Editorial Club The Editorial Board publishes the quarterly college newslelter, The Flame
as well the literary magazine, Zephyr, which focuses on introducing budding writers to the college.2009 proved to be another interesting
and enriching year for all in the Editorial Club as members sought to put the latest news around campus in print.With our writers'dedication and professionalism, each issue of the newsletter proved a successful 0ne.
Club's Orientation This year's orientation for the JC'ls saw the JC2 editorial members
challenging
the newly inducted JC 1s to put their
investigative
journalism skills to the test. The JC1 reporters were given an hour to identify an individual of interest in the course of their walk about the college, interview the student and prepare a write up on the interview
conducted. All in all, the juniors had a fun hands-on experience in writing their first artrcle and gained an insight into what was required of them as members of the Editorial Club and as journalists.
Club Publications Unit Zephyrlo be published, teamwork and group effort were necessary for the whole process to be carried out efficiently and effectively. All members in the Editorial Club had an tntegral part to play in making For
the publications unit a success with our Literary Editors taking charge of organising the annual Creative cum Literary Writing Competition to encourage budding writers to showcase their work. Coming up with interesting themes for the competition proved a challenge as the themes had to sufficiently tickle the interest of the writers and at the same time stimulate their thoughts on the matter
Club Activities One of the highlights of the year was when the JC2 editors were presented the opportunity to conduct a workshop on writing articles for The Flame
for the juniors. This workshop proved useful in introducing
the basic requirements of writing an article, as well as prepare the juniors for the various writing tasks that were to come in the course of the year. lce breakers were also conducted to allow the JCls to familiarise themselves with their seniors. i
The mentor/mentee system established in 2004 was used again to pair a
Another significant activity was the JC2 farewell party planned and organised by this year's President and Vice-President, lan Lee ('1T01)
and editing as well as ensure that any doubt encountered by the JC1 would be quickly and easily addressed by their mentor. Their mentor also effectively acted as a buddy to help them assimilate better tnto
and Clara Chia (1T31). lt was a touching moment for the JC2s as
the club.
time spent as members of the club.
successful method in teaching the
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it had proved to be
JCls important aspects of writing
each JCl with a JC2 to facilitate learning as
both seniors and juniors gathered in the canteen for one last time to celebrate their achievements as wellas the friendships forged in their
CO-CUHHIIULAR ACTIVITIES