Denise Roy, ‘15 who distinguished herself as a fleet-footed Brentwood rugby star on Gillespie Field as well as playing for BC and Team Canada, anticipates getting back on the pitch this fall at Trinity Western University.
For more on Denise's personal and rugby journey, please see this article:...
William Percillier, Rogers ‘17, was named Rugby Canada’s Young Male Player of the Year this week in an online ceremony.
Will, currently under contract and training with Stade Français of Paris, Captained Canada’s U20 team as well as played for the Men’s Senior National team at the Americas Rugby Championship.
In accepting the award, Will...
Every Brentonian around the world has a favourite part of Brentwood. Some will say it is the beautiful campus, others will speak about the supportive staff, but I believe it is the deep-rooted community that takes the cake.
At the beginning of my senior year, I logged onto the Brentonian Connect platform and nervously reached out to Brentwood...
Near the end of second term, Brentwood hosts Careers Day when alumni of all ages return to campus to speak about and shine a light on many different paths that are possible in university and beyond. From Hollywood set directors, to environmentalists, to social workers, Careers Day covers a wide variety of futures. “It was really inspiring to see...
Legendary Brentwood rowing coach Tony Carr turns 80 today. Tony was the Head of Rowing at Brentwood from 1964 to 2003.
On Saturday afternoon he was right back where he belongs, on the waters of Mill Bay guest coaching the next generation of rowers to fill the school, university, and national team programs.
Tony’s rowing resume includes 50+...
There were twenty Brentonians represented at the 54th Annual Head of the Charles Regatta. Five current students and fifteen alum. The following is the list of grads, the year they graduated from Brentwood and the year graduated or graduating from their university.
Greg Hughes - 1992 - Princeton University 1996. Greg is the Head Coach of the...
In 1923 Henry Pollock Hope, Brentwood’s first Headmaster, was invited by a group of Victoria businessmen to create a school for young men in Brentwood Bay in the old Brentwood Bay Hotel which is on the other side of Finlayson Arm. There were sixty boys enrolled in the first year of the school. Notice no crests on their blazers?
The torch on your...
In her four years at Brentwood, Mckenna Haz, Mackenzie ‘16 had a substantial impact on our Rugby program. A skilled and speedy back, her opponents always needed to know where she was on the field. While at Brentwood, her 2015 team earned an undefeated season, a first for a Brentwood girls’ team, winning the BC High School 7s championship and the...
This year’s Toronto Alumni Reception on the evening of June 4th hosted over 40 Old Brentonians. The healthy attendance was a reflection of two things: 1) the sheer number of Old Brentonians that call Toronto home and 2) the fact that John Allpress and Bud Patel were present. Adding to the special flavour of the evening was John’s pending...
"Try not to become a man of success. Rather, become a man of value,” goes the famous quote by Albert Einstein. Is that the key to achieving success? Is that what sets individuals apart, causing them to go on to garner so many notable achievements under their belts? How can one be a “man of value”? These are the questions that ran through my mind...
