THEY loved the television series Grey's Anatomy so much that they obtained scrubs from friends and relatives working in the medical field.

(From top) Sec 2 student Jaslyn Oh getting her face painted. Sec 3 students Jessica Chan and Rachel Tan came dressed in scrubs. TNP Pictures: ADELINE ONG Sec 3 Student Nicholas Wayne Lee came dressed as a crab. -- TNP Picture: KENNETH KOH

It was a timely move for Raffles Girls' Secondary School students Rachel Tan, Zhang Liting and Jessica Chan all 15.

The Secondary 3 students wore their scrubs to school on 8 Jul, for The New Paper's Be Yourself Day (BYD) at their school, in conjunction with their Youth Day celebrations.

Rachel said: 'We love Grey's Anatomy; it has inspired us to consider becoming doctors.'

BYD, now into its seventh year , encourages school students to be creative while thinking of the less fortunate.

This is the first time Raffles Girls' is taking part in BYD.

Last year, 111 institutions took part and raised over $200,000 for the President's Challenge.

Beatty Secondary School also combined Youth Day celebrations with BYD, on 3Jul.

Sec 4 student Ian Yap, 16, dressed as a physicist and won the prize for 'Most Nerdy' costume.

He said proudly: 'In order to win a prize for being nerdy, you can't just dress as a nerd! You need to truly understand the ways of the nerd.'

The 'Most Happening' class turned up in beachwear, complete with mats, beachballs and frisbees.

The beach theme continued at St Patrick's School too, on 4 Jul.

Sec 3 student Nicholas Wayne Lee, 15, came dressed as a crab, using cardboard shaped like a crab and held barbecue tongs as his 'legs'.

He explained: 'I love seafood!'

The three schools raised $3,361..