SPM 2005 Results

The results for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) or Malaysian Certificate of Education was announced on Monday, 13 March 2006. Statistics has shown that MBS produced better results this year. The number of 9As scorers has increased compared to previous years. There is also a big improvement in the percentage of passes among MBS candidates.
Among the top scorers are:

10A DAVID CHEONG DA WEI 7A1 3A2
9A CHEAH EAN LENG 8A1 1A2
9A LEE KEAN YEW 7A1 2A2
9A KUMERAINTHERAN A/L MURUGIAH 7A1 2A2
9A DAVID LIM MENG YOUNG 6A1 3A2
7A IRWIN CHOO JIA ERN 5A1 2A2
7A ONG SHEN YUNG 4A1 3A2
7A LOOI FOOK MENG 4A1 3A2
6A HO HAW PIN 5A1 1A2
6A HO AN HUEI 3A1 3A2
6A LIEW LIANG HAW 3A1 3A2
6A ONG EWE YAN 1A1 5A2

Kudos, we are proud of you!

Dedication & Thanksgiving Service of the Jeannie Cheong Lean Eng Building

Last Monday, 13th March 2006 was a significant day to MBSP. A service of dedication and thanksgiving was held for the new extension block, Jeannie Cheong Lean Eng Building. It was attended by old students and present ones as well.

Among the distinguished guests included Dr. Hwa Yung, Bishop of the Methodist Church in Malaysia (incidentally also an old boy), Ms. Yin Kam Yoke (Education Secretary of the Methodist Church in Malaysia), Pastor Lawrence Francis (Wesley Methodist Church) and Dato' Lim Cheng Chuan (Chairman of the MBS Board of Governors).

A special ceremony was arranged for this occasion and the VIPs led the others present in prayers and dedication of this building to the education of the students of MBS Penang. It is hoped that with more equipped and modern facilities that the students will be able to learn better and achieve more hence catapulting MBS such as before in its glorious days.

MBS News – March 2006

Here are some news from the first quarter of the year :

1. The MBS Grand Reunion Dinner 2006

The school has planned a Grand Reunion Dinner to celebrate the school’s 115th Anniversary at the school field. Initially scheduled for March 2006, the dinner has been rescheduled for July 2006 due to unforeseen circumstances. The good news is – the Suffolk House restoration will be completed by then and every effort will be made to allow guests to the dinner to visit the historic ACS-MBS landmark. The school is also trying its best to ensure that YAB Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi attends the dinner as our Special Guest of Honour.

2. Construction work on a new “Living Skills” Block of two workshops is expected to start in early April, 2006. The project will take 3-4 months to complete.

3. The new extension block, named the Jeannie Cheong Lean Eng Building has a lecture hall that can accommodate 180 persons, a multimedia laboratory, an editing room and two large classrooms. The building is expected to be officially opened by the Minister of Education in May or June this year.

4. Below are some pictures taken from activities during the first quarter:

(From Top) 1: Daily Morning Assemblies, 2: Goh Vern Lim, Form 3A reciting a sajak during the recent "Minggu Bahasa Melayu", 3: Musical extraordinaires adding colour to the Minggu BM, 4: Patriotism Personified

Left: Pastor Albert Tan (Vice-President of the PTA), Mrs. Andre Louisa Looi (President of the PTA) and Mr. Khor Hong Yin (Principal) sharing a light moment during the MBS PTA Annual General Meeting.