SM MASIN INVESTITURE CEREMONY 2008

CONGRATULATIONS to new members of Sekolah Menengah Masin, with your official new scout members. The first Investiture Ceremony done in Ramadhan! Well, it shows that nothing is impossible. SOAS College Scouts are always ready to give a helping hand for other troops. We are glad to be apart of your historical event and hope to work together for joint camping of something.

SOAS College Hasrin, had the honor of being the flag-bearers for the historical occasion

Congratulations to ALL!

SUCCESS! OUR FIRST JOINT-INVESTITURE CEREMONY

Every year, our troop honors their new members by having their investiture ceremony. Different troop usually hold one seperately. But this year, two troops held one jointly in strengthening stronger brotherhood. It was the first of its kind and so far it sets a good example to other visiting troops.

The Principal, Cikgu Pengiran Zahari, who is also the Honorary Commissioner for both troops, gave positive comments on the harmony and positive movement of both troop members. He also commented on the many good comments he has heard about SOAS College scouts and thanks the hard-working teachers as well as those involved in making it a success. Support will always be granted for such educational and youth-development activities.

The Principal also had the honor of handing out badges for the new members, with the world scout badge. It was a truly honorable and unforgettable moment for the young scouts.

Also in the ceremony was the "Acceptence of new Venture Scouts". Five new boy scouts were accepted as new venture scouts, with a short ceremony witnessed by parents and teachers. The new ventures will undergo the Venture Award Scheme and aim for the Sultan Scout Award.

The organizers would like to thank Scouts and Skippers from, SM Masin, SM Berakas, SM PAP Masnah, Parents and Teachers, District Commission and State Commission for making it all possible.

"Be Prepared, Be the Best"

SOAS Air Scouts Honors the Sultan on his Majesty's 62nd Birthday

His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei and SOAS College Air Scouts

Every year, Brunei Scouts gets invited to the Palace to meet the King. Its usually the 3rd. day of His Majesty's Birthday. During the dinner, other uniform bodies in the country, were also present. For the new members of Troop 1002, it was a memorable occasion where they sit amongst the countries elite, have a deliciuos dinner fit for a king and gets the chance to see the Sultan in person. Some were lucky enough to have a light conversation with the Sultan. The students were rewarded with such an occasion after their hard work participating in variuos services during the Sultan's Birrthday Parade on the 15th July.

His Majesty is have a light conversation with Skipper Zack

Dinner fit for a King!

SOAS College Air Scouts having a fun time in the Palace

Daulat Tuanku!

Bandar Seri Begawan - Daulat! This very word will ring thrice around the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, this morning as the assembled honour guard responds to the call of "Daulat Kebawah Duli Tuan Patik" (Long Live His Majesty), led by their parade commander, at the Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar 'Ali Saifuddien. - courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

SOAS COLLEGE SCOUTS HOIST FLAG TO HONOR SULTAN BIRTHDAY

Mukim Kianggeh held a national flag hoisting ceremony yesterday afternoon in conjunction with the 62nd birthday celebration of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. The event was held at the residence of the Penghulu of Mukim Kianggeh, Hj Lutfi bin Hj Abd Halim in Kg Telanai, Jalan Tutong. The ceremony was officiated by Skip Hj Awg Badar bin Hj Awg Ali, the Scout Chief Commissioner (SCC) of Scouts Association of Brunei Darussalam.

It was attended by senior citizens from Mukim Kianggeh in a effort to rekindle the old spirit of celebration, as well as demonstrate their loyalty to their ruler.
Penghulu Hj Lutfi said the senior citizens chose to participate in the mukim's flag hoisting ceremony to revive old memories when they hoisted the flag during their youth days. "They wanted to show today's youths that they used to hoist the national flag many years ago when they were young.
"They did not have the same facility as the youths have now and they tied the national flag to a bamboo and raised the bamboo up," he said. The flag-hoisting ceremony was conducted by members of the scouts association from Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College in the capital to the tune of the national anthem. Led by Skip Zakaria Hj Md Noor and their supervising teacher Cikgu Azri, some 15 members of the school's scout association hoisted the flag witnessed by SCC Skip Hj Badar and Penghulu Hj Lutfi.

VENTURE LEADERSHIP COURSE 2008

Congrats to our new Venture, Aziz for participating in the VLC 2008. VENTURE Scouts Leadership Course, which started Thursday, continued yesterday with the Pioneer Tower Project at the Brunei Darussalam Scout Association Training Centre in Beribi.The Pioneer Tower Project, participated by some 53 venture scouts aged between 16 and 18 years, was one of the 17 sessions organised during the three-day course.The enthusiastic scouts were divided into seven groups and they had to construct towers of different purposes standing at more than seven feet.

According to Junaidi Hj Hussin, head of venture scouts leadership course, the scouts were given a task the night before to produce a mini model of the tower they were randomly assigned to.

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http://www.bt.com.bn/en/home_news/2008/06/22/scouts_learn_leadership_skills

Special Thanks to

PPNBD National Training Team

National Venture Commissioner, Skipper Rakub Nasir

Air Scouts Service at STEP Science Camp 2008

Venture Air Scouts from SOAS College helped out in SM Masin, who was the venue for Science Camp 2008 organized by STEP, Ministry of Education. One hundred and twenty students from Masin Secondary School, Sayyidina Umar Al-Khattab Secondary School and Awang Semaun Secondary School are attending the fourday Science Camp.

This is the second science camp organised by the STEP Centre, Ministry of Education, a joint venture with Brunei Shell Sdn Bhd and hosted by the Masin Secondary School. It aims to increase awareness amongst the students on the importance of science subject, to increase the students' interests and motivation, to make science learning fun, to instill teamwork and to strengthen the relationships between the participants. - Coutesy of Borneo Bulletin