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Opening up your weather app and seeing it filled with sun might be amongst the greatest feelings for any Brentwood student. Shorts and t-shirts are dusted off and put on after a rainy winter, sunglasses are taken out of their cases, and sunscreen is slathered over all those who are fair. These days students spend lots of their free time lounging...

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 home. The atmosphere makes you happy. All around the room works of art created by other students from a long time ago are on display. The view from the classroom is incredible. The ocean, mountains, and trees are visible,...

Three students in our French speaking program took part in the provincial Concours D’art Oratoire at Simon Fraser University campus in Surrey this past April. Felix W, Privett, ‘20, Sophie H, Hope ‘21 and Leila M, Hope ‘19 are part of our French program and each prepared 3 to 5 minute speeches on a subject of their choice over the course of three...

All students enrolled in English 10 were given the choice of five electives to take for the month of May. There was Kid Lit, Photojournalism, James Bond, Gender Equality, and Scary Stories. The students had a range of feedback about the English 10 Elective. So did the teachers Mr Ganley, the teacher of two of the classes said, “I love the...

A week ago ago our Brentwood tennis team went to Vancouver to play in the final tennis tournament of the year, Senior Provincials. For this tournament thirteen teams came from all around British Columbia. It was the last tennis tournament for some of the Grade 12 students, so everyone played their hardest. Tennis Captain, Will H, Whittall ‘18...

The first time for anything is scary. Now imagine stepping onto the ice with teenage boys skating circles around you. It’s almost impossible not to smell the testosterone in the air. Then we seven girls step onto the ice. Back in November, the girls, many of whom have never played hockey or even skated before, took their first shaking and unsure...

On May 25th, Mrs Reynolds took her proud Grade 11 English classes to sit on the Gillespie Field in the sun. Mrs Reynolds brought her pugs to class for the day as a reward. She has two English 11 classes which she puts to competition. Both classes compete for something she calls “Pug Points”. She will give both class a quiz and whichever class...

Since September a lot has changed: new friends were made, laughs have been shared, and the snow has melted. The beginning of the year is an exciting time for everyone: new people join the school and everyone is experiencing a relaxing time with friends and classmates. Life is very balanced between academics, arts, athletics and social life which...

Vancouver Island Wave is the Island soccer club that plays in the British Columbia Soccer Premier League. This means they play Mainland club teams. The BCSPL is the highest level of youth soccer possible so when five Brentwood students and one coach currently play for VI Wave, it shows the level of quality of our soccer program. Two out of the...

The String Ensemble and the Jazz Band recently had the opportunity to attend the 46th annual MusicFest Canada at the University of Toronto (Victoria University, Faculty of Music, Emmanuel College). During the week-long event, both groups received adjudication from skilled musicians, and had the opportunity to perform in front of large crowds of...