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Ah, Junior Girls Soccer: the pageantry, the mystery, the intrigue. Where to begin? This year’s squad is so steeped in lore, so drenched in drama, it is hard to know just where to start. I could mention some of the many celebrities at our year end banquet, but that would seem like bravado. I could take you, reader, on a tour of our groaning trophy...

Rowers are curious if things are winding up or down as the Shawnigan Lake School Regatta (SLSR) marks the last regatta before Nationals in St. Catharines, Ontario. This past weekend Brentwood entered fifty-two crews in this year’s SLSR regatta and rowed away with eight victories from the weekend. Winning the Sr Mens and Womens 4+, the Sr Mens 2x,...

Soccer is 90 minutes of pretending you're hurt; rugby is 80 minutes of pretending you're not, and the invitation to the annual BC Boys Junior Rugby 7s tournament held in Vancouver tested every ounce of energy & grit within the team. Hosted by the AAAA St. George's, a select team of 12 players from Brentwood bused and ferried to the Mainland where...

It is the last block of Arts. Everyone is relaxed, ready to jam around and play songs. Slowly the last students of Rock Band, also known as the ‘Optional Arrival’, arrive. Our Guitar players as in Book P, Privett ‘20, Findlay M, Privett ‘20, Graeme M, ‘19, Sydney H, Mackenzie ‘21, Kirstie Y, Mackenzie ‘21, and Isaac K, Whittall ‘20 start tuning...

The Junior Boys Rugby team suffered a devastating loss to SMUS after a grueling 60 minutes that tested the team physically and mentally. We brought intensity to the game straight off the blocks by scoring a series of early tries. Torren K, Privett ‘20 used his speed to break the line to score his first of four tries under the posts. We continued...

“Coding is like a sandwich, it takes time to build and make but the end result is worth all the effort.”, said Juan N, Whittall ‘20. Coding robotics is an area of programming that focuses predominantly on the tasks of robots. This elective at Brentwood is one of many that students are allowed to take for the entire year. Mr Harold Wardrop, a...

Your first impression when you walk into the art room is that it looks like a small artistic apartment, so you feel like you’re at home. The atmosphere makes you happy; all around the room a lot of art work done by other students a long time ago is on display. The view from that classroom is incredible: ocean, mountains and trees - all perfect for...

Both the Beginner and Advanced Rock Bands journeyed to the Westcoast Jazz Festival hosted at the Vancouver Island University last week. This was the first time that the Westcoast Jazz festival had a rock band category. This new opportunity was an amazing way to learn how music festivals work and to expose new musicians to the music world. The...

As the end of the year approaches, the drawing and painting crew worked like crazy to continue their final piece of the year. The final piece is a “free” painting - this means that the students can choose between painting a landscape, an animal, or making an abstract piece. Most projects in this class have been creating pieces inspired by...

A few of Brentwood’s finest music ensembles recently had the opportunity to perform in the 25th annual West Coast Jazz Festival at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo. On May 14th, Brentwood travelled to Nanaimo with their instruments in hand. It was a busy day but the results were outstanding. Both the Jazz and Beginner Rock Band received an...