Wanted: best of Singapore’s youth
Into its 38th year, the Singapore Youth Award (SYA) is the highest national youth accolade that recognises Singaporeans who have excelled in their fields of endeavour and contributed significantly to the community.
Into its 38th year, the Singapore Youth Award (SYA) is the highest national youth accolade that recognises Singaporeans who have excelled in their fields of endeavour and contributed significantly to the community.
One of the challenges as a father of three young boisterous boys is to find them something fun to do outdoors. So I was glad when I found out about SailFun, a two-hour programme that gives anyone aged seven and above a taste of sailing.
Sailor Elisa Yukie Yokoyama, 15, of Raffles Girls' School won the Overall Best School Girl Award for 2012 at the National School Games closing ceremony.
The Singapore 420 team of Rachel Lee and Cecilia Low snatched victory on the final day of racing to win the 420 women's title at the 2012 420 World Championships. Another Singapore pair, Griselda Khng and Lee Shu Xian, finished third.
The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) issued a list of 17 athletes that will represent Singapore at the upcoming London Olympic Games.
The Raffles Institution team of Jordan Ng, Ernest Tan, Terrence Choo and Mark Wong saw off the challenge of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) to retain the National A Division Sailing Championship title.
The Tanjong Katong Girls' School (TKGS) team of Angie Lim, Geraldine Kok and Fathin Rasyiqin scored a total of 49 points over two days of racing to beat their close rivals Samantha Yom, Jasmine Low and Bertha Han of Raffles Girls' School. The RGS team scored 40 points.
The Raffles Institution (RI) team of Bernie Chin, Loh Jia Yi and Samuel Neo scored a total of 79 points over two days of racing to beat their close rivals, Marcus Ng, Keith Lee and Ryan Teo of Victoria School, by 10 points.