nice to us
lets all say awww to KYX. and guess who his partner from SMSS was erhem.

ANYWAYS,
we really hope you guys had fun today and made some new friends from other schools (dun end up stalking them).
during this games day, everyone was split into groups and they had fun playing games in the amazing race which was so amazing that everyone won something in the end!
So everyone went home with prizes (you can ask those people what they got) so for those that didn't go ur missed out on the prizes and lots of fun XD

ohyea! lets look at sum photowotoes!


wah all so shyshy dun talk to girl


see! this is the correct example! woo hui jun!


ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ


COME TO MY TREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE


lalala rearrange!


colin dun get lost in the maze!


big brother is watching you from above hurhur


buai everyone!

well we got a hell lot more!
Go see Album 2 above to see more!

if you have anything to tell us to give us more skills, please feel free to give us your feedback
Thanks for coming!
rili hope u luv todae... hehe

Consent from parents to attend Games Day

Hi all,

Apparently, there were some difficulties faced with obtaining the consent form from the school administration. Therefore, the Sec 3s, most probably the PMs would be calling you all to obtain consent from your parents. Please keep your parents around and make sure that you are contactable through your handphone or home phone. To prepare yourself, before the PMs call you, ask your parents whether they allow you to go. If they do not permit, then the Sec 3s will talk to them.

This is the only part which has been changed. Otherwise, the games day tomorrow goes on as usual. Refer to the previous post on the games day for details.

Any questions or queries, post on the tagboard or call Jeremy/Saravanan.

Term 4 Week 1 Events

On Monday, 14 Sep 2009, we will be having our second round of photoshoot, this time it is first aid. This only applies to Sec 2s and 3s. Sec 3s please report in RC Uniform, Sec 2s in unit t-shirt and pe shorts. Sec 2s, you will be casualties, so get ready to get dirty (make-up ^^). Report in Junior Block Atrium at 3:30pm. We will still have training, so Sec 1s please report at the same time. This will be the last training until the end of EOYs. For Iota and Epsilon, your week off has to be rescheduled once again as there is only 1 training this week and we do not want to shortchange you.

On Wednesday, 16 Sep 2009, Inter-UG Half Marathon will be held, so those who are interested in running for and gaining glory for our UG please take this holiday to train up =) everybody is required to come down, if not running, to support and encourage, attendance is compulsory. Report as per normal training (i.e. Raja Foyer at 3:30pm.)

That's all the updates we have for Week 1 Events. Any queries regarding photoshoot can be directed to You Sheng, while those with questions regarding Inter-UG Half Marathon, please look for Jeremy.

Games Day

Hi all,

As mentioned previously, the Games Day with SMSSRCY (St. Margaret's Secondary School RCY) and Mayflower Primary School will be held this Saturday, the 12th of September.

Venue to report: S.Rajaratnam Block Foyer

Time: 8am - 1pm

Attire: PE attire

Items to bring: Nothing

Any other queries, please approach the Sec 3s and a reminder that we will be interacting with other schools, so do not fool around. You can have fun but maintain the discipline standard.

Hillary Challenge

Hi all,

Our very own RIRC members Zi Qi and Joel have emerged as part of the champion team in the Singapore Round of the Hillary Challenge, which was held from 5-7 September 2009. Their team comprises students from 7 UGs (01 and 02 Scouts, NCC, Red Cross, Boys Brigade, Girl Guides and Girls Brigade) from RI and RGS. The team will be representing Singapore in the original Hillary Challenge in New Zealand in May 2010.

Congratulations!

Term 3 Results

Hi all,

Here are the results for OA IPC from Wednesday, in case some of you didn't come for POC...
E 157
I 173
O 86

Good work to all of you!

After adding up all the scores,
E 687
I 433
O 351

Congrats to Epsilon!
For Iota and Omega, don't be to disappointed, there's still Term 4 and next year. Work hard!

CommChart + Games Day

Hi all,

Firstly, THANK YOU b57 for your hard work and effort for the unit! We will always remember you guys :)

Thanks also go to all the Sec1s and 2s who have put up items for POC and parents who took time off to attend the ceremony - we appreciate your presence! Congratulations to all cadets who have been promoted as well.

Below is the 2009/2010 Committee Chart for your reference.



On a side note, please note that the combined Games Day with SMSSRCY (St. Margaret's Secondary School RCY) will be held on Saturday, the 12th of September. Please assemble at the S. Rajaratnam Block Foyer by 8am. The activity will end latest by 1.30pm. The consent form for the activity will be uploaded soon.

Have a good rest over the September Holidays!

POC

Hi all,

Tomorrow is the Passing Out Ceremony, and it marks the sad day where the Sec 4s will leave our unit. Cry if u want to, but one thing for sure is that we will all miss them =(

Below are the details

Parade Rehearsal
Time: 2pm - 4pm
Venue: Parade Square
Attire: PE Attire (full-dress rehearsal will be after 3, so please get ready your uniform for changing)

POP
Time:4pm - 4.30pm
Venue: Parade Square
Attire: RC Uniform

POC
Time: 4.30pm - 7pm (Dinner will be provided, you can stay for it if you want)
Venue: AVT
Attire: RC Uniform

For those without the full RC Uniform, just bring whatever you have, we will be giving out your missing uniform parts to you. For those that have parents coming, they can park their car at the school carpark.

If you have Merit CCA clashing with any of the time slots, try to give it a miss as this event will be the last farewell for our dear Sec 4s, so we really need as many people as possible to make it a success.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to post on the tagboard.

See you there :)

Hi all,
here's the information regarding tmr's FA duty

1. Team 1 - Canteen
2. Team 2 – Clock Tower
3. Team 3 – Basketball Court

each team needs to have 6 people manning
but if someone needs to leave for an event, it is ok
as long as there is still 4 people there.
thanks
yu hui
ps> any queries pls direct to me @ 91878949

Popular Pair

Hey people,

The voting line for Popular Pair will close at 2.00pm on 4 September 2009, before POC, so continue to have your votes coming in before that. Response has been ok so far. Most of you probably have not voted yet, so just vote! =)

Remember, you can vote as many times as you want to, a person is NOT restricted to one vote.

You can click HERE to make your choice or refer to the link on the sidebar --->

So what are you waiting for? Vote NOW!!!! XD

First Aid duty on House Carn

Hi all
here are the teams of FA duty

Team 1:
Puneeth
Jie Hui
Deo
Hui Jun
Kai Yan
Jee Kinn

Team 2:
Singaram
Ho Yu Xuan
Vatsal
THC
Brendan
Soe Lwin

Team 3:
Xi Rui
Nicholas
Zheng Wei
Li Hong
Han Sheng
Colin

House Carn is 4 Sep (this Friday before POC) during school hours so don't say that you're not free or anything.

Keep your eyes open for more details!

Feedback of OAIPC

Hi all,

Hope you all enjoyed today's IPC. Could see that some of you all could become OA specialists. However, still, there are some of you who have to buck up on your OA skills... We understand that you all have some comments about the IPC. Please share them with your platoon mentors (during platoon time probably) so that the Sec 3s get feedback on how to improve on IPCs. Otherwise, good job and keep it up!

OA IPC

Hi all,

There will be OA IPC tomorrow (Wednesday) so don't pon.
Remember to practice and mug. :)

Do remember to submit the stuffies for the RIRC Yearbook

Popular Pair

We want your favourite pair (from Batch 57, the Sec 4s'09). The top pair that work together well, most fun, and are very close friends. The pair can be made up of any two people in Batch 57 (e.g. John & You Sheng, Clive & Joel). There is no limits to how many times you can vote/choose.

*Click here to make your choice!
Please take note of the details in the form.

The top popular pair of Batch 57 will be announced during POC on 11/09/09, you have until then to make your votes count, so start voting NOW!

*The link is available here and also at the right sidebar.

Tomorrow (31/8)...

Hi all,

On last Wednesday's training, you all were told about something which is going to happen on 31/8. Hope you all still remember what it is. It is very very important, so ask your Platoon Mentors if you do not know what it is or just ask your batchmates.

In case you do not know who are your PMs,

Iota - K.K.Puneeth I/C

Omega - Singaram I/C

Epsilon - Deepan I/C

Gold Accreds

Hi all,

For the Sec 2s that are going for Gold Accreds, please meet at Kembangan MRT tomorrow at 8.15 am. Try to change into your RCU if you need to before that. All you have to bring along are writing materials and a water bottle. Notes are optional.

See you tomorrow!

Yearbook and stuffies

Hi all,

Just a reminder and some clarifications on the RIRC yearbook.

Please send all your entries to redcrossyearbook09@gmail.com. Submit before POC.
You can refer to the previous post on the yearbook for the details (look for it in the archives).

By the way Iota if you're wondering how Epsilon and Omega mysteriously earn points, this is just to remind you that you can still earn points at psifire.blogspot.com by solving the riddles posted there.

Remember to do your yearbook stuff:)

Thanks!

Heres wishing

Jeremy a happy birthday!

anyway just some random photos for all of us to admire:

A Happy ending!

QI JING!

BDAE BOY

Health Laws

Hi all!

These are the Sec 2s who have passed Health Laws:
Jee Kinn, Hui Jun, Soe Lwin, Brendan, Colin, Li Hong, Han Sheng, Zheng Wei

For those who have failed, do not be disheartened as we will try to schedule a retest soon.

In addition, Epsilon wins 50 points for having the best poster, done by Hui Jun.

Remember to wish your teachers a Happy Teachers Day tomorrow!

No Subtitles Though

Contributed by George (Omega +10)

Term 3 Final Phoenix Challenge

The final eye-catching worth 150++ points Phoenix Challenge is here!
Yes, its part 1 of the finale, part 2 bring OA IPC, so add them up and you can get the same point as camp.

This Challenge is dedicated to the Sec 4s who will be passing out next week, so hope you guys really think twice and go all out for this final challenge.

------

Batch 57, the first batch who joined the platoon system since sec 1. Platoon memories can never be as nostalgic as theirs, what more the platoon spirit and bonding that each of them had experienced for the past 4 years. From singing epsi epsi songs, to creating the ugly ultraman cobra totem, and the struggle against other large platoons as Iota remains small in strength (in the past), these memories have definitely made an impact in the sec 4's lives. Soon, it will happen to you too, in just a blink of an eye.

Final Challenge:
Get EVERYONE from your platoon, batch 60,59,58,57,56 & 55 (yes..the JC people!) and have a great photo taken of you guys, united as one platoon. Capture that moment for eternity, and send to editorial.rirc@gmail.com by 2 September 2009 2359hrs.

The closer you are in getting the full strength of the platoon, the higher the chance of you getting the top score: 150 ++ (wonder why there is a ++)

This will be a great leaving gift for the sec 4s, so start uniting your people with the sec 4s and byond for the last time!

Good luck!

RCWA IV

Due date: 28 August 09
Send to: editorial.rirc@gmail.com
Format: Free for all from all platoons, 100 word paragraph

Sec 1s: Describe the various effects of war on children
Sec 2s: Describe the various effects of war on women

40 points to good answers, 10 points extra to best answer.

Good luck!

Sec 1s: EV Revision Paper 1 + Sec 2s Health Laws

Hi everyone!

Sec 1s:
The Evac Revision Paper plus answers can be found in the download section on the right side of the website (above tagboard).
Download it and file them for future references :)

Sec 2s:
Remember to bring the hardcopy of your Health Laws Poster for tomorrow's training (Monday) and submit to the sec 3s. No Softcopy ah.

Have fun with the Powerpoints as well haha!

Training Stuff

Hi all,

For Sec 2s, please bring your Red Cross Uniform for this Wednesday's training (26th August), as there will be the photoshoot on that day. You will be allowed to change back into PE when it ends.

In addition, the Interplatoon Competition for Outdoor Activities (IPCOA) will be held on Week 10 Wednesday (2nd Sept), the last training of Term 3. Further details will be released soon.

Thanks and see you tomorrow!

Parents for POC 09

Hello Sec 1s and 2s!

Please check with your parents (either one or both) if they are able to come on the 4th September (Friday) evening to witness and participate in your enrollment/promotion ceremony and join us for the passing out ceremony and dinner.

Please find out as well the best of the following timing for them to come down to school:

4pm, 4:30pm, 5pm, 5:30pm, 6pm

We will ask you guys for your parents' replies during training next Monday. Help to spread the message around, especially among your platoonmates, since your answers will be crucial in helping us plan for most ideal program for everyone. Thanks! 

Red Cross Got Talent (RCGT) Voting...

A reminder that the RCGT votes are due tomorrow. All of you are expected to vote for your favourite teams to enable them to pass through to the next round. In case you do not know how to vote, approach your Sec 4 PMs or call them by tomorrow and just tell them who you are voting for.

RCGT was created with the intention of leisure for you all. Some of you think it just delays dismissal time; quit that mindest. It is for your entertainment that such events are made in RC. If you have better suggestions for events which may be held in RC, please do tell the Sec 3s. Your suggestion will be appreciated.

Red Cross File

As you all should know by now, the workload for Red Cross is increasing just like our normal school lessons. As such why don't you all have a Red Cross File???

The Sec 3s will not be holding file check or anything like that, however like what Hadi sir said, it is for your own good. Organisation is very important and learn to practice it in a UG like Red Cross.

You can buy a simple ring file (any colour) and even put in dividers to organize the notes according to the different subjects in RC.

Though this is not compulsary, we hope some of you will take the initiative to make such a file.

Passing Out Ceremony 09

Hi Guys!

Please note that the Passing Out Ceremony will be held on 4 September (Friday) from 2pm-730pm. All please put in effort to shift your personal events to another date so that both you and your parents can come for this auspicious and very important event of the year.

Please check with your parents to see if they can make it for the event. Dinner will be provided, so muslim families and cadets can break fast at that time too!

In case you are wondering, this is the day when the sec 4s will be handing over their positions to the sec 3s, Sec 1s will officially be enrolled into the unit and sec 2s will be promoted (for those who deserves the promotion).

 It will also mark the end of another year in RIRC, so this is the time when we celebrate all our past achievements and fond memories right here (yea plus all the pumpings, dancing and draining competitions that we have definitely enjoyed..haha)

So please make yourself free for this event. 4 September. Tuitions, extra classes can be pushed to another day, but this event is only once per year. The only time when we can get together and celebrate :D

Friday, 4 September guys. The last time when you get to see your sec 4s.

Keep that evening free! Thanks a lot!

Training On 19/8/09

Hi all,
your friendly sec3s Yu Hui speaking
hello, hello, is this thing on? Good
okok, so here's a new section of the RIRC Blog! its called.............................
The Chairman Talk! (i know i am fake chairman)
since John is busy with his HCL prelims, i will be doing this today!XD
so today's training... the Sec1s had your revision lesson conducted by our awesome Hadi Sir! WOW! Hope you all have learnt your Evac bronze well, both theory and practical is just as important, who knows, an accreds may just pop up........
haha, no lah, we will prepare all of you guys well before we organize the accreds!
as for the sec2s that have yet to pass Evac Bronze, your test will happen in either next week or week 9, so make sure you are prepared!
The rest of the sec2s, hope that you all have benefited a lot from the bandage stretcher that we thought, it will come in need soon....

ok, now for Platoon Points!
Iota 45
Epsilon 35
Omega 25
Monday's have already been updated by hadi sir!

thanks!

Monday Platoon Points

Sec 1s had a Revision FA lesson:

Iota 45

Epsilon 45
Omega 25

New Updates!

Hello everyone!

There has been a change in the IT management of RIRC. Do take note of the following:

1. No more rirceditorial.blogspot.com. All fun stuff will be here as well. This includes PWC, RCWA, platoon points and so on

2. You do not have to send anymore fun stuffies to the editorial gmail. Instead, use your own platoon blog to blog about these cool lame whatevers that you have. We will look out for good stuffs and award points as usual.

What we really look out for are personal posts, such as reflections on training, your life, things you loathe or love, and best of all: controversial entries which are substantiated and not insensitive. Example: Is there really a need for Footdrill in Red Cross?
Cool eh? Post them on your blogs, and we are sure to award you the points!

Oh yes, we we definitely applaud Vatsalmort and Frenz! Great job to you guys! This is exactly what we call: having fun and producing some fun work to share with everyone!

3. Continue to check this website regularly, especially the HOT NEWS section.

4. The RIRC Website will still be up to serve as an informative website for any non-rc members, such as your friends and families who are interested to know what RC and RIRC is all about.

Hope this thing helps! Please feedback if you have any cool stuff you wish to say!

Jia yous with your CCTs!!

Vatsalmort 3

FA Revision 1

Download the Answers to the FA revision Test that you took on 17 August(Monday) here:

 http://myrhetoricjeer.wordpress.com/sec-1-notes/

Those who did not attend are to download them and keep them in your RC files as well.

FA Test on Monday 17 August

Hi Sec 1s,

Questions and answers for the results will be out by 10pm tonight. All of you who took the test yesterday passed, but the lowest score was 7/13. Hence, we will do more revision practices during training so that we can all get our basics of First Aid right. 

Meanwhile, get a file each and bring it for every training. This is to keep all your notes and revision work so that you have materials to study before your accreditations and SFA test.

Note that you will be taking the Standard First Aid Test, Evacuation Bronze, and Footdrill Bronze by the end of this year, so do set goals for yourselves to achieve these accreditations. You will need to pass these 3 in order to get promoted to Lance Corporal by the end of this year.

Jia You!

Training Next Monday

hi all,
there is an important update for training next monday,
no, it has not been cancelled.
All sec2s are to come for training in full Red Cross Uniform.
the photographers will return to take more photos of us, but they want us to look smart
which means RC uni, for those who are missing parts, pls borrow from either the sec4s or the sec3s, or you can check out the sick bay for spare parts.
thanks

Week 7 Training (Internal Tests)

Hi all,

As mentioned earlier, there will be training this Wednesday, 12th August.

There will also be internal tests for Sec 1s during that training. These tests will cover topics from Footdrill, Evacuation, First Aid and Red Cross Values, and will be assessing your proficiency in each of them. In addition, platoon points will be awarded for the top scorers.

A summary of the topics tested is below:

Footdrill
- Introduction to Footdrill
- Rules of Footdrill
- Basic Commands
- Taking Dressing
- Falling In and Out
- Short Turning Commands

Evacuation
- Evacuation Bronze
- Miniskirt and Human Stretcher

First Aid
- FA Manual Chapters 1 and 2
- Basic Bandanging

Red Cross Values
- RCV Bronze
- General Knowledge

Basically, most of the things you have learnt will be tested.

Good luck for the tests and also your CCTs, and see you during training!

RIRC Yearbook

Hi all,

Just a reminder and some clarifications on the RIRC yearbook.

Please send all your entries to redcrossyearbook09@gmail.com. Submit before POC.
You can refer to the previous post on the yearbook for the details (look for it in the archives).

By the way Iota if you're wondering how Epsilon and Omega mysteriously earn points, this is just to remind you that you can still earn points at psifire.blogspot.com by solving the riddles posted there

Thanks!

Surveys

Hi all,

Please complete the following two surveys to help us improve our trainings and intra-unit communications. Thanks!

• Cadet Proficiency Survey


• Unit Internal Communications Survey

Do note that platoon points will be added for entries made BEFORE Saturday, 15th August 2009. 5 points will be added for each cadet that completes BOTH surveys.

Have a happy National Day!

Airshow

Please be reminded that the PWC Airshow will be held tomorrow (3/8/09). Do bring the necessary things.

Subject Preferences

All sec 2s, please start thinking about which subject you want to specialise in (trained till gold and instructor level). Rank them in order of interest (not proficiency). We will ask for your rankings during training tomorrow (3/8/09). Those who see this message, please pass it on to other members of your platoon, as it is very important.

Training in T3Wk6

Training resumes as per normal from this week, T3Wk6 which means that there will be trainings on both Monday and Wednesday. Platoon members who see this, please help to spread it on to the other platoon members. Tomorrow, there will be photographers visiting our CCA training and all of you are expected to put on your best behaviour.

Everything goes on as per normal tomorrow. Assemble at S.R.Block Foyer at 3.30 pm in your Unit-T and shorts. Please make sure you wear your Unit-T as the photographers might be taking photos of you.

Carnival Consent Form

Hi all,

The carnival consent form has been uploaded HERE. Please download it, get your parents to sign, and bring it along for the carnival tomorrow. Failure to do so will result in the usual procedures (calling your parents to confirm their consent).

Enjoy yourselves tomorrow, and see you there!

RC Carnival

Date: 1st August, Saturday

Meeting area: Parade Square (8.15am)

Venue : BigSplash

Attire: Unit T-shirt/PE shirt + Track Pants

More details will be given in the form which will be uploaded on this blog soon. Remember to print it and bring on Saturday. If you have any other queries or problems, please call or SMS any of the Sec 3s or simply use the tagboard.

Unless you all have a very important reason due to which you cannot attend the RC carnival, it is compulsory for you to attend this event.

T3W5 Training

Hi all,

Please be reminded that there is training on Monday, 27/7. Please report in your PE attire at 3.30pm. If you are not coming, please do inform anybody in the exco.

There will also be accreds on Monday, so please prepare for it. Here are the following people who are going to take the accreds and the components they are taking:

OA Bronze
Theory: Sean, Ryan, George, Kai Yen,
Knots and Lashings: Qi Jing, Jia Ming, Kavin, George, Kai Yen
Outdoor Cooking: Qi Jing, Justin, Ryan
All Components: Shen Chen, Chong Ching, Lionel, Gabriel, Zhi Jie, Naowed, Shadman, Qiwei, Nicholas, Zawad

For all those that are taking Outdoor Cooking, please remember to bring the following items.
1) Mess Tin
2) Utensils
3) Solid Fuel

Take care, and good luck for your CCTs.

Sickbay Duty

Hi all,

There will be no sickbay duty until further notice. Sorry for any confusion caused.

Thank you.

Red Cross Yearbook

Hi everyone! As the title suggests, we will be creating a RIRC yearbook for 2009, and we will need contributions from each and every one of you. We aim to finish this yearbook in time for our POC, and this will be one of the Sec 4s final contributions to the unit. The target will be a 500 page yearbook, so we really need everyone to contribute. So here’s what you have to do!

Individual

Just write anything about yourself that you want others to know about you. Talk about your hobbies, you personality, or anything else that you want to share.

Platoon

Submit a page or pages about your own platoon. Everyone in your own platoon must contribute to this segment. Again, you can write about anything that you want about your platoon.

Others

You can do anything you want to this page. Write about your experiences in camps, CIPs, trainings, out of training meetings, platoon outings, or about Red Cross in general. Or you can write about anything else that is Red Cross related, from gossips to rumors to anything that is unique to your batch or to RIRC. Write an essay, draw, paint, Photoshop, or present it in any medium that you think is best suited in expressing yourself.

If you have any cool or candid photos about Red Cross related activities or of your own batchmates, feel free to send to us too!

As we are targeting 500 pages, we hope that everyone will contribute as many pages as possible. However, if you feel that you are too busy, we only require a minimum of one page from everyone, but we do hope that everyone will contribute enthusiastically as this will remain with us forever and will serve to bring back memories of our time in RIRC when we look back at it like 20 years later.

Submission

If you are submitting your pages in hardcopy, just place in the Sickbay letter-rack, or pass it to your Sec 4 platoon mentors or any Sec 4 EXCO members. If you are submitting your pages in softcopy, email them to redcrossyearbook09@gmail.com.

Please note that you are not allowed to include racist remarks in the pages that you are submitting.

We hope that all of you will do as many pages as possible to help make this a success!

Sickbay Duty

Hi all,

We noticed that there has recently been some confusion about whether Sickbay Duty has resumed.

Please note that Sickbay Duty has already resumed. You can check your timeslot here at http://www.freewebs.com/themerejoy/SBD_2239_14072009.pdf . Do also note that Sickbay Duty attendance count for platoon points.

If you are unable to go for duty on that day, please inform Jeremy(91158545) and tell him your resaon.

Thank you, and we hope to see everyone attending their sickbay duty.

Attendance Issues for 20th July Training

m Hi all,

As all of you should know by now, in the event that you are unable to attend trainings, you should call and inform the exco(only the exco, not anyone else) about it or hand in your excuse personally at the start of training.
Most of your have done so, but there are still a few who have not done so.
These people are:

1) Lim Chong Ching

2) Lim Zhi Jie

3) Lew Zi Qi

The people mentioned above are to call either John (65540596/98107924) or You Sheng (67630800/96377793) by Wednesday, 22nd July, 1800h.

For the people that are isolated, in future please do also inform the exco by calling any of them.

Thank you, and hope that you have a good week ahead.

T3W4 Training

Hi all,

Please note there will be no training on Wednesday, 22nd July, due to the H1N1 situation.

Training for tomorrow, Monday, 20th July, will continue as per normal. For those who have to take accreds (RCV Bronze and Evac Silver) tomorrow, please remember to study for them, unless you have been informed that you no longer have to take them.

Thanks and see you tomorrow during training!

Upcoming Accreditations

Hi all,

Due to certain reasons, the OA bronze accreds will be shifted to Week 5 Monday, 27th July.
To prevent any confusion, below is the list of accreds to be taken on the next training which is on Week 4 Monday, 20th July.

RCV Bronze - Monday- Ryan, Sean, Ching Wai, Li Peng, Russell, Chong Ching, Lionel, Kenneth, Sathya, Justin, Kavin

Evac Silver (Theory) - Monday- Soe Lwin only

For the OA Bronze people, this gives you more time to revise so please study for it as we all hope that you will pass.
Thanks, and we hope to see you the next training.

Hi all,

For those Sec 1s and 2s who borrowed uniform parts for RI open house and have not yet returned them, please return them to me at the start/end of next RC training. Most of the parts were lent out by Sec 3s, who will take over soon. So if you don't want to have a "very good" time with them, please return their properties! *evil grin*

Thanks,
Xin Yan

Upcoming Accreditations

Hi all,

This is a reminder that training resumes next week, Monday. Please report in you PE attire at the Rajaratnam Block Foyerat 3.30pm. IF you are not attending training for whatever reason, please inform any of the EXCO members by calling or seeing them personally. Please do also hand in your excuse later or MC.

Below is the upcoming accreds during the next week. Please do study for it.

RCV Bronze - Monday- Ryan, Sean, Ching Wai, Li Peng, Russell, Chong Ching, Lionel, Kenneth, Sathya, Justin, Kavin

Evac Silver (Theory) - Monday- Soe Lwin only

OA (all components) - Wednesday- Ryan, Chong Ching, Lionel, Jia Ming, George, Gabriel, Justin, Qi Jing, Kai Yen, Shen Chen, Kavin, Shadman, Nicholas, Naowed, Zhi Jie, Zawad, Kai Yan
Note: You only need to retake the component that you have failed.

Thanks, and we hope to see you the next training.

E-Training T3W3 Wednesday

Hi all,

As mentioned earlier, there would be e-training today for both Sec 1s and 2s. The materials have been uploaded already. Please refer to the editorial for more instructions.This is another reminder that if you choose not to do your work, your attendance will not be taken. The attendance counts for your promotion, so it is up to you if u wish to face the consqeuences.

Thank you, and have fun with the e-training.

Term 3 Week 4

Hi all,

Training resumes next week Monday, 13th July. Please report at the Rajaratnam Block Foyer by 3.30pm in your PE attire. However, E-Training still resumes tomorrow, Wednesday, 8th July so please check the editorial for further details tomorrow.

Also, please note that Sickbay Duty also resumes next week. You can check your timeslot here at http://www.freewebs.com/themerejoy/SBD_2239_14072009.pdf . Do also note that Sickbay Duty attendance count for platoon points.

Take care, and we hope to see you at the next training.

Updated Instructions for Sec1 E-Training

Hi all,

A new set of instructions has been uploaded at this page for the Secondary Ones' E-Training. Note that your Last name should be your PLATOON NAME ONLY and not your platoon name enclosed in brackets. The inclusion of brackets will cause an error that will invalidate registration. Apart from this, no other changes have been made.

Bear in mind that the completion of work assigned during E-training will count towards your attendance for CCA - it's your onus to find out what you have to do, and by when.

As always, the cbox is open for questions and enquires.

Thanks, and take care!

E-Training T3W3 Monday

Hi all,

As mentioned earlier, there would be e-training today for both Sec 1s and 2s. Notes will be uploaded, after which there will be a quiz. Other instructions are on the editorial. Please refer for more instructions.

This is another reminder that if you choose not to do your work, your attendance will not be taken. The attendance counts for your promotion, so it is up to you if u wish to face the consqeuences.

Thank you, and have fun with the e-training.

E-Training

Training resumes online for T3W3.

Further details to be posted.

Collection of SFA photos

Though most of you have passed you SFA, we still need your SFA photos in order to prepare the SFA certificate. Some of you have handed in the proper photo already. However, below are the people who still owe us their respective photos.

Colin
Jee Kinn
Nicholas
Li Hong
Han Sheng
Brendan
Deodatus
Zhi Hao
Zhou Xuan

The Sec 3s will be collecting the photos of the forementioned people at the Raja Block Foyer on Monday (13th July) after school (3.15pm). Please meet with the Sec 3s to pass them your proper passport sized photograph.

At the back of the photo, please write your NAME, your NRIC, your Course No. (RCY 08/09) and the Course Date (6th July). Please use a ballpoint pen so that the ink does not smudge.

This is regarding your own SFA cert., so failure to do any of the above, will only result as a loss to you.

Week 3 Training

Hi all,

Training has again been cancelled for Week 3 due to H1N1. However, as mentioned earlier, e-training will be conducted, meaning there will be online lessons and tests. Do look out for them on the website. If you choose not to complete the tests, attendance will not be taken for you and this can lead to further consequences. Skip this online lessons at your own risk.

Take care, and do look out for the e-training. Have a good weekend!

RI-SMSS Combined Training

Hi all,

Due to H1N1, the RIRC Combine Training with St Margeret Secondary and an RC unit from a primary school will be postponed to a further date. Please do not turn up on Saturday.

Take care, and see you again when training resumes.

General Updates

Hi all,

First of all, congratulations to all that passed SFA. Well done!

Secondly, if next week's training is cancelled, please do stay at home and have a good rest. However, if it is cancelled, there would be e-training, meaning that there will be lessons conducted online.

Thirdly, it was mentioned earlier that the Sec 3s will be rotating positions at various periods of the term. Once again, note that the positions below are for training purposes, and does not reveal the final positions of the new committee.

Chairperson: Singaram, 82030385
Vice Chairperson: Tan Yan Tyng, 92711800
Epsilon Mentor: Saravanan
Iota Mentor: KK Puneeth
Omega Mentor: Daniel Siew

Take care!

Week 2 Training

Hi all,

As mentioned by Mr Kwok during morning assembly, all CCAs trainings not involved in competition preparations will be cancelled. Thus, please note that training will be cancelled for Week 2 . Go straight home immediately after school ends. Training resumes on Week 3, Monday.

Also, this is a reminder for all that are taking SFA that the test is on Monday. Please prepare for it. Once again, if you have any queries about SFA, do not hesitate to find Yan Tyng (92711800) or Jeremy (91158545), the current FA ICs.

Take care, and see you again when training resumes(or if you are taking SFA).

SFA preparations: Update

Hello everyone,

The FACOM08 Selection Test paper has also been uploaded at http://myrhetoricjeer.wordpress.com for extra practice.

Though platoon points will not be counted for this paper, please attempt the paper as well for extra practice.

As Jeremy and Saravanan have went through the SFA2008 paper on Wednesday during the extra training session, platoon points will no longer be counted for scores for that paper.

However, points will still be given out to award platoons whose members have made the effort to submit the paper. Only submissions made before Wednesday 5.30pm (that was the time when the paper was explained) will be considered.

Epsilon: 0
Iota: Brendan / Colin / Kai Yan (+15)
Omega: Han Sheng / Zheng Wei (+10)

As always, please approach Yan Tyng (92711800) or Jeremy (91158545) should you have any queries.

Good luck!

SFA Details

SFA is next Monday,the 6th of July 2009.Please study and practice hard for it . Please prepare these things beforehand and bring them ! (not the Examination Detas) . Any questions,call any sec 3 to ask for help because we want you to pass! Good Luck and Happy Term 3 !

Things to bring for SFA:
1. ONE NRIC-sized photograph (2.5cm by 3.5cm)
2. At least TWO triangular bandages

Examination Detas:
1. Theory (18/30 to pass)
2. Practical (2 Parts)
2.1 CPR
2.2 Treat 1 bleeding and 1 fracture

Take note that SFA would not be conducted unless we have 80% attendance and above.

SFA preparations

Hi all,

As mentioned earlier, we will be sending out FA notes to those who are taking SFA.
To get the notes, go to this website: http://myrhetoricjeer.wordpress.com/

Over there, download the following documents:
1)First Aid Outline
2)SFA2008 Practise Paper
3)Steps for CPR

The First Aid Outline shows what will be tested for SFA, so please do make sure that you know everything in the list.

For the SFA2008 Practise Paper, all Sec 2s are to do the paper and send their answers to tanyantyng@yahoo.com and jeremyteoh@gmail.com by 1st July, Wednesday, 2359. Platoon points will be awarded for those that submit on time. Even though the paper is to be done at home, it is for your own practise and we trust all of you not to cheat.

The Steps for CPR shows the procedure of CPR so do remember the procedure as it is a component that will tested during SFA.

If there are any other questions or problems, do feel free to contact Yan Tyng (92711800) or Jeremy (91158545), the current FA ICs.

Remember to revise, and good luck for your SFA.

Week 1 Training

Hi all,

Please note that training will be cancelled for Week 1 due to the H1N1 situation. Go straight home immediately after school ends. Training resumes on Week 2, Wednesday.

However, SFA will still be on 6 July, Monday, so those who are required to turn up, please remember and practise your FA at home. We will be sending out notes for SFA soon, so do not worry too much. If you have any queries about SFA, do not hesitate to find Yan Tyng (92711800) or Jeremy (91158545), the current FA ICs.

Take care, and see you again when training resumes.

Events in Term 3

Please refer to these 2 latest posts, and spread the message to everyone, including your platoon blogs.

Please note that Iota will not be having their 1 week break in Week 1, since there is the upcoming SFA in Week 2. We will inform you of your well-deserved holiday break soon.

These are the RC events happening in term 3. Events marked with a * are compulsory for all.

All Dates are on Saturdays, except 6 July

6 July - SFA for Sec 2s and 3s.

11 July - RIRC Combine Training with St Margeret Secondary and an RC unit from a primary school*

18 July - Current Affairs Competition (morning)/ Cadet Recognition Day (afternoon).
Please come down to support our CAC team: Yu Hui, Singaram and Vatsal.

25 July - Home Visit*

1 Aug - 60 Anniversary SRCS Celebrations at East Coast Park* (morning)

8 Aug - A special day, so try to keep this day free too :)

15 Aug - Silver Mass Accreditations (We will only be sending those taking OA)

22 Aug - Gold Modular Workshops
(For Sec 2s specialised in the various subjects, and sec 3s and 4s)

29 Aug - Gold Mass Accreditations

5 September - RIRC Passing Our Parade / Ceremony.*
This is the most important date, so make sure that you and your parents are free on this date. Yeap, your parents (Sec 1-3) will most likely be invited for this event.

Feel free to ask any questions using the tagboard. Please read the post after this if you haven't.

Term 3

Hi all,

Term 3 will be a tough time for all of us due to the rising number of H1N1 cases, please take care of yourselves.

Training will resume as normal unless stated otherwise.

Please note of the following:

1. Platoon points, PWCs and photo links have shifted from the website to the Editorial

2. Upcoming events in term 3 can be found in the Events page of the RIRC Website, so please read through to familiarize yourselves with this term's events

3. The IPC for this term will be OA based

4. Sec 2s to note that you will be promoted during POC at the end of this term if you meet the basic requirements: attendance, discipline and accreds (CPL: Silver in FD, Evac and RCV, Bronze in OA, SFA)

5. An upcoming internal test (FA, Evac, FD and OA) will be held near the end of this term for Sec 1s. This is because your Accreds for bronze and silver will be held at the end of the year, so this internal test will serve to be a mock accred for all of you. Note that this will affect your promotions this year, so pay attention and work hard during trainings.

6. All Sec 2s will be facing an internal test (FA, Evac, FD, OA) in the early part of the term to see the subject you are specialized in. From here, you will be learning the gold syllabus of your specialised subject, and the best 2 from Evac, FD and OA will be selected to go for the Unit Instructional Program at the end of the year.

UIP:
2 saturday contact sessions, 3 day 2 night camp. Top 10% per subject in the entire level will receive a lanyard.
In short, you will learn how to become an instructor in your specialised subject, and meet various people from all RC units in singapore who are specialised in that subject as well. An experience that you can never get in our usual trainings.

7. Sec 3s will be taking over trainings this term, and will be rotating positions at various periods of the term. Note the positions below are for training purposes, and does not reveal the final positions of the new committee.

Chairperson: KK Puneeth, 93393450
Vice Chairperson: Daniel Siew, 98964451
Epsilon Mentor: Jeremy Teoh
Iota Mentor: Ho Yu Xuan
Omega Mentor: Singaram

If you wish to seek help in any areas, you can refer to these people from 27 July onwards.

However, if you are not able to come for training or if you are arriving late, please inform the Sec 4 EXCO as per normal.

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Take good care of yourselves, and we will see you again next Monday.

SFA Update

SFA will be on 6 July, Monday, 3pm - 6pm.

All Sec 2s, except Zawad, are required to attend, as well as Yu Hui, Xi Rui, Singaram, Chee Tat, Deepanraj, Zhihao, Zhou Xuan and Zhao Yuan. Take note that this SFA is COMPULSORY for all the names listed above. If unable to attend, please provide a valid excuse.

Time for reporting will be given at a later date.

RC Got Talent Update

Hey guys,

The date for the first round of RC Got Talent is now 8th July, Week 2 Wednesday as 6th of July is a school holiday for Youth Day.

As of now, no teams have signed up. Sad face :'( Come on, it will be a fun and enriching experience, and it is worth it too.

So what are you waiting for?

RC Got Talent - expose your inner self

RC Got Talent

Think you can sing as well as Susan Boyle? Or feel your dance group has what it takes to challenge Diversity? Or you and your friends just simply want to be the next Bious or the next Randomer? (those names are copyrighted though XD)

Well, now you can, with the brand new initiative from Batch 57, RED CROSS GOT TALENT (RC Got Talent for short). You can either form teams up to a maximum of 4 members or just perform a solo act. Members don't need to be limited to the same batch, Sec 3s can also participate in this.

You can sing, dance, perform a skit, do anything as long as it is entertaining and well.... proves that you have a talent. It is kind of like the open category for Arts Festival, only difference being the dance is included too.

More Details:
- Time limit: 5 minutes (Teams that exceed will be "kindly" escorted off the stage)
- First round starts in Term 3 Week 2 Monday training
- After the first round, teams have to perform according to set themes for subsequent rounds.
- Each round will feature a mysterious Sec 4 guest performer o.0
- Elimination from voting (hard to find democracy in Uniformed Groups, you said?)
- Final round will be held during Passing Out Ceremony (woah, a big stage to show off your talent, why not?)

Note: This is not a platoon-based competition, no platoon points will be awarded. Instead, it is more individual (or team). RC Got Talent is just a platform for you to discover your hidden talents, and just a place for you to have fun. The overall winner will be rewarded with a mysterious prize (trust us, it is worth it *hint: Sheng Yang sir is sponsoring it). Hidden prizes may also be awarded to contestant we deem deserving of them.

Can't wait? Start forming your groups now and send in your entries to the editorial email - editorial.rirc@gmail.com Include the following, your/your group members' names, type of performance (dance, sing etc.), and song choice (if any). Deadline for submission: 3 July 2009 (Week 1 Friday)

RC Got Talent - expose your inner self

Champion Platoon

Congratulations to Iota for finishing as champion platoon for Term 2.

As a reward, Iota platoon members will get to enjoy a 1 week break from training, Term 3 Week 1 trainings.

Platoon points will be restarted at the start of Term 3, with inter-platoon competition starting again from Term 3 Week 2.

Happy Fathers' Day!

Hey Red Cross cadets, hopefully you have not forgotten what special day today is. So make sure you give your dads a break for once and do something nice for them. After all, you would not be where you are now without them.

Here's wishing all fathers a happy fathers' day.

Attendance for sickbay duty (T2W10 Friday)

Present: Kai Yan, Vatsal, Sheng Wei
Absent with valid excuse: Brandon
Absent w/o excuse: Nicholas, Deepanraj, Yan Tyng, Mark

Points: Iota + 5, Epsilon + 5

Accreditation Results

Here are the accreditation results for Sec 1s' OA Bronze.

Top Scorers (Overall): Ching Wai and Russell
Top Scorers (Theory): Qi Jing, Wei Yang, Ching Wai and Russell
Top Scorers (Knots): Ching Wai, Sean, Li Peng, Kishore, Darryl, Russell and Sathya
Overall above 90: Wei Yang, Ching Wai, Li Peng, Kishore and Russell

Failures:
Sean and Ryan (theory)
Qi Jing and Justin (outdoor cooking)
Jia Ming and Kavin (knots)

Those who fail will only need to retake the components they failed (stated in the brackets).