Brentwood College School - Brentonian Yearbook (Mill Bay, British Columbia Canada)

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scholarship awards of $1,450 renewable annually for each year of their degree programs, for a total value of $5,800 each; Miss Wendy Bellham, who was awarded a scholarship valued at $1,850 annually and, in addition, a bursary of $1,450; and Alastair Foreman, who won a follow that by reviewing our athletic attainments. I find it difficult to say forcefully enough how much value I place upon the intellectual stimulation and the personal growth which takes place from the priority which wp pivp tn thp arte Ppr ;nnal|y, and I am sure that the the student and the public this important section of the ly encouraging but, indeed. r painters, drawers, silk s and weavers have quietly g through their programs, oved and many have done Amongst them I should ;o Chiu, Cathy Sloan, Mark s Philipp, David Beckman, jng. To give you an objective cal Cowichan Regional Arts rds presented in the under- ' ent to Brentwood College :am. Wood, Chapman, and have provided us with a ving their work on several delighted by the two lich have been held this St. Michaels University School. The Newman Cup winning team included Richard Attisha, Ruth Buchanan, Simon Monckton and Eduardo Libin. Additionally, we won the Ravenhurst Trophy this year and one of our Grade Eights, namely Leslie Szamosi, was judged top debator. Although our team could not compete because of a conflict with other scheduled school activities, four of our debators qualified for the provincial finals. Nevertheless, the Debating Club had a very successful season for which they are to be commended. While stressing achievement and accomplishment at the senior level, may I pause from that for a moment and emphasize that the academic engine room of the school consists of many, indeed the majority, who mix disap- pointment with satisfaction as they struggle for scholastic success. We, the teachers of this school, must try to excite and respond to this group, as by doing so I believe we not only serve them well but also, as a consequence, we provide encouragement for those who do not do well and competitive pressure for those for whom success may otherwise come with relative ease. This group, in large measure, goes unnamed, but they must not be forgotten as they constitute the force which generates the momentum and inspiration so necessary for this school to continue to thrive academically. Later, within the context of this address, I will be asking the heads of our academic departments to present our internal scholastic awards. Therefore, may I turn my attention now to the arts and d the Band and Choir who s here, at Glenlyon School, :erfield from the Choir and demonstrated particular said about Peter Ling and the piano. The Creative s support to our major , in addition, entered and won the senior division of the Victoria Festival. The ad- judicator, for example, wanted our group to present themselves at a number of schools to demonstrate what can be done if interested students are given the proper guidelines and direction that come from competent in- struction. Without a doubt, however, the outstandingly suc- cess ful artistic event of the year was Oklahoma!! At the risk of going overboard I have to single this show out as one of the very best things we have ever done. The cast and the many staff who contributed in major ways to it all must be congratulated and thanked for the quality of the effort and the pleasure and enjoyment they provided for all of us who had the opportunity to see their per- formance. The Drama Club and all supporting staff deserve our warmest congratulations on a job well done. Moving from the artistic highlight of the year, I should pay tribute to our athletes for some equally exciting at- tainments. Our girls had a banner year. In volleyball, in competition with public schools in the province, they were mid-island champions, second on Vancouver Island and fifth overall in the province. In independent school competition they were finalists in Western Canadian Independent Schools Championships and were narrowly beaten for the top position. Betty Glenn made the first all- star team in all tournaments. In basketball, the girls were again independent schools leaders, as they won the cup for the second time in the last three years. Topping off the 10

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HEADMASTER ' S REPORT Honoured Guests, Parents, Friends, The year upon which it is my pleasure to report has been characterized by vigour and a strong sense of commitment from all members of the Brentwood com- munity. These characteristics have been evinced in many and varied ways, not least by the industry and imagination involved in the production of this copy of the Brentonian. May I, at the outset, extend my sincere thanks to all staff members and students, editors, writers and photographers, who have given enthusiastically of their time and energy to produce this outstanding record of our lives at Brentwood from Steptember 1979 to the present day. In structuring the report that follows, one could choose to cater to the smiles that would come from some should I make it brief. To do so, however, would not be wise, as I believe our successes, our problems, our strengths and our weaknesses, must be given coverage if you are to understand and support what is, of course, your school. Since our emphasis is and must continue to be an academic one, it is appropriate for me to turn my at- tention to that dimension now. A glance at the past reveals that five schools competed for eleven provincial scholarships last June. Brentwood students, namely Michael Burian, Tab Cuthill, Brian Dillon, Catherine Hagen, Laurie Mook, and David Williams, won six of them. Th e remaining five awards were shared by the four other competing schools. This year, 28 of our graduates have qualified for the provincial scholarship competition — a number of these have exercised their option to write this past week,. Naturally, we wish them well. Four graduates have applied for Nancy Greene Scholarships which are awarded on the basis of strength in academics, athletics, and community service. In the more general sense, 81 of our graduating class of 91 have made application to at- tend post secondary institutions in September 1980. It is interesting to note that 37 of these have already been accepted at a time prior to the issuing of our official transcript. This, I believe, reflects the rather strong and exceptional record which the school seems to be developing with universities across the country. To give you some idea of where our graduates go, ten have already been accepted at Queens, six at the University of Washington, five at the University of Western Ontario, two at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, one at Berkley, one at Princeton, and another has been waitlisted for Harvard. To add further to this academic review, I would like to highlight the five students who we know, as of this date, have won scholarship awards at the university level. Here I refer to scholarship winners to Queens University: Julian Craddock and Per Frohn-Neilsen, who won 9

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athletic season for the girls were their achievements in rowing. In the Youth Division the girls hold top place for the varsity eight, varsity four, and in three other categories. In the B.C. Open Championships, the girls hold the title in the lightweight four division and, as many of you may know, Karen Middleton, Bonnie Robinson, Eliza Massey, Ruth Buchanan and Julia Schenck formed the four with cox that won gold medals at the Canadian Championships. At a school assembly honouring the girl rowers, I neglected to mention Mrs. Garvey, their coach. Along with recognizing the girls, particularly our Canadian champions, for their achievements, I want to pay tribute to all of the staff who worked with them and, in particular, Mrs. Garvey and her assistant. Miss Serup, for the extent and success of their efforts as coaches of rowing. Of course, I cannot hope to deal effectively and in detail with all aspects of the athletic program. I must recognize in rugby, however, the leadership given to it by Jamie Norris as the Captain. Highlighting the year was a tour of Southern France undertaken by the first and second XV. The firsts, playing some of the strongest clubs in Europe, won three out of five games, and the seconds were victorious in two of five. Although our firsts did not do particularly well in independent schools competition, our second XV ' s were once again independent schools champions. Furthermore, it is interesting to note that on the Canadian National rugby side that toured Europe in 1979, three of its members were graduates of this school. I must mention tennis and say that our junior boys team won, for the second year running, the independent schools championships. Led by Michael Lebow and Andrew Gibson, the junior boys had a very fine season. In basketball, our seniors were undefeated mid-island champions. Tim Christian was placed on the independent schools all-star team and Ted King was named as a tournament all-star on two occasions. T.K. Lim continues to hold up the school ' s badminton banner, as for the second year running he was Boys Singles Champion. Our soccer teams were led by the first XI which lost only one of nine games. By the way, interest in that wonderful sport continues to grow. Naturally, we hope to respond to it by attempting to give it greater emphasis. Admiral of the Brentwood Fleet, Victor Lironi, with the help of such seniors as Captain Stephen Read, reports that we once again won the independent schools sailing trophy. To continue for a moment on the topic of water based sports, we qualified 19 people for their scuba diving certification this year and over 200 at various levels of the Royal Lifesaving Program. Indeed, the school was once again recognized by Lt. Governor Henry Bell-Irving for the number of students who go through the Royal Lifesaving Program. When not in the pool, Mr. Pitt took some time off to cycle over 800 miles with the group of ten who reintroduced that sport to our curriculum this past term. I must recognize the excellent work of Murrey Feldberg who finished second in the single island meet in which we were able to participate. Three years ago I mentioned in this address that I would like to see more emphasis upon the track and field. I am pleased to report that this year we have enjoyed some major successes. Indeed, all of us very proudly recognize the accomplishments of Mark Williamson, who won a gold medal inthe400 m. and a bronze in the 200 m. at the all B.C. High School Track Meet. At the junior level, Scott Lervick reigns as Island Champion in the 400 m. and again at the B.C. level, Tim Christian won a silver medal in the discus and was fourth in the shotput. Our relay teams also did well. In the B.C. track finals our 4 x 100 team finished fifth and the 4 x 100 team placed third. The boys track team, by the way, finished fourth overall in the province of British Columbia. I think this is an amazing performance by a school whose numbers in no sense match, those of the huge high schools against whom we compete. Special recognition then must go not only to Mark Williamson and Tim Christian, but to Tom Glenn, Scott Lervick, Ralph Thrall and Budd Iwaschuk and, amongst the girls, Angle Gerst, who finished third overall in the Island 1500 m. competition. I cannot begin to tell you all about our rowing season, apart from saying that the results clearly indicate that we must go beyond Western Canada to find strong com- petition. We are B.C. Open Men ' s champions in four categories, B.C. Youth Champions in all categories of eight oared racing, and winners in all categories of four oared shells. In sculling we won the varsity lightweight and colt singles. The highlights for the lightweight eight, ably captained by Mike McLennan, was their trip to St. Catharines, where they met strong competition and finished a very narrow fourth, and by that I mean a matter of inches, and therefore out of the medal competition. Our heavy eight and heavy four, captained by Harold Backer, will be leaving this Sunday for the U.K. to par- ticipate in the Nottingham, Henley and Bedford Regattas. To date the heavy eights ' year has been highlighted by their victories against eight university crews from the Pacific Northwest. Indeed, in one particular regatta in which the University of Washington Huskies also rowed, our crew posted the best time of the day. We travel to the U.K. in search of stronger competition. I am sure you will all join me in wishing the crew every success during their tour of England. It never ceases to amaze me how many different in- dividuals, because of our insistance upon mandatory participation in sport and, we hope, competent coaching at all levels, surface at the top or near it. In other words, we are not necessarily working with a fine group of natural athletes in these areas where we do so well. On the contrary, in many cases we are seeing the results of plain hard work and dedication from people who, for one reason or another, have decided that they will set high standards for themselves and do the work necessary to meet them. I feel tremendously encouraged by the attitudes, the energy levels and the persistence which I witness in the students of this school. They have been amazingly productive in athletics, sports and in the arts. Indeed where the staff has tended to wear down from time to time, the students have pressed them to offer more. I can tell you that it forms a very pleasing and inspiring at- mosphere in which to carry out our profession as teachers. Because of our extremely intense program and the rural nature of our surrounding community, we sometimes find it difficult to provide opportunities for II