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It is difficult to summarize the impact the Student Activity Council has on the Brentwood community since it is so welcoming and all-encompassing: it touches the hearts of all students and staff in different ways. Beginning with this year’s first COVID-sanctioned event, the SAC Games and Movie Night welcomed new and returning students to campus,...

The students who find themselves drawn to Model United Nations & Public Speaking are determined to be heard no matter the circumstances, and the 2020-2021 year proved that resilience and a genuine love for speaking and diplomacy is the foundation of the program. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic seriously impeding the club’s ability to attend...

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a Brentwood Grad in possession of some free time, must be in want of a tea party. In early June, as spring turned to summer, the AP Literature 12 students celebrated the culmination of their intellectual literary journeys with the annual Jane Austen Tea Party. Austen's Pride and Prejudice remains...

This has been a strange year, but we still welcomed 20 new Mackenzie girls to our house. Little did they expect what the returning 49 girls all knew and loved - that Mack is not just a boarding house, but a home. A home filled with laughter, sometimes chaos, and most all, love for all within. Almost instantaneously the new and the returning...

According to Confucius, the purpose of human life is to obey the duty to become better humans. Even though many debaters end up in professions that seem to have diverged from that goal, such as law and politics, our debaters adopted this goal in the year of lockdown. Better human beings pursue Confucianist Ren, which consist of six elements...

After the 2020 Spring Break that never ended finally ended, Hope House was more than ready to welcome our pack of rambunctious returners as well as our 22 wide-eyed newbies. Despite all the rules to stay on our dots & restrictions on hugs, Hope quickly became the same house I’ve always loved. Our house values moved from the walls of the common...

Term 3 golf at Brentwood was good. From start to finish, players enrolled in the program showed tremendous improvement while also expanding their knowledge of this great sport. Whether it was on the course or at the practice facility, everyone found a way to stay busy during the three afternoons a week spent at the Cowichan Golf Club. The vast...

Whittall House – the best house at Brentwood – has had a colourful history. The only house to be burned down twice, as well as being infamous for having both a rat and a Grade 8 infestation. But all in all Whittall House of 2020/2021 will be one for the books for sure, as we gritted our way through these challenging times. Without further ado,...

The Brentwood Senior Boys Rugby Program staged a simulated game of rugby on Saturday, May 29 in glorious sunshine. Little was expected in the intra-squad match, which pitted upstart Grade 11s against the veteran Grade 12s and involved no tackling or contested set pieces. But the match turned out to be one of the most memorable rugby games ever...

As I reflect, I realize how fortunate we were to spend this year together. Not having the chance to say our goodbyes and our traditional ‘last night’ in June 2020 was something we all hoped never to relive. It seems like yesterday when the waves of new students were flooding into the house during Orientation. Starting off the year with the...