History of Us

On year 1997, after got permission from our school principal, Mr. Lim Gim Hai, Chung Ling Butterworth Boys’ Brigade success to be organized. By the guidance of Mdm. Laew Siew Peng, who was our first advisor teacher, got many members join this uniform unit. Boys’ Brigade was the first uniform unit in world. The activities including teach about spirit, social, mental, physical, and education. Chung Ling Butterworth Boys’ Brigade including the teaching of bible and outreaching is based on Christianity.

From the beginning, Boys’ Brigade was a detachment from 1st Prai Company. With their help, our activity ran smoothly. On early year 2000, as some reasons, Chung Ling Butterworth Boys’ Brigade was been removed from a detachment of 1st Prai Company. Luckily, 3rd Butterworth Company like to help and Chung Ling Butterworth Boys’ Brigade become a new detachment of 3rd Butterworth Company. This company had activate the activity of Chung Ling Butterworth Boys’ Brigade like some test to get ‘Safety Badge’, ‘Target Badge’, ‘Drill Badge’ and others. Besides, our activity also include cooking competition, one day camp, annual camp, trips and participate the contest organize by other uniform unit.

On year 1998, two more advisor teacher joined into our uniform unit. They were Mdm. Tay Siew Hong and Mdm. Lim Bee Sock. On year 2001, Mdm. Lim Bee Sock had changed to other school and needed to put down her duty as our advisor teacher. However, by the cooperation of Mdm. Laew and Mdm. Tay, our activity still run smoothly as we thought.

As our uniform unit had changed company, our t-shirt also needs to change. On year 1999, our t-shirt had changed. Besides, our t-shirt changed again on year 2001. Our t-shirt need to be same with our company t-shirt to make it easier when company is running. Besides, our school also ordered all uniform units and clubs have our school name and school logo. After changing company, our uniform unit had also been change from other sides. On general meeting, before changing company was democracy but after changed to new company, our AJKs were been chosen by advisor teacher, chairman and company captain. Their object is to make sure to choose the person who was responsible, capable and enough knowledge about Boys’ Brigade. The AJKs for other activities like camp, competition and others were been chosen by our AJKs and mostly we will choose members but they must be responsible and capable.

On year 2000, a storeroom was given by our school to us. The storeroom could let us keep our valuable things like tent, gift, t-shirt and others. On that year, Quarter Master had been added into AJK list. Quarter Master was responsible to keep all things in storeroom in good condition and keep our storeroom clean.

Our activity venue is school field and classes at block E. We will use class in block E when Thursday activity. On Thursday, we usually will teach members to draw banner, modern-making, singing and others.