In a well-established boarding school like ours, tradition runs rampant. Some are forgotten while new ones are created, and some remain ingrained in the sense of Brentwood’s community. One of the...[more]
It was a dark and stormy night preceded by a dark and stormy day. On April 3rd 2010, during a massive windstorm, not only did we lose power, some of us for as long as 48 hours, but also many local...[more]
There are many perks that come with the territory of being a senior. We (in the ‘Royal We’ sense of the word) collectively acclimatize to our day-time spares with incredible ease, and wonder how We...[more]
I am the first to admit it. I have lived a privileged life. From a very young age I was fortunate enough to grow up under the watchful, sagacious, eye of the Arabian sun and travel to many places I...[more]
For a lot of people on Brentwood campus, this means four XBox remotes and a Common Room TV screen. For others, it means a game of pick-up basketball or soccer on the field. Now I may not be the most...[more]
Repeatedly, the challenging workload and the fast-paced and diverse life our school offers us. What we don’t see coming is January, February and the following months, at least not in the speed at...[more]
We live in a society that is evolving with every minute that passes. This is something that is considered bright and promising for most. But the main characteristic of all-encompassing change is that...[more]
Some people find chairlifts terrifying – with good reason. They’re big, lumbering contraptions of frozen metal poles; this heavy load, plus skiers and their layers and layers that seemed weighty...[more]
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles
Forget all your cares and go
‘Uptown’, where all the lights are bright
‘Uptown’, waiting for you tonight
‘Uptown’, you’re...[more]
Every once in a while an exasperated Brentwood student will stop and ask themselves how they have come to this place, and why. For most, the final conclusion is obvious: Brentwood is a better fit...[more]
