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

Text from Pages 1 - 262 of the 1981 volume:

THE FACULTY Headmaster W. T. Ross, B.A. Assistant Headmaster T. G. Bunch, B.A. Administrative Assistant, Head of Mathematics and Computer Science J. B. Garvey, B.Sc. Director of Studies, Head of Science Department W. J. Burrows, B.Sc. Senior Academic Advisor, Head of History Department, English N. R. B. Prowse, M.A. A. C. Carr, M.A. R. V. Lironi, B.A. J. L. Queen, B.Sc. Miss A. L. Holden, B.A. I. R. Ford, M.A. H. J Martin, B.A. Mrs. N. P. Arthurs, B.A. R. G. Cooper, L.L.C.M S. Baker, B.P.E., M.Ed H. Brackenbury, B.A. Mrs. J. Brackenbury, B.A. R. S. Wynne, B.A. D. R. Piechotta, B.Ed. R. Cameron, M.A. S. M. Cowie, M.A. R. MacLean, B.A. R. Wingate, M.A. I. Daniel. B.Sc. T. M. Poirier, B.A., Dip. Ed. J. Allpress, B.Sc. J. E. McMahon, B.Ed R. G. Pitt, CD. Mrs. D. Pitt Mrs. J. MacLean, Adv. Art Sc. J. L. Johnson, M.Ed. Mrs. H. Smith. Dip. Ed. Mrs. S. Garvey, B.A. Mrs. D. Jackson Rogers House, Chemistry Privett House, Geography, English Whittall House, Physics Alexandra House, Biology Head of English Department, Latin Head of Geography Department, General Business Head of Language Department, French, Spanish, Latin Head of Fine Arts Department, Music, (Instrumental and Choral) Patterson House, Head of Physical Education, Mathematics, Biology Admissions Officer, Mathematics English English, Geography Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics French, Spanish, German Assistant H M Ellis House, History Assistant H M Whittall, History, English Assistant H M Privett, Science, French, Outdoor Education Mathematics, Science English, History Assistant H M Rogers, Mathematics, Algebra, Physics Mathematics, Algebra, Statistics Physical Education Swimming Instruction Assistant H M Hilton, Librarian Choral Music Ceramics Girls Rowing Art MEDICAL STAFF R. F. Stanley, M.D Medical Officer Miss C. L. Campbel . Mrs. J. Sorby, R.N Matron R.N Matron ADMINISTRATION L. M. Crookston Business Manager, Comptroller Mrs. J. D. Mather Registrar Mrs. J. Leister Headmaster ' s Secretary Miss A. B. Erkelens Accountant Mrs. E. Sakawsky Telephones, Cashier Mrs. L. Dann Comptroller ' s Secretary Mrs. B. Little Travel Arrangements Mrs. I. Redding Stores Mrs. E. Hallet Catering Mrs. K. Lee Assistant, Catering Mrs. J. Windsor Laundry CONSTRUCTION - MAINTENANCE McAlpine Maintenance Supervisor, Transportation Finnegan Grounds Maintenance VALETE Leaving us are Messrs. Piechotta, Baker, Daniel and McMahan. Naturally, they have our thanks and warm wishes for happy and rewarding future days. Miss Sainasjeaves us for marriage and the bright lights of Vancouver after three years as House-mistress of MacKenzie House, our Librarian, and generally speaking a bringer of happiness to everyone she meets. We offer our warm wishes. Mrs. Ann Holden Duncan has given the school nine years of untiring, totally loyal, totally dedicated and ef- fective service. We thank her for her contribution to, Brentwood and for the fine way in which she has affected the lives of each of us who have been fortunate enough to know her. Introduction to the Speaker and the Speaker ' s Address, June, 1981 At this moment each year, our Headmaster customarily asks me to f ultill the task of introducing our distinguished guest. This is usually done by a simple and painless method. One simply picks up the telephone and rings the office of whatever dignitary is about to be dignified, gets the secretary on the line, usually a lady with a voice strongly reminiscent of Lily Tomlin, she gives me the biographical details of the said gentleman, and I am able to stand here in perfect anonymity and introduce him. However, today is a considerably different matter, for I have a duty to perform in which I am unequipped with any anonymity whatsoever. Rather, I am afraid it is one that I must handle in the most personal terms, for I have been asked to introduce a gentleman who is, and has been for several years, one of my dearest friends. I remember that I met David Mackenzie under the most inauspicious circumstances. David himself likes to think that it was at some glamorous cocktail party on board H.M.C.S. Ontario. I assure you it was not. My memory tells me that I first met David Mackenzie at the most ghastly tea party I have ever attended. Come to think of it, I have attended very few tea parties. However, this one was given by a lady who had a duck farm and was a great believer in Scottish Country Dancing. Come to think of it, that was probably the reason why David was there in the first place. She was a very entertaining lady — I remember that she swore that she had a duck that could quack Land of Hope and Glory if you pinched a certain vulnerable part of it. Frankly, I didn ' t try. I do recall that I spoke momentarily, and I do mean momentarily, (with your Oxford dictionary definition) with David, and I remember David raising a very quizzical and critical eyebrow (of course I learned very shortly afterwards that my ' a ' s ' were too long and my ' o ' s ' a trifle too round). However, a lot of water has gone under the bridge since then. Possibly, even more Scotch. Without question, the greatest dif- ficulty that I surely must face today is the fact that he was the real founder of this school. The gentleman who, supported by one or two well wishers, had a dream in the words of Martin Luther King. And here we all are today. That dream. The fact that I became a part of that dream has been to my endless benefit and publicly, that is what I would like to recognize today, the fact that once again I am in the presence of that gentleman who, if anybody possibly could, taught me the meaning of professionalism. Ladies and Gentlemen, it is with a sense of great personal warmth and enormous debt that I in- troduce you to my friend and my erstwhile colleague, Mr. David Mackenzie. Mr. Ross, Sir Michael Butler, Honoured Guests, Members of the Graduation Class of 1981: I suppose alter that introduction I can hardly wait to hear what I have to say. How wonderful it was to hear an introduction delivered with the grace and pomp of Shakespeare, the true majesty of the Queen ' s Literature. How like a teacher of English; I couldn ' t understand a word. The comments were rendered with an almost spiritual power which leaves o inevitably thinking of the stor j of tho psychiatrist who du ! and went to heaven one day and knocked at the pearly gates and St. Peter carne and answered them and said Yes? I would like tocome in, please . Well, what were you? I was a doctor. Well, you know these are the pearly gates — we don ' t allow doctors in here . So, the fellow was very abashed. Then St. Peter said, Well, what kind of doctor were you? I was a psychiatrist . Oh, well in that case we might be able to let you in if you do us a favour . The doctor said, What ' s the problem? Well said St. Peter, looking round, it ' s actually — I don ' t want to say it loud — It ' s actually the Old Man — God . What ' s the trouble? said the psychiatrist. Well, you see, he had delusions of grandeur. He thinks he ' s Mr. Bunch. Both of these stories are very old, and I do apologize for starting on them. I was recently in Japan and I was very conscious about my lack of knowledge of Japanese and I wanted when I spoke to them at least to address them accurately. We were standing in the foyer of the hotel a nd I saw a door through which Japanese gentlemen were going in and out, and there was a notice on the door, so I said to the interpreter, What ' s that sign, how do you say that word? and he gave me the Japanese pronunciation of it and I thought, That ' s it. I will start my speech with ' Gentlemen ' . That ' s exactly the word . So that night I came on stage and started my speech with that word. And absolute pandemonium broke out. And I said to the in- terpreter What did I say? What did I say? It ' s the first time anybody has introduced us as ' Water closets ' . I come from a country inhabited, or perhaps even inhibited, by four different races. The Welsh, who pray on their knees and their neighbours, the Irish, who do not know what the devil they want but who are prepared to fight anybody to get it, the English, who consider them- selves a race of self-made men, thus relieving the Almighty of a huge responsibility, and the Scots, who keep the Sabbath — and anything else they can lay their hands on! I am one of the latter, and I remember this well during the first summer before the School started. I remember even better the first day when we were faced with 90 parents. All the mothers were crying, I remember, all the boys were very, very uncertain, and all the fathers were running around thrusting money in my hand (If I had had the good sense at that time to run away — I would have been made for life). It never occurred to me unfortunately and Mr. Bunch took charge of everybody. He decided that the windows needed cleaning so they took a gasp, but he had them almost up on the roof clea ningoutside windows with paper towels. And I remember also the first summer when I went taking people around the school, pleading with them to look at the view since that is all there was. I remember that first summer we were trying to get hold of people who had some money, because money was the most important item in our lives at that time. And the name Mrs. Unkenford kept cropping up all the time. Mrs. Unkenford was reputed to be a lady who had lived next to the old School at the bottom of the inlet here, and it was said that she had agreed to give the Governors enough money to buy the land to retain it, so that they could start the School again. When the time was right the Governors had turned her down. Mrs. Unkenford no longer lives in Brentwood. She was rumoured to be a former Chicago policewoman and she had inherited great sums of money and had ultimately moved to California. Our scouts were out, but nobody could lay their hands on Mrs. Unkenford. However in the days before School opened an old Chevrolet drew up. Three elderly ladies and one elderly gentleman all dressed in jeans and T-shirts got out and they came in and said to me that they would like to look around the School. So I introduced myself and asked them their names and they possibly didn ' t hear me again as they didn ' t say anything, and I took them around the School, And I gave my name again and they still didn ' t say anything. Finally I said, You must tell me who you are, just for the record . And the lady in the forefront spoke up and said my name is Mrs. Unkenford. Immediately the dollar signs started flashing and I thought this is great . Particularly when she said and I ' ve got something for you. I expected her to produce a basket absolutely crammed with $100 bills. Well, she went to her car and she certainly brought something in. But the something was two old photographs and a firescreen which had been woven by the boys in the old school. She climbed in the car, said goodbye, and I have never seen nor heard from her again. Sir Michael Butler referred to fees. You know, it ' s happened since the School started. The Headmaster has always objected and the Governors have always said yes they ' ve got to go up. Well, one year this happened to me and the usual notice went out. Unfortunately, this year the secretary typed a little bit of an error. She spelt annum — the fees were going up to$2,500 perannum, only she spelt it a-n-u-s. One of our doctor parents un- derstood what it meant and why it ha d to be, but he wasn ' t going to pay that way. He was going to pay as he always had done: through the nose. I remember the first day we took girls. This was surely, in my view, at least the greatest day that the school had . We campaigned vigorously and even visciously on behalf of these young ladies and ultimately we were successful in getting permission to have girls. The first year we took 17 of them and now there are 80. It ' s incredible. But it ' s absolutely beautiful and ladies, you have made so much difference to this School that it ' s just incapable of being aescnoed. I think it ' s absolutely magnificent and academically you have done the boys a great deal of good but more than that, socially you have supplied something — I ' m being very serious now — you supply something which is very much missed and I think the School now has the perfect emotional status for its students. Also for its staff. There were three groups of people who made this School work. Four really, if one includes the students. The first group of people are the Governors and we started this School with the most immense group of Governors that you have ever seen and although the individuals have changed they are still the most remendous group of people you will ever meet. The Governors are the people who run the School you know, and they don ' t pay much attention to the public relations aspect, but financially they run the School, they make it possible, they provide support for this School to operate, and the Governors when wft started, were the most unbelievable Deople. as indeed they are now. And ihe other people to whom reference has already been made — I won ' t mention anything more about them, are the staff. And thirdly, of course, the parents. Your graduation day is one of the most important days of your life and you are certainly not about to sit there and listen to any great sermon from me. But I just want to tell you the things upon which we established this School, the things upon which the Governors agreed and the staff agreed when it first started and the things upon which the Governors and the staff agree now. First, we think that discipline is very important, but not just discipline. Not just the Army, Navy, Air Force type of discipline, not the unthinking, unyielding type of discipline, the type of discipline which goes along with hair, and attention to people and their needs, but disciplined discipline. Discipline has always been the number one priority in this School. And the next thing, we want you to be concerned with and to work in co-operation with other people. We want you to get along with other people. And the friend- ships that you make at this School, the friendships you make at this School, the friendships that may split up today, temporarily, will remain with you forever more. The people I went to school with many many years ago I am still the greatest of friends with, because I went to this kind of school. And you will find the same thing. The associations that you have had in this situation are magnificent. And this is the second most important point with which we all agree. And the third thing is this: the desire to participate in activities. Not only academics. I agree that academics are the most important activity of all in school. But you shouldn ' t stop there. The participation in all aspects of life is just as important as academics or anythingelse. So just don ' t imagine that you come to school here for the sake of academics. I know very well that you don ' t imagine this as you ' ve been through all this for many years. But that ' s an important point to pass on to the people who are coming up. And the third and last point is the desire to contribute to something for the sake of the contribution and not for the sake of money. The Governors of this School have always given of their time and of their efforts and of their money. They don ' t get any reward at all, except the satisfaction of seeing the thing work. And that ' s the kind of contribution which we have been trying to point out to all of you. Remember the motto of the School: De Manu in Manum — From Hand to Hand. Now you have been the receiving hand up to today. From now on you go out and be the hand which gives all these things to young people, your sons and daughters, in due course, and all the others. I hope that some of you will become Governors one day but of all I would say that the most important thing is to give what you have learned to people with whom you are associating — young people with whom you are associating in the years to come. I want to wish you all the very, very best of luck in the future. You will remember today, of course. But remember all your school days. Remember all your school friends and remember to pass on what you have learned from hand to hand. David Mackenzie June, 1981 Now I don ' t want on this occasion to give a long lesson. HEADMASTER ' S REPORT Honoured Guests, Parents, Friends, Faculty, Senior Class and Students. It is a great pleasure to warmly welcome you to this the 20th recognition ceremony held since Brentwood was re- established on this beautiful site in 1961 . As this day represents the single opportunity for me to report to our parent community, I feel no great urge to try to be brief. To the contrary, excited as I am by this oc- casion and stimulated by it, I quite happily will reveal in some detail the 1980 81 story of Brentwood. To launch into a summary of our academic position, may I refer to a lead headline in a local newspaper which provided statistical evidence pointing out that ap- proximately 11% of high school graduates in British Columbia continue their education to post-secondary levels. This fraction represents a decline over the pattern of recent years. It is interesting to note that 81% of this year ' s senior class have already applied for post- secondary study. Whilst I hope that this school shows a deep concern for qualities such as responsibility, beauty, creativity, humour, self-discipline, self-sacrifice, and service, the aforementioned statistic is not only a reminder of the academic orientation of Brentwood but also it is a reflection of the sense of urgency with which students today will respond to their natural inclination to learn if the school and family units are doing their job in the way that I think is being carried out at Brentwood. Undeniably, however, we must check the quality of the Brentwood education against whatever external stan- dards can be found, so I will mention some particularly outstanding achievements with the hope that it is felt that the school had something to do with the quality of work produced by the students whose names will be raised. A Provincial Chemistry Award, through a Canada-wide competition, was won by Miss Ruth Buchanan, who also gained admission to Harvard, Princeton and Yale. The University of Victoria invited 24 students from the province to be presenters at the Humanities and Science Symposium — two of our students, namely Nicki MacLaren and Simon Monckton, were among that number, and four other students were asked to attend as observers. I would be remiss if I did not mention last year ' s provincial scholarship winners, namely Wendy Bellham, Julian Craddock, Angie Gerst, Chris Rolfe and Garry Ullstrom. This year a team of junior mathematicians in the school in Grades 9, 10 and 11 had results which topped all schools in British Columbia with the group finishing 14th overall amongst students representing over 1,100 different Canadian schools. In addition, graduate Terry Van Vliet applied to the Canadian Officer Training program, was selected, and will receive educational benefits valued in excess of $30,000. Each year the Province of British Columbia awards 24 scholarships to students who are outstanding not only academically but in respect to athletics and the con- tribution they make to their community. Last fall it was announced that Tim Christian of last year ' s graduating class was to receive one of these awards and this month it has been announced that a member of this year ' s graduating class, Bonnie Robinson, would be a recipient. These inspirational achievements notwithstanding, their unchallengable validity as student accomplishments unquestioned, may I emphasize that the task of educational self-appraisal cannot be completed with reference only to the accomplishments of the gifted. How well are we doing with those students whose main strengths lie in areas other than academics? How careful are we in assessing whether or not a student is indeed making full use of his her intellectual resources? How adequate is the preparation for scholastic life outside of this relatively small but structured school community, are examples of the questions which must frequently be addressed. I assure you that I do indeed seek answers to such inquiries: your faculty does and must: the students have and must continue to participate in this most im- portant critical process. Indeed, I would be greatly remiss if, as your Headmaster, I was not trying to promote an open climate in which valid praise and just criticism can flourish. By so doing we hope, on a day to day, class by class basis, that we can keep our academic work at Brentwood strong. I cannot extend this function by providing you with detail about the individuals and groups in the school who have excelled in athletics and the arts. Although our recognition ceremony was held last Saturday, I will nevertheless take a few moments to review the highlights. In painting and drawing John Pulos was awarded a first prize in a local poster contest. In the Cowichan Regional SprinR Fine Arts Fair our students took five out of a total of eight awards, led by Kathy Giles, Douglas Jung, and Julia Schenck. I believe it is impressive to note that this small school had five entries judged exceptional by the B.C. Young Artists Biennial Exhibition Committee. Four pieces of art work were accepted for the final exhibition which will tour the province during the next two years. In another local Cowichan Valley exhibition involving all schools in the Duncan region, in a total of four possible award areas our students took three of the prizes. In Pottery, again at the Cowichan Arts Fair in April, Adam Wensley, a member of the graduating class, took first prize. The record continues in Creative Dance as we entered dance categories in the Victoria Regional Festival and shared the Victoria Secondary School Trophy with a senior school from Saanich. The Choir and the Band presented two concerts in the Brentwood Auditorium and two in Vancouver. The Choir won the Reimer Award competition in the Victoria Music Festival. In voice competition, in the same festival, winners from this school were Ben Butterfield and Erin Thrall. In the per- formance area, however, the music and dance depart- ments combined with the Drama Club to present Guys Dolls. Last year I was able to safely say that our production of Oklahoma!! represented an exceptionally fine effort. With all due respect to that fine show, however, I have to say that it was surpassed by Guys Dolls. The performers, the stage crew, the student technicians for sound and lighting merit considerable praise. To single out individuals would be wrong, so the entire cast, 70 in all, plus the supporting crew and the directors are to be thanked for a wonderful production. The athletic side of the school was equally impressive and successful. Again, we are tempted to measure suc- cess by the number of victories or a comparison of the win loss columns. To do so would be wrong, however, because the physical conditioning, the self-discipline, the self-exploration, the attitudes which arise from par- ticipation in games are in the end much more important than the win! These truths notwithstanding, a recap of the features of the year deserve mention. I n track and field the senior boys team was third overall in Vancouver Island competition, led by Mark Williamson who was named the top athlete in both the Vancouver Island and British Columbia track meets. He is an out- standing athlete who undoubtedly has a future on the national and international athletic scenes. Our junior track was also strong, with Keri Young and Skip Barrett leading the team to impressive showings. The Rowing Club had another extremely successful year by placing a clear first in all of four major regattas, including an aggregate win over universities from Washington, Oregon and California. Perhaps the most significant development in the Rowing Club was the depth of strength at all age and weight levels. The heavy eight was not challenged by any other school and the senior girls four defeated the 1980 U.S. Youth Team. The Club, their coaches and captains, David Ross, Daryl Oakley and Bonnie Robinson, deserve to be commended. The girls ' Field Hockey Club, led by the inspirational play of Captain Anne Evamy, had its most outstanding season, culminating in a successful United Kingdom tour in April, where they won seven, lost five and tied three games. Despite having a total of 80 girls in the school, we believe that we were probably the fourth best team in the province. The senior Soccer Club, captained by Rory Carr, won the Independent Schools Trophy, and the Rugby Club, at the first XV level, fell one victory short of capturing the top position. The tennis teams had an excellent season, winning the senior boys ' trophy and placing second in the girls ' division. Whilst I could go on, because of the intensity of the level of par- ticipation I will not do so in the interests of time. However, it would be wrong not to mention the non-competitive area of Rambling and Community Recreation. Mr. Wingate and his students continued their valuable work in the Salmonid Enhancement Project and because of their service to the community in other ways, eleven were awarded silver medals by His Honour the Lieutenant Governor Henry Bell-Irving and two others received their bronze. I do not have a complete summary available from the Swimming and Scuba Diving programs; however, in this last term alone 74 students received recognition at various levels of the Royal Lifesaving Programs. Special congratulations go to Alison Ranger and Douglas Jung for qualifying as National Lifeguards. At the end of this ceremony I will have more to say about the Cycling and Rowing Clubs as their efforts will not finish with the close of school later this afternoon. As we expect our swimmers to use their expertise in support of community water safety programs, it is ap- propriate to turn now to two senior students, namely Kathy Palfy and Alison Nunn. At their private initiative these young ladies responded to the Provincial Gover- nment ' s program entitled Counterattack , which represents a fight against the abusive use of alcohol and, in particular, to highway safety. Out of the 40 applicants to this program, 11 received awards, and two of those were given to the aforementioned students. They received $250 each wnich will go towards the payment of their university tuition. The student energy, the staff expertise, the human dimension of the school provides the dynamic effort which makes our programs work. They, of course, are carried out within facilities which need constant care and at- tention. I am pleased and delighted to announce today that the Governing Board of Brentwood College has established development priorities for the campus which, during the next three to five years, will bring substantial changes to it. These plans include: 1. A new dormitory to accommodate a total of 42 girls. As a replacement facility the number of girls will change only slightly to a maximum of 80 boarders. 2 . An equal priority is the construction of a new academic block to accommodate a library, six science labs, business and educational administrative offices, and a boathouse. 3 . A third major facility is a new sports complex to be built in close proximity to our swimming pool. The present gymnasium will be renovated to permit consolidation of all academic and fine arts spaces in one area. Construction will only begin after money, through a fund raising campaign which is yet to be officially proclaimed, has been received. It is not the intention of the Board of Governors, therefore, to put this school into a heavy debt position. Moreover, I have been asked to point out that the phasing of the project involves a principle of planning which will always see students at present registered in the school move from existing to improved facilities. In other words, there will be no in- terruption to their regular programs. A model with sketch drawings and renderings is on display in the Dining Room. Please do examine it, and if you can enthusiastically respond to the information which will be forthcoming from the fund r aising committee of the Board, then through your private and individual initiative you will go a long way towards securing the material future of this school. In my view, there is not a more appropriate time than today to make these an- nouncements as the person responsible for starting this project 20 years ago, namely David Mackenzie, is with us today. We are nearing the end of a lengthy day, a demanding and exciting year. At the risk of offending some who should not be missed, I want to offer my thanks to the Student Activities Committee for their care of the social side of the school, the Journalism class and Mr. Poirierfor their work on behalf of the Old Brentonians Association, the internal publications, and the responsibility they have taken for the Brentwood school magazine. To Dennis Lo and the Prefects, both House and School, for a great deal of help, thank you. To the staff, Ella Hallett, Ken McAlpine, Joan Windsor, Owen Finnegan, Len Crookston, Barbara Little, our secretaries, I am very grateful. To the teaching faculty, who have done such a great job during what, for me, has been an intensely busy year, I owe my gratitude. Leaving us are Messrs. Piechotta, Baker, Daniel and McMahon. Naturally, they have our thanks and warm wishes for happy and rewarding future days. In our house staff, I am delighted to say that although Steve Wynne will be moving off campus he will remain at his post as one of the senior members of the academic staff. To this man, who has given focus and meaning to the spiritual dimension of the school, who has affected every boy in his care with his unrelentingand immoveable commitment to Christianity, fairness, and the strength of character which principle brings, I find it difficult to ex- press an adequate degree of thanks. Miss Sainas leaves us for marriage and the bright lights of Vancouver after three years as Housemistress of Mackenzie House, our Librarian, and generally speaking a bringer of happiness to everyone she meets. We offer our warm wishes. And finally, I must mention that in the 1972 73 school year Brentwood decided to adopt co-educational status. The decision at the time was thought to be risky and ex- perimental. Indeed, its success was known to largely hinge upon the intelligence, the personality, the energy, the endurance and the sensibility of the person chosen to carry out the housemistressing role. Fortunately, a person was found who had all of the necessary qualities. She has given the school nine years of untiring, totally loyal, totally dedicated and effective service. Moreover, I do not know a more highly respected person in the community, either by the faculty, the general staff or the students. She affected students in her care, and their families, I believe in a magnificently positive way. Please join me in thanking Mrs. Ann Holden Duncan for not only her contribution to Brentwood, but for the fine way in which she has affected the lives of each of us who have been fortunate enough to know her. I have three things left to do, all of which are important. I am going to ask Mr. Pitt and students Andrew Rahme, Richard Rogers, Michael Cottam and Dan Burley to man their booths. As I am going to ask each of you to find it within yourself to support their cross-Canada cycling tour of 3,100 miles. Through this effort they intend to raise money for the handicapped. To inspire Mr. Pitt and the boys and to help those who are much less fortunate than ourselves, please do give them your support. The Rowing Club, at 4:00 p.m. today, leaves on their cross-Canada rowing tour. I acknowledge the fantastic effort of the organizer of the tour, Mr. John Queen, coaches Messrs. Carr and Allpress, and the 70 students who are going to have a wonderful month of travel, rowing and, above all, wholesome experiences which they will remember for the rest of their lives. To you, Ladies and Gentlemen, for your support of this school, for your patience with me, I thank you as I say with passion and total sincerity that it has been a great privilege for me to work on your behalf. W.T. Ross June, 1981. Valedictory Address Honoured Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of Staff, Fellow Graduates: I suppose I should begin my valedictorian address by thanking my fellow graduates for electing me to this post. Indeed, the extreme terror I am experiencing at this moment seems almost trivial in comparison to the great honour I feel in being awarded this privilege. The past year has run smoothly. Our efforts on the playing fields, in the classrooms, and in all aspects of school life have resulted in much pleasure, benefit and success. Our achievements are due in no small part to the efforts of the faculty and house staff. On behalf of the graduating class, may I express my sincere gratitude to these people for the huge sacrifices they have made on our behalf. So this is it. As of today our lives shall follow diverging paths. No doubt all of us are glad to be leaving, but when we stop for a minute to remember the good times we ' ve shared here even the most critical of us must admit to some attraction to the place. Maybe I ' m glorifying things a little. Obviously we ' ve all had our share of bad times too. But we ' ve learned some valuable social lessons from these disappointments which we could never have learned at any other school. We have learned to be more sensitive to the feelings of others, and how to live together in relative peace. Surely this sort of practical knowledge will be far more valuable to us in the future than any knowledge we might accrue in the rather artificial setting of the classroom . That is important, for today is not only the completion of something but also a commencement. From now on we will be faced with some very important decisions, decisions which will stick with us for the rest of our lives. There is no doubt in my mind that our experiences here will aid us greatly in making these choices. I will not wish luck to the graduating class of 1981 , for luck is not needed. As William Jennings Bryan once said: Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. But regardless of our endeavours, the cycle here at Brentwood will continue and a new group of people will emerge to fill our shoes next year. To these people and all those who follow us, I wish the best of happiness and success. I trust that Brentwood will have the same profound effect on your life as it has had on mine. Thank you. D. Andrew Leighton June20, 1981 Mr. John Queen Mr. Steve Cowie Mr. Reginald Pitt Mr. Ivor Ford Mrs. M. Proctor Mrs. Norah Arthurs Mr. Howard Martin Mr. L.M. Crookston Mrs. Janet Brackenbury Mrs. Jenny Mather Reverend Lou Thornton To: All Staff From: Dept. of Electronic Obfuscation AMENDED PROCEDURE IN CASE OF FIRE 1. Upon hearing flashing light, proceed immediately to panel outside switchboard. 2. Break glass with key provided. 3. Summon Mrs. Arthurs to translate instructions on panel, or 4. Break down switchboard door to call Mrs. Arthurs at home. (Mrs. Wichlinski and Mrs. Brackenbury will be issued jackboots and football padding for this pur- pose.) 5. Call Matron to set shoulder and upper arm and to stitch cuts sustained breaking glass. 6. Call Mr. McAlpine to inform him of damage to swit- chboard door and mess on floor under panel; request information on janitorial union rates for that time of day. 7 . Break down library door. 8. Call Miss Sainas and Mr. McAlpine to report damage to library door. 9. Press one of the buttons on panel and see what happens. 10; Breakdown Mr. Bunch ' s door. 11. Call Ivy and inform her that you have just broken down Mr. Bunch ' s door. Request oranges for the firemen. 12. Call Mrs. Pitt and ask if water in pool is suitable for putting out fires. 13. Carefully unscrew control panel from wall and lay on floor; pull out wires. 14. Call insurance people. 15. Call Ivy and arrange 5-course meal for insurance men and sandwiches for staff. 16. Break down Mr. Ross ' s door. Call him and renew contract. 17. DO NOT PANIC. Mrs. Joyce MacLean Mr. Dave Keevil Mr. Rick Piechotta Mrs. Helen Smith Mrs. Susan Garvey Mr. Robert Cameron Mr. Timothy Poirier MissS Sainas Mrs. Daphne Jackson Mrs. Joyce Vaartjes Mr. Robert Cooper GRABS SALLI ABBOTT Edmonton, Alberta Patterson House Sports: Rowing Field Hockey Activities: Pottery Badminton Nickname: Silly Rabbit Best Memory: March ' 81 Pet Peeve: Early morning rows Likes: Partying, skiing, summers school) Ambition: To become rich and famous (no RICHARD ATTISHA Sidney, B.C. Rogers House House Prefect Sports: Rugby - First XV (Colours) Soccer - First XI (Colours) Rowing - Heavyweight crew -J.V.8 -J.V.4 Tennis Activities: Creative Dance Drama - Oklahoma ' 80 Debating - Newman Cup Champions ' 80 Nickname: Dicky Best Memory: Conversation on the Rogers House couch Pet Peeve: Nicknames Likes: Athletics, whailing on grommets, playing the piano Favorite Saying: Do you have any food? JUDY AUSTIN Cowichan Bay, B.C. Alexandra House Sports: Swimming Rambling Tennis Activities: Choir Drawing and Painting Best Memory: Summer ' 80 Likes: Weekends in Vancouver Pet Peeve: Meeting a certain unnamed teacher at the Cowichan Rugby party Favorite Saying: We ' re here for a good time, not a longtime. Sports: Grass Hockey - First XI (Colours) U.K. Tour Soccer - First XI (Service Tie) Tennis Track and Field Activities: Choir Creative Dance Drama - H.M.S. Pinafore - Oklahoma! - Guys and Dolls Best Memories: Pubbing in U.K., Bizzarro, and Miss Sainas in Mackenzie. Pet Peeve: Rain, classes Monday morning Likes: Weekend Leaves Favorite Saying: Life is like a piano: what you get out of it depends on how you play it. SHERYLBANNERMAN North Vancouver, B.C. Mackenzie House House Prefect Sports: Rugby -Fifth XV Soccer -Third XI Grass Hockey - Second XI Activity: Art MICHAEL BAYLIFF Alexis Creek, B.C. Whittall House House Prefect Sports: Rugby - Second and Third XV Swimming - Bronze Medallion Scuba Ice Hockey Activities: Applied Design and Pottery Nickname: Beck Best Memory: Everything I got away with Pet Peeves: Rowing and oarheads Likes: Holidays and Sundays in the Enchanted Forest Favorite Saying: I can ' t believe it happened so quickly. DAVID BECKMAN Williams Lake, B.C. Privett House SIMONETTABERRETTI Sports: Edmonton, Alberta Field Hockey Soccer Alexandra House Tennis Activities: Creative Dance Ceramics Guysand Dolls ' 81 Nickname: Sam Best Memories: The Suzuki 4X4, Anne ' s hiccups, the U.K. Tour Pet Peeve: French Likes: Weekend Leave and Partners in crime Ambition: Architectural School Favorite Saying: You turnip. TAMMY BOAN Neat Mill Bay, B.C. Alexandra House Sports: Field Hockey Soccer Tennis Activities: Art Sculpture Best Memory: Camping at Pop ' s Pet Peeve: Being late Likes: Apples, popcorn, Texas, Hockey tours Ambition: Theatre Design Favorite saying: No way neat. KATHY BROWN Thetis Island, B.C. Alexandra House Sports: Volleyball Soccer Tennis Activity: Choir Best Memory: The cookie fight with Caryl in dorm 8 Pet Peeves: Bathroom duty and those bells that ring 30 times a day Likes: Good music, good friends, good times Ambition: To put Thetis Island on the map so that no one would ever say to me, Where ' s that? Favorite Saying: Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Sports: Field Hockey -First XI U.K. Tour ' 81 Rowing- Varsity VIII -Varsity IV Canadian Schoolboy Champions ' 80 CanAmTour ' 81 Activities: Creative Dance Oklahoma ' 80 Debating - Canadian Debating Seminar 79 Favorite Quote: I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed! - Percy Bysshe Shelley Best Memory: Bizzaro RUTH BUCHANAN Edmonton, Alberta Hilton House School Prefect House Prefect r Sports: MARTIN BURIAN Rugby - First XV West Vancouver, B.C. Basketball - Captain Rowing- First VIII Whittall House Activities: School Prefect Grad Committee President House Captain Ceramics Best Memory: France Tour ' 80 Nickname: Bucks Pet Peeve: Indecision Likes: Whiskey Ambition: Get rich quick Sports: DANIEL BURLEY Rugby - Fourth XV Ucluelet, B.C. Cross-Country team Cycling Ellis House Cross-Country Cycling Tour House prefect Activities: Swimming- Award of Merit Scuba KENN BUTT Richmond, B.C. Whittall House House Prefect Sports: Rugby - Fourth XV Soccer - Second XI Tennis Badminton Activities: Drawing and Painting Best Memories: Grade 8 outing, Whittall House fire Pet Peeve: Dinner lineups, grommets Likes: Sleep-ins, Summer holidays Ambition: To win SuperLoto Favorite Saying: . . . and all those stuff. SANDY CAMERON Prince Rupert, B.C. Rogers House Sports: Rugby -Fifth XV Recreational scuba Activity: Senior Band Best Memory: Big dipper ride Pet Peeve: Bill ' s Law Favorite Saying: Any time, but again. RORY CARR Mill Bay, B.C. Rogers House School Prefect House Captain Sports: Rugby -First XV (Colours) - Cooke Rugby Trophy Soccer - First XI Captain Cross-Country team (Colours) Rowing (Colours) -St. Catherines 78 Silver - Henley ' 78 Second - St. Catherines 79 Bronze - Henley ' 80 - Awesome Heavyweight Double ' 81 Best Memory: Late night computer prep with Dennis and Andy. Pet Peeve: Smoke hole buds (R+l) Ambition: Engineering degree in surveying Sports: DAVID CRAWFORD Rugby Edmonton, Alberta Curling Golf Privett House Activity: Art Nickname: Crow Best Memories: Empties, Rat Lake, Powerhouse, Banff with Mike P. Pet Peeve: Gulls Likes: Holidays Ambition: Travel the world Favorite Saying: Right on! Sports: JOHN CREIGHTON Rugby Vancouver, B.C. Rowing - Canadian Championships ' 80 St. Catharines Ellis House Swimming House Prefect Cross-Country Rambling Grass Hockey Scuba Activities: Choir Pottery Drama - H.M.S. Pinafore 79 -Oklahoma ' 80 -Guys and Dolls ' 81 Nickname: Stubby, Toby, Freaks; any thing you can think of! Best Memory: Pierre Frioud and second ski weekend ' 81 (I can ' t get NO .... ) Likes: Girl watching Ambition: Have a family, beautiful wife, and professional moto-cross racing. Sports: MARGOT CREIGHTON Track and Field Sherwood Park, Alberta Soccer Field Hockey Alexandra House Activities: Band Drama Nickname: Escargot Best Memories: the ' Jagerhaus ' ' 81, Grass hockey tour (Beefeater) Pet Peeve: Cleaning contacts, bells, name tags stapled on your socks Likes: Smarties, practical jokes Ambition: 42D CODYCUTHILL Edmonton, Alberta Privett House Sports: Rugby Rambling Scuba Flying Activities: Pottery Creative Dance Typing Stagecraft Best Memory: Staffroom Blues with Mark, Mike, Bert, Dave and Gordo Pet Peeve: Dave B. Ambition: None Favorite Saying: Once a king, always a king, but once a night is enough! RICKDIMENT Merritt, B.C. Privett House House Prefect Sports: Rugby Basketball Golf Activities: Choir Drama Nickname: Dent Best Memory: Carcassonne on Rugby Tour ' 80 Sports: Field Hockey Soccer Tennis Activities: Choir Drama Guitar Guys and Dolls ' 81 Best Memories: Nature walks on ozone 9, the Point, G.G. party, cookie fight. Pet Peeves: 100% polyester, Economics 11, C.P., Civ. films, 6 a.m. ferry rides. Likes: Flings, Supertramp, dark tans, boys, poetry, guitar, Dallas, Mill Stream onion rings. Ambition: To meet Supertramp and to have babies. Favorite Saying: Will you scratch my back? - G.H.H. CARYL DOLINKO West Vancouver, B.C. Alexandra House Sports: BARBARA DUNCAN Track Blue River, B.C. Activities: Creative Dance Alexandra House Sports: IAN DURLING Rugby Powell River, B.C. Cross-Country Field Hockey - First XI Privett House Activity: Senior Band Best Memories: Rat Lake trip, Powerhouse and good friends Pet Peeve: Oar heads Likes: Sunday road trips Ambition: Blowing up the world Favorite Saying: We ' re cool CHRIS EDWARD Port Hardy, B.C. Privett House Sports: Rambling - Senior Leader Curling Rugby -3rd XV Activities: Journalism Brentonian Photography Stagecraft R + 1 Best Memories: January 17, 1981, R + 1 Missions, Balloons, Operations Mincemeat High Flying Pet Peeve: Mr. Bunch smoking behind me in assemblies Likes: Weekends at McCalls, quiet even- ings in the Smokehole Favorite Saying: Your friends will know you better in the first minute than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years. I ANNEEVAMY Calgary, Alberta MacKenzie House House Prefect Sports: Field Hockey - Captain (Colours) Basketball - Captain (Colours) Volleyball (Colours) Tennis Activities: Pottery S.A.C. (Outings Director) Grad Committee Nickname: Annie Best Memories: Talking to Mrs. Manson at 9:00; afternoon teas Pet Peeve: Beingtickled!!! Likes: Muffin morning, Ozark Mountain Daredevils Ambition: To learn to sing in the shower for John Favorite Saying: Holy (. . .) Batman!! TINA FELIX Victoria, B.C. Hilton House Sports: Rowing- Varsity VIII -Varsity IV Volleyball RowingTour ' 81 Activities: Sailing Skulling Best Memory: Illegal road trips meeting Bill in unexpected places. Pet Peeves: Big brutes and coneheads. Likes: Names that begin with D . Ambition: To win the cake a fourth time Favorite Saying: Awesome. and Sports: Rugby Cycling Cross-Country Field Hockey Activities: Ceramics Queen ' s Fellowship Best Memory: Whalenapping Likes: The Clash Ambition: To eat and be neat Favorite Saying: Get out of my room, Ross! PIERRE FRIOUD Summerland, B.C. Ellis House House Prefect Sports: ADRIAN FUNG Rugby Hong Kong Soccer Swimming Privett House Activity: Senior Band Best Memory: Weekend leaves in Van- couver Pet Peeve: Food in the cafeteria Ambition: To win the ' Big-Mac 1 and get $10,000. Sports: DOUG GEDDES Rugby Kelowna, B.C. Soccer Field Hockey Rogers House Activities: Drama R + l Best Memories: A.E., secret parties Pet peeve: T.F.T. Ambition: to enjoy life to the fullest Favorite Saying: Oh No!. . .Oh Well! KATHY GILES Cowichan Station, B.C. Alexandra House Sports: Field Hockey Soccer Rambling Activity: Art Best Memory: Chasing the Bunny Monster in Vancouver with Tammy, Mark and Cody Pet Peeve: Math homework after a long weekend Likes: Parties Ambition: Psychology at U.B.C. GRANT GILLIES North Vancouver, B.C. Rogers House Sports: Rugby - Second XV Golf Activities: Drawingand Painting Drama - Guys and Dolls Best Memory: Powerhouse and Bennie Likes: Friends Pet Peeve: Fascism Ambition: To get there DAPHNE GILMOUR Merritt, B.C. Alexandra House House Prefect Sports: Soccer - First XI Tennis Field Hockey Rowing Activities: Creative dance Badminton Choir Grad Committee Guys and Dolls ' 81 Typing Best Memory: Jagerhaus ' 81 Pet Peeve: Wearing ear plugs to get to sleep Likes: Chicken pies and skiing Ambition: To marry a ' 10 ' Favorite Saying: What an ' H ' Sports: Volleyball Field Hockey Tennis Basketball Track Rowing Girls Rugby Activities: Band Drama Creative Dance Nickname: Betts Best Memory: Beach Boys ' Concert ' 80 Pet Peeve: Going into the wrong places and having to make fast escapes! BETTY GLEN Regina Beach, Saskatchewan Hilton House Sports: Rugby Track Field Curling Tennis Badminton Activities: Community Recreation Stagecraft R + l Best Memories: Grad weekend and Pop ' s party Pet Peeves: R.H.H.M., Oarheads Likes: new girls, cold beer and Lynyrd Skynyrd Ambition: to continue with school and become a Forester. CRAIG HERMAN Port Alberni, B.C. Rogers House Sports: Rugby Cross-Country Rambling Activity: Drawingand Painting Best Memory: Suburban fire on way to Long Beach ' 80 Ambition: To make megabucks Favorite Saying: Poverty, my friend, is not a thing to be proud of. NORMAN HILL Lake Cowichan, B.C. Whittall House School Prefect Assistant House Captain DERRICK HUNTER Calgary, Alberta Ellis House House Prefect Sports: Rugby Tennis Swimming Activity: Journalism Best Memory: Picking on Pierre ' 79- ' 81 Pet Peeves: Debaters and Oarheads Likes: Metaphysical interpretation and deep psychological thinking c o Ralph Ambrose Thrall III Ambition: Vice-President of World (Presidents get shot at) SCOTT JOHNSON Edmonton, Alberta Ellis House Sports: 2nd XV Rugby Scuba Activities: Guys and Dolls Choir Best Memories: Ratlake trip, power- house, R + 1 stunts, The Blue Light! Pet Peeves: Discoids and Oar heads Likes: Road trips Ambition: Early retirement in Hawaii Favorite Saying: When this you see, remember me and bear in your mind. Let all the world say what they may, speak of me as you find. -Brian Jones. TREVOR JOST Richmond, B.C. Whittall House House Prefect Sports: Rugby -Third XV Rambling Leader Advanced Scuba Activities: Drawing and Painting Best Memory: Everything I remember the best Pet Peeve: T.F.T. (R.H.H.M.) Likes: Sleep-ins, Spares, and Mr. Poirier ' s English classes Favorite Saying: I don ' t hate it here; it ' s just that I don ' t like it. Sports: JUERGEN KLATT Swimming Kassel, West Germany Curling Tennis Rogers House Activities: Sailing Stagecraft R + l Best Memories: 2nd performance of Guys Dolls, Spring Break, Balloons Pet Peeves: T.F.T., Oarheads, B.C.S.F. Likes: having fun and quiet evenings in the smokehole Ambition: to do as little as possible Sports: Rambling Field Hockey Cross-Country Swimming Activities: Community Recreation Pottery Best Memories: A week before Christmas 79, Operation High Flying Pet Peeve: Someone not getting up until 8:00 Likes: Teaching and Rambling Ambition: To get a B on R.E. and teach around the world Favorite Saying: Bloody Hell! SHERRY LAMPMAN Hamilton, Ontario Alexandra House Sports: Soccer - First XI Rugby - Second XV Tennis - First VI Rowing- 145 lb. VIII CanAmTour ' 81 Cross-Country (Colours) Activities: Grad Committee Queen ' s Fellowship Nickname: The Supreme Pet Peeves: Freestyle skiing, debating, the Disco Inferno Likes: Skiing, Hot-tubbing, Heineken Ambition: To become a professional ski- bum Favorite Saying: Bizarre ANDREW LEIGHTON Banff, Alberta Rogers House School Prefect House Prefect EDUARDO LIBIN Cuernavaca, Mexico Rogers House Sports: Rugby Senior Tennis Activities: Sailing Photography Best Memory: Rogers House parties Pet Peeves: Rowing conversations, debating Likes: Guitar, wine Favorite Saying: Friendship? or is it dif- ferent levels of enemy ship. LAUCHLIN LYONS Calgary, Alberta Rogers House Sports: Rugby Curling Field Hockey Tennis Activities: Pottery Choir Stagecraft Drama R + l Best Memories: Phoof on the roof, Guys Dolls, Oklahoma!, Operation Min- cemeat Pet Peeves: T.F.T., Oarheads, P.R. ' sego Ambition: World Renowned Introvert Favorite Saying: Welcome to my night- mare! DENNIS LO Sports: London, Ontario Rugby - 2nd XV Captain Cross-Country Ellis House Rambling Leader Head Prefect Tennis House Captain Activity: Swimming - Bronze Cross Best Memories: Commandos on the N.G., late night computers Ambition: Health, Wealth, Wisdom and Women. Sports: KEVIN MCDONOUGH Rugby - First XV Edmonton, Alberta Rowing- First VIII Tennis Senior Team - School Champion Whittall House France Rugby Tour ' 80 Activities: Drawingand Painting Best Memory: Moped crack-ups in Nice, Hilton House Tours ' 81 Pet Peeve: Unpredictability, Tom and Cody ' s room service. Likes: The balcony Ambition: To figure out the big game Favorite Saying: There it is, Pops! Sports: Field Hockey Cross-Country team Tennis U.K. Tour Activities: Pottery Choir Guys and Dolls ' 81 Grad Committee Secretary Nicknames: Nicks Best Memories: Second ski weekend, nearly killing everyone — right, Ralph? Mouse ' s escape 79 and Lt. Smith Pet Peeves: Panty Raids, School Duty Likes: Smarty Pants weekends Ambition: A rich golfing surgeon Favorite Saying: Oh that this too too sullied flesh would melt. - Hamlet NICKI MACLAREN Vancouver, B.C. Hilton House School Prefect House Captain Sports- MARION MacLEOD Field Hockey Port Alice, B.C. Rowing CanAmTour ' 81 Hilton House Activities: House Prefect Creative Dance Grad committee Oklahoma ' 80 Guys and Dolls ' 81 Best Memory: Escaping to Mouse ' s Pet Peeve: Dieting Likes: Apres Sunday rows, Friday morning breakfast ' pig-outs ' Ambition: To be rich and famous! Favorite Saying: For sure! MICHAEL MANSON Lethbridge, Alberta Rogers House Sports: Rugby Ice Hockey Field Hockey Activities: Ceramics Stagecraft Drama R + 1 Best Memory: R.L. Trip Pet Peeves: T.F.T., Oarheads, Saturdays Likes: The Five W ' s Ambition: To get rich quick MAUREEN MAGUIRE Edmonton, Alberta Alexandra House Sports: Swimming Soccer Rambling Activity: Senior Band Best Memory: Visitors at our door Pet Peeve: calling someone ' Sir ' Likes: jellybeans Ambition: to get a B.Sc. in nursing Favorite Saying: Noway! GRACE MAH Victoria, B.C. Patterson House School Prefect House Captain Sports: Field Hockey Soccer O.A.T.S Activities: Pottery Sculpture Choir Nickname: Mah-r-r-r, Gracie-baby Best Memory: Being appointed Keeper of the Weather in soccer Pet Peeve: Rainy days Likes: Weekends Ambition: Psychology Anthropology major Favorite Saying: One truth is clear: whatever is, is right. - Pope Sports: Rugby - Second XV Basketball -First XI Field Hockey Activities: Ceramics Best Memories: Power Springs ' 81 Pet Peeve: Oarheads Likes: Lamb ' s Navy. Ambition: To travel through space Favorite Saying: Let ' s go for a butt! PAUL MATHIESON Calgary, Alberta Privett House House, Palm Sports: JAMIE MEIHUIZEN Rugby - Second XV Victoria, B.C. Soccer (Colours) - First XI Field Hockey - First XI Privett House Tennis - First VI Activities: Tennis Coach Best Memory: Powerhouse Pet Peeve: School Prefects Sports: KAREN MIDDLETON Girls Rugby Calgary, Alberta Basketball Field Hockey Alexandra House U.K. Tour School Prefect Rowing (Colours) House Prefect Canadian Championship ' 80 CanAm Tour ' 81 Activities: Choir Drama - H.M.S. Pinafore -Guys and Dolls Ceramics Best Memories: St. James Tavern, Lane Three Pet Peeve: School bells Likes: Music, ridingand wine Favorite Saying: C ' est la vie! SIMON MQNCKTON Sports: Edmonton, Alberta Swimming Rambling Privett House Cycling School Prefect Activity: Photography Nickname: Man of the Woods Si Best Memory: Jet-skiing at Shawnigan Lake and after. Pet Peeves: Mr. Allpress ' Physics assignments, Karl Marx Likes: A night on the town, Cuba, Libras, Heineken Dark Ambition: Aerospace Engineering. Favorite Saying: If God gave man the hand let Him not withhold the sword. KAREN MOOK Thetis Island, B.C. Alexandra House House Prefect Sports: Soccer - First XI Volleyball Field Hockey Badminton Tennis Activities: Band Choir Nickname: Mooky Best Memory: Summer of 7 9 , weekends Pet Peeve: Messy rooms Likes: Biology, French, spares, apples Ambition: Marine Biology Favorite Saying: Like, you know. . . ALISON NUNN Victoria, B.C. Hilton House House Prefect Sports: Swimming - Bronze medallion and Cross Rowing - Varsity VIII — Lightweight VIII CanAmTour ' 81 Girls Rugby Activities: Creative Dance U. Vic. Symposium Observer Oklahoma ' 81 Best Memory: Coconut oil and half-naked masters. Pet Peeves: Little men with large eggs and large men with huge eggs Ambition: To be tall and blonde Favorite Saying: Yeah, right on guys! Sports: DARYL OAKLEY Rugby West Vancouver, B.C. Rowing Soccer Whittall House Cross-Country Activity: Senior Band Best Memory: England Rowing Tour 78 Likes: Sailing, Skiing Ambition: To make it to the top Sports: JONATHON OSBORNE Rugby -Third XV Mill Bay, B.C. Rambling Activities: Privett House Journalism Paintingand Drawing Pet Peeve: The delicious food! Ambition: Find Creative work Sports: KATHY PALFY Volleyball Abbotsford, B.C. Rowing Scuba Hilton House Activities: Band Creative Dance S.A.C. Grad Committee Counter Attack Pit Orchestra - Guys and Dolls Best Memories: Beach Boys Concert ' 80; rainy days; last night of term Pet Peeve: Showing up in the wrong place at the wrong time! Likes: Fast cars, horses and Arnold Sch- warzenegger JEFF PARDEE Sports: Thetis Island, B.C. Field Hockey - first XI Soccer Whittall House Rugby House Prefect Activities: Ceramics Stagecraft - Oklahoma ' 8 1 MIKE PARTINGTON Creston, B.C. Privett House Sports: Rugby Field Hockey Ice Hockey Curling Activities: Art Senior Band Stage Crew Library Study Best Memories: R.L. at 3:00 with D.Y., Operation Deep Wee kend Pet Peeves: Number l ' s, Assemblies, Number 1 Inspection Likes: partying with Cody, Dave Y. and all the other great people, Rolling Stones Ambition: to have a happy life put my ' 52 Dodge truck on the road. Favorite Saying: Cody, I ' m in trouble with Roberta again! ROB PAULS Victoria, B.C. Privett House School Prefect House Prefect Assistant House Captain Sports: Rugby X-Country Sailing (Captain) Activity: Ceramics Nickname: The Wave Best Memories: Kitten Cup 1980; walking toShawnigan Lk. Pet Peeve: Oarheads and Bone Likes: Sailing Ambition: Nothing Favorite Saying: Here comes the bride Sports: Rugby -Second XV Rambling Scuba Activities: Ceramics Nickname: Derek Pennie, Man on Campus Best Memories: Times with Charleen, 29 10 79; Thanksgiving weekend canoe caper; Rat Lake, Quarry with pool. Pet Peeve: Girls constantly throwing themselves at me. Likes: Weekend leaves, lunches Ambition: To go to El Salvador and kill people with the Army Favorite Saying: Condemn me not for my sins, for I have enjoyed every minute of them. DEREK PENNIE Victoria, B.C. Whittall Ellis House Sports: MARK POPPLETON 2nd XV Rugby Campbell River, B.C. Basketball Rambling Privett House Activity: Community Recreation Best Memory: G.B. at Rat Lake Pet Peeve: Studying Likes: Brentwood parties Ambition: to get a Bachelor of Recreation degree Favorite Saying: Let ' s go for a chew! Sports: Field Hockey Water Polo Scuba Rowing Activities: Swimming Band Best Memories: Weekend leaves, early mornings Pet Peeve: People who make com- pensations for my height Likes: Sunshine, music, long walks and chocolate chip cookies. Favorite Saying: Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ALISON RANGER Hinton, Alberta Alexandra House TED REEVE Penticton, B.C. Privett House Sports: Golf - First 12 Rugby Field Hockey Activity: Pottery Nickname: Tedrick Best Memory: Powerhouse Pet Peeve: Brentwood weather Likes: Sundays with supplies Activities: Pottery Ft + 1 Best Memory: Being handcuffed in front of the Empress Pet Peeve: People who steal ' sayings, ' P.R. ' sego Likes: Playing the guitar and Canadian Club Favorite Saying: These things happen. PAUL ROACH Calgary, Alberta Sports: Rogers House Golf Rambling Rugby BONNIE ROBINSON Sooke, B.C. Sports: Rowing Alexandra House House Captain School Prefect Activities: Applied Design S.A.C. President Sports: Volleyball - First team Rowing- Varsity 8 — Novice 8 — Novice 4 Activities: Band - Principal first trumpet Drama - Guys and Dolls Grad Committee Best Memory: Stealing the rowers ' shoes, then getting back at them for throwing me in. Pet Peeve: Early morning rows Likes: Apres Sunday rows Ambition: Owning a bank Favorite Saying: Tres bien ! SHERYL ROGERS Calgary, Alberta Hilton House Sports: Volleyball Basketball Scuba Activities: Band Swimming Pet Peeve: The mail list Likes: Mint chocolate chip ice cream Ambition: To have what I want, how I want it, when I want it. Favorite Saying: I ' d blow your mind. . . if I could find it! ANNE ROSS Drumheller, Alberta Hilton House Sports: Rugby - First XV (Captain) France Tour 1980 Rowing- First VII I (Captain) U.K.Tourl980 CanAm Tour 1981 Sr. Basketball Activities: Band Nickname: Boscoe Best Memory: Carcassonne 1980 Pet Peeve: E.M.R. A.A.N. Likes: Goin ' for a chew Ambition: A clean room DAVID ROSS Mill Bay, B.C. Ellis House School Prefect House Prefect Assistant House Captain JULIA SCHENCK Sports: Mount Vernon, Washington Field Hockey - First XI U.K. Tour Hilton House Rowin g CanAm Tour Track and Field Activities: Sculpture Art Creative Dance Oklahoma ' 80 Nickname: Hool Best Memory: Frenchmen in the un- derground Likes: Coconut oil and half-naked masters Favorite Saying: A good sense of humour means that you can laugh at yourself. PAUL TAYLOR Victoria, B.C. Whittall House Sports: Field Hockey Activities: Drawingand Painting SARAH THOMPSON Victoria, B.C. Hilton House Sports: Field Hockey Soccer Scuba Activities: Journalism Typing Best memory: Leslie Szamosi Pet Peeve: Being woken up by rowers Likes: Getting mail, Journalism Class, Muffin Morning Ambition: To achieve whatever I want to achieve Favorite Saying: What ' s a man ' s first duty? The answer ' s brief: To be himself. Sports: Rugby Basketball Track Field Hockey Activities: Stagecraft Typing Pottery Photography R + 1 Best Memories: Guys Dolls, and Grad Weekend Pet Peeve: The end of a party Likes: Younger women, faster trucks and louder Skynyrd Ambition: To be successful in whatever career I choose Favorite Saying: Kick ' em in the ears! SCOTT THORNTON Strathmore, Alberta Rogers House Sports: Rugby Scuba Basketball Rambling Activities: ' Guys Dolls ' stage crew R + l Best Memory: Receiving my medallion Pet Peeve: Wizards Likes: K.M. C.C. Ambition: very little TIM TOKARSKY Edmonton, Alberta Rogers House Sports: Rugby -First XV Sr. Basketball Golf - Captain Track France Tour ' 80 Activities: Drama (Pinafore, Oklahoma, Guys and Dolls) Choir Best Memories: Relationships, France tour, roommates Pet Peeve: Oarheads Ambition: To be what I am (Reference: D. Hunter - Likes ). RALPH THRALL Lethbridge, Alberta Ellis House School Prefect House Prefect NANCI VAN DUSEN Hong Kong Alexandra House Sports: Gymnastics Tennis Volleyball Swimming Activities: Drama Dance Best Memories: Guys and Dolls ' 81, Jagerhaus Pet Peeves: My big bum; people asking What did you get? on a test. Likes: Acting, acting, singing, dancing, being on stage. Ambition: Businesswoman (Actress) Favorite Saying: What a scream! TERRY VAN VLIET Edmonton, Alberta Rogers House House Prefect School Prefect Sports: Rugby Basketball Tracks Field Activities: Creative Dance Drama Best Memory: Guys Dolls Pet Peeves: Conversations about rowing, School Prefect Meetings Likes: water skiing and people who know where they ' re at Ambition: To live before I die Favorite Saying: Maintain JULIE VON BUTTLAR Thorsby, Alberta Mackenzie House School Prefect House Captain Sports: Field Hockey -First XI U.K. Tour (Colours) Rowing Activities: Typing Choir Nickname: Jules, Ju-Jube Best Memory: England Pet Peeve: Bronowski ' s Films Likes: Sunshine, Rolling Stones, kids, Togas Ambition: To learn how to skateboard Favorite Saying: Crawl into my ambulance Sports: Field Hockey - Second XI U.K. Tour (Colours) Soccer - First XI Swimming Rowing - Lightweight VIII Activity: Drama Nickname: Twads, Baubbles Best Memory: Nursing T.G.B. with niture polish Pet Peeves: Rain, dead plants Likes: Rooming with Anne Ambition: To try and remember remember Favorite Saying: What a bummer! TRACY WAD LOW Whitecourt, Alberta Mackenzie House House Prefect fur- to Sports: Field Hockey Rowing Activities: Applied Design PATRICK WEILMEIER Prince George, B.C. Whittall House House Prefect Sports: Rugby - First XV Soccer - First XI Sr. Tennis Activity: Pottery Nickname: Weasel Best Memory: The B.V.I, and having our boat almost sink Pet Peeve: Derwin Duke and the X- Country Likes: High Test, Big White, Skiing, Sur- fing, Porsche 911sc, Windsurfing Ambition: To be an Architect and own a Porsche Favorite Saying: Alright Mate! ADAMWENSLEY West Vancouver, B.C. Privett House School Prefect House Prefect JUSTIN WILKINSON Victoria, B.C. Whittall House Sports: Rugby -Fifth XV Scuba Rambling Activities: Band Typing Photography Best Memory: September 21, 1980 Rambling Activities: Typing Community Recreation (12) Best Memory: The second ski weekend ' 81 Likes: Holidays Ambition: To become the richest man in the world Favorite Saying: When will be the next holidays? GEOFFREY WONG Kowloon, Hong Kong Ellis House Sports: Rugby -Sixth XV Swimming Scuba SYDNEY WOOD Edmonton, Alberta Activities: Applied Design Photography Privett House House Prefect Sports: Rugby - Second XV Soccer - First XI Senior Tennis Cross-Country Track Field Activity: Drama - Oklahoma Guys Dolls Best Memories: Last night of Guys Dolls, Power House Pet Peeve: Oarheads Likes: Rubber chickens Ambition: Gynecology Favorite Saying: I knew that KEVIN WRIGHT North Vancouver, B.C. Ellis House House Prefect Sports: Rugby -Third XV Cross-Country Golf Activities: Rowing Ceramics Drama - Guys and Dolls Best Memory: Whalenapping Pet Peeve: Early morning rowing Likes: Sleeping in my studies, Porsches Ambition: Winning Master ' s Golf Tour- nament Favorite Saying: What are you doing? No way! MIKE WYNNE Mill Bay, B.C. Ellis House House Prefect Sports: DAVE YOUNG Swimming Port Alberni, B.C. 1st XV Rugby Scuba Whittall House Activities: Senior Band Rowing- 1st VI 1 1 Best memories: Empties 79, R.L. at 3:00, Canoe Caper, Staffroom Blues Pet Peeve: Rowing 79 80 Likes: White metallic clouds Ambition: To become a spy Favorite Saying: There is just no way you can analyze me! SCHOOL PREFECTS Standing (L.-R.): Norman Hill, Rob Pauls, Terry van Vliet, Martin Burian, David Ross, Ralph Thrall, Adam Wensley, Simon Monckton, Rory Carr, Daryl Oakley. Sitting (L.-R.): Grace Mah, Karen Middleton, Julie von Buttlar, Ruth Buchanan, Dennis Lo, W.T. Ross, Andrew Leighton, Nicki MacLaren, Bonnie Robinson, Simonetta Berretti, Julia Schenck. STUDENT ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE This year marked the advent of totalitarianism in the S.A.C. Instead of using the traditional democratic method of selection whereby house members choose their candidates for the committee, Mr. Cameron and I, after consultation with the house staff, appointed the members ourselves in the hope of assembling a selfless, dedicated group of visionaries. Alas, after long deliberation we came up with the names listed below. Despite this apparently insurmountable obstacle, the committee functioned well, several of our members proving invaluable. Anne Evamy was forever busy arranging theatre outings that included such disparate productions as Ain ' t Misbehavin, Beyond the Fringe and The Importance of Being Earnest . The success of these trips is a tribute to her efficiencv — well Hnno Annie! The Dance Committee seemed constantly to be organizing dances and soc-hops: Kathy Palfy, John McNeill and Scott Gray formed the nucleus of this productive sub-committee, and honourable mention should be made of Tanya Eng, who was always running around offering assistance. The Junior Dance Committee laboured manfully to find the occasional Friday or Saturday evening acceptable to the gods and the girls schools on which they rely for their supply of dancing partners; the success of those evenings they did manage to conjure up resulted largely from the initiative of Daniel Lam, Kerry Mussellam and Andrew Maile. Kerry ' s energetic contribution was, in fact, evident in all areas of S.A.C. activities, and his responsiveness to the needs of any of the sub-committees was unfailing. Thanks, Kerry! The committee was responsible for several other aspects of school life. Shannon Peters organized fund- raising for the school ' s foster child in Bangladesh through biscuit and cheese lunches (a rare sacrifice whose benefits far outweigh any possible discomfort) and arranged for the residences to take turns in writing let- ters to him. The weekend movies, sponsored by Sid Wood, had their customary mixed reception, while the Sunday activities organized by Thomas Larsen (golf, bowling, trap shooting) appealed to the usual clientele. The most successful innovation was the introduction of the Counterattack programme against driving under the influence of alcohol. Kathy Palfy undertook the task of sponsoring this campaign at Brentwood and, together with Alison Nunn, developed it considerably in the school and an area that extended to Duncan. Congratulations on the resultant scholarships, Kathy and Alison. Special mention should be made of Mr. Cameron, the staff sponsor of the S.A.C. He attended more meetings than most and provided excellent support, as well as being an effective link to the staff. Thanks a lot, Mr. Cameron. I am pleased with the progress we made this year, even though several projects were left incomplete. Hopefully, next year some of these will be revived and prove to be effective and enjoyable. Best wishes to the Committee for future years. Don ' t let our progress this year slip! Bonnie Robinson. President 1980 - 81 . S.A.C. members: Bonnie Robinson (President) Anne Evamy Kathy Palfy Sid Wood John McNeill Scott Gray Sue Abramski Helen duToit Ben Butterfield Malcolm Smith Tanya Eng Shannon Peters Daniel Lam Andrew Maile Torbjorn Nenzen Kerry Mussellam Thomas Larsen BRENTWOOD COLLEGE SCHOOL 20th ANNUAL PRESENTATION OF A WARDS AND PRIZES JUNE 20, 1981 ACADEMIC MUSIC — Mr. R.G. Cooper Music 8 HamishPurdy Music 9 Tim Wood Music 10 Daniel Lam Music 11 Erin Thrall GEOGRAPHY Geography 9 Geography 10 Geography 11 Geography 12 Mr. H.J. Martin John Davis Douglas Ewing Michael Cottam Terry Van Vliet HISTORY- Mr. N.R.B. Prowse Socials 8 History 9 History 10 History 11 History 12 Dugie Smith Andrew Maile Robyn Angel Matthew Mallon Eduardo Libin Law 11 Anthony Ghitter Economics 11 Robert Mountfort Civilization 12 Sherry Lampman FOREIGN LANGUAGES - Mrs. N.P. Arthurs Latin 8 Stephen Carlos Jr. Spanish Lauren Superstein Sr. Spanish Tracy Wadlow French 8 Kevin Wilson French 9 Barnaby Jung French 10 Angela Keller-Herzog French 11 Anne de Gobeo French 12 Julia Schenck SCIENCE AND CREATIVE SCIENCE - Mr. W.J. Burrows Science 8 Jaime Boan Science 9 Trevor Westerdahl Science 10 Kenneth Chan Biology 11 Joel Whist Biology 12 Karen Mook Chemistry 11 Herman Schenck Chemistry 1 2 Martin Burian Physics 1 1 Douglas Jung Physics 12 Pierre Frioud Kenning Creative Science Award — Ruth Buchanan MATHEMATICS- Mr. J.B. Garvey Mathematics 8 Mathematics 9 Mathematics 10 Algebra 11 Algebra 12 Probability Statistics 12 Junior Computer Science Grade 11 Computer Science Stephen Carlos David Lam Donald Stanley Herman Schenck Pierre Frioud Nanci van Dusen Donald Stanley Martin Young Geometry 12 Michael Cottam ENGLISH -Mr. I. R. Ford English 8 English 9 English 10 Creative Writing 10 (Frances Scott Memorial Award) Kevin Wilson Andrew Maile Marty Boan Suzy Ostensoe English 11 Leslie Hood English 12 Simon Monckton (Arthur C. Privett Memorial Award) English Lit. 12 R. Buchanan (Ruth Bull Award) SPECIAL AWARDS DAVIS AWARD — For the most academic improvement in the Junior School — Winner: BLAIR SORBY MACKENZIE AWARD — To the superior academic student in the Junior School Winner: DANIEL LAM BUTCHART TROPHY - The Dux of the School - to the superior academic student of the graduating class Winner: PIERRE FRIOUD BRENTWOOD TROPHY — For Junior citizenship. For this we seek a student in 8, 9 or 10 with an outstanding degree of selflessness indicated by a strong desire to serve the community and the school as a whole Winner: KERRY MUSSELLEM Runner Up: David Goldberg POWELL CUP — For Senior citizenship. For this we seek a student in Grades 11 or 12 with an outstanding degree of selflessness indicated by a strong desire to serve the community and the school as a whole Winner: RORYCARR Runner Up: AnneEvamy HOGAN MEMORIAL SHIELD - To a Grade 8 student whose citizenship is unquestionable and whose leader- ship potential is couched within a lively, though perhaps slightly roguish personality — Winner: JAIME BOAN Runners Up: Blair Assaly and Kevin Wilson MARY BROOKS LAW AWARD - To the student from any grade in the school who shows promise and strength of character and personality Winner: DENNIS LO Runners Up: Ruth Buchanan, Andrew Leighton and Martin Burian PEYTON TROPHY — Awarded to an outstanding citizen in recognition of a strong contribution to both Athletics and Fine Arts Joint winners: TERRY VAN VLIET and ADAM WENSLEY APPLETON TROPHY — An award for senior leadership, recognizing outstanding strength in leadership and ability to organize intelligently, together with a personal charisma which attracts others to follow his or her example Winner: DAVID ROSS Runner up: Rory Carr, Dennis Lo, Martin Burian HEADMASTER ' S SPECIAL AWARDS - To members of the graduating class who are considered by the Head- master to have given some outstanding service to the School and through whose personal presence the School ' s society has been considerably enriched — RUTH BUCHANAN: MARTIN BURIAN: JULIE von BUTTLAR: RICHARD DIMENT: ANNE EVAMY: ANDREW LEIGHTON: NICKI MACLAREN: SIMON MONCKTON: ROBERT PAULS: YARROW SHIELD — For that student in the graduating class who displays, in addition to scholastic and athletic excellence, stability and strength of character together with a willingness to serve his fellows Winner: BONNIE ROBINSO N Runner up: Martin Burian HONOUR GRADUATES Ruth Buchanan Martin Burian Pierre Frioud Norman Hill Andrew Leighton Dennis Lo Alison Nunn Bonnie Robinson Tim Tokarsky Terry Van Vliet ALEXANDRA HOUSE As the sun peered over the horizon, Alex house boarders could be seen bringing their house to life with their laughter and chatter; another year was beginning in the lives of these young girls. The lower floor, the dungeon, was quickly filled with four eager grade tens: dorm one turning its inhabitants, Tanya Engan avid SAC member and Suzy Buchanan, into rowers, and Dorm two leaving Carolyn Crawford and Robyn Angel to develop themselves. The sun growing higher in the sky finds the second floor making its mark with its ability to raise the decibel level to ten. Dorm three held two girls, one of whom, Karen Mook, contributed much to the house as a prefect and to the surrounding community; the other, Nanci Van Dusen, had one of the leads in the production of Guys and Dolls. The other female lead went to Erin Thrall who, with Heidi Dalton, called Dorm four their home for the time that they spent there. Alison Ranger, our money giver, who was also taken in by the large rowing society, occupied Dorm five with Kathy Brown. Simonetta Berretti, a school prefect and assistant head of house, dwelled with our curling champion, D.A. Mathieson, in Dorm six. Dorm seven turned into a one man dorm after the sad departure of Karolyn Boe. Caryl Dolinko thus had more room to conspire with Barbara Duncan about what ingredients they were going to put into the cakes that they made for the girls on their birthdays. Dorm eight also became a one man after Michelle MacLaren drove her roommate away with her rambunctious and chaotic ways. The sun was directly overhead when the girls of the four man were well into their boogying. Margot Creighton, a successful track participant, and Daphne Gilmour, who, incidently, were both house prefects, danced up a storm along with Barbara Duncan. The other dormmate, Sherry Lampman, distinguished herself with her rambling and Salmon aiding talents. While the sun beamed down directly over Alex house, the girls who lived directly beneath attended to various things that had become habitual in their daily lives. Dorm ten ' s Lisa Dafoe could be seen with her devoted Com- panion, while Elspeth Gilmour usually made her way down to the second floor. Tanya Loeser, our German representative, and Irene Butt, our Chinese one, were busy making Dorm eleven into a worthy state for the formal insp ection cake. Sophie Handley, an aspiring actress, and Christine Dutton, ' a mature grade ten ' , lighten up dorm twelve with their pleasant smiles. Dorm thirteen holds our blue-eyed Irish Colleen, Maureen Maguire. Karen Middleton, a rowing veteran, also lives in this dorm; she was both a school and house prefect. Bonnie Robinson, our head of house, a school prefect, and head of the SAC, lives with these two. Now that the sun is starting to make its descent, this house of excitable people is brought to order by one of the delightful people who was assigned to it. Mrs. Pitt rushed the young ladies off to bed on various Friday and Saturday nights. Each Tuesday and Thursday and every other weekend, Mrs. Mckerrow came from Saltspring to keep the students busy during prep whether with studies or knitting. Mr. Ford appeared every other Monday night to sit in the hall from seven to nine p.m. to stare at the pictures that decorated the walls. Miss Holden, who surprized all the romantic girls by eloping on April 28th and becoming Mrs. Duncan, lived amidst this great amount of bubble and excitement. After the sun had made three quarters of its daily journey across the sky, the girls gather round to talk about old times in the comfortable common room in which a new T.V. had just been placed. They talk about hair color (dorm 3), dorm arrangements (dorm 9), and over flowing facilities that drip into rooms (dorm 1). This avid talk session is not without our seven loyal day girls. Judy Austin, an accomplished artist, and Kathy Giles make various contributions. Tammy and Marty Boan are the envy of us all with their long long hair. Christine Vaughan, a rower, and Angela Keller-Herzog, a mathematician, ' remind us all of what it is like not to be a boarder. We all admired Joan Wikkerink when she went through her jaw surgery and was unable to communicate in our little talks for a while. As the sun started to sink below the horizon the girls said their ' goodnights ' and ' left the world to darkness and to me. ' Nanci Van Dusen TO DUBSIE 0, my luv gave me a red, red rose, We ' ve newly wed this Fall. Harold Proctor is his name He ' s wooed the lassies all! So now each morn the roses came And they ' re placed in wi ' the rest, And each evening our Dubsie ' s gone Home to her cozy nest. Home to her cozy nest, my dear Tho ' it may be many a mile Our lady Proctor does she go To meet her luv awhile. And fare thee weel, our Mistress dear And fare thee weel awhile And we will come again, dear Dubs, Tho ' it were ten thousand mile. HILTON HOUSE RUTH BUCHANAN With apologies to Robbie Burns THANKS MOMS Tho ' Hilton was crazy this year We came through it all with a cheer For the ladies could not Cope with the lot As we went through a bunch do not fear! Misses Thompson and Sayers were first And after two weeks were accursed By the get up and leave The Hilton ' s pet peeve They really thought we were the worst! Our Allpress and Cameron had troubles The latter one fell in some bubbles The other was shocked By the girls in their frocks And both of them left us befuddled. We ' re thankful to Julie and Dot They really did give us a lot To keep us from sin They locked us all in And for that we thank them a lot. We thank you all Hilton House Mothers The six above stated and others You set Dubsiefree To go off on her spree. And therefore, in conclusion we would like to say how much Hilton House appreciated all the time you assistants have put in to our House. As you know you helped us through the fun times and the hard times that took you away from your own homes. Although throughout the year we may not have always shown how much we care, please always remember that your contributions were so appreciated by us all. Thanks Moms XO THE HILTON HOUSE GIRLS. NICKI MACLAREN MACKENZIE HOUSE Many people wonder what actually goes on in the house on the hill, but only some will ever know. It is only those who can manage to climb up the miniscule mountain that • find out. As people enter the house they are immediately driven through the common room to the open door of the first dorm by the smell of fresh, hot buttered popcorn. They are met by the three youngest girls of the house, Lisa, Diane and Lauren who can be seen regularly rolling on the floor in fits of laughter, munching on popcorn and wearing outrageous hats, glasses and clothes. If the visitor can manage to steal a few popcorn kernels they then head for the safety of one of the three dorms upstairs. Murmurs from the T.V. and stereo can be faintly heard from the four-man dorm, but once within the big sunny room the sounds will be battling off against each other. Vicky will be quietly writing letters and Nellie, with earphones on, will be pretending to study. Doobers, as usual, will be sitting on her bed, holding a kleenex, intently catching up on the latest news of the soapies, while Sue stirs her fifth glass of iced tea. I Entering the smallest and coziest room of the house, Tracy and Annie can be found entertaining with crazy antics while Ozark sets the pace. In the other two-man dorm, Julie, head of house, and Sheryl can be found in- dulging in some sort of calorific extra. About an hour later they will be complaining of stomach cramps! The visitor always then wonders how these girls are controlled. If they take a quick look downstairs, Miss Sainas can be seen busily writing out invitations for her coming wedding. She still hasn ' t dropped off cloud nine since she informed the house of her wonderful plans. All of the Mackenzie girls are very excited for her and they all wish her the very best and happiest times with dad!! Hopefully in a few more years (let ' s make that at least eleven) we will meet all eleven of mom and dad ' s daughters who will be named after each of the Mackenzie girls respectively!! The girls would also like to thank Sheila Serup — assistant housemistress — Mrs. Pitt and Mrs. MacLean for coming to keep an eye on them. Anne Evamy f PATTERSON HOUSE Patterson is a five person, two chamber castle. For those of you who didn ' t know it, it is located on the edge of Brentwood College Campus, kitty-corner to the Bayview Store. Patterson started off the year with 80 % of the girls new to the school — making a grand total of five dazzling beauties. On entering the Patterson Estate you would be quite impressed with the interior decor. The highlight of the parlor is the Mr. Bill at the Beach poster. The monotonous routine of Patterson was disrupted on November 19th, 1980 when an unexpected rainstorm broke loose. That morning at 6:00 a.m. Lady Jacqueline awoke to discover her glass slipper floating at eye-level — the lower level of the castle was immersed in ap- proximately two feet of rather murky water. Lady Jacqueline ' s piercing screech sent Queen Grace (Mah) into hysteria, the others into fits of laughter. To the rescue came oarhead Silly Sally Rabbit who rowed the party to the service entrance where they rang for servant Baker. Jester Helen saved the day by entertaining the party while they waited for the chauffeur to return with the royal breakfast: blueberry and bran muffins. Despite all the destruction of the castle the day ended on a happy note. Princess Bert discovered in her negligee a horny toad and kissed it. POOF! Standing before her was Perky Prince Foster Edge. He was the first loyal royal guest. Since the flood, Patterson has gained popularity and is now frequently visited by the local pilgrims. The result of the increase in visitors is a closer relationship with Brentwood College. Because of the improved relationship (and apart from the constant bickering) Patterson House has had a great year. Helen du Toit WHITTALL HOUSE What is a house? It is a zoo. It is a concentration of noise, untidiness and conspiracy but far more than this, it provides an immense challenge to the maintaining and bettering of standards in every area to staff and prefects alike. For the housemaster, the whole family of sixty boys, every one of whom is different in his own way, can unite to form formidable opposition to any other house challenging its superiority in rugby or rowing or, become sixty individuals all demandingattention at once. . . Sir, I ' ve lost my watch. Sir, I must talk to you. Sir, can I have two dollars? Sir, has my mother written a letter? Sir, who the hell was Pythagoras anyway Sir, I need passionate leave. Sir, would you like a piece of pizza? Sir, the toilet is overflowing. Sir, the prefects are unfair. Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir have you got any food, I ' m staaaaaarving! those grade eights are disgusting. will I be house captain one day? you ' ve got to stop smoking. How come. . . .? can I borrow your speakers? I protest! can I have an aspirin? can I use the Jensen for Grad.? what did you do in World War 2 ? I feel sick. will you please tell Bloggins to shower. the school food is terrible. why can ' t I wear my jeans? how much do I have in the house bank? why. ...??? when ??? How ??? Pleeeeeeeeeease. . . . If the house has taken a little longer than usual to settle down this year, it has certainly not produced any less willingness to participate or determination to win in inter- house competition. Whittall continues to be a strength to be reckoned with across the full spectrum of sport and looks as if it will continue to do so for a while yet. The prefects have had a full role to play this year but have handled the house with creditable maturity. Martin has led with a firm but understanding hand and provided a stabilizing but demanding influence. To him, Norman, Daryl, Michael, Jeff, Pat, Trevor, Kenn and Kevin go my warm thanks for invaluable help and best wishes for their respective futures. To Mr. MacLean, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Burrows and Mr. Cooper also goes my gratitude for providing welcome relief and valuable support. Our best wishes go with Mr. and Mrs. McMahon — we have enjoyed having them as part of the house and wish them every success in their new venture. And so we move onto thoughts of ' 81 82. Those returning will be bigger (and probably noisier) — A new new batch of faces and personalities will provide new problems and new successes. Will it be a successful year? Of course it will! J.L.Q. PRIVETT HOUSE I often wonder at the beginning of the year as the new students look, with some measure of astonishment, at the grizzled and authoritarian figures that control the boys ' houses, if their misgivings about the new year come anywhere near matching our own: Please stand up when I enter — and turn off the radio — and take your hands out of your pockets — and remove that bubble gum from your mouth and dispose of it. Now how are you getting along after your first couple of days at Brent- wood? We exchange a few words. I turn and leave. As the door closes behind me I hear the whisper Hey, is that guy for real?? Yes, poor lad, he is. So is Brentwood. Different from anything you may have ever experienced, but, certainly, for real . Manners, standards, discipline, both self and collective, will be the reality of your career here. The next few weeks will be trying times for all of us. No, Andy, you may not play darts against your wall. Yes, Cameron, your sheets get laundered every week. No, Jeff, Dungeons and Dragons is not prep. Yes, you grommets, it is lights out — has been for ten minutes. Sir, he took my. . . . Sir, he refuses to. . . Sir, please tell him to. . . No, Andy, you may not play darts against your wall. Yes, Cameron, your sheets get laundered every week. No, Jeff, Dungeons and Dragons is not prep. Yes, you grommets, it is lights out — h;r, boon for ton minutes. Sir, he took my. . . . Sir, he refuses to. . . Sir, please tell him to. . . Learning to live together is something new as well. . Sir, he snores. . . Sir, he hasn ' t changed his socks in weeks. . .Sir, he always has the dorm full of his friends. The prefects gather in my office, the shortcomings of their own yester years forgotten. Sir, that new fellow. . ., he ' s unbelievable. Do you know how many times we ' ve caught him wearing his shoes late for sign-in goofing off in prep — the list of heinous crimes rolls on. The monster of vice, the hardened criminal, the Attila in the making, is summoned to my office. Small, tearful, bewildered, a little homesick, he listens while I explain what we expect of him. The prefects outside, listening for the swish of the hairbrush, shake their heads at the silence. He ' s turning soft; things aren ' t what they used to be; he ' d never have let us get away with things like that. But I would, and I did. Thursday nights, Mr. Wingate teaches martial arts, his class much populated by the small and hesitant who, like the boy in the old Charles Atlas advertisements, have had sand kicked in their faces once too often. Back they come to the house, everyone a Bruce Lee in the making. Jab- bing, kicking, grunting, they spit and snarl their way through ranks of imaginary foes, make as if to smash their dorm doors clean off their hinges, and then with a wild cry, hurl themselves on some unsuspecting friend who does not know that, just for the moment anyway, he represents the dark side of humanity. Gradually, the soft lines of the self-indulgent disappear as taut muscles and tight skin become the marks of the burgeoning athletes. ' Phone calls home change, too, as wistful pleading turns into pride of accomplishment in rugby, in rowing, in band, in art; even in math. Just as it seems we are getting started and the house is beginning to function smoothly, it is December and exams are upon us. For those unused to formal testing this is a trying time. The bur ning of midnight oil becomes fashionable and has to be stopped. Quiet study time, without stereos — (bliss!) — is introduced. My in- terpretation of quiet is obviously unique to many newcomers, and my office quickly fills with speakers and stereos, mute casualties now in my anti-decibel war. On the Christmas outing, I keep my fingers crossed. This is a private annual test. If all goes well, then the rest of the year should go well, too. It does, and with feelings of gratitude to my assistant, Mr. Wingate, to Messrs Garvey and Piechotta, to Adam Wensley and all my prefects, I relax and enjoy Christmas. The New Year brings many things — new shiny stereos, portable stereos, noise and rhythm makers of every conceivable shape and size. Skateboarding, a fad that died years ago, returns to the house. The boards are bigger, slicker, rubber-wheeled, frictionless wonders; the antics remain the same: one up, two up, backwards and — go on, I dare you — into the house and through the top corridor and out again before the housemaster, red faced and furious, his assistant leaping from his room, or a gimlet-eyed head prefect can catch, or even identify, the swirling figure who plunges around the corner of Whittall House and is gone; and then came the ski weekends. Lists of travel arrangements, lists of lists, ' phone calls, ' phone messages, ' phones early, ' phones late, ' phone strike (panic), telegrams are largely to no avail. The snow simply does not come. Healthy weekends on the slopes are exchanged for self-indulgent ones in town as aunts and uncles, friends and grandparents, at a loss as to what to do with their young guests, decide upon food as a sure thing to please. But the Sports Department has the measure of these circumstances. This is the term of the cross-country run for which all must train. Sunday ' s self- indulgence is rapidly followed by Monday ' s regret and the whole school gets perceptibly leaner and harder. The Inter-House Cross-Country Competition is one of those events that lets a housemaster look at his house in a unique way. Since it is the only event in which all must compete it allows one to see, most of all, who is trying; who has learned to place group interest above self- interest; who has begun to learn, even if in only a small way, what loyalty means. The final term comes. Some of my Grade Twelve students have been with me five years and in a few weeks will be gone. They are the last ones who remember Mr. Mackenzie as Headmaster and so another link with the past will be gone, too. Those with brothers who have gone before have parents I have known for ten years, or even longer. But my reverie is broken as I write these words by the scuffling of two revolting grommets, one of whom, will, God save us, probably be head of the house one day; and I remind myself that it is the timidity of age that makes us look over our shoulders. I had intended to fill the next two pages with details of our assorted triumphs by land, sea and air, but Adam informs me that he has been knobbled by Mr. Poirier to write a student edition of the house notes, so I am throwing him a few crumbs. So it is goodbye and many thanks to all who leave this year: Adam, Rob, Simon, Dave, Ted, Rick, Syd, Cody, David, Paul, Pops , Ian, Peter, Chris, Jamie, Adrian, Jonathan and Mike. To you horrid Grade Ten ' s who promise to leave but always come back, please try to turn into human beings during the summer! R.V. Lironi PRIVETT HOUSE — A STUDENTS PERSPECTIVE Well, another year has passed and nothing seems to have changed. The house will say goodbye to some great grads; the best the house shall ever know. Before we go I feel I must clear up an area which has misrepresented the house for many years. We are really nice people over here, despite what others say. We are just like everyone else; even our prefects make mistakes. We are the most underrated house in the school. O.K., maybe we are not great in sports, but we still deserve more credit than we are given. Sure we lost Track and Field and sure we lost Cross-Country and sure we ' ll probably lose rowing, but let us not forget who ' s what and what ' s who. These sports are all masochistic, something that is against our beliefs. We mustn ' t forget that we have the highest ratio of grade 12 ' s in the smoke hole. We are also proud to announce that not one grad is in the rowing club. What house can boast a better feat than that? Privett is not interested in sports of limited skill and even more limited brain. We are a house of skill — brain, not brawn. Although we were killed in the Cross-Country, the girls saved face by winning their division. We also lost Track and Field, but there were spectacular efforts by out- standing athletes like Mark Williamson, David Duke, Kerry Mussellam and Peter Crossley. Not a bad per- formance on the whole. Alas, in basketball we did not lose, but we did not win. The A ' s came second to Whittall in a very hotly contested game which was won in the dying minutes of the game. The girls-grommets combination also finished second. While Pam Groberman danced her way around the court to score several times, Helen duToit flattened anyone who got in her way. Swimming was another closely contested event in which we placed second overall. The girls won their event easily. Salli Abbott and Alison Ranger disgraced anyone who dared challenge their waters while the grommets managed to disgrace themselves. The seniors then pulled us back up by finishing second in Both A and B. By now you must be thinking, does Privett ever win? Well, yes we do and we do it well. In both Sailing and Soccer we received no opposition worthy of the name competition. In sailing, Marcus Rockliff fell from his boat when his hiking strap broke yet he still won the race. In soccer, a combination of Pops, Splatt, Elder and Pauls provided a great defence while Duke, Wensley, King and Meihuizen acted as a devastating forward line and Par- tington, Monckton, Durliny and Cuthill gave outstanding support to both forward and defence. It is curious to note that inter-house rugby was can- celled but for the A event. An event which we took in hand easily. It is even more curious to note that the trophy is still in Whittall house. Of course, there is more to a house than sports: Friday 13th 0650Zombies pour into showers, except for Fraser and Lyle. They don ' t believe in showers. 0750Pulos and Partington late for breakfast again. 0810Grade 12 ' s go for smoke. 0815lnspection. The Royal dorm of King, Dukeand Splatt excellent as usual. Dorm 6, with Williamson, Elder and Charman failed again. Splatt sick, passed out. 0830Classes. 1035 Break, Sid Vicious racks up the shoes fines. Grade 12 ' s back to smoke hole. 1305 Lunch, nothing much happening. 1330 Karl has started trend: 1st eight gets their hair cut. 1400Crayf ish in showers. Cleaning ladies quit. 1730Dinner, nothing happening. 1800MASH: time to watch T.V. 1830 MASH ends, Carol Burnett begins. TV turned off. 1850Splatt wakes up and combs hair with fingers. Thinks he is late for breakfast; runs to sign in. 1853Splattdues in. 1900Prep begins; fun starts. 1905House captain starts vigilance with water weenie. Talkers get wet. 1910Mussellam gets soaked. 1915Mussellam and big brother Willy plot revenge. 2000Ewing kicked in hall. 2005Phantom Piddler asks to go to bathroom. Answer: Tie a knot in it . 2030Phantom Piddler piddles pants. 2100Ewing and Graham gated. Start cleaning shoes Mark runs to see Tammy. Smoke time for the 12 ' s Tuck shop opens. 2130Tuck shop closes. 2135 People try to get Harry to open tuck shop. Harry says no. Harry gets killed. 2155Sign in starts; people filter in. Willy not back yet. 2200Sign in ends. Willy still with Tammy. House meeting. 2210Williamson gets back. Oops! Sorry sir! 2215 People start to get ready for bed. Pops can be heard: Alright mate! 2230Lightsout, bed check; everyone in, even Duke. 2250House captain says good night to House master then jumps into bed full of shaving cream. Mussellam has avenged. ELLIS HOUSE How does one begin to summarize in a few paragraphs eight years of housemastering at Brentwood College? There are so many memories good and bad that come flooding back. The names of protagonists may fade after a time but their daring exploits longoutlivethem. In those early days with Mr. Common as my assistant, we seemed to have a crisis every day and Mr. Mackenzie must have been very wearied by our frequent night-time calls at his residence for counsel and solace. When Penny Killas jumped out of Aisenstat ' s bedroom window into Mr. Common ' s a rms it was a sight to behold. Or when Chris Hutton complained about a broken hand suffered in a karate chop after intimidating an inscrutable Oriental, it was difficult not to smile. Truly it is difficult to sympathize with a Grade Eleven boy (Scott Scharf) who cannot sleep after relating in detail the entire plot of the Exorcist he had seen the night before. There were delicate moments too when McBride successfully retrieved a ring from the plumbing system but couldn ' t extricate his right index finger from the faucet or when Mark Fredbeck had to be cut down from a peg in the drying room where he had been left hanging by his underpants. Mark Harkema could usually get his message across with the help of a switch blade knife or an underwater spear gun. Some of the pressures exerted were more subtle. A boy readily vacated his window bed when persuaded that small crabs would invade the premises when a west wind coincided with a full moon. The epic tales of the forest denizens are too numerous to detail here. I came too late to see the water bomber flush them out of the Ross property but the threat of taut cheese wire extended across the entrance to the Keebil Hole has caused many a smoker to slow down and ponder. When I became the owner of an 800m telephoto lens for my camera the traffic observable from my bedroom window decreased significantly. As my dogs became larger with each passing year, so the miscreants extended their sphere of activity further and further from the I residence. With Barney, a Great Dane, supervision is ; almost superfluous. House parties each year provided lasting memories. Who could forget the sight of Ramsey Milne on water skis for the first time or Cody Cuthill swaying on the dock of Thetis Island Camp or Tan Barkley stretched out on the washroom floor suffering from advanced hypothermia? Dr. Waterson made our acquaintance for the first time on a Christmas evening when he had to wade through six I inches of feathers and debris to administer emergency first aid to William Cheung who was trying to swallow his tongue and four of Robert Common ' s fingers. Pierre Frioud ' s annual renditions of Elvis Presley in Concert will j never fade from my memory. Perhaps the most memorable outing of all was a June excursion to Long Beach with sixty boys all laden with beach toys and sun lotion. It rained four inches the first day and we spent all of the second day drying out in the laundromat. The final day the sun blazed down and three people suffered I severe sunstroke! On the Sports field smiles and tears were in- terchanged. There were years when Ellis cross-country v runners were indomitable. To give the experts support we would run the school course in the moonlight two or three times a week. The stragglers ran the risk of missing breakfast the next day. Our earlyattempts at inter-house rowing would have made good material for Bobby Altman and his cameras. One of our few rugby championships, was achieved in a mud bath on a field in pitch darkness with a visiting Australian referee operating by instinct rather than good judgement. Track meets were won because of the heroics of boys like Derek Sharpe, Mark Timmis and Rex Peters who would perform once a year without any preparation. How did Peter McCart ever make the pole vault final? When people ask what it is like to be a Housemaster I find it difficult to explain. You really need to follow one around for a few days to savour the fullness and the variety offered by such a role. The rewards are manifold because you see personalities develop and achievements rewarded. At the same time you suffer much with the non- achiever and the malcontent. The boarding school life does not suit everyone and many boys find the adjustment too difficult to handle but I like to think the Housemaster helps a little bit. I would like to offer my thanks to my assistants and prefects over the years and especially to Dennis Lo and his partners who have guided the ship through another year. Mr. Cowie, who has completed three years in harness, has contributed greatly to the friendly and competitive atmosphere in the House and I know he will be a great asset to Mr. Reid who takes over the helm in September. I am not leaving. I will still be around. You will be hearing from me next year, too. R.S.WYNNE ELLIS HOUSE — A STUDENTS PERSPECTIVE It stands alone in the corner of the field, a monument to tastelessness. Year after year it sits, faucets dripping, foundations creaking, floorboards warping, a sign of the times for all to see. It sounds like rather a dismal place, but in reality it is probably more full of life and spirit than any other place I have ever encountered. Everywhere you turn in Ellis House, you find spirit. Spirit is in every corner of the building. It fills up every empty space and seeps through every crack (not to mention massive, gaping holes) in the unpainted walls. A visit to Ellis House will most certainly reveal to the visitor a sense of close community-ism and camaraderie. Everywhere you turn, students help each other work towards common goals. Over on the left, for example, David Liknaitzky and John Viccars are working together to dig a deep moat, which is intended to further alienate their unwilling roommate, Sean Hugo. Meanwhile, young Sean is busy moving most of his belongings into our ridiculously underfurnished study room. Continuing further on down the hall, we encounter young Timothy Brown, winner of two con- secutive Leather Buttocks awards for most whacks survived within the period of one school year. No sooner do we say goodbye to Tim, then we are stunned with the ringing brilliance of Ben Butterfield ' s virtuosity. His performance is made all the more-er- obvious, through his usage of many oddly cut and designed garments, entailing a rainbow of foul and unnatural tints and shades. Across the hall from Ben is the dorm of Leonard Skip Barret, who stands out not only because of his blinding speed and extensive library of pornographic literature, but also because of his unique skin hue. Next to Skip is the dorm of Don the Man Stanley, our answer to Albert Einstein. Don possesses the mental agility to impress even the cream of Brentwood ' s faculty, not to mention the faculty themselves. Further on down the hall is the grommet dorm, housing John Pittman (our largest grommet), Kevin Wilson (our smallest grommet), Mark Peterson (our loudest grommet) and Jay Groberman who operates a sort of summer home in the bathroom, in the stall on the right hand side, second from the end. Turning the corner of the hall, you may be fortunate enough to run into Douglas Jung (who has permission to pick up Barnaby ' s mail), and occasionally Steve Spragge can be glimpsed feeding his twin goldfish. Further investigation may reveal Paul Gladman listening to loud punkish noises in stereo, or even Fred Wallis beating up on Stubenberg for calling him a gumbie. By now you should have reached a window at the end of the hall. If perchance you should glance through this fenestration, you will be able to see several prefects (Kevin Wright, Mike Wynne, Pierre Frioud, Ralph Thrall III and yours truly) sneaking com- j | mando-like through the bushes on their way to the Millstream for fries and a coke. In the strictest sense, this is against regulations, but these hardworking, selfless lads deserve a break from the demanding rigours of their heavy schedule. Let them go. A turn to the right and a twist of a doorknob will reveal Dennis the Tennis Menace Lo, our resident Head boy, hard at work at his desk, designing new and more sophisticated means of terminating vast quantities of ant i life. You can engage Dennis in conversation, but it had better not be too loud lest David Ross, resident meathook |i jock, should exhibit his animalistic tendencies with wild I thrashings upon the thin plywood membrane that bisects I the two chambers. This is usually Dan Burley ' s cue to j come in and inform us of the latest developments of his cross-Canada bicycle marathon. Interestingly enough, John Creighton is not here. Those who are brave and pure of heart may find it within their means to venture downstairs — to the deep, dank catacombs that infest the belly of the house. Here j live the cellar-dwellers — outcasts from society who only emerge on the upper floor to sign in and get beat. The Johnson-Bell-Berry dorm is as representative as any I ' ve ever seen of social ' radicality ' . The Grey-Maxwell-Lyal- Dalton dorm made it a point to repetitively set new decibel records with their resounding stereophonic system, whilst the Hunter Thrall dorm also set records (theirs in never having passed a single inspection all year). Thus was Ellis House, circa 1980 81. It was a lot of fun for some of us, and a certain amount of hell for a certain individual with a large, pointy chin (you know who you are), but all in all it was a good year. I would just like to thank Mr. Wynne, our spunky Housemaster, for all his efforts, and wish him the best of luck as he moves on to greener pastures next year. Derrick Hunter ROGERS HOUSE Attaining greater heights this year, Rogers house again has exhibited its superior spirit and originality which has permeated the school for years. The house participation and unity proliferated an extremely easy rapport between all and the house ran steadily with only its minor hin- drances. The year commenced with a new assortment of grommets who, as usual, were exuberant, smelly and rambunctious until converted to the habits of society. In the earlier days they plagued us with their terminal flatulence during prep, over-zealous attempts to whail on prefects (right, Mclnnes), and cooked pizzas that smelled like a defecating donkey. Even with these disgusting habits and mannerisms it was the divine guidance in the shape of Rory Carr and his minions, the angelic prefects, who guided these vassals in the feudalistic Brentwood microcosm. Our Housecaptain, who set himself up as a paragon of virtue, managed to set a good example by always keeping his nose clean (a formidable task in itself). Rogers ' s assistant head of house, Andrew, later acted as a father figure and all-round nice guy as well as being the school valedictorian. TV2 was a prefect in mind and body and Eduardo Erwin Libin was a romantic born again. His contributions to the house spirit were enor- mous as were his wall hangings. We also, as the tradition goes, had our angels fallen from grace — Lauchlin and Doug. These guys have done it all year. From Doug ' s assassination attempts on J.V.B. to Lauchlin ' s anti- rowing, anti-Communist propaganda, they have provided a huge boost to house spirit. It is also astounding that in such a typical residential dwelling as Rogers house one could find such a diversity of living organisms. Just strolling down the corridor one will most likely be amazed with the varied shapes of humanoids. Levy, our vigorous tinsel mouth, is the world ' s greatest telephone antic and a lethargic body builder. Neutron and Steve were our nomadic nature walkers. Tokarsky and Roach were our patriotic housemates who always demonstrated their close allegiance to the flag. Mountfort and Whist, our comic sidekicks, enlivened the school with their Yddibian sect. Freddy should be placed in the Guiness book of World Records for being the only man in Brentwood history able to pin his socks and hand on a laundry chit. Other aspects of the year involved the inter-house athletics in which Rogers fought valiantly. We dominated the inter-house track and field, basketball, football and, above all, the inter-house goldfish gnawing, thanks to Rory ' s Nephrotiti and Grezelda who swallowed their way to victory. Other highlights consisted of Pat Pickles ' s beautiful breast stroke during the inter-house swim meet; un- fortunately, it occured during the free-style race; and Harrison ' s indulgences during Grad. (Here ' s to the family, Dave.) I must thank all for an extremely warm and co- operative atmosphere exhibited all year, and especially to our housemasters, Mr. Carr and Mr. Allpress, for their SPORTS SPORTS RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES In the affairs of men there is a system Lao Tzu By way of an introduction to this section of the Bren- tonian I would like to outline the main thrust of the program: the raison d ' etre. Certainly Brentwood received more than its share of cups, trophies and awards this past year: an indication that a high level of skill development exists in our program. Attaining this recognition, however, is just the gravy , not the meat . If these immediate goals were the only ones, the program would lack depth and lasting meaning. Every game, race or encounter would become a zero-sum situation where winning is equated with success and losing with failure. Even if it were deemed the ultimate goal, winning is everything , we would not take the risk. There is too much to lose. So then, what are the goals, the educational objectives of the program? It is obvious from the amount of time in the curriculum devoted to sporting activities that it is deemed an im- portant part of a young person ' s development. It was Plato who said . . .in teaching children, train them by a kind of game, and you will be able to see more clearly the natural bent of each. Over the years there has been little evidence to the contrary. In fact, this philosophy has gained momentum. Is it not true that from a very early age perception and understanding come through the senses, and on this base the intellect is formed? Through games, play and other encounters the hands, feet and eyes become and are the first philosophers. What better way for a person to learn the difference between activity and passivity, strength and weakness, tension and relaxation, disease and grace, for example, than by bodily movement? The body has the wisdom to teach that the mind knows not of . The body is the source of truth; it is our identity; it is the place where our life history is recorded. It is the place where alterations have to be made if permanent psychological changes are to be made. All experiences are recorded in the body and all are available for recall — in the nervous system, in the muscles in the way the body is held and moved, in the expression of the face, the chronic muscle tension, restrictions of breathing, observations of circulation and digestion. . . Indeed throughout one must wrestle to maintain this balance between physical, intellectual and possibly the spiritual realms of life. A cursory glance at the sport headings that follow shows the scope of our program. A healthy balance between competitive and non-competitive sports and activities is sought. For a system that becomes com- petition oriented for all the wrong reasons is ultimately self-destructive. The knowledge that it is through cooperation and not competition that a program, or survival in general for that matter, is possible. The cope of the program, its implementations, and the sequence in which the skills are introduced and developed , flourish because of the wealth of expertise and dedication evident in Brentwood ' s coaching staff. Teaching physical skills in isolation, we are aware, would be like teaching a person to sail an ocean going yacht, without giving instruction in navigation. Direction is needed. For that reason in addition to the teaching of psychomotor development and the perfecting of those skills fundamental to that motor development, we recognize the all important need to develop the cognitive and effective domains. These aspects involve perception, memory, imagination, thinking and reasoning as they relate to performing physical activities. It includes knowledge and understanding of tension control, care and use of equipment, rules, clothing, etiquette, effects of activity and inactivity on the body. We place the students in a controlled environment, present a challenge which they are encouraged to accept, and in so doing they have the opportunity to better learn to adjust both to self and others; skills that are all too frequently overlooked and yet are vital ingredients for survival in a dynamic, ever-changing world. Steve Baker Sports Department Head 1ST XV 1980 UM 1 L ur rUINLIN 1 o oLUKL. QPfiDFDQ oLUKt Ko Sat. Sept. 27th interna ona i s Lost 16-41 Thrall 2 T Tues . Sept. 30th UVic Ju tes Lost 0-36 Sun. Oct. 5th Vancouver Rowing Club - Juniors Won 22-12 Williamson 3 T Thrall 1 T Nunan 1 T Carr 1 C Sat. Oct. 11th na gee o.o.o. Lost 8-14 Williamson 1 T Young 1 T Tues . Oct. 1th onawm gan TIE 12-12 Will iamson 1 T Thrall 2 T Sat. Oct. 18th oz. beorge s Won 11-9 Williamson 1 T Thrall 1 P.G. Ross 1 T Thurs . Oct. 23rd George Watson ' s Edinburgh Lost 12-29 Williamson 1 T Wensley 2 P.G. 1 C Sat. Nov. 1 S. M.U. Lost 14-16 Thrall 1 T Williamson 1 T Carr 1 T Wensley I C Sat. Nov. 8 Old Brentonians Lost 6-20 Thrall 1 T (Pen.) Wensley 1 C Sat. Nov. 15th St. George s Won 19-12 Thrall 2 T 1 P.G. Duke 1 T Wensley 2 C Sat. Nov. 22nd Shawni gan Won 16-14 Thrall 1 T Wensley 2 P.G. 1 C Williamson 1 T Thurs. Dec. 11th S.M.U. Lost 7-9 Thrall 1 T Wensley 1 P.G. The two coaches approached the new season with some apprehension and considerable misgivings. On paper the prospects did not look bright. With just one person returning from the previous year ' s 1st XV and a mere five from the 1979 2nd XV, the situation was far from encouraging. Inexperience and lack of size seemed to herald a long, hard season with little or no success to compensate for the inevitable hours of toil on the practice field. To make matters worse, the whole school knew that, for the first time in more than a decade, the 1st XV would contain two electrifying runners in the back field, both of whom were capable of being match winners if given a reasonable supply of the ball. It was a cruel irony indeed. After years of great packs and almost unlimited possession we, at last, had the talent to score the trys, but no one to provide the ball! The first few games seemed to confirm our worst fears. But then, out of this despair and despondency, there emerged a new pack of enormous courage and determination. That rare quality known as heart gradually overcame all difficulties and weaknesses. By the first week in October, it had become the happiest and most surprising season in recent memory. Not all games were won, but enough to ensure that, on December 11th, we were facing a final showdown with S.M.U., and at stake was the Independent Schools ' Championship. Although we did not, in the end, win, we, at least, had the satisfaction of scoring the only try of the match. A season that had started out so unpromisingly had ended with the kind of excitement that only winners can produce. This was possible because eight gutsy forwards, magnificently led by captain, David Ross, and first-year flanker, David Young, were able to provide enough ball for two talented speedsters, Ralph Thrall and Mark Williamson, to score between them twenty trys in only twelve matches, a feat unique in the annals of the 1 st XV. The 1st XV won no cups but it won many friends and admirers for the exciting never-say-die brand of open rugby that it played. And maybe in the long run, that is what really counts. N.R.B. PROWSE Mitchell Kicking Cup - Winner: Jamie Meihuizen Cooke Trophy (for outstanding contribution to the rugby club): RoryCarr Inter-House Competition: Rogers House. CAPTAIN ' S RUGBY COMMENTS The 1980 rugby season holds many fond and some not- so-fond memories. We can look back to the time when Ralph, an outside centre with awesome offensive capabilities, finally realized that defence, too, was a part of the game and began knocking his opposite number down. Or our prop, Kevin, straining his ear around the front of the lineout to hear the signal for the wind . Or everyone straining their ears in a vain attempt to decipher the Captain ' s unintelligible lineout calls. And what about in the locker room before the big game staring into Herman ' s dazed-looking eyes and trying to convince him that in ten minutes we had to go out on to the field and knock a few people around? Who could forget those deadly pyramids in the scorching sun and the freezing rain or the rucking drills in ankle-deep mud? We, as players, will remember these events and others because, however insignificant at the time, they played an im- portant role in making the team what it was. The style of rugby we played was most exciting. We came into our own usually when we were half a dozen points down at half-time and most of the spectators, coaches included, thought we were ballerinas performing the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies. When the whistle blew to start the second half, we would systematically go about obtaining the ball, knocking the opposing forwards half senseless in the process, passing it smoothly out to the three-quarter line and proceeding to fight our way back into the game. Considering the type of games we played and that we won most of them by the skin or our teeth, our success ratio can be viewed as really quite good. The team was special for all who played on the 1st XV. It had, as a unit, that certain indefinable something that gave it great strength. The members, except for a few very talented backs, were neither big nor extremely quick. All had, however, a deep driving passion to win at all costs. We did not give up in the face of adversity but, instead, thrived on it, pushing ourselves to perform at levels we thought previously impossible. And that, I think, is what it is all about. DAVID ROSS - Captain, 1st XV 2ND XV RUGBY 2nd XV Record X OPPONENTS SCORE SCORERS j 1 ' S. c 9th Vancouver Tech 1st XV Lost 10-16 Wright 1 BG. Meihuizen 1 PG Mathiesfin 1 T. it;. c 14th Shawm ' gan Lost 6-25 Cuthill 1 T Wright 1 C i, c 18th St. George ' s Lost 10-19 Maxwell 1 T Wright 1 C Pennie 1 T a. c. 1st S.M.U. Lost 6-12 Elder 1 T Wright 1 C a. . 8th Old Brentonians Lost 7-13 Lo 1 T Wright 1 PG a. c 15th St. George ' s Lost 0-27 c . . 22nd Shawm ' gan Lost 6-7 Pennie 1 T Meihuizen 1 C : eth S.M.U. CANCELLED This year, the long string of 2nd XV successes finally came to an end. Missing the size and strength to compen- sate for their lack of exper- ience, the team faced an uphill struggle in every match. Unfortunately, that sense of identity and purpose so necessary to any successful enterprise, just could not survive the physical pounding that was the inevitable result of playing larger, more aggresive teams week after week. Although no victories came their way, the team must be commended for the way it continued to try hard both in practices and in matches. Certainly, they never gave up. In what was for Brentwood an unusually long losing cause, they never lost their enthusiasm. For this, I thank them, especially the captain, Dennis Lo, who always set a fine example and whose loyalty and devotion to the game were beyond question. N.R.B. PROWSE 3RD XV RUGBY lineout and in the loose. Mike ' s dramatic try against St. George ' s, taking an inside pass from wing Trevor Jost following a lineout on the far side of the field, may have been the season scoring highlight. The backs played stout defense and a varied offense given a rather sparse supply of good ball. A number of these centres and wings, such as John Kitson, should earn a spot on ' A ' group next fall. This season has allowed us to ' blood ' many young players at this level. HadS.M.U. chosen to field a fuller slate of teams, a greater measure of experience could have been obtained. We must, therefore, look back on the season as a rebuilding one and resolve to work even harder next fall to try to be more successful. PLAYED - 6; WON -2; LOST - 4; POINTS - FOR: 68; AGAINST: 76 This season was a difficult one requiring patience and the need for the team to learn to play in a rather atypical style. The players who assembled in September to train together were a collection of sound backs but the for- wards lacked size and experience in key positions. The front row soon jelled with Mike Splatt adjusting very well to the hooking duties but the second and back rows un- derwent constant change never finding that ' magic ' combination. The forwards were seldom able to dominate games in the way to which we have become accustomed although Mark Kushniryk and Mike Manson were good value in the 4THXVRUGBY PLAYED -4; WON -3; LOST-1. Again this season lack of quality opposition left the team with too few games. Local junior high teams still consider the team too powerful and with only Shawnigan and St. George ' s maintaining their Independent Schools ' commitments, the season is a shorter one than it might otherwise be. The 4th XV this season also lacked size and aggression in the forwards and they were unable to handle the larger Shawnigan forwards for extended periods. Douglas Jung, at hooker, always outplayed his opponents in the set scrums and was a terror in the loose. Ken Gray and Leslie Phillip steadily improved at wing forward and should be more dominant in their next two years of rugby. The backs, undergoing constant revisions due to in- juries, played open, exciting rugby although it was their undoing in the second Shawnigan game. The conditions that day were more reminiscent of Passchendaele, and size rather than skill and finesse carred the day. In the early season, Mike Partington led the backs by admirable example and Eric Bramble assumed the role very well following Mike ' s promotion. Those who have played this season must form the basis of next year ' s senior rugby groups and much more will be expected of them come September. Let us look forward to the challenge with anticipation and pleasure. THE FIGHTING FIFTHS Once in a while, at this level of rugby, you hit upon a combinatin of fellows who get together at the beginning of a season and develop the pride and team spirit to win games. This was such a year and a very successful team played almost unchanged for the entire three months. They played 8 games, chalked up 182 points and con- ceded only 66. The two games which they lost to a much heavier, more experienced Cowichan High team ac- counted for 42 of these points. They shut out Shawnigan three times and racked up 84 points against them. The cohesiveness of the team was made possible by an extra- ordinary array of talents but no outstanding star. Sandy Cameron and Martin Leslie were both competent and sturdy props who learned their trades in junior rugby and had developed the muscle to get the job done. Lee Croden was a remarkable hooker who provided a great deal of quick ball from the set pieces. Lock forward, Scott Thornton, was an orthopaedic nightmare with two gimpy legs and a trick shoulder but he played fiendishly in matches and was by far the most devastating tackier on the side. Tim Tokarsky bound with him and was at his best when the playing conditions deteriorated in late November. Justin Wilkinson was a gangling underweight number eight but he always played hard and scored 5 good tries. Doug Geddes, a devastating break, led the pack and accounted for many unassisted tackles. His inspirational leadership was a key factor in the overall success of the team. Michael Bayliff, in his fifth year of rugby at Brentwood, able assisted Doug as break forward and scored a fine try against Shawnigan in the first game of the season. Behind the scrum we had more penetrative power than I have seen for many a day, and even in the black, muddy days of late November, the ball was amazingly well handled. Michael Lebow, team captain, played out of the scrum half position and provided good service in both directions to David Goldberg. Michael ' s tactical kicking improved greatly as the season progressed and he could play equally well as a full-back next year. Goldberg showed good speed and verve at stand-off. His greatest weakness was a tendency to fly back the loose ball instead of falling on it. Crossley and Durling were very active and innovative centres who scored individual tries and also fed it out to two very swift and elusive wings in King and Libin. Rob Pauls, easily the best tackier on the team, was a very reliable full-back. He needs more confidence for his kicking game to be successful. These football lovers will leave me with lasting memories of good sportsmanship and friendly camaraderie long after I have forgotten the statistical analysis of the season. PLAYED 8 WON 6 LOST 2 POINTS FOR 182 POINTS AGAINST 66 R.S. WYNNE THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE SIXTHS SS « ' ■ mm The Sixths this year contained the usual blend of inexperience and youthful enthusiasm. They faced solid competition from Shawnigan and George Bonner and came out narrowly on the losing end after five games. They learned a great deal about the game of rugby football. Some of them will play in higher league next year and others will be back to throw their weight in the Fighting Fifths. There was a great deal of raw talent ex- posed during the term. Peter Mitchell has speed on the wing and now must learn some tactics to eludeihe tackier. Michael Fitzpatrick will become a good break forward because he tackles well and has developed a better un- derstanding of his complete role in the pack. Geoffrey Wong was a carefree tackier and, unfortunately, he is in his last year at the school. Rob Orr, Harry Worsley and Spencer Ross will go on to greater things. Spencer was an enthusiastic team captain and worked very hard at the technicalities inherent in the scrum half position. Though they were sometimes disorganized and confused, you could not expect to work with a more agreeable or keen group of boys. I thank them for the time I was able to spend with them this term. PLAYED 5 WON 2 LOST 3 POINTS FOR 72 POINTS AGAINST 82 R.S.WYNNE COLTS RUGBY RULES O.K. COLTS Colts A Colts B Played 11 10 Won 10 8 Lost 1 1 Tied 0 1 Points for 265 208 Points against 68 47 Not since the unbeaten teams of 1974 and 1975 have the Brentwood Colts enjoyed as successful a season as in 1980. Many factors contributed to their outstanding accomplishments on the field. First of all, there was a wealth of talent, size and speed. Secondly, a nucleus of experienced players was the catalyst in the teams ' quick maturity. And, above all, we had a collection of deter- mined and dedicated boys. Ability and attitude are equally important ingredients for the blending of a winning side and we had both on our teams. The record shows that the Colts A team won ten games losing only once. The Colts B disposed of all other B teams besides tackling many A teams favourably. Whilst the B team can legitimately claim to have won the B.C. Independent Schools competition, the result of the A competition remains nebulously unsolved. The final game of the A season between the two top teams, Brentwood and St. Michaels, was never played. Bad weather caused two postponements and so the season passed into history with the debate about the best team and the result being relegated to the locker rooms. SMU was the only team to beat Brentwood, doing so 11 - 4 early in the season. However, SMU was slipping late in the season, having dropped a point to Shawnigan, whom Brentwood beat twice. The stage was set for a classic encounter. Unfor- tunately, the only curtain s een was made of snow. At the start of the year, there were 56 in the Colts rugby group with a good majority of the 1979 Junior Colts in the squad. The early training was hard and, whilst a few injuries slowed our progress, the three squads soon established themselves. The main strength of the top two teams lay in their ability to control possession of the ball. The forwards won the majority of the set pieces and the backs were quick to capitalize upon this advantage. The Colts A scrum had 7 of the 1979 Junior Colts and also Ron Abramskifrom the 1979 Mice team. All were experienced forwards and they gave us a distinct edge in our early games. In the backs we had many newcomers but we had talent and speed in abundance. Under the fine leadership and example of Doug Ewing, the A team captain, the attacking force. A TEAM vs. Mt. Prevost (A) won 20-4 vs. Magee (A) won 24-6 vs. Vancouver Tech (H) won 10-7 vs. Shawnigan (A) won 29-0 vs. St. George ' s (A) won 16-13 vs. Parklands (A) won 23-0 vs. St. Michaels (H) lost 4-14 vs. Mt. Prevost (H) won 66-0 vs. George Bonner (H) won 25-0 vs. St. George ' s (H) won 8-4 vs. Shawnigan (H) won 12-8 VOLTS B As connoisseurs of rugby know, games are won and lost in the front row. An advantage there provides the op- portunity for backs (and the back row) to sparkle and to grab the headlines. In the A team, our front row was outstanding. They controlled the scrummaging and dominated in the loose play. Ron Abramski and David Liknaitzky were powerful props who revelled in the set pieces. At hooker, Malcolm Smith was not only a good striker of the ball, but he was a very quick and astute player in the loose. He was packleader and always set a fine example. Mark Furneaux and David Sharpe provided a superior force in the scrummaging, the rucks and the mauls. As second-rows, they were both good ball- handlers. In the back-row, Richard Glazier and David Attwell were fast flankers who scored many opportune tries. As number eight, Chris McLernon was outstanding. His tackling was solid and he was superb at getting the ball up in the loose forward play. He scored 11 tries and many of them were important game-winners. Some came on our famous 10-man-scrum call for a push-over try - Bo Derek accounted for many points. Chris ' hours of practice paid off as he made 21 successful penalties conversions as our place-kicker. The irrepressible Tim Brown was scrum-half. He provided a good service, a plucky defence, the occasional break and the more-than-occasional crooked put-in . At the end of his pass, hopefully, was either Rohan Lyal or Kevin Tokarsky. Rohan was an intelligent fly-half who passed well, made correct decisions and used his dummy pass effectively. However, a back injury sidelined him and Kevin stepped into his shoes, showing an even better pass and more speed. Doug Ewing reigned supreme in the centre, displaying a variety of skills that made him our most outstanding back on defence and attack. As captain, he was a superb leader. Never was this illustrated more than in the second Shawnigan match. With minutes remaining and the score tied, Doug received a harmless ball in his own half. He beat one man and put up a high kick. He was there to tackle t he Shawnigan fullback who caught it. He dispossessed him, put a ' grubber-kick ' past the covering wing and outraced him for the winning try. A grand solo effort. David Goetz was Doug ' s partner in the centre. His crash-tackling and his great determination made him a valuable team man. BTEAM vs. Shawnigan B (A) won 66-0 vs. Hamilton A (H) lost 12-28 vs. St. George ' s B (A) won 12-9 vs. StellysA(A) tied 0-0 vs. St. Michaels B(H) won 16-0 vs. St. George ' s B (H) won 10-3 vs.StellysB(H) won 4 -0 vs. Glen Lyon A (H) won 22-3 vs. Shawnigan B (H) won 56-0 vs. Lake Cowichan A (A) won 22-4 COLTS C Our wingers were both big and powerful runners but they had different techniques. Andy Lund liked to try to run through his opposite number whereas David C. Ross had an excellent side-step. Both had good defence and David, in particular, was a devastating tackier. At full- back, Marshall Farris was an exciting talent who ran the ball back with flair and spontaneity. Doug McMullen and John Viccars also played in the backs on occasion and did extremely well. The B-team had a great deal of talent but they had little experience. The newcomers in the pack, Sean Whissel, Alan Ross, Dan Cable and Fred Thomson had size and potential. They received good support from John Fraser (pack leader), Brad Wintrup, Maurie Feldberg and Blair Sorby. This pack won the majority of its scrums and a large percentage of the line-outs, where Alan Ross was our main target. The backs had much speed and they used it well. John Viccars, Darren Moore, Paul Gladman, Andrew Potter and Doug McMullen all scored tries set up by the inside backs of Sean Hugo (5 tries himself), Kevin Tokarsky and Tim Horsley. In their only loss of the year to Hamilton School A team (from Vancouver), the B team did manage to score the best schoolboy try that the author has ever seen. Hamilton kicked off deep into the Brentwood half. The forwards then ran it back, set up a maul and made two blind-side breaks following two successful mauls. This forward drive made 30 yards but we were still in our own half. This time a ruck was won and we spun it out to the backs. A pass missing out the inside centre and the full- back in the line gave us the break on the outside. David Ross, the winger, now turned on the speed and beat two men before passing it back inside. Three more passes and the ball was back in David ' s hands for him to cut inside the last tackier to score the try. The forward drive, the quick passing and the great support made it a classic 15- man try. The Colts C team were an important part of the group. They trained hard and provided good opposition in our practice games. They played the 7th XV on a few oc- casions but only had one inter-school game. In that they lost a close one to Shawnigan B team 26-18. Many of the team were just learning the game. Some of them, David Palmer, Dan Cable, Andrew Clark, Andrew Potter, Andrew Gibson and Michael Seed, helped out by sub- stituting into the A and B team when necessary. In fact, when Andrew Potter moved up from the C team winger to A team 2nd row against Shawnigan (Abramski was in- jured), and played well, it highlighted the great depth of the Colts squad. We would like to thank all the group for their hard work, their enthusiasm and their ' Moet Chanden ' . Cheers! S. COWIE J. GARVEY When one considers the size of the boys in this squad, the team ' s game record is one they can be well pleased with. Naturally, the size factor was most significant in the forwards. After a hammering by Magee of 84 -4, the forwards learnt that the only way to survive was to move as a unit. The Andrews Nasedkin and Maile were honest toilers. Perhaps not best suited to being props, but they served us well and enabled lightning-foot Stanley to hold his own in the strike. Don Zvekich was the best source of possession — he became a competent line out jumper, and top try scorer in the forwards. Cam Lyle was a very mobile lock and his partner, Jamie Gibson, made some good breaks peeling away from malls. Loose forwards Barnaby Jung and Evan Fisher, despite their lack of size, scurried about the field effectively. Many of the backs showed real promise. Despite the fact that much of the ball we won they received going backwards, they managed to move the ball effectively. Jamie Delmotte (captain) spearheaded the attack. He is becoming an excellent reader of the game, running the blind well and kicking intelligently. Joe Reetz always looked dangerous when given the room and Kerry Mussellam, with his speed and effective fending, was the team ' s top try scorer. Bruce Foreman was safe as defence and his accurate goal kicking assisted in winning a number of games. Emilio Alvarez and Jamie Stratton on the wings made some good breaks but both l acked the size required. Despite considerable battering against some of the bigger sides, both bounced back courageously, as did scrum half, Trevor Westerdahl, after being pounced on by opposition forwards. The season was of mixed success but their willingness to learn and improve their skills made them a super team to coach. All in all, a very pleasing season. Thanks, guys! J.C. Allpress MICE RUGBY Here was a group largely made up of newcomers to the game, plus a handful of grade nine students, and one from grade ten, albeit under fourteen years of age. The autumn warm-up sessions of conditioning, learning the rules and new skills and of touch rugby was a difficult one for players and coach alike. Three weeks to the first match! of a relatively short season with a good slate of both A and B team fixtures. The pressure was on everyone, for with a squad hovering just above the thirty mark it was painfully obvious that everyone would play for his school. The season ' s statistics are not undivided for good reason. It was important during the season and in retrospect to look at the positive aspects of this period and not to be too analytical. The running game was emphasized, kicking kept to a minimum and low tackling encouraged. It is not difficult to be positive about this era, when ' grommets ' are initiated in the game of rugby and weened from apron-strings and a round ball, for most of the A team matches were hotly contested: a draw with Shawnigan in the first match, a win against Mount Prevost, Vancouver Technical School and Magee, where, incidently, Don Mclnnes, encouraged by the cheers of his mom and dad, went beserk, were no mean feats. Both the captain Tim Wood and vice captain Michael Pickles can be congratulated on their efforts in bringing along and encouraging the ' rookies ' . Mike did the best by his example: good work in the lock and some good running both in attack and in defence. If only Tim ' s and Mike ' s ' on days ' had coincided with the times when Alan Sorby tackled like a fiend, ' Skip ' Barrett ran like the wind, Thomas Larsen pushed and locked like a man possessed and Steven Carlos, with power and guile, penetrated the opposing back line, we would have been even more successful scorewise. Be that as it may, lessons have been learned, edges knocked off, and new skills have been worked on and improved. By the time you, the Mice of the winter of 1980, read this, you will be into what for most of you will be your second season of rugby. Now, fitter, stronger, and more mature and wiser, today and in the future you will look back at this special year, frequently laughing and trying to remember the names of all your teammates and the courageous and crazy things they did. B team players remember? Up on B field, the last game of the season. You were many points down. That was the agony. Then the ecstasy when you went over for your first and only try of the season. The cheering, the joy and electricity was enough to make a mother, or coach, weep. For the remaining few minutes of that game I do not believe that any of the players ' feet touched the ground! That is high! Remember all of these moments, each of you, and take with you my good wishes for the future, continued success and fun playing rugby. Steve Baker ROWING This year considerable thought was given to the general organization of the club and general philosophy. It was decided to devote much more time to the coaching and development of the younger male students joining the sport and to retain this group in age group crews whenever possible. The age cut off was 16 years and four colt crews were formed under two staff coaches. Only those over sixteen were divided into weight classes, developing a 155 and 145 lb. lightweight crew, a junior varsity and varsity crew. These crews were loosely formed and trained through the fall term on the activity days. After Christmas the girls programme got into full swing on the Sports Days. We were very pleased with the results that this programme achieved and in the reports that follow you will hear of our many successes in the regatta season. One result that cannot be measured in metres per second or colour of metal is the general good feeling that existed in our boathouse despite the hotly contested inter-squad races. If this programme can continue to produce this club camaraderie it will be indeed a huge success. In order for a club to develop in this fashion there must be a great deal of energy and loyalty provided by the students but even moreso a selfless dedication on the part of the coaching staff. It has been a pleasure to serve on the same staff as Mrs. Susan Garvey, girls ' coach, Mr. Eric McMahon, boys novice coach, Mr. John Allpress, boys colt coach, and Mr. John Queen, boys lightweight coach and club administrator. Their time was well spent as is evidenced by the impressive list of victories and our bulging trophy cabinet. A.C.Carr JUNIOR VARSITY EIGHT Junior Varsity squad Because of lack of numbers a junior varsity four was formed first once the first eight was selected. This crew had a lot of competition in their division, one race rowing eight crews strung across the course, and had to struggle to gain success over our rival schools. This success only came in the last two races of the season and I doubt if any victories were ever sweeter or more deserved. I admired their tenacity and was very pleased with their victory. Crew Bruno Delesalle, Mark Kushniryk, Ron MacDonald, Richard Attisha (stroke) Michael Wynne (cox) alternate John Greer. Junior Varsity eight Those named above joined with three of the colt second squad to produce a junior varsity crew for regattas, one of three such crews produced by our school. They raced very evenly with the other Brentwood crews and gave many crowd pleasing close finishes. It augurs well for this school that only the stroke and coxswain graduate this year. JUNIOR VARSITY FOUR HEAVYWEIGHT CREWS The first eight was slow in being formed this year and it was generally thought that we would be building a crew for future years having only one crew member returning from the 1980 crew. The senior oarsmen available for selection had risen through the ranks of lightweight crews and novice crews of the previous two years. We had less than sixteen to choose from and very often our second eight would be completed with that very versatile girl rower Tina Felix. Somehow we sorted out the more skillful and strong from those whose time would come later or never come at all and we settled down to a training program and some races. The first eight had a tremendous record in in- terscholastic races, never losing a high school race in the whole year despite a very strong challenge from a Shawnigan crew preparing to tour England in the sum- mer. At their best they offered a tough race to the U-Vic Varsity crew and the University of Washington freshman crew and, although they did not win these races, they learned a great deal from such close contests. Never before did we have such preparation and high quality racing and it was unfortunate that we did not have a major Canadian championship to contest at the end of the season. A crew that can cover 1500 m on Burnaby Lake in 4 min. 28 sec. would have been a strong contender for the championship. RECORD Victoria Spring Regatta Quamichan Regatta Brentwood Regatta Seattle Regatta B.C. Youth Shawnigan 2nd. inSeniorA8 to U. B.C. 2nd. in Senior 8 to University of Washington 1st in High School 8 1st and 2nd. in High School 4 1st Frosh 8 1st High School 8 1st in High School pair 1st Youth 8 1st Youth 4 1st High School 8 1st High School 4 First Crew Ridley Wikkerink, David Harrison, Michael Bruce, Kevin McDonough, John Kitson, Eric Bramble, Martin Burian, David Ross (stroke and captain) Daryl Oakley (cox) alternate Richard Attisha. VARSITY DOUBLE SCULLING Sculling We have been making a real effort to get sculling established in the club and encouraged many of the oarsmen to give it a try in their spare time. We received a visit from Jim Joy, the national technical co-ordinatorof our sport and a very keen sculler, and he spent a full day teaching and coaching the art of sculling to our students. From this beginning we were able to form a varsity double containing our varsity heavyweight sculler Michael Ma well and the lightweight sculler Rory Carr. These two never lost a high school race all season and gave a good account of themselves in club competition too. With one more year in school Michael Maxwell could have a great future as a youth sculler if he devotes the time to it. Apart from the victories on the race courses this year ' s scullers have left a legacy of interest and support that can only lead to expansion in the future. I hope we see at least four scullers in every squad next year. A.C. Carr LIGHTWEIGHT CREWS 155 lb. eight Maple Bay Regatta 1st Snr. B Mens Eights Brentwood Regatta 2nd Mens Ltwt Eights High Sch. Jnr. Varsity Eights Pacific N.W. Championships 3rd Mens Ltwt. Eights 3rd Mens Jnr. Varsity Eights B.C. Youth Championships 1st High Sch. Ltwt Fours Shawnigan Regatta 1st Mens Jnr. Varsity EiRhts 1st High Sch. Jnr. Varsity Eights B.C. Open Championships 1st Mens Ltwt Eights For the coach, this class of rowing offers a challenge over and above that of his colleagues ' coaching open weight crews. By dint of absolute fitness and impeccable technique only, can his crews hope to overcome the weight advantages of the heavy men. Given comparable 1 technical ability and fitness, the heavy crew will always win over distance but the margin can be reduced with the necessary spirit and desire. The 155 lb. eight, stroked and captained by Doug Carlson, and containing four novices this year, has progressed slowly but impressively. Determined to walk before learning to run, they were, at first, content to take a back seat in inter-squad races every Thursday morning.; Gradually, as technique and confidence improved, their ' placing improved also until, at the end, they were second only to the varsity eight. As one disgruntled and sweating member of that crew remarked to me after the final race, Your lightweights wouldn ' t go away this morning . This relentless insistence on technique before speed has paid handsome dividends and the crew could now hold up in any school company of this weight class and comfortably beat many heavier, more experienced crews. 155 lb. eight Bow Peter Mitchell 2 Andrew Hunter 3 Michael Fitzpatrick 4 David Fairley 1 5 John McNeill 6 David Browett 7 Rohan Lyal Stroke Doug Carlson (Capt.) Cox Patrick Liddle The 145 lb. eight has what one might describe as character . The casual observer would shake his head in disbelief at what he would surely consider to be the zaniest bunch of oarsmen ever. He would be deceived, though. This eight has been a joy to watch on the water. With excellent bladework and timing, they have looked far more experienced than has been the case and have won their races comfortably and with great aplomb. Stroked and captained by Scott Gray, this crew has been one which any coach would have been proud to show off and they can compliment themselves on a year of fine achievement. 145 lb. eight Bow Anthony Ghitter or Tim Horsley 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stroke Cox Andrew Leighton Joel Whist John Creighton Stephen Spragge Bruce Abel Patrick Weilmeier Scott Gray (Capt.) Trevor Westerdahl 145 lb eight Maple Bay Regatta Brentwood Regatta Pacific N.W. Championships B.C. Youth Championships Shawnigan Regatta B.C. Open Championships 2nd Snr. B Mens Eights 1st High Sch. Ltwt Eights 1st High Sch. Ltwt Eights 1st High Sch. Ltwt Eights 1st High Sch. Ltwt Eights 2nd Mens Ltwt Eights 135 lb. eight Maple Bay Regatta Brentwood Regatta Pacific N.W. Championships B.C. Youth Championships Shawn igan Regatta 2nd Snr. C Mens Eights 1st 135 lb. Ltwt Eights 2nd High Sch. Ltwt Eights 4th High School Ltwt Eights 1st 135 lb. Eights 2nd High Sch. Ltwt Eights 2nd High Sch. Ltwt Eights The 135 lb. eight has made remarkable strides in view of the fact that the boat has contained six novices. Again progress has been necessarily slow but, after the ex- perience gained in the regattas this term, the eight is now looking tidy and more disciplined. No adequate com- petition has been offered in the regional regattas and the crew has had to row in the next weight class up in order to get beaten. Even so they have beaten some of the heavier opposition. Stroked and captained by Darren Moore, this crew has contained members with a fine attitude which has slowly but surely spread throughout and there is much good potential here. 135 lb. eight Bow 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stroke Cox John Pulos Andrew Gibson David Palmer Blair Sorby John Fraser David Beddome Jamie Gibson Darren Moore (Capt) Blair Assaly And now, as we reach the final stages of preparation for the tour, after a highly successful local season, I, and I am sure the other coaches, can look back with a great deal of pride on the efforts, achievements and dedication of these young athletes and we can look forward with great confidence to their furthering of the traditions which the v whole club has done so much to maintain. J.L.Q. COLT ROWING This squad had a particularly successful season. Five ixperienced oarsmen and coxswain, Tim Wood, were oined by twelve others to form the Colt A crew which owed in Colt and JV classes, and the Colt B crew which owed in novice and colt classes. tOLT A CREW: This crew won every colt and, with one exception, every JV eight race in which they were entered. In Seattle they vere third to our own Varsity crew and the Shawnigan 8 n the Pacific North West Championships, High Schools ' Eight, and, in their best race of the season, won the JV 8 ' s at the B.C. High School Championships. They successfully neld the position of second crew in the boathouse until the last time they raced, at the Shawnigan Regatta, when the 155 lb. crew came through in fine style at the end of the JV 2000m. To single out individuals in this crew would be a mistake. It was a fine team effort. COLT B CREW: The B crew won every novice race in which they rowed. The cold hours spent on the dry dock, and the chilly sessions on the water in the winter term, were well rewarded. It wasn ' t all smooth going either. Well do I recall the day Fred Thomson and Adam Heffelfinger rolled the double. The crews best wins of the year were the novice races at Brentwood and at the B.C. High Schools Cham- pionships. Results such as these are only part of the story, though. It has been a pleasure to coach such a committed and loyal group, and I know they will do extremely well as they move on in the programme. My special thanks to Ron Abramski, the squad captain, for his assistance. J.C. All press NOVICE CREW The novice crew consisted of newcomers to rowing who did not make the Colts crews. The objective with these oarsmen was to develop basic skills whilst stressing the team-dependent nature of the sport. The early part of the year was a struggle with low numbers to choose from, and it seemed at one point that an eight could not be formed. However, with the recruitment of Tan Barkley as coxswain to the crew — who performed an excellent task — and latecomer Peter Graham, an eight slowly evolved and the individuals developed confidence in their handling of the boat. Though the crew achieved no great fame in competition — their best performance a very close fourth at Quamichan Lake, the Maple Bay Regatta — their efforts were more than worthy and they maintained positions which they should be proud of. Their main prize was the respect they won from fellow oarsmen and from their coach. Crew: Dallas Rowley, Bill Wikkerink, Troy Kaspers, Sean Hugo, John Pittman, Rom Aksamit, Peter Graham, Cam Ewing, Peter Dobell (Stroke), Coxswain Tan Barkley. ) GIRLS ROWING The Brentwood Girls ' Crew this season reduced itself to a trim 1 7 -member squad comprised of a great variety of size and talent. We had lightweights, almost lightweights and heavyweights, novices and past Canadian cham- pions, and lots of coxswains. With such versatility and depth, it was impossible to resist entering crews into every category open to us. Throughout the year we rowed eights and fours in Varsity Lightweight and Novice Classes. However, the following crews are those that emerged in mid-June as Tour crews: Varsity 8+ and 4 + Novice 8 + Lightweight 4 + and IX Training consisted of water workouts followed by weight training or running three afternoons a week until the Spring break. Then, the crews added morning workouts to their schedule and continued this heavy commitment until the year-end. The arrival of our new eight, Glorianna , in early April added a dimension of quality to our program that was most needed and welcomed. The Girls ' crew competed in the following Regattas in their regular season of racing: Shawnigan Head-of-the-Lake4 1 2 mile race; Victoria Spring Regatta, Elk Lake; Maple Bay Regatta, Quamichan Lake; Brentwood Regatta; Pacific Northwest Championships, Seattle; B.C. Youth Championships, Burnaby Lake; Shawnigan Lake Regatta; B.C. Open Championships, Burnaby Lake. Varsity 8 + First place Maple Bay Regatta; Brentwood Regatta; B.C. Youth Championships; B.C. Open Championships (Sr. A) Bow Sheryl Rogers 2 Leslie Hood 3 LoisPhilipp 4 Alison Nunn 5 Julia Schenck 6 Bonnie Robinson - Girls ' Captain 7 Tina Felix Stroke Ruth Buchanan Coxswain Karen Middleton All the girls are looking forward with great anticipation to the Brentwood Can-Am tour which departs at the end of the school year. For three crew members - Karen, Bonnie and Julie - the tour will be the culmination of three years of strong commitment to the sport of rowing and the Club itself. When the graduating rowers have departed and a successful 1981 season has come to a close, I hope the crew members who return to row next year will remember the determination, spirit and enthusiasm generated by those who left and do all they can to rekindle those qualities and strive to continue the achievements of the crew of 1981. Varsity 4 + First place Maple Bay Regatta; Brentwood Regatta; Pacific Northwest Championships; B.C. Open Championships (Sr. A.) Bow 2 3 Stroke Coxswain Julia Schenck Ruth Buchanan Tina Felix Bonnie Robinson Karen Middleton S. GARVEY Novice 8 + First place Maple Bay Regatta; Brentwood Regatta Bow Salli Abbott: 2 Tanya Eng 3 Alison Ranger 4 Michelle MacLaren 5 Sheryl Rogers 6 Christine Vaughan 7 LoisPhilipp Stroke Leslie Hood Coxswain Marion MacLeod INTER-HOUSE ROWING COMPETITION Eight races at three levels were rowed in the com- petition this year held on June 10th. In the Colt race, rowed first, Rogers House emerged the winner by one length over Privett House who were, in turn, one length ahead of Whittall. The winning time was 5 min. 32s. Ellis House was unable to boat a Colt crew. In the B event, which was for mixed crews containing no less than four girls, Whittall was first in a time of 5 min. 22s. with Rogers close second and Ellis third. Privett was this time unable to make an entry. The A race came last and was for the top eight in each house. All four houses made an entry and a good tight race was rowed. Ellis house looked to have the strongest crew and led for the first part of the course. An untimely unseating of one of the crew, however, lost them some ground and Whittall took over the lead. Rogers house meanwhile had also suffered an accident and rowed the whole race with their bow man (and House Captain) taking a free ride down the course with his oar held high! At the finish Ellis house was coming back strongly on Whittall but was unable to reach them in time, finishing a half length down. Privett was fourth. Final Points Overall; Whittall 21 Rogers 18 Ellis 10 Privett 8 J.L.Q. THE RIMEOFTHE MODERN OARHEAD It was a modern oarhead; He stoppeth one of three. Upon my soul, she coyly drawled, How comey ' all stopped me? Sweat dripped down from his tousled hair And steam from him arose. He began to tell this painful tale While frequently she dozed At B o ' clock this rru We set out on the sea? . Four pairs of two made up the crew, Ancf ' Qf course there was Mr. C. As we rowed out past Whisky Point, M jn my head ! Cthr ' aged, I took my oar in hand— Half-crazed, I killed it dead. They hung the bird around my neck And damned me all to hell. I can ' t say that I blame them much: Dead birds soon start to smell. BOYS FIELD HOCKEY ■ 1ST XI BOYS FIELD HOCKEY Played Won IstXI 7 2nd XI 4 U-15 A XI 5 U-15 B XI 2 The field hockey group attracted a large number of boys this season. One in four of the male students joined the sport, and with only two coaches and one suitable field, our facilities were sorely stretched. If we are to continue the policy of giving students a genuine choice of sports in the summer term, it is essential we try to provide more adequate facilities for field hockey. Two good pitches are a minimum requirement if the boys are to learn the skill of the game without fear of unnecessary injury. It is very encouraging to have enough boys to run two teams entirely from Grades 8 and 9. The standard of hockey played by them was better than the playing record suggests. Rowing regattas and track and field meets have invariably prevented us from fielding our strongest elevens. Consequently, our winning records are not as good as they might have been. However, on the brighter side, the situation allows some boys to play in com- petitive teams which they might not otherwise have done. The 1st Xl ' s season normally consists of twelve or more matches. Unfortunately, the three public schools in Lost Tied Goals For 9 5 4 1 Against 10 7 13 4 Victoria which usually provide us with six matches failed to produce any teams this year. Without them, we have to depend almost entirely on the independent school circuit. Against St. George ' s we lost both games by the same score: 1-0. Against Shawnigan we won one, lost one and tied one. In none of the games were we truly at full strength. The 1st XI is a young team, but is a better one than last year ' s. David Duke and Ian Durling showed superior skills, while hard work and reliability were given by Patrick Weilmeier, Jeff Pardee (captain), John Nunan and Doug Geddes (in goal). Paul Mathieson was a hard- hitting, enthusiastic full back. Several Grade 10 students played on one or more occasions for the 1st XI: Tim Brown, Doug McMullen, Leslie Phillip, Richard Glazier. Other younger members of the group, Andrew Nasedkin, Mark Furneaux and Andrew Clark showed themselves to be excellent prospects for future 1 st teams at Brentwood. In this year ' s house competition Privett was a com- fortable winner. H.J. Martin WD XI BOYS FIELD HOCKEY MDER-15 FIELD HOCKEY GIRLS FIELD HOCKEY 1ST XI GIRLS FIELD HOCKEY Details of 1st. XI matches: vs Q.M.S. Won 1-0 vs. Port Alberni Won 4-0 vs. Quamichan Won 2-0 vs. Courtenay Lost 1-2 vs. Lake Trail Won 3-0 vs. S.M.U. Won 1-0 vs. George Bonner Won 3-0 vs. Spectrum Won 2-1 vs. Cowichan High Won 2-1 vs. Mt. Doug Won 1-0 vs. §Port Alberni Won 1-0 vs. Nanaimo Tied 0-0 vs. Courtenay Won 3 -2 vs. Cowichan High Lost 0-1 vs. Nanaimo Tied 0-0 vs. Mt. Doug. Won 2-1 vs. Cowichan High Tied 0-0 vs. Cowichan High Lost 0-2 vs. Q.M.S Won 3-0 vs. Ma gee Won 3-1 vs. Norfolk House Tied 0-0 vs. Chilliwack Tied 0-0 vs. S.M.S. Won 2-0 vs. Burnaby Central Tied 2-2 vs. S.M.U. Tied 1-1 vs. Handsworth Lost 0-1 vs. Q.M.S. Won 3-1 vs. Burnaby North Lost 0-1 vs. Nanaimo Won 3-1 vs. George Tupper Lost 0-2 vs. Cowichan High Lost 0-1 vs. Queen ' s Univ. 2nd XI Won 2-0 H.J . Martin 1st XI 2nd. XI GAMES PLAYED 31 6 WON 17 2 LOST 7 2 TIED 7 2 GOALS FOR 43 3 GOALS AGAINST 21 7 Almost three-quarters of the girls at Brentwood played field hockey during the fall term. We tried in vain to find enough opposition to give the more than 55 girls com- petitive matches against other schools. The local public schools rarely produce more than one eleven, and, apart from Q.M.S., the girls independent schools are not as accommodating as we would wish. While the 2nd XI, Under-16 XI and others suffered from a scarcity of matches, the 1st. XI experienced quite the opposite. The 1st XI was involved in six tournaments, most of which were two or three day affairs. At the end of the short season, which is over by early November, the girls had played 31 games. We have never enjoyed so much suc- cess. The team shared the Wiggins Trophy with S.M.U. in the Independent Schools Tournament, and after nine years we qualified for a place in the B.C. Provincial Tournament, and after nine years we qualified for a place in the B.C. Provincial Tournament. Our performance in the Independent Tournament was excellent because our team was, in fact, a mixture of 1st and 2nd. XI players. Our 1st XI was committed to two tournaments on the same day. To be one of the Island representatives in the Provincial Tournament involved qualifying at the Mid and North-Island levels (two tournaments and eight matches), and then finishing among the top three AA High Schools on Vancouver Island. We managed this by beating Mt. Douglas twice in the Island Tournament. Our second victory against Mt. Doug, was probably our finest hour. Two weeks later we went to U.B.C. in Vancouver, the site of the provincial championships. Our final placing was 8th out of 16 schools, yet no one involved will forget, or quite understand, how we managed to lose to Hansworth in the quarter-finals. Losing Betty Glen for the second part of the tournament may have been a factor. A win against Hansworth would have given us fourth place at worst. On the other hand we were very happy to be voted the second most sportsmanlike team at the tournament. The extraordinary success of the 1st XI can be at- tributed to four things. Our strong defence understood the tight strategy we tried to develop in our own half of the field. We frustrated our opponents and , whenever we managed to score the opening goal of the match, we NEVER lost. To allow only 21 goals against in 31 matches is a superb performance. The second reason for success was that there were no real weaknesses among the team, a luxury we have never before enjoyed at Brentwood. A third reason was Anne Evamy, the captain. She is a player of rare talent and an outstanding team leader. Even from the centre-half position she scored 20 of the 43 goals. I saw no girl in the province strike penalty corners better than Anne this season. Every member of her team recognizes the invaluable contribution she made and would agree that I should single her out for special mention. A final factor in our success was the school ' s decision to accept girls into grade 10 in 1978. Julie von Buttlar, Bonnie Robinson, Sheryl Bannerman, Ruth Buchanan and Julia Schenck learned most, if not all, their field hockey over three years at Brentwood and were regular 1st. XI players this season. The extra year here is an enormous advantage as very few girls entering the school have much field hockey background. Erin Thrall, Jackie Giesand Marty Boan were outstanding players in defence, and all will be back with us next season. Our forward line was not as strong as we would have liked, but Betty Glen ' s speed was a great asset. Lisa Dafoe, Angela Keller-Herzog, and Heidi Dalton need a little more experience before they begin to score regularly. Tammy Boan created ample scoring op- portunities for the forward line. Others who rep resented the 1st XI were Barbara Duncan, Lesley Elder, Kathy Staples, Nicki MacLaren and Lauren Superstein. Our Under-16 XI entered the Junior Mid-Island Tournament, winning one game, tyingoneand losingtwo. As no 1st. XI player is eligible, and as we have very few girls in grade 10, our team is not particularly strong. However, our performance there was very pleasing and it gives the younger players valuable experience. The house tournament was never completed because of the Monsoon weather we experienced in December. Ellis and Rogers were declared joint winners. 2ND XI GIRLS FIELD HOCKEY GIRLS FIELD HOCKEY: TOUR TO ENGLAND, MARCH 1981 Early in 1980 Ruth, with a strong contingent of sup- porters, first suggested that next year we should show some other part of the world how well we can play field hockey. The timing was perfect. We knew the talent existed in greater depth than ever before, and the prospects of having our best home season in the fall of 1980 were excellent. By mid-September the team had proved itself and the tour was definitely on. The success of the 1st. XI before Chrstimas gave the team all the confidence they needed, and convinced me (the coach) that we would do well in England. From January to March we practised lightly and infrequently, but it ensured that we would not be stale when we arrived to play in England. We would have the enthusiasm and excitement of starting a new season. A tour party of nineteen girls allowed us to play fifteen games in as many days. With a team of eleven on the field it was theoretically possible to rest eight girls every game. Certainly a few girls were a little tired by the end of the tour, but everyone returned to Canada healthy. In fact, it was a remarkably injury-free tour. No girl played fewer than seven games. Three or four girls were called upon to play in most of the games. The tour was designed not only to play field hockey. Our route through the Southern half of England was chosen with care in order to give the girls a chance to see some interesting places. For the majority of the girls this was their first visit to the country. Among the places we visited were Stonehenge, Glastonbury, the cathedrals in Salisbury and Canterbury, and Dover Castle. In Lyme Regis we were welcomed by the Mayor in his official robes and chain of office. Our five days in London were largely unplanned to allow the girls to shop or sightsee at their leisure. Some watched the Oxford -Cam bridge Boat Race on our last Saturday in England. We all watched a Ladies international hockey match (England vs. Wales) in Wembley Stadium along with 65,000 other spectators. Another tremendous experience was going to see Evita on stage in London ' s West End. Our final fling together as a group was an evening at a medieval eating house in the dockland area of London. It was fortunate that we had played all our matches before that night. We shall leave Margot to relate the details of the evening to any who might wish to know! We based ourselves in four different centres for our matches, spending three or four days at each. We began in Taunton (Somerset) and then moved on to Banbury (Oxfordshire). Next we travelled to the Dulwich-Bromley area in south London, and then completed our match schedule in the vicinity of Ashford (Kent). Heavy rain during the first three days of our visit left most grass pitches very soggy, or even unplayable. Consequently, a majority of the matches were played on all-weather pitches which have a type of shale surface that plays fast and true. It is interesting to note that we were never beaten on grass surfaces in England (five wins, one tie). But we found some of the girls were not so comfortable playing on the shale, and it was reflected in our playing record (won two, lost five, and tied two). We were never seriously outplayed throughout the tour, but there were three schools that we found very strong opponents, namely Taunton, Millfield and Banbury. In contrast, we won our opening game in Lyme Regis by scoring ten goals. Anne Evamy was, predictably, superb. She scored fourteen goals, and simply never had a bad game. Marty Boan was the other player whose play was so consistently good. She times her tackles so well that few opponents are ever able to take the ball past her. Erin Thrall and Jackie Gies were outstanding players in defence and were instrumental in limiting our goals against record to eighteen. Betty Glen was our most penetrating forward. She hated being rested from a game. Her competitiveness is a tremendous asset to any team, and is what every coach loves to see. Julie von Buttlar and Tracy Wad low shared the goalkeepingand were both very sound. Other players might have been less consistent but all had their good days and moments of glory. Bonnie Robinson and Ruth Buchanan, for instance, both scored hat-tricks; Karen Middleton scored in the first game into the teeth of a gale; Simonetta Berretti carried the ball half the length of the field and scored the tour ' s last goal in grand style; Angela Keller-Herzog pulled the ball out of the air to give us a crucial goal in Ashford; Sheryl Bannerman de fended like a tiger to ensure we won our final game. I could go on at length. Most of our accommodation and many of our meals were provided by our many English hosts. Their generosity was marvellous. We have all come back with many stories and warm memories of the time spent with our hosts. The success of any tour such as ours comes from a mixture of good company, interesting places to visit, good results on the field . . . and a good-natured bus driver. Norman Hiett was with us for two weeks as our patient, hardworking man-at-the-wheel who made all our travelling so comfortable and convenient. The yardstick by which we might measure the success of the tour is to ask ourselves if that was a valuable and enjoyable way to spend the Easter vacation. Mr. Gil Bunch, Miss S. Sainas and I loved every minute, and we are looking forward to taking another tour when we have a new generation of Brentwood girls. Let us hope we have a group of girls who are as much fun as the 1981 tour party. Perhaps that is expecting too much! Tour members: Anne Evamy (captain), Bonnie Robinson (vice-captain), Sheryl Bannerman, Simonetta Berretti. Marty Boan, Tammy Boan, Ruth Buchanan, Julie von Buttlar, Margot Creighton, Lisa Dafoe, Heidi Dalton, Jackie Gies, Betty Glen, Angela Keller-Herzog, Nicki MacLaren, Karen Middleton, Julia Schenck, Erin Thrall and Tracy Wadlow. Match Results Played Won 7 Lost B J Tied -3 3 final ' s For 0 1 Qoale Apainet 1 A V s ; WoooVoffp rhool l vmp RppiO Won 1 n.n e Taunton rhnnl I net n.t; vs Millfipld School (Strppt 1 net OA vs. Banbury Ladies Won 2-1 vs. Henry Box School (Witney) Tied 1-1 vs. Spone School (Towcester) Tied 0-0 vs. Oxford High School won 1-0 vs. Banbury School Lost 0-2 vs. Oxfordshire Under-16 XI Lost 0-3 vs. Dulwich Junior XI Won 8-0 vs. Ravensbourne School (Bromley) Won 4-0 vs. Alleyn ' s School (Dulwich) Won 2-0 vs. Ashford Under-18 XI Tied 1-1 vs. Homewood School (Tenterden) Lost 0-2 vs. Highworth School (Ashford) Won 2-0 Goal scorers: Anne Evamy 14, Betty Glen 5, Ruth Buchanan 4, Bonnie Robinson 3, Simonetta Berretti 1, Tammy Boan 1, Lisa Dafoe 1, Angela Keller-Herzog 1, Karen Middleton 1. Howard J. Martin CROSS-COUNTRY SENIOR CROSS-COUNTRY In spite of the severe influenza virus that struck down so many students in the Second Term, the cross-country programme was a very successful and challenging one. The group that ran recreationally was the largest ever, with close to two dozen members, and many interesting routes were covered. Sprinkled among the plodders were several competitive athletes who set a lively pace around Thetis Lake, Beaver Lake and Spectacle Lake. For Michael Wynne and Chris McLernon, the Power Line was a breeze. For Torbjorn and Torsten Nenzen, a Rat Lake Run with three miles of uphill running was a warm-up exercise. For Dan Burley and Ian Durling an eight-mile canter over the rocky coast trail of East Sooke Park was a scenic stroll. But for Wallace Charman and Peter Dobell all of these trails represented life-threatening duels with fatigue. We enjoyed the company of Kathy Staples, Roberta Hicks and Nicki MacLaren on our trail runs and for them it proved to be an excellent weight-reducing formula. Undoubtedly the highlight of the term for the recreational runners was a weekend excursion to Long Beach to run the beautiful golden sands and feast on wine and crab. For Rob Pauls, Norman Hill, Kegan Doyle and John Creighton it was an experience not to be forgotten. On the competition scene we can look back on a very keenly contested Inter-House Run won by Ellis House boys and Privett House girls. The Independent Schools represented our sixth consecutive clean sweep and our juniors were exceptional, led by Torsten Nenzen. We had fine individual performances from Doug Ewingand Chris McLernon who led home the Intermediates, and from Andrew Leighton, Rory Carr and Dennis Lo who dominated the Seniors. The Basil Parker races produced a crop of unexpected successes when the recreational runners, boosted by some tough competitors, swept the Junior Boys ' and Juvenile Boys ' trophies. Exceptional performances were put in by Chris McLernon who finished third in his age group and by Michael Wynne who finished second in his category. Mr. Wynne and Mr. Carr both managed to complete the lengthened seven-mile course to capture Master Ribbons. I would like to thank everyone who helped to make it such a memorable season. I really enjoyed running the trails with my ' run for funners ' and I appreciated greatly the tremendous courage and spirit displayed by the part- time competitive runners. The hosting of the Independent Schools ' Competition was only made possible by Mr. Pitt ' s unstinting help in the organization of the event. The results of the races appear below INTER-HOUSE COMPETITION: Senior Boys: 1) RoryCarr21m48s 2) Dennis Lo 3) Kevin Wright Junior Boys: 1) Chris McLernon 17m 08s 2) Raymond Attisha 3) Richard Glazier Senior Girls: 1) Erin Thrall 21m 09s 2) Anne Evamy 3) Sherry Lampman CHALLENGE TROPHY: 1) Ellis 2) Whittall 3) Rogers 4) Privett GIRLS ' COMPETITION: 1) Privett 2) Whittall 3) Ellis 4) Rogers INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ' COMPETITION: 1st Team Brentwood 35 pts. 2nd Team Shawnigan 67 pts. Senior Boys: 1) Andrew Leighton (Brentwood; 21 m 40s 2) RoryCarr (Brentwood) 3) Dennis Lo (Brentwood) 1st Team Brentwood 34 pts. 2nd Team Shawnigan 82 pts. 3rd Team St. Michaels 83 pts. Intermediate Boys: 1) Doug. Ewing (Brentwood) 16 m 41s 2) Chris. McLernon (Brentwood) (Record) 3) John Harmsworth (Glenlyon) 1st Team St. George ' s 7 7 pts. 2nd Team Glenlyon 87 pts. 3rd Team Brentwood 9 6 pts. 4th Team Shawnigan 104 pts. Junior Boys: 1728 pts. 1) Lawrence (St. George ' s) 1586 pts. 2) Guignet (Glenlyon) 1270 pts. 3) Porter (Glenlyon) 1098 pts BASIL PARKER MEMORIAL RACES Juvenile Boys: 1st Brentwood 347 pts. Chris McLernon 331 pts. Torbjorn Nenzen 311 pts. Torsten Nenzen 285 pts. Peter Dobell 28th 54th 60th 143rd Junior Boys: 1st Brentwood Michael Wynne Dan Burley 34th 58th JUNIOR CROSS-COUNTRY MIDGET CROSS-COUNTRY SENIOR TRACK A torn, wet track shoe, a 4 x 100m relay team that could have won but didn ' t run, a 4 x 400 relay team that just went to run and unexpectedly won a silver medal and a provincial record have provided about as much heart- wrenching excitement as any coach can endure in a two- day period. The preceding took place at the B.C. High School Track and Field Championship at Swangard Stadium on June 5th and 6th. Even the weather was unpredictable with torrential rain on Friday and sunny skies on Saturday. The heartache began Friday when the track meet was rescheduled two hours in advance. Unaware of this oc- currence, our athletes arrived after the completion of their 4 x 100 relay heat. Intense debate did not result in a chance for another heat for those teams that missed and we were left to contemplate what might have been. Mark Williamson qualified as predicted in the 400m but then his soaked track shoe split open at the start of the 200 m and the heartache returned when his time failed to qualify him for the finals. With our emotions as low as the rain-laden clouds, we returned to the bus. New tape for Willie ' s shoe and a one-hour drying period was all the comfort that could be managed before the 4 x 400 relay heats. With a best time of 3:33.8, we were not considered a threat, but a superior effort still could get us into the finals. The happenings of the day could have destroyed other teams, but somehow the faith remained and David Duke, Kevin Wright, Ralph Psycho Thrall and Mark Williamson took to the track with renewed optimism. Three minutes and twenty-six point two seconds later, Mark Williamson crossed the finish line with a com- fortable lead in the heat and the top qualifying time of the 24 teams. Coaches anticipate and even predict im- provement, but 7 .6 seconds in one week was storybook material. Our spirits were considerably higher on Saturday morning as we met at the track. Watching the Dunsmuir4 x 100 relay team cruise to a bronze medal after we had beaten them by a full second a week earlier, confirmed any doubts we possessed. We were medal contenders and the only question that remained was Could we have won the gold? We ' ll never know that, just as Mark Williamson will never know if he could have won a gold in the 200 m. Shortly after this, Ralph Thrall provided our first result when he finished 9th in the long jump. Although he did not equal his fine performance of 6.21 m and second place finish at the Island Championships, his finish was still a best ever by a Brentwood Long Jumper at the Provincial level. Our next event was Mark Williamson ' s assault on one of the older records for the B.C. Track Meet. His paced time of 49.2 s in the downpour of the previous day indicated that Mark ' s condition was certainly right. There wasn ' t a runner in the final that was going to push him. Therefore it was agreed that he would sprint out quicker than previously and rely on his instinct and experience to kick at the right moment, the first 350 metres was incredible. The pace was beginning to take its toll with the stopwatch counting 42, 43, 44 seconds. With a final surge, Willie propelled himself over the finish line, well ahead of his nearest rival, with a new B.C. record of 48.3 seconds. The only way that we could top that performance was by running an even more incredible leg for the 4 x 100m relay. David Duke ran a strong first leg only to have a superior performance by a Carson Graham student vault his team well into the lead. Kevin Wright and Ralph Thrall ran their best times to keep us a close sixth at the last pass. From there, Mark Williamson ran an amazing 47 .9s over 405 metres. In the process he passed four other anchor runners and only missed the gold medal by 1 10th of a second. Our silver medals were an unexpected thrill and the meet officials recognized Mark Williamson for his efforts by awarding him the Outstanding Male Athlete Award for 1981. With such superb performances at the provincial level it is sometimes easy to overlook results that in an average year might be thought of as outstanding in themselves. At the Island Championship the boys ' team finished third, a scant two points behind Mount Douglas and only eight points behind Shawnigan Lake. Certainly a large number of the points came from the previously mentioned quartet, but there were other athletes involved who faired very well against Island competition. Although we had very few field competitors even entered, we demonstrated our superiority on the track by placing three athletes in the final eight in three different events and both A and B relay teams finished in the top eight. Rory Carr kept the school ' s record of always scoring in the distance race when he kept ahead of a large field of competitors in both the 5, 000m and 1,500m steeplechase to finish 7th and 5th respectively. Scott Thornton placed a respectable 8th in the High Jump. Doug Garnett showed promise for next year with his 3rd and 8th place finishes in the 110m and 400m hurdles, while Terry Van Vliet was an impressive 5th in the 200m. A complete table of results is listed below: . . . • 4x100 4x400 100m 200m 400m 800m 5000m 1500m Steeplechase 400m Hurdles Long Jump High Jump Hammer 100m Hurdles A team — 1st, B team — 7th; A team — 2nd, B team — 8th; M. Williamson — 1st; R. Thrall — 4th; J. Greer - 8th; M. William son - 1st; R. Thrall - 2nd; T. Van Vliet - 5th; M. Williamson - 1st; R. Mountfort-9th; R. Carr -7th; R. Carr -5th; K. Mussellam - 3 rd; K. Wright R. Thrall- 2nd; T. Jost -8th; S.Thornton -8th; R. Abramski - 5th; M. Burian - D. Garnett -3rd. 5th; D. Garnett -8th; 7th; In closing, I would like to thank the students on the senior team for their leadership in a sport that relies heavily on self-motivation during the arduous work-outs and the times when the coaches are busy with other in- dividuals. Will I ever see a group like this again? JUNIOR TRACK Though the junior team did not produce the number of outstanding performances of our other teams, their balance provided us with a fourth place finish at the Mid- Island Meet. The only qualifiers for the Island Cham- pionships came with Alan Ross in the Discus, Ron Abramski in the Shot, Marty Boan in the Long Jump and Keri Young in the 100m, 200m, Long Jump and the 80m hurdles. Keri also anchored the girls to our best ever showing of second in the 4 x 100m relay. As our only outstanding performer, it was unfortunate when she injured her ankle and was forced to scratch from the Island Meet. Alan Ross provided our highest finish at the Island Championship with a third in the Discus in what had to be miserable weather conditions. Marty Boan was sixth in the long jump and Ron Abramski, though not at his best, finished a reasonable sixth in the Shot. Ron ' s main contribution to track was in his specialty, the hammer throw. This is an open event and Ron demonstrated his potential w hen he placed fifth at the Senior Island Meet. Two more throwers of some potential are materializing on our Junior team. By the end of the year, John Schmidt was nudging our top ten list with 40-plus metre throws. Andy Lund looked very impressive at the Mid-Island Meet where he finished fourth. Still another athlete to watch is Kerry Mussellam. He was third at the Senior Island Meet in the open 400m hurdles with an impressive 61.2 second time. I would think that he was the only Grade 9 student at the B.C. Championships where he ran a respectable fifth in his heat. MIDGET BOYS The success of the senior team had its roots in the Junior School three years ago. Their success over these three years has instilled a growing enthusiasm with the younger athletes. With a record number of boys entered in the Mid-Island Track Meet, it is my hope that the success breeds success cycle is now complete and the system can now produce a perpetual flow of provincially ranked athletes. Brentwood ' s overall second place finish in the relay point total at the Mid-Island Meet was largely the result of the Midget boys 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m relay teams. The team of Steven Carlos, Mike Pickles, John Pulos and Skip Barrett surprised everyone with a Mid-Island Record performance of 4:03 .0 in the 4 x 400 and a strong second placefinish in the4 x 100. Individually, Skip Barrett was the top performer with a double victory in the 100m and 200m sprints. John Pulos and Mike Pickles finished first and second respectively in the 800m while Steven Carlos produced valuable points with a fourth i n both the 1500m and Shot. Other noteworthy performances included Jeff Smith in the High Jump, Tim Wood in the 1500m and Jaime Boan inthe300m. The Island Championships produced one of the more exciting runs of the year. Skip Barrett received the baton, tied for sixth with 100m rival Witte of Port Alberni. During their personal dual around the 400m track, they passed all other teams except for a distant Oak Bay runner. Skip can be excused for fading slightly and finishing third, as it was his seventh race of the day. He was second in both the 100m and 200m and anchored the 4 x 100 team to a sixth placefinish. This was certainly a remarkable performance for our team when one considers that fifty-seven schools were present for this Island Championship Meet. INTER-HOUSE TRACK MEET An analysis of the Inter-House Meet is shown below; GROM GIRLS B A OVERALL The grommet division finished with one of the closest results ever recorded. A scant ten points separated last place Rogers and the first place Ellis team. Therein lies Rogers House ' s overall success. If you are to be last in a division, then make it a close last. This was also the case with their second and third place finishes in the Girls and A divisions respectively. With the largest point dif- ferential coming in the B division, Rogers ' victory can be viewed as a direct result of team depth. They held their own with the talented Privett and Ellis track stars and then followed close with their other finishers. Despite winning two divisions, A and Grommet , Ellis House was third overall. Although not finishing last in any division, Privett did finish last overall because it did not win a division. With a last place finish in the all-important A division, Whittall House was second overall on the basis of solid performances in all their divisions. They were particularly strong in the throwing events. Congratulations to all of the Rogers House people. Track and Field is a one-on-one team sport where the winning team places an eager student in every event and those students put forth their best effort, whether first, seventh or whatever! Rogers-133, Privett-136.5, Whittall-141, Ellis-143 Ellis-89, Privett-102.5, Rogers-143.5, Whittall-171 Ellis-133, Whittall-140.5 and Privett-140.5, Rogers-186.5 Whittall-231, Rogers-236, Privett-241, Ellis-280 Privett-620.5 , Ellis-645, Whittall-683.5, Rogers-699 SWEET VICTORY (BOYS ' SOCCER) This soccer season will be long remembered for its dramatic ending in which the 1st XI won the B.C. Independent Schools tournament. Until then, the side had not lived up to their potential. In the league games they had shown flashes of skill and teamwork but they were not consistent and had lost games because they could not control the pace for 90 minutes. But in the major competition they dominated the play, the defence had an aggressive hold on the games and the attack scored when given the chance. On the day they were the best team and deserved to win the cup. Back in January our prospects looked good. We had eight experienced players and strong competition for the other places. However, we had no defenders and it meant moving link men and forwards back to fill those gaps. Despite the coach ' s apprehension they quickly formed an effective unit and in the first 2 games against Shawnigan they conceeded only 1 goal. However, our attack did not live up to expectations and were unable to create and score any chances. A 0-0 tie and a 0-1 loss did not give us confidence. A loss to a Duncan under 18 team and a spirited tie with St. Michaels still left us without a victory. Fortunately we then ran into an inexperienced Chemainus team and we were able to produce our first 2 wins, scoring 9 goals in the process. Confidence was restored, temporarily. The next week we hit the low point in the season when we lost to St. George ' s on our home field. Despite dominating the first half-hour, we crumbled and deteriorated in the second half, eventually losing 4-0 to a confident Vancouver team. In preparing for the final tournament our chances looked bleak. We had played all our possible opponents and had not won a game. In all these league matches inconsistency had been a major problem. However, one point was in our favour — we were the underdogs. In sport that tends to be a good incentive in itself. Humility can breed a desire to prove oneself. In the tournament, held in Victoria, we drew St. George ' s in the semi-final. This called for an immediate tactical switch. Dave Fairley was deployed on a shadow assignment on the excellent forward who had destroyed us the week before. St. George ' s over-confidence and Brentwood ' s desire combined to produce our best game of the year. We dominated the entire game with our defence proving watertight. In attack we created space, havoc and goals. David Duke and Adam Wensley scored to give us the 2-0 win and a berth in the final, where we meti Shawnigan. Here we began strongly and Richard Attisha scored the vital first goal to give us a lead. We continued to dominate the half but a lapse in the last minute of the half enabled Shawnigan to tie it. The game then hung in the balance as both sides gave it everything. Gradually we exerted more and more pressure and finally Rory Carr, our captain and dynamo, created and scored the winning goal. More goals seemed imminent as we came close twice. However, with the seconds ticking away and the game seemingly locked up, Shawnigan fought back into it and came very close to equalizing in the last minute. The sound of the final whistle was a great relief. It was only our second championship and, considering our faltering path towards it, we can hardly have an- ticipated it. So the victory was very sweet when it came. 1st Tournament squad: S. Spragge, A. L ighton, D. Fairley, B. Elder, J. Nunan, M. Williamson, G. Bell, K. Wright, R. Carr (captain), J. Meihuizen, P. Taylor, D. Duke, R. Attisha, A. Wensley, M. McDonough. Colours awarded to: R. Carr, J. Meihuizen, R. Attisha, A. Wensley. J. Garvey COLT SOCCER WON 2 LOST 3 TIE 1 As only 13 boys signed up for Colt soccer this year there was not a great deal of apprehension among the lads about whether they would make the team. The group that assembled found they all had a common bond in that the basketball team, the Cross-country team, the swim team and the rowing crews didn ' t want them. Despite the lack of numbers and natural athletic ability, the team soon molded into a hardworking squad. The first game against Shawnigan proved the team could actually win a game as we came out with a 6-3 victory. After this surprise win it was an uphill battle for the coach to convince the lads that they still needed to practise any more. since they were occupied with mundane skill building exercises, the team settled for a match with the juniors. The juniors proceeded to whip the over-confident colts by some forgotten score and then refused to play them for the rest of the year. Marshall Farris and Sean Hugo were the most effective strikers on the team. Marshall used his heading ability to great advantage when in front of the net, and Sean used his speed to move the ball down the wing. The main cog of the team was Doug McMullen at midfield. His leadership, aggressive play and ball sense kept the team working as a unit. As the coach I had a most enjoyable term with this amiable group and wish them the best in their future sports enjoyment. A challenge was presented to the first eleven, but, I. Daniel UNDER-15 SOCCER The group, which came together in January to train for the term, was quite small and contained eight under-14 players out of eighteen. The early skill drills showed a fair degree of experience but not a great deal of size. A 4-3-3 system of play fitted the talent best and the choice of Jamie Delmotte proved sound. Jamie led the team by example in all phases of play and training and I am deeply indebted to him for his help and support. Leslie Szamosi and David Lam have anchored the middle of the defensive line, whilst lain Liknaitzky and Trevor Westerdahl settled down. The latter duo made up for in aggression that which they lacked in skill. The mid- field led by Jamie controlled most games whilst the Boan, Jung, Foreman forward line was perpetually dangerous near goal. Troy Kaspers ' goal-keeping was exciting at times but steadily improving concentration made him more effective. After two tough games against Shawnigan, played in poor conditions, we faced S.M.U. who fielded a skilful side but we made few errors and played well, losing 4-5. After a 3-4 loss to St. George ' s at home, the season was augmented by two first rate games with the Continental Bakery of Duncan. The season ended with the Independent Schools ' tourney at Brentwood where we finished third behind Shawnigan and St. George ' s. A first rate season, a team which trained hard, steadily improved and never gave up. They represented the school with credit. Next season I shall look to such under- 14 ' s as Jamie Boan, Kevin Wilson, George Saunders, Chris Karpeck and Blair Assaly to form the nucleus of our team. I look forward to next season with keen an- ticipation. GIRLS ' SOCCER In the year 2001, thirty women may look back and remember some gloriously sunny afternoons, twenty years beforehand, spent in the harsh hinterland of B-field in Mill Bay. There they spent their time kicking, chasing, heading, and avoiding a round leather ball. What memories will they have? Will they remember the invigorating exercises, the cardiovascular ' warm-ups ' , the skill training spiced with intricate team plays? No. More likely they will think of the coach (the one with the funny accent) who devised sadistic drills for heaving which always caked their freshly shampooed hair with mud. Will they remember the ex- citing matches played against Chemainus, St. Michaels and St. Margarets? Possibly, or perhaps they will recall the bone-crunching tackier from St. Margarets, the lucky goalkeeper from Chemainus or even the bus trip down to SMU. Most of all they are likely to remember those incidents which always caused the sport to stop whilst everyone had the hysterics. Incidents such as Carolyn Crawford ' s imitation of Charlie Chaplin on skates as she skidded and fell in the snow and icy puddles of B-field. Or when Daphne Gilmour bellowed at Elspeth because her sister had borrowed Daphne ' s clean rugby shirt and had just fallen into a very muddy puddle. Or Carol Dolinko ' s method of bamboozling the junior boys in their match by repeatedly kissing them and then tackling them. Who can forget the many faces and sounds of gluttony in the ' Dairy Queen ' and ' Brodie ' s Bakery ' following the tournament at SMU? The list goes on . . . Will they have memories of playing the world ' s most popular, most skilful and intricate game? I hope so. And I hope they remember the fun of the sport and the sport of the funny. J. Garvey SENIOR BOYS BASKETBALL This year ' s edition of the Brentwood senior team in Basketball did not fair as well as past teams. It was ex- pected to be a rebuilding year and the team started very slowly. However, once they began to catch up to other teams in game experience and practice time, they jelled as a unit and played some superb games. By the end of the season, the stronger teams on the island recognised Brentwood as a real threat; more so after we had scored startling upsets over Lambrick Park and Gulf Islands. A playoff for the last berth in the Island tournament eluded us as we came up flat against Stelly ' s in a challenge match. Nevertheless, it was a season with many highlights and notable performances. Martin Burianably captained a young, inexperienced team and led by example in every game. He was our highest scorer and was recognized as an all-star in the Ladysmith tour- nament. His crowning achievement was selection as most valuable player in the Independent Schools tournament where we finished second to Shawnigan. John Greer was named an all-star in that tournament and showed signs of becoming a dominant scorer and rebounder. I would like to thank all the graduating players (Tim Tokarsky, David Ross, Paul Matheison, Kevin McDonough, Mark Pop- pleton and Rick Diment) for their contribution to Bren- twood Basketball, with special thanks to Rick, Kevin and Dave who gave excellent service for two or three years. I would also like to encourage all the grade eleven players to prepare for next year ' s campaign. We certainly have the talent to have a very successful season, providing everyone is prepared to work. In view of the fact that we had a losing record this year (won 8, lost 12) I felt obliged to offer some explanation to shift the blame from the coach. Therefore I offered up an invocation to the Muse and he came up with this alibi in sonnet form: How did we lose games? Let me count the ways. We lost them by the scores of five and ten At Shawnigan - that ' s revenge for the yellow men For our times of victr ' y in better days. We lost them to that mob from Ladysmith In tournament, by midget whiz and whistle. We lost narrowly, our shooting touch would fizzle; We lost openly, in playoff versus Stelly ' s with Island hopes alive, but Bucks and Greer heard boos After all their glories - as all-stars and scorers; We lost them in the style a coach rues With a rapture - as a ghoul embraces horrors. Lay-ins, jumpers - off the rim - and if God choose We shall lose them better in the year before us. SENIOR GIRLS ' BASKETBALL This has been, undoubtedly, the most successful year for Brentwood ' s Senior Girls ' Basketball Team. The girls swept through the Mid-Island Zone with a flawless six game record. As champions of the Mis-Island Zone we were invited to participate at the Island Basketball Championship in Campbell River. There we finished a very pleasing fifth place and narrowly missed qualifying for the B.C. Finals, after losing to Dunsmuir High School 40 -45. The girls finished the season off on a winning note by reclaiming the Independent Girl ' s Basketball Trophy for the second consecutive year, with another flawless record. I would like to thank all the members of this year ' s team for a most successful and a very rewarding year. S. SAINAS , V SENIOR BOYS TENNIS Brentwood 6 Shawnigan 3 Brentwood 9 St. Michaels 0 Brentwood 5 St. George ' s 4 Winner of the Independent School ' s Trophy. The success of the senior tennis team was largely at- tributable to the depth displayed by the club. The tour- naments usually involve the 6 best players from each club, but, because of other commitments made by some of the team, all of the 12 boys represented the school in at least one tournament. It was the ability shown by those boys, who did the filling in, to play consistent, aggressive tennis under pressure of tournament play which won the Independent School trophy for Brentwood. Herman Schenck, playing at number 3 against St. George ' s, completed a perfect season of tournament play without a loss. Although he was too slow to make any shots he had to move for, he fortunately was large enough to cover the entire court from one position . Jamie Meihuizen thought the admiring crowds gathered to witness his booming, net-rattling serve, but they were actually there to get a glimpse of his large, bare toe which inevitably made its appearance through his taped up runners; he played at number 2. He also did not lose a tournament game this season. Mike top spin Lebow was without a doubt the most consistent and thus the best player on the team. Since he and many of the other club members are returning next year this could be the start of a Brentwood Tennis dynasty. As a coach it was a most enjoyable term and I wish all team members the best in their future tennis enjoyment. I. Daniel JUNIOR BOYS TENNIS It was my pleasure to be associated with a group of enthusiastic, pleasant young tennis players this term. During the course of the season, the junior team established a competent level of ability and was remarkable for their standard of sportsmanship. Team play and team strength were emphasized throughout, and although the skill and experience of Chris McLernon and Jamie Gibson set the standard, every boy in the group can honestly claim to have contributed to the team. Notable highlights included a home and away sweep of Shawnigan Lake, a hard fought victory over Glenlyon and an, honourable loss to St. George ' s when our ranks were decimated because of their commitments. Next year we will be tigers since there is a solid core of grade nine players rea dy to take over the leadership. R. MACLEAN SENIOR GIRLS TENNIS Well. . . The girls tennis circuit didn ' t quite make it to Wimbledon; nor were we invited as guests to the Municipal Monte-Carlo Country Club — but we did have a couple of our own Mill Bay Classics right here. In mid- May the school hosted a mixed invitational. Little Flower Academy and Vancouver College combined their efforts and unfortunately we finished second (no comment) (cough cough). Later in the month we hosted the Girls ' Independent Schools. In combat with Crofton House, York House, Queen Margarets and Norfolk House, we placed a close second, only one match off of Crofton ' s win. Lisa Dafoe played steady singles matches but just didn ' t quite have it against Crofton ' s Tennis Whiz kid. Playing class A doubles, Kathy Staples and Anne Evamy were undefeated in their five matches. Well done, girls. Playing Class B doubles Helen du Toit and Kathey Bryan put in a fine showing. We also recognize Anne Evamy ' s winning a tie for service to the team — Congratulations Annie! Many thanks to our coach, Miss Sainas, and good luck to her as Mrs. White, as well as to everyone who helped with our own version of a Tennis Clinic . K. Staples BADMINTON At long last, the School has recognized that the playing of badminton is, indeed, a fine art! As of September, 1980, badminton became part of the Fine Arts Programme on Monday, Wednesday and Friday af- ternoons. This change became necessary because of the demand on gymnasium space on Sports afternoons, making it impossible to run a basketball programme as well as a badminton programme on the same day. This change has some disadvantages, as it limits the amount of playing time to a maximum of about forty-five minutes, in contrast to our former programme which had a time allocation of an hour and a half per session. As in former years, the programme has been well supported, and each of the two classes has been fully enrolled in all three terms. Throughout the year, we have competed (albeit not too successfully) in a number of tournaments, including the Saanich Open Junior tournament which proved to be of a very high standard. We also participated in the several Independent Schools ' tournaments at both junior and senior levels; the Senior Boys ' tournament was held at S.M.U.S., while the Junior tournament was at S.L.S. The Girls ' Independent Schools ' Tournament, both junior and senior levels, was hosted by Crofton House School. Our visit there will be well remembered as we had a superb luncheon provided byC.H.S.,and the excellent chocolate mousse made afternoon play well nigh impossible!! We have also played some friendlies with (or should it be against ?) Queen Margaret ' s School, and also played at Q.M.S., in the Cowichan Valley Invitational Tournament, in which we placed second. We had also planned to enter a team in the Pepsi tournament in March, but a last minute change in the schedule made it impossible for us to enter. This is the second year that we have been disappointed in not being able to enter a team for this tournament, so we hope that next year will be a case of ' Third Time Lucky ' . We have a number of competent and enthusiastic players in Grades Ten and Eleven in par- ticular, and we, therefore, look forward to their successes in future years. Graduating this year is Craig Herman who has been a most supportive member of the group in his two years at Brentwood. Grant Gillies ' flamboyant and sometimes novel style will similarly be missed, and we trust that Sa Hi Abbott ' s powerful skills will meet more challenging op- position in future years. After my nine years associated with badminton in the School, I am giving up badders . I anticipate returning some day to see badminton played in a well-lit gym, that is suitably heated, with no heating fans to suck up birdies or other superstructures to 1 obstruct the player! ! A.L. Duncan VOLLEYBALL When a team takes to the court and the roster includes the starting setters from the previous year ' s team, the coach is justifiably optimistic. The optimism is also reinforced by the fact that one of the setters is provincial all-star Betty Glen and the other setter is spirited Anne Evamy. After one week of practice, a few candidates likely to fill the other four positions begin to impress. Anne Ross and Tina Felix provide the height for centre blocker. An agile Keri Young threatens for, and eventually wins, one of these starting positions as she quickly develops into one of the team ' s best blockers and attackers. Another eventual starter is exhuberant Kathy Staples. As our top Junior the previous year, she is a designated starter from the first game. Filling out the roster at the universal positions are a couple of new grade twelves. Kathy Palfy and Sheryl Rogers provide experience in this role where balanced skills are a necessity. One characteristic of this team over our successful predecessor is its depth. This is largely provided by a core of new rookies. Kathey Bryan and Pam Groberman develop extremely well and certainly fill the qualifications of an attacking-setter that are required in a 6-0 system. Helen du Toit, by virtue of her strong play in Calgary, indicated that she should also hold a starting position next year. This depth of talent should continue next year when a promising group of juniors challenges for some of the first six positions. Beryl Read, Lisa Palfy, Lauren Superstein and Shannon Peters formed a team around setters Pam Groberman and Kathey Bryan and defeated the Mid- Island Junior Champion Quamichan team in an exhibition game. The match was quite close, but our superior ser- ving and service reception eventually came through. The senior team experienced similar success early in the season. Other than marginal differences in score, it didn ' t seem to matter what combination of players took to the floor. The team swept every game during the league schedule and were rarely extended. Therein lies a problem that would haunt us later. Our first major test came at the B.C. Independent Schools ' Tournament. Most of the matches were routine except for a lapse against St. Margaret ' s. That un- fortunate loss dropped us to second place after we swept two games from a strong York House squad and split our games with an equally impressive Crofton House. The inconsistency that cost us the B.C. Tournament would be our downfall a week later in Calgary at the Western Canadian Championships. The general calibre of play in Calgary was cer- tainly superior to the play of a year ago. This statement is not intended to provide an excuse for our seventh-place finish. On the contrary, our play at any given moment during the tournament certainly should have qualified us for the top four and even the final two teams. But for a few critical lapses and the subsequent loss of crucial points, five games could have been reversed in our favour. A 7-11 record would have been a 12-6, good for second place in round-robin play. However, not having played calibre teams during our league play proved a disadvantage here. As a team we did not respond well in the close matches and, as a result, we were not equal to the task when the play was competitive. If any team stood out during the tournament it was the eventual winners from St. Angela ' s Academy in Saskat- chewan. They balanced an awesome attack with sound defence. Our B.C. rivals, Crofton House and York House, finished second and fourth in spite of some inconsistent play of their own. The tournament did end on a positive note when Betty Glen was selected as a tournament all- star for the second year in a row. In a normal year, our return from the Independent Schools ' Tournament leads directly into the Provincial playoffs. Unfortunately, the Island Championships were scheduled for the same weekend as our trip to Calgary and we we were not afforded the opportunity to better our previous year ' s 5th place finish in the Province. This scheduling problem has been corrected for future years and next year ' s version of the senior team should set their sights high. Although the likes of a Betty Glen will not be around, the team has a sound core of returning Grade 11 ' s sprinkled with promising Grade 10 ' s that should be favoured to capture the Mid-Island and provide com- petitive volleyball for all other matches. R. PIECHOTTA GOLF Tell me. Have you ever seen a lemon slice? (That ' s a golf swing whose line is not precise.) You ' ll see many a slice — they call it a fade - At Cowichan, where angular momentum is not obeyed. Hackers aim for fairway and not to slice at all. They stand at address muttering oaths at the ball. It starts out down the middle as if all is well, Then it turns right and heads for hell ! When they hit, they had better shout Fore! Here come the Brentwood slicers galore. Creighton, Roach, Bell and Wynne Into the woods and back out ag ' in . And another four who get their exercise, Trying to find a cure for their demise, Crawford, Goldberg, Dimentand Gillies, hasing the ball over the hillies. 1 And then there are others who hit the ball fine, Trying to break the elusive 79 . Without doubt the best are Splatt and Thrall Both trying to hit the longest ball. The weather ' s not great — far too much rain But that doesn ' t deter the mighty George Payne. Two mean drivers are Elder and Reeve, Though sometimes from water a ball they retrieve. Over the term they all tried to improve, But there were some swings where the ball didn ' t move. Good shots, bad shots, and some funny ones perhaps, All combined to produce their handicaps, n the Van Island final our team was tenth — Not bad for Brentwood, but not quite our strength. Then a handicap tourney especially for beginners Yielded Goldberg and Payne as the net winners. n the big tournament they call the Soukop Play 36 holes to find out who ' s top. Abattlewas rising— it was their Waterloo , Splatt and Thrall both began with an 82 . In the last round you couldn ' t ask for more: Rick shot his lowest ever - a 94 . Ken Creighton, too, hit another birdie To score his best, and end up thirdie. The lead kept switching, it was quite a match Ralph and Mike were good, though not quite scratch. After 36 holes, the two were still tied. A sudden-death playoff would have to decide. Mike hit a safe drive when it really mattered, A tree trapped Ralph ' s ball and his hopes were splattered. Mike ' s par 4 left Ralph appalled A big win, and Mike was enthralled. J. GARVEY Seventeen enrolled in the Cycling Group, all very capable and eager riders. Included in the Group are the four students who volunteered to cycle across Canada to Kingston, Ontario, at the conclusion of the School year, leaving Brentwood on June 21st. These four students are Dan Burley, Andrew Rahme, Michael Cottam and Richard Rogers. I am very proud to say that anyone on the cycling team would be more than capable of completing this venture with us but, due to other commitments, they refrained from this experience. As I write this short summary, the Group has cycled a distance of over five hundred miles since the beginning of term. We hope to complete eight hundred miles before the conclusion of the year. I am sure each member of this hardworking Group has gained considerable cycling, mechanical and team riding experience. Our trips took us north and south of the Island to Victoria, Nanaimo, Duncan, Shawnigan and through many off- road areas. Time is all important. It is hard to ride to some very interesting spots due to our geographic situation and time allotted to make the trips worthwhile. Ideally, a full day of riding would be acceptable; then one could plan an eighty- mile tour of the local Islands, utilizing the ferry links. I would like to congratulate all the members of the Brentwood Cycling Club on their great co-operation and contribution. I have seen many of you mature and develop character and team spirit. I hope you have enjoyed our many pleasant trips and hours we have spent together. There is nothing like the feel of the breeze in one ' s face as the miles wheel by. Hope to have the pleasure of your company next season. Until then, pumpers , happy holidays and have a great summer! P.S. Sure will miss those of you graduating! R.G. PITT ANNUAL TOUR DU LAC 1981 Under blue and sunny skies, the Annual Tour-du-Lac was held and sponsored by Shawnigan Lake School on the 22nd of May at 2:00 p.m. The Co-ordinator, Mr. Grass, along with other colleagues from Shawnigan School, successfully ran the seventh thirteen and one-half mile race. Sixty cyclists competed, representing six schools. Brentwood entered two teams, six cyc lists in each, the first five to count for points. The Brentwood riders have been training hard for this event, cycling, on average, one hundred miles each week on sports afternoons. Our riders displayed great enthusiasm prior to this event, repeatedly cycling the lake during training periods. Brentwood placed first to win the Bonner Tour-du- Lac Cup. We placed second last year. The following is the finishing order for the Brentwood Teams ( indicates Brentwood ' s Winning Team): M. FELDBERG — 2nd: Time: 35.29 (WinningTime35.2) D. BURLEY — 6th; M.SMITH — 7th; B. WINTRUP — 9th; S.HUGO- 13th; A. RAHME — 17th; T. NENZEN — 19th; R. ROGERS -21st; M. COTTAM — 27th; J. LESLIE -28th; S. MONCKTON — 29th; B. WIKKERINK — 33rd. Brentwood ' s Second Team placed 5th. Congratulations to Maurie Feldberg, placing first among the Brentwood riders and second in overall standings. Maurie repeated his previous year ' s per- formance. A well done! to all the Brentwood riders who gave a fine performance and a fine team spirit at all times. R.G. PITT, Coach Our first term in Life Saving was very successful. We achieved six Bronze Cross Bars, Ten Bronze Crosses, and fourteen Bronze medallions. The students worked very hard to accomplish these awards; many hours are spent in theory and first aid. The second term was spent in the classroom due to pool maintenance. Our aim was to ensure all Senior and Junior Resuscitation candidates qualified and were competent in their Bronze Medallion and Bronze Cross theory. As the final term commenced, our pool was back to normal operations. New Life saving classes were started; these classes included Life Saving I, II, III Levels and bronze Medallion and Bronze cross. The Royal Life Saving Awards were as follows: Senior Resuscitation = 20 Junior Resuscitation = 16 Bronze Medallion = 40 Bronze Cross =14 Bronze Cross Bars = 10 Bronze Bars =10 TOTAL =110 The two Special Awards this year were achieved by Alison Ranger and Doug Jung who successfully qualified as National Life Guards. Congratulations to both! Mrs. Pitt wishes to thank all candidates for their co- operation and hard work during a successful year. D.D. PITT As the number of schools that play hockey is limited, our season did not produce many games, as the summary which follows will indicate. Against St. Michael ' s University School the senior team took rather an easy, 7 to 4 victory and the junior team played three enjoyable matches against Glenlyon, winning one and tying the other two. For their help with practices special thanks go to Mike Manson and Mr. Dave Burr, who assisted with the coaching. Indeed, the Headmaster, who took the liberty of appointing himself as Master in Charge of Hockey this past season, would not have been able to carry out his role without the able assistance of the two aforementioned gentlemen. Notable contributions to the season came from several players, but Marcus Rockliff deserves to be singled out. He attended every practice and for two hours two days per week donned his pads so that the likes of Michael Lumber Lebow, Wild Bill Wikkerink, Andrew Raging Rah- me, Michael Immaculate Manson and John Vicious Vic- cars could let the rubber (the puck for the uninitiated) fly in his direction. Without his patience the practice sessions would have been a disaster. Ice time has once again been booked for next year. In addition, it has been learned that Shawnigan Lake School plans to resume play and, therefore, may provide some competition. Moreover, the school is taking steps to at least informally affiliate with the appropriate minor hockey leagues. If these efforts are successful, then we could look forward to an improved hockey program for 1981 82. V CURLING By the middle of October, it looked like the turnout for curling would be sparse. However, our fearless leader, Ken McAlpine, took to recruiting ' willing ' (??) students for the curling team. Every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday night, we were out there throwing rocks and thus created a team that would go on to the B.C. Provincials in Fort St. John. After these many nights in practice, our Brentwood team, consisting of D.A. Mathieson, Gordon Gable, Marika Masuak and Fred Wallace, was pitted against a Scottish team from George Watson School in Edinburgh, Scotland. Try as we might, our team was defeated. Although chagrined by their failure, our girls ' team, consisting of D.A. Mathieson, Diane Farlowe and two girls from C.S.S.S. in Duncan, were determined to win. They were selected to play in the Zone Playdowns in Victoria. They won their games and were thus in the running to go to the B.C. Provincials held in Fort St. John. The competition was tough and our team lost after some very close games. They returned somewhat unhappy, but glad for the experience. In the winter term, the turnout for curling was great! About 30 students, some who had never curled before, signed up. From this, eight teams were made. These teams played off against each other, battling for the 1st place trophy. After a final showdown between the teams of Marika Masuak and Glenn Mattice, Marika ' s team with Tony Stewart (lead), Mike Partington (second) and Fred Wikkerink, came out in first place. Many of the students started out the term not even knowing what a ' curling rock ' or a ' sheet ' was. However, by a constant effort and team enthusiasm (and the promise of a prize dinner) these students surprised their coach and themselves by their fabulous improvement. We would all like to extend our thanks and appreciation to Mr. McAlpine for making this one of the best years in curling. Who knows, maybe next year we ' re for the Silver Broom! Marika Masuak SAILING Fall term saw the arrival of twenty-eight beginners, a veritable armada of ignorance, every other one a Jonah. A right mutinous lot they were too who stirred within me buried sympathies for Captain Bligh. However, since the lash is frowned upon in this enlightened age, and keelhauling is not effective beneath a Sabot, we found ourselves in the usual position of needing a term to teach but a few basics of seamanship. The bow of the Sabot proved an almost insurmountable obstacle to some who insisted there must be a sharp end of every boat. This inability to distinguish between bow and stern is probably the only logical explanation of the phenomenon of back- wards sailing into the rocks , a lemming-like spectacle to be seen in the months of September and October on the waters of Mill Bay. Knowing a hopeless situation when I see one, I delegated the task to my helper, Sisyphus Cameron, and took the handful of advanced sailors off to a couple of regattas in Victoria. There we met a new breed of sailor, the Laser acrobat. Charles Darwin never had anything like this aboard the Beagle. The sea-going iguana is a veritable Adonis beside this Caliban. Your Laser acrobat possesses two mat- chsticks of legs, is completely flat in the buttocks (I suspect they are bound at birth like the foreheads of the Ubangi), huge shoulders, a size ten head, and elephantine ears, their pendulous lobes hung with lead weights. They are not trained to sail; instead they propel their boats through the water with a rocking, ooching, rolling motion accompanied by rapid movements of the killer and gut- tural cries of starboard! up! and protest! , which is actually the total limit of their vocabulary. Few have any teeth due to their habit of holding mainsheets in their mouths during windy weather when they actually have to sail the boat. It is perhaps a loss for science, though an undoubted win for the sailing world, that this evolutionary trend came to a dead-end in May, 1981 when the IYRU rule No. 60 came through which declared that the boat must be moved by the actions of the wind on the sails. The end of the first term saw the usual paradox: those who passed the course jumped ship to move on to the delights of badminton, typing, pottery and other demanding occupations while the layabouts and criminals from the crimping houses of the West Coast, unable, mysteriously, to obtain a single berth in any other sport or activity, announced their intention of staying on. Mr. Cameron, who had been rammed twice by a Sabot aimed by Leslie Hood on that fateful final afternoon, announced his intention of moving to the prairies, the desert, the moon — anywhere without water! The middle term proved to be a particularly windless affair with only five afternoons when there was sufficient breeze to go sailing. It is probably due to this fact that we suffered neither drownings nor shipwreck. While the Bronze level sailors struggled with their knots and the dark, unfathomable inscrutabilities of the spinnaker — Did He who made the lamb make thee? some free souls, a trifle less Neanderthal and prehensile than their shipmates, expressed an interest in learning coastal navigation. Since this was largely a theory course that could wreck nothing more expensive than a chart or a pair of dividers, I readily agreed to teach them the CYA Coastal Navigation Course. : % s : : ' There is a theory afoot which says that a group of monkeys trained to use typewriters and permitted to live to infinity, would eventually write every book in the British Museum. I believe it, firmly. They will also write translations into Urdu and Sanskrit and will achieve all this some light years before Wally Charman learns the difference between variation and deviation of the com- pass. Mr. Charman, pere; lock up your boat! Wally ' s shortcomings, however, are as but the slight shifting of sands and currents along the little used channel of some remote delta as compared with the suicidal reef-bound courses planned by one whom Charity forbids me to name but who must have found his way here from Iraq by the merest chance, perhaps like Sinbad plucked away by a gigantic bird. Suffice to say that at the end of the term when I found, to my amazement, that they nearly all passed the exam, I made a mental note to join Mr. Cameron in some dry desert wilderness where my nightm ares about being run down by a grinning graduate might possibly abate. One of the fewJ lght spots in the dismal term was provided by Rob Pauls, a real sailor who, by some miraculous misadventure, had been allowed to register at Brentwocp tohl obtained his Basic Coastal Guiding Instructor Certification, becoming the youngest person in Canada to hold this award. In the final term we embarked upon our racing programme, a euphemism for the waterborne mayhem, acts of piracy, and broadsides of abuse that marked at least the Mer-house matches. Part of the responsibility for the carnage must, I suppose, rest with your organizer who allowed the draw for boats to take place some days prior to the event in order to allow teams to work on their boats. Unfortunately, this was seized upon as a heaven- sent opportunity to knobble the craft of the opposition, a fact only too much in evidence on race days when a number of vessels sank without warning never having left the dock. The competitions, senior and junior, were won by a group from Privett who would have made Teach and Blackbeard lock their cabin doors, and Morgan run for his life. In club and provincial regattas, deprived of cannon and cutlass, we fared reasonably well with good performances becoming increasingly evident towards the end of the year as experience was gained, and weight put on by our smaller, lighter members. Booty in the form of the Roger ' s Cup was snatched from a reluctant group of S.L.S. cut- throats who promptly returned to the attack a few days. later to relieve us of the Independent Schools ' ShielM Jurgen Klatt and Eduardo Libin, whom I suspect joined sailing in the same way as some men are forced to join the Foreign Legion, Ire quietly stopping their lines and raising anchor this year. Rob Pauls, our captain, who spent much of the year flogging his group of swabs into some sem- blance of order, is on course for the relative peace and quiet of a sum mer jo b cru shing rocks, !CTIr away from the water as he can possrBly etfTu them and to all others- who may be going ashore this year, I leave this thought couched in the fmmortal words of Spike Africa, President Pacific Ocean: . Once a Sailor, always a Bum R.V. Lironi ; WATER POLO Many thanks to the Water Polo Group, particularly to some of last year ' s team, such as David Attwell, Mike Splatt, Mark Chan and Bruce Foreman who gave the Group some fine experience. I am sure the team will agree when I say we were all very disappointed the enrolment did not include last year ' s team, but we had fun and gained more aquatic and water polo skills. It is understood that to join water polo one ' s prerequisite must be strength in all swimming strokes. We did have some weak swimmers this year, but they made fine improvement in all areas as the term progressed. Congratulations to Herman Schenck and Donald Stanley. These two would be an asset to any School team. A great deal of courage and desire was displayed by Evan Fisher, DevinCourteand David Lam. We lost the capable service of Mark Williamson due to an ear injury which prevented him from entering the water; nevertheless, Mark made great strides in the early part of the term. Thanks again to the Group. It was a pleasure working with you. R. G. PITT RAMBLING 1981 Another great year outdoors! Excellent leaders have continued to raise the general standards in the Group; skills in climbing, kayaking, canoeing, cross-country skiing, camping, have come on apace. Our thanks to Sherry and Chris, Scott and ' Pops ' , and to the other leaders who will be still here next year. Our best wishes for the future to all those noble 12 ' s leaving for fresh woods and pastures new — Good Luck and keep on ramblin ' man! Thanks go, too, to Steve Baker whose enthusiasm allowed us to double the size of the Group and spread the adventures around some more. We wish him good luck, a fairwind and plain sailing. The snow eventually arrived this year, just as we were getting out swimsuits and tanning lotion, so we dashed off to Forbidden Plateau. Two long weekends of different conditions. The first crisp and clear, bright sun and dazzling blue skies, a large group skiing effortlessly for miles. An entertaining scene on the route back when the I chimney fell off the bus and our only tool to fix it was j a fire-axe. And Cody and Pops and Primate juggled and i hacked in the mud to get it free while Sherry pretended 1 she was not with us. The second in blizzards and murky I gloom, with tents shrinking with the weight of the snow. With the late snow our favourite kayaking stretches were wilder than usual, little slack water and high-speed sheer-lines. Some exciting paddling and some speedy swims and spectacular rescues. Keep flowing Cowichan and Koksilah! As always, we have had great help from Ken | MacAlpine, Ella Hallett, Barb Little, and our pilots, Norm, Dick, Hub, Gordy, Real, Valerie and Dick. Thanks for your friendly, efficient, patient support. R. Wingate YOU CAN - YOU MUST Who can make you free but you? Who can make you do — but you? All experience of life — is you So who can change things — but you? Purples and yellows, Orchids or violets Lilies and lupins And everywhere the heather. Swallowtails and humming-birds, Martens and fawns, Bear-cubs and Mountain larks Intoxicating sights and sounds and smelts. Blue sky, hot sun, cool breeze, Sparkling snow patches. Open now the portholes to your senses, Feel, feeling; and being, be! 1 Be M. VV Be sure that you tnmwff Make you a better you, With you inside and outside too; ith others sure you ' re giving. A Student Who Did DRAMA CLUB I had thought that at this moment I would wish to write of Guys Dolls, for in a sense this was the wonderful year , (forgive me, Samuel Taylor Coleridge) — a year which saw the fulfillment of something which had dwelt dormant in my spirit for 15 years or more. And maybe I should write of our production, for many folk seem to have been most interested in our efforts to mount Frank Loeser ' s slick and sleazy vehicle on our more than limited stage. But it is past, leaving its trail of warm yet sharp images, the rattle of its dice-like language, the braying vibrato of its melodies. And I was happy there, secure too, as I never was in the elephant-eye cornfields . And so what to write of? Rehearsals? No, they are too special, too private, too fragile. My colleagues? No, for the simple reason that I shall undoubtedly wish to call upon their time and talents in the future. Much safer to preserve those relationships. Possibly, I could be permitted to write of our Drama Awards, those recognitions which have been established by kind friends of the College many years ago and are now given each year to students who excel in the Dramatic Arts. The earliest of our Drama Awards was the Earnshawe Trophy, originally given by our good friends, Commander and Mrs. Earnshawe, to mark the College ' s production of Antigone. This award is one which each year recognizes any outstanding service to the Club. The winner need not, but can be an actor, though all other services such as the technical aspects of a production must be considered in making this award. More recently, our Governor, Dr. Maurice Young, gave the E.V. Young Memorial Award in honour of his father, a gentleman who, through his association with U.B.C., had an enormous impact upon the development of Community Drama in the early days of the province. I would wish both of these parties to know that we are honoured to possess their awards and that each year much thought and questioning is entered into before a worthy winner is found. Talking of worthy winners brings me to Miss Van Dusen — Dear Nanci (yes, the ' i ' is correct), one of the joint winners of the E.V. Young Memorial Award for this year. This is a staccato, incisive, businesslike talent, swift and direct, one that pierces through all trivia to the heart of the matter, a personality that not only sets the stage aglow but also reaches out its wide arms to embrace the entire audience. I do not think in 30 years of directing young people I have encountered a more skilled player of musical comedy. Her rehearsals are professional to a degree, all her time and energy spent in the shaping and controlling of a scene. What a relief to meet an actress who does not wish to discuss the role, rather than do it! But unquestionably, Nanci ' s greatest asset is her theatre attitude, one that she possessed in embryo when we first met and one that I have watched develop most en- couragingly. To Nanci, a performance means work, more and more repetition of the same unit, a phrase adjusted here, a tone or glance there, until it is as near perfection as possible. Her constant search for the acquisition of even further skills leaves no room for socializing in the theatre; the steady move towards performance statement is relentless with no hint of slackness in the smaller physical details, the hairstyle, the jewellry, the colour and cut of a dress. I will long remember her Ado Annie and her Adelaide and the joy that Nanci gave me through the privilege of our working together. Nanci ' s fellow winner of the E.V. Young Memorial Award this year was Terry Van Vliet for his performance as Sky Masterson in Guys Dolls. This is a more con- sidered, a more intellectual, darker, moodier talent, possibly with a size and energy more suited to straight theatre than musical comedy. But talent in abundance, once it has settled, perhaps even sufficient for a professional career. Certainly, the looks are there, a fine head, good posture, a strong, if not subtle voice, but somehow the personal chemistry not yet sufficiently crystallized to enable the image and the reality to become sharply and comfortably aligned. At moments when the fierce will takes over Terry can blaze on stage, not in the wide, glamorous Van Dusen sense, but with a quiet, burning intensity, sufficient to hurt, even as we harmed ourselves as children by focussing the sun ' s rays on the back of our hands with a piece of broken glass. At such moments all else disappears on stage, fellow actors, sets, props, etc., they all vanish and there is only Terry . . . well, Sky. Thank you, Terry, for all your loyalty and all your efforts. Pill I m l II WW m imm; 8,1 k i- PRESENTS The joint winners of the 1981 Earnshawe Trophy for service are a couple of stalwarts, Scott Thornton and Lauchlin Lyons, the former ill equipped to go on stage by token of the fact that when he was not on top of a ladder he was always on crutches, the latter fully alive both on and backstage. Scott has been head of our Technical Department for a couple of years now, the man who, under Mr. Getgood ' s supervision, has managed to con- vert our mail-box stage into both the wide, sun-drenched spaces of Oklahoma and the dark, furtive angularities of New York City. Scott is a quiet, determined worker, passionately concerned with the details of construction and well able to set a model of leadership and industry for others to follow. If they do not readily follow, Scott will continue to work alone, somehow aware that his fellows will return, inspired (or maybe shamed!) by his example. He is a perfectionist in his field — regardless of expense, always concerned that the audience will see exactly what the designer intended, with no shoddiness or carelessness in minor details. Without your help and loyalty over the past two years, Scott, my taskwould have been an almost impossible one. And now to the bubbly, efferv escent Mr. Lyons, a mini Orson Welles, a young man whose loyalty to our Club equals that of Scott, but it is manifested in quite a dif- ferent manner. Not only did Lauchlin plow his way in the most outrageous fashion through Andrew Carne in Oklahoma!!, but also he bullied me into accepting him as my assistant — at least that ' s what the program said! He was ever at my elbow, breathing heavily, scribbling pugnaciously in my notebook, even, at times, daring to argue with my decisions. It takes a great deal of charm to argue with me ... and Lauchlin has it all! In Guys Dolls I tried desperately to keep him hidden from the audience for he neither sings nor dances. But somehow he kept turning up, that feisty face almost submerged under a Capone-trilby, hoofing away like the early Mickey Rooney. I always felt that whenever Scott Thornton could not get the backstage co-opeatrion of the crew, he used Lauchlin to whip everybody into shape. Keep up this buoyant approach, Lauchlin, it will carry you far in whatever you choose to do. A To these four award winners and all other graduates Who have served the Club so faithfully, i offer my sincere thanks and good wishes You have been a member of the oldest established Club at Brentwood College. Don ' t ever forget . . . and above all, come back next year to be terrified. T.Gil Bunch jiuli Bay Auditorium 8-1 5 GUYS AND DOLLS In the many years that I have now been writing this review my praise has been generally unstinting, even over-generous some have claimed. Now it appears that it may be time to redress the balance. May I begin by saying that my criticism is not levelled at the cast, who, within the limts of the natural restrictions of untrained voices and limited experience, did extremely well. Some individual performances were, in fact, so good that I shall be taking time to comment upon them later. My argument is with some very basic decisions that were taken by both director and producer in seeking to present a play with sixteen changes of scene, designed for presentation on a revolving stage, in the confines of a school auditorium. Having decided to present Guys and Dolls , it seems to me that some hard decisions should have followed. Let me elaborate. There was a period during the play when the time taken to change scenery was considerably in excess of that being used to give the performance. It was not that the scene changes were poorly handled; they were, in fact, extremely well done. It was just that, to my mind, the continuity of the show was lost. An image that comes to my mind is of a group of firemen, beautifully dressed, passing fire buckets in a line, in absolutely perfect rhyth- m, to the point that one forgets about the fire at all, and the nagging question at the back of one ' s mind — where is the hose? remains unanswered. So what was the solution to the problem facing the director and producer, other than the acquisition of a revolving stage? The only solution was to cut, splice, rewrite, telescope, boldly so that the continuity of the show would remain intact and the scene changes become no more than minor interruptions. This, for what it is worth, is my opinion. Now to a more positive note. I must single out the performances of a few individuals. Benjamin Butterfield as Nicely Nicely Johnson was to my mind unique as I was unable to recognize him — I had no programme — as Butterfield at all so completely had he grown into his role. He was extremely well supported by Grant Gillies as Benny Southstreet, a role he continued to play off the stage for some time after the performance so much had it become a part of him. Nanci Van Dusen as Adelaide once again amazed me with the range and tone of her voice and her magnetic stage presence that I had enjoyed so much in Oklahoma . Alan Ross, who might simply have been chosen for his size, showed himself quite capable of bringing in the heavy menace this role required. Excellent performances were also given by Terry Van Vliet, Matthew Mallon, Ralph and Erin Thrall, whose stamina and consistency throughout the long per- formance were noteworthy. Equally well done were the supporting roles played by Mark Kushniryk, Rick Diment and Helen du Toit. Finally a word of praise for a director who managed to get an extremely large cast on a small stage without ever giving the impression of over-crowding. Performances of this kind involve an absolutely enormous amount of work, most of it being done outside normal working hours. The Drama Club has provided us with tremendous entertainment year after year and to those stalwarts Messrs. Bunch, Cooper and Getgood, a vote of thanks is definitely due. Diogenes. DANCE GROUP 1980-81 has proved to be yet another busy and suc- cessful year for the dance group. We grow in numbers and in technical quality every year. We benefited greatly this year from the girls who have taken dance for three years — more young men have joined the group with less than a little trepidation. At Christmas the group staged a dance display for the school — most of the ground work was done by students, and Julia Schenck designed a programme. The Display was a great success and rounded off the first term nicely. 1981 brought the Production of Guys and Dolls very close and the challenge of the dance numbers for the show. The girls involved worked hard and furiously, tackling something which proves difficult to the most well trained chorus girl. Nanci Van Dusen proved herself to be a true trouper in the real sense of the word — giving words of encouragement and hope to the girls in the troupe. After many changes and frustrating but happy hours of work, the numbers were ready for the show. So, many thanks and congratulations go to the hotbox girls. The entire group entered the Victoria Festival this year — 5 days after the last performance of Guys and Dolls . We entered 10 classes which ranged from Pas de deux to a splendid Punk dance created by 3 grade 12 ' s: Ruth Buchanan, Alison Nunn and Julia Schenck. The girls really looked the part right down to their very vivid makeup. The dancers all performed very well on two separate days. We were invited to dance in the famous Performance and tied with Parklands for the Secondary School Dance Trophy. We have been most grateful to Emmett Finnegan this last half term, who has been coming along to dance class and giving us the benefit of his expertise in Jazz Dance. I would like to thank Emmett for the work he has done with the group and for giving of his most valuable time. Emmett, you are always welcome! We are losing an excellent group of grade 12 students this year — 14 in all. I would like to wish every one of them well and hope that they keep up with dance or movement in some Art form. Thanks go to all the group for a good year and let us look forward to more awe inspiring things next year. To conclude, here is a quiet reflection from a rainy day watching my 2 year old daughter dance around the room to ' It ' s Raining, It ' s Pouring ' , completely oblivious of me. She made me think again of how it is so natural for all of us to want to move, tap our feet to music, clap our hands. We should all enjoy the rhythm of dance, whether we are talented or not. Let us try and keep that beautiful, un- touched movement of babes and toddlers. Let us keep the sparkle and enjoy moving. So did she move, so did she sing. Like the harmonious spheres that bring unto their rounds their music ' s aid — which she performed such a way. As all the enamoured world will say, The graces danced and Apollo played. J Mac Lean BAND AND CHOIR: (or, it ' s an ill wind...) SENIOR BAND INTERMEDIA TE BAND This year we welcomed to the Department Mr. Keith Fraser as the junior and intermediate instructor, replacing John Boel who retired after serving the school faithfully for thirteen years. Enrolment at the senior level exceeded fifty for the first time in the School ' s history. Preparations for the Annual Carol Service began after mid -term by which time everyone had settled in and a sense of balance established. It was evident at this time that section leaders, Sheryl Rogers, Margot Creighton, Karen Mook and Ann Ross, were displaying strong leadership qualities and concern for those players in their sections. The overture to Handel ' s oratorio The Messiah and Bach ' s Prelude and Fugue in B flat were performed as solo band items at the Christmas performance. Unfortunately, due to the writer ' s ' total immersion ' in rehearsals for Guys and Dolls , extra practises for the band in the second term could not be held — crap- shooters, crooks and hookers were everywhere! Two members of the senior band, Kathy Palfy and Leslie Hood, are to be congratulated for their excellent contributions in the orchestra for the School ' s musical production. Concerts in the third term were held at the Hotel Vancouver, The Bayshore and here in School. Outstanding performances were given by Kathy Palfy, Karen Mook, Betty Glen and Ann Ross. Ben Butterfield was a consistently fine performer as soloist with the choir. Both he and Erin Thrall must be congratulated for their excellent results at the Victoria Music Festival. A large group of students visited the Look of Music Exhibition in Vancouver. Among the displays, perhaps the Stradivarius violin of Pablo Saraste, the flute of Frederick the Great and one of Bach ' s harpsichords, attracted the most interest, not forgetting Adolphe Sax ' s saxophone. We shall be saying ' au revoir ' to quite a number of music students due to graduation. To these people may I express my sincere thanks and appreciation for all their hard work, loyalty and comaraderie — it ' s been a lot of fun! If music be the food of love — join a band . . .ask any trumpet player! R.G. Cooper JUNIOR BAND CHOIR POTTERY AND SCULPTURE The year started with the normal student mixture of experience and ignorance; the five-year veterans and the I made an ashtray in grade 2 mob. This latter group has produced some remarkably capable potters in a year: David Duke, Doug Garnett, Bill Wikkerink, and some remarkably creative ones like Andrew Clark. For the first time, I introduced human anatomy into the sculpture course, and a brave and hardworking group consisting of Andrew Hunter, Grace Mah, Karen Mid- dleton and Julia Schenck worked their way through the structure of the human body and then produced two torsos each, in clay — one male, one female. Some excellent work has been done by the senior students this year. Adam Wensley takes the senior pot- tery prize which is no surprise to anyone, hotly pursued by Harry Worsley. Adam also took first prize at the Cowichan Arts Fair for an outstanding bowl. Since Adam leaves us this year I would like to take the opportunity of thanking him publicly for his help and humour and support over the years and for his inspiration to other students of pottery. And reader, if you do not have, as I do, a Wensley pot, the day will come when you will regret it.. We also regrettably lose Julia Schenck this year, who takes the sculpture prize. Sculpture , in Julia ' s case, is a label that covers her talents somewhat loosely. Pots, sculpture, reliefs, all manner of creative works ooze out of the ends of Julia ' s fingers, and for her inspiration too, to others, we will miss her. We had two outings this year, one in December to Robin Hopper ' s studio. Robin is one of the illustrious group of Canadian master potters and this was a stimulating visit for the grade 11 ' s at the beginning of the year. At the end of the year in May, the grade 12 ' s visited Walter Dexter in Metchosin, another fine thrower and decorator who made us all feel very much at home and impressed with his easy throwing and superb decorating. And this is June, and the fumbling, inept fingers have all become competent to one degree or another, and some of the newcomers have surprised both me and them- selves and I have heard those magic words, said in sur- prise and pride: I didn ' t know I could do that! Helen Smith ART This year the Art Department has performed out- standingly. This was probably due to the many diligent and certainly talented students combined with the advent (finally!) of twenty new desks and, above all, due to the excellent teaching of Mrs. Jackson. Three afternoons a week Mrs. Jackson makes her way down to Brentwood College to devote her highly qualified self to the in- struction of Grades 8 through 12 in the fields of drawing, painting and print making. The aim is primarily to explore the basic line, value and composition techniques. Yet the results are not only stunningly imaginative but also exhibit a high degree of sophistication at all grade levels. Enthused about the tremendous output this year was, however, not only Mrs. Jackson but also the Independent Schools ' Inspector who requested that the works of five students be forwarded for exhibition in the B.C. Ministry of Education building. The Art Department, like every other department at Brentwood, also takes part in many local. and provincial competitions. As in the other departments, although the scheduled student time for art is spread very thinly, we tend to do exceptionally well, especially this year. In the Grades 8 and 9 levels we submitted eight entries for the Cowichan Valley Poster Contest — John Pulos received 1st prize, Don Mathieson 3rd and John Davis received honourable mention. In the Spring Arts Fair, Brentwood won five out of eight awards, namely: 1st and 3rd prizes for Kathy Giles; 1st prize for Douglas Jung; and two 2nd prizes for Julia Schenck and Merion Hasell. Brentwood also took three out of the four prizes in the Cowichan Valley Exhibition for Senior Grades with a 1st in painting for Norman Hill, 1st in drawing for Tammy Boan and a 2nd prize in drawing for Debbie Firman. The most impressive showing, however, was in the B.C. Young Artists ' Biennial Exhibition. Here a total of 4 ,500 entries from all over the province were judged and 231 selected for honourable mention of which one hundred and ninety-nine were placed in the final exhibit. Out of twenty-five entries from Brentwood, five were selected for honourable mention and four of these were judged worthy to be in the final exhibition and tour the Province for the next two years. Winners were — Honourable Mention: Douglas Jung; Merit Awards: Ken Butt, Marty Boan, Angela Keller- Herzogand Debbie Firman. This year has, therefore, been a fabulous success. Julia Schenck DEBATING The debating club, in the third year since rising from the ashes, has remained relatively small, yet alive. This year the club spearheaded the organization and par- ticipation of the Vancouver Island Championships. For that tournament we ran the largest gathering of debaters in B.C. this year — 132 all told. Organization of such a tournament, which rivals Napoleon ' s invasion of Russia in its logistical complexity, was an unqualified success. Successful because of the active contribution of 100 Brentwood students who acted as chairpersons, hosts and tabulators. Having observed many tournaments over the years as Vancouver Island Co-ordinator, I ' m convinced that the level of mass par- ticipation at Brentwood is unique. My thanks to all those who ably assisted. The tournament was also a success from a competitive point of view. Brentwood debaters do not host events in order to open the way for other schools to win the prizes. The commitment of this year ' s club was fantastic in that having done so much of the organization, they also par- ticipated with distinction. The Brentwood junior team of Leslie Szamosi, Angela Keller-Herzog, David Ross and Dave Sharpe performed this double function so well that they won the Vancouver Island Junior Team Championship and qualified for the Provincial Championship. Terry van Vliet and Ruth Buchanan restricted their involvement to the competition but still showed their class and skill finishing fifth and third respectively. Terry and Ruth were the top debating pair on the island and could have won the B.C. Provincial Championship, of that I am convinced. It was a shame that for various reasons, neither of them went to the finals in Prince George. In fact Angela and Leslie performed creditably at the Provincial level. There were other tournaments, such as the Ravenhurst in Nanaimo, the Independent Schools, the television competition in Victoria, a speech competition in Saanich and two debates with Shawnigan Lake, but the Island and Provincial tournaments were the highlight of the year. The entire club was a pleasure to work with this year. Good memories of an enthusiastic quintet of ' grommets ' , the steadiness of Leslie Szamosi, the suprising potential of David Sharpe, the leadership of Angela Keller-Herzog, David Ross ' effective style, the loyalty of Patrick Pickles, and the charming potential of Tony Ghitter. Also notable, for the first time, was the contribution of debaters who couldn ' t attend the regular meetings but participated in any case. First and foremost in this group was Diane Farlowe, who, along with Angela, carried the burden of organizing a debating tournament and com- peted in several tournaments, incuding the Western Canada seminar in Saskatchewan where she finished 1 1th overall. Also I ' d like to thank Eduardo Libin, Lauchlin Lyons, all three Attisha brothers, Ken Creighton, John Schmidt, Victoria Graefe and David Hunt who put their ' wits on the line ' . To Ruth, Terry, Eduardo, Simon Monckton and Richard Attisha who helped the club in its infancy: thanks for the memories; to the rest, I hope to see you debate next year. R. MacLean I] -VIC SYMPOSIUM ' 81, MAY 7-9 The University of Victoria, in conjunction with B.C. Tel, annually initiates the U-Vic Symposium which is a collection of about 100 students from around B.C. What do they do? Twenty-four of these students present papers, essays, and or art works to some 80 observers. Both the observers and presenters are selected, after having had their papers proofread by U-Vic professors, out of the hundreds of papers sent in. Initially, the symposium is a competition to get an opus accepted. Ultimately, however, it is a social event. The English 12 (1) class submitted approximately 7 papers of which 6 were accepted by U-Vic. Of these, two were chosen presenters. To quote our fearless leader (Mr. Bunch), This is a record! So much for glory! The par- ticipants were: Alison Nunn, Ruth Buchanan, Martin Burian, Dennis Lo, (Observers). Nicki MacLaren and Simon Monckton (presenters). The observers ' works covered everything from Alcohol Abuse to Human Twinning to a biographical study on a semi retarded child. The presenters wrote on Amniocentesis , by Nicki MacLaren, and the Doctrine of Strategic Limited War- fare, by Simon Monckton. (Their presentations were quite well done.) The symposium itself was a learning experience. All of us saw and heard subjects described in detail that we had never contemplated before. Most of all we had a good time. Thank you Mr. MacLean for burdening yourself with this motley group over that ' Symp ' weekend . S. Monckton. CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP The Creative Photography course at Brentwood is designed with two main thrusts. First, the students gain a basic working knowledge of black and white photographic technique (the easy part). Secondly, the students are given the opportunity to apply the technique with imagination and creativity (the hard part). Simply put, the students learn how to make a picture turn out . Each student, of course, has a different idea of what this means and they are encouraged to explore that meaning in as many different ways as possible. Like all explorations, there are surprises, dead ends, times of rapid progress, times of no progress, etc. In photography, this means the picture turned out or it didn ' t. Always, though, there is more exploring to do. That is the challenge. I hesitate to say more. The photographs themselves testify that the challenge is being met and that the pic- tures actually did turn out . P.S. Congratulations to lain Liknaitzky who won the Junior Photography award. Simon Monckton won the Senior Photography award. D. Keevil. lain Liknaitzky James Wiese George Saunders THE INTER-SCHOOLS ' CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Attendance this year for regular Bible study and discussion has averaged twenty students. We have been fortunate to be able to utilize the skill and experience of our Chaplain, Reverend Lou Thornton, and the expertise of Rob Stewart, the travelling secretary for High Schools on Vancouver Island. A dozen Grade Twelves have par- ticipated regularly and lent substance to discussion shared by much younger students. Considerable initiative and leadership was displayed in the planning stages by Ruth Buchanan, Simon Monckton, Dennis Loand Michael Wynne. Our discussions were free ranging but tended to focus in on the power of the Holy Spirit and the whole concept of Salvation and Redemption. There is good evidence that the small group attempted to exert some influence in their day to day existence and set the stan- dard of Christian example expected of them. Six of the youngest members attended a camp on Thetis Island in May but it was too difficult to arrange a group weekend because of the diverse calls on the students ' time. The year was rounded off with a very successful pizza party in early June held at St. Andrew ' s Presbyterian Church Hall. Al McKay, Co-ordinatorof B.C. High Schools, spoke to twenty-eight students on the Parable of the Sower. He placed the story in a con- temporary setting and made it very meaningful indeed. Next year we will continue to meet for study, prayer and fellowship. You are welcome at all times. R.S.. Wynne THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH ' S A WARD IN CANADA — B.C. and Yukon Division Remember this award is open to all students and young people from fourteen years. It requires a personal commitment of time and effort in four areas — Com- munity Service, training and doing; Hobbies or Special Interest; Physical Fitness; Expeditions. Through these four elements, young people can discover their inner resources, and develop them with the ultimate goal of producing a happy, successful, productive, aware, mature adult. The Bronze, Silver and Gold awards are simply a pat on the back for the individual who has achieved success in their chosen fields of endeavour. Our awards this year continue to show the worth of those of our students who get involved. At Government House, Victoria, we have had two ceremonies this year. His Honour, General Bell-Irving, the Lieutenant-Governor for British Columbia, presented the awards, aided by Commander Peter Chance, the Director for British Columbia and the Yukon, and re-inforced by General Kitching, the President of the Council. In October, 1980, Silver Medals were awarded to: Sherry Lampman Tim Tokarsky Wilco Ng Grant Gillies Dennis Lo Simon Monckton Sydney Wood Fred Wall is Geoffrey Wong Douglas Geddes. In June, 1981, Bronze Medals were awarded to: Andrew Maile Tan Barkley and an inscribed paperweight for service to Richard Wingate, Chief Instructor for the Summer Mountain Leadership Adventures. Qualifying for Silver awards in October 1981 : Kevin Tokarsky David King Scott Berry Glenn Mattice Robert Cohen Victoria Graefe Laurie Lupton Jeff Rui Qualifying for Gold in October, 1981, or May, 1982: Sherry Lampman Chris Edward Dave Williamson Fred Wallis Mark Poppleton ) Andrew Baldwin Randy Ross COMMUNITY SERVICE: The Mill Bay Conservation Society, aided and abetted by Brentwood College, continues its efforts on the Salmonid Enhancement Project. The facilities were im- proved last summer ready for the return of adult fish in the Autumn. New ladders, new catching house, new in- cubation area — lots of hard work from all concerned. The usual battle with flooded river and high tides made using the seine net in the pool below the last waterfall quite exciting work. 32,000 eggs were eventually placed in the incubation boxes and the water supply carefully watched as the weeks passed to ensure a good hatching. It proved not a good year for a high hatching rate in many areas. We managed to put 6 ,033 fry into the river in the Spring — a disappointing number compared to previous years but, at eighteen per cent, still a b etter rate than Nature ' s numbers. We would like to thank Lynn Hancock who wrote kind words about our seaside location, our wildlife and our efforts to increase the salmon. Our thanks, too, to Howard English, of Goldstream fame, who got the project under way seven years ago and continues to watch over our progress. John Ebell has continued his efforts and interest, even though now an Old Brentonian. Barry Finnegan as a biologist at U. Vic, masterminds the salmon project under the helpful direction of Trevor Morris, the Fisheries project controller. Dave, Francis and Chris invest a lot of time and effort too. Local schools increase their interest and participation. Thanks to all - and Well Done! The Community Help Programme: This was begun before Christmas and showed signs of being a wor- thwhile, useful, welcome way for our school to become more involved in the local community. Laurie Lupton, Jonathan Osborne, Vickie Graefe and Chris Edward managed to go out and do some good — unfortunately, they also got involved in other time-consuming activities on campus and were unable to sustain the project. Let us hope their example will encourage others in the new academic year. Bonnie Robinson and Grace Mah founded the Group and continued their help to senior citizens all year — Well Done! Brentwood College in the shape of Senior Leaders still runs the Summer Mountain Leadership Adventure Courses for the Duke of Edinburgh ' s Award in British Columbia. Each year a number of scouts and cadets, teachers and cadet officers are taught kayaking and climbing and expedition work in Strathcona Park. We will offer a Winter Experience around Easter, 1982 to extend those keen to learn about and enjoy our great Natural Environment. This is a voluntary service in which Brentwood has been involved for three years now. R. Wingate RNALISM People who were walking outside, past room 9 on activity days would constantly see a small group toiling diligently behind cluttered desks, and many people probably wondered what it was like to be a member of the Journalism Class. Well for most of the ten man team being a journalist was just a lot of work. Sweating out one article a week to keep up with our demanding syllabus was a task in itself. Heaps of additional work were necessary to write and produce two regular publications, ' Under Brentwood ' and ' The Brentonian ' , as well as contributing to the school ' s yearbook. A special portion of our time was given to expository works coming under the theme ' The Year of the Inhumane ' — mostly non-profit organizations we all can sympathize with. Another facet of our class was the strong sense of loyal friendship that results from the strict dictatorial atmosphere of the journalism lab. Much of our out-of-class time was spent reviewing case histories of courtroom controversy over the ' Freedom of the Press ' issue as well as censorship. In the course of our in-class studies we spent a good deal of time memorizing Milton ' s ' Areopagitica ' to be able to assume a pedantic posture whenever confronted on the censorship issue. However, the major accomplishment of the class this year was the mastery of the waffle. In a contemporary sense the verb ' to waffle ' is the practice of using aimless, ignorant talk to confuse an ignorant reader or listener into believing anything, or to openly lie in an inoffensive, verbose manner. But I digress — the waffle we have mastered is not the above, but the training of a small, alien life form possessing gelatinous mouth tendrils, segmented appendages, and a single red eye. In closing I have written a few words on each member of our class. Of course first to be mentioned is our mentor Mr. Tim Poirier who introduced the class to the waffle the first day by saying: ' Hi, I ' m going to be your journalism teacher ' . In the ' Odyssey ' Mentor had his Telemachus and in the ' Bible ' Christ had his disciples, but Mr. Poirier had to settle for Derrick Hunter, easily recognizable by his pasty complexion and furrowed brow. Derrick took the role well, being both studious and introverted. Sarah, our voluptuous ' token ' female, dismissed us as being damned colonials early on in the year and responded to our attempts at wit and levity with stoic indifference. John Osborne, South African by heart, entertained us all by his different brand of humour and alternately by not coming to class. Chris Edwards did it all this year. He was photographer for the paper, writer for the annual and, in his most dazzling role, he was a kitchen hag, slopping out viscous stews and crystalline roast beef. That ' s it for members of the graduating class on staff. Leading the underlings this year was Leslie Szamozi. Actually, that ' s a lie, but Leslie did lead the class in serious news work. However, all of his articles were postscripted with: ' this article was written by a ninth grade student. Please adjust your intelligence ac- cordingly. ' Paul bore the brunt of many personal, malicious jokes with the quiet acceptance that all towering intellects reserve for mere mortals. In way of apology, Mr. Glad- man, I think once and for all it ' s time to bury the hatchet. Jim von Stubenberg didn ' t ever say a lot and I only recently learned his name. Actually, that ' s a fallacy: Jim didn ' t say anything and I think I got his name wrong. Gord Bell timed his arrival perfectly. It was too late to do the scholarship journalism test and early enough to get a credit for the course. His many accomplishments this year included well, thanks anyway, Gord. Next year a journalism text will be printed by the publishers of the Grade XI Biology text. It will be based on Hunter ' s memoirs and entitled Journalists Without Backbones . Robert Mountbezzle LIFE: Glen Felzien LifeSM a terraB dizzy ' bewil yllof sfi a rn she screaming at the angels as and as if in an afterthought gently return you to perfect ecstacy in a moment. R.B. Four walls of weeping concrete, a naked, hanging bulb. a desk, a chair: the scholar sits entombed there. His dusty volumes rise around, multitudes of treasures bound . The scholar ' s visage, pale and drawn, frowns at the page, his squinting gaze directed at some phrase or word of dubious intent. Feeble sunbeam shafted downwards through festooned webs, and, thus illumined frantic dust motes, quite unseen, dance twixt sage and page. No muted bird calls reach his ears. No gently rustling leaves. He In silence, chill and dimness sleeps, breathing in the sacred words. Alone, complete, the scholar lives with naught but books for fare. A tiny cell, a tiny man who sits entombed there. THE SCHOLAR 3 TO YOU Looking back brings out my tears; wondering forward fills me with fear I want to be where I am now, Lookingaround me wonderihghow have I arrived here? Where have I been? Who are the people I have seen? Does my life have a meaning? My thoughts, a core? If love has a reason, whatl A thousand more days to Likea ' story in a book, ju: Through all my learning have there ever been answ Maybe there have I don ' t really know — but it is where I see that t must go: to fJS out to the sea of thoughts a will to be me. So don ' t learn to live as so ' s by living to lear on ' t understand let your mind pyour heart who 4a n ' t seMthe beau It is n t in bl but%waMri THE NIGHT BEFORE SPEECH DAY (Composed by Hilton Girls in the Jagerhaus - June, 1981) ' Twas the night before Speech Day And all through the house Not a creature was stirring . . .Except Mr. Prowse! The girls all were passed out On top of their beds After drinking so much To the world they were dead. The boys were all scheming On how to get in To that wondrous place Called Mrs. Dubbs ' Inn . When Big Bill found out He was quite irate So he called all his staff For an in-vesti-gate! On Ivor! On Gilbert! On Stacey! On Steve! We must drive these young women To their final reprieve! The girls in Bill ' s office Heads hungwith shame While Dubbs did proclaim My angels were innocent And were not to blame! ' Twas the Rogers House boys And not Rubitz Cube That caused all the trouble And started this feud . Thus the saga was told On this eve of Speech day: The boys all beat six And the girls had to stay. A WASTED LIFE -ALMOST I know a bloke Who doesn ' t smoke. Insane he thinks A man that drinks, Who uses grass An utter ass. I had a plan To shoot that man But — because of the vast amounts of alcohol, nicotine, and dope with which, during the past few years, I have impregnated my nervous system, I mystem! Rovi Drof SAD REFLECTIONS AFTER AN ITALIAN MEAL Today is a cupful of sunbeams, a large gunny-sack full of air midst the filling up of your basket, you find that the bottom ' s not there. We ' re all in an age full of phantams we ' re haunted by unreasoned frights Just as we all in our childhood held onto our bedcovers tight. The truth in our times is a dim one: reality hardly exists, Our pasts and our futures are concrete; it ' s today ' s that we lose in the mist. The shadow that whispers in this age is the flickering soul of the past, comprising the substance of being, yet too gray and too dim — it won ' t last. To the fears and the hopes of our futures we have sent out our souls to be torn, pledged allegiance to cares of tomorrow, which, before they are concrete, are borne. So nothing is here to cling onto, but sunbeams and bags full of air; a foot in each age has us wondering we know we exist, just not where. R. Buchanan I can NEVER make work The rolling round and round of spaghetti and its transference from my plate to my mouth on a fork! If there were more iron In spaghetti I ' d eat With magnetti. Rovi Drof NO LAUGHING MATTER A giraffe Will rarely laff! That doesn ' t surprise me When I consider how the germs of the cough, and laryngitis Colds, common and uncommon, and bronchitis Can attack, ten thousand strong, A neck that long. Rovi Drof She left one evening — Slipped out the door under an August moon, And the gold-azure orb made illuminous, The night-owl ' s melancholy tune. But the days there had been sunfilled, Joy-filled. Childlike oaths were sworn And promises of everlasting love Were uttered in that sun. But when once the sky was darkened, The realization hit hard and true. I ' ll leave you soon , she said. And his green eyes clouded to blue. Don ' t cry forme , she pleaded, As her own dove eyes twinkled with tears. There is time enough, you ' ll see , And the time to leave draws near. „ „„ Thus she left one evening, All her good-byes left unsaid (It is better this way she told herself). The door creaked, and in an instant, She to him, was dead. Nunn A LONG TIME AGO ■ — « • ' ' • • -|,|, - „ I remember my family. lost in time, long ago. In days when the sun bronzed me with its warmth, and I was never alone. When faceless people did not scare me And I was untouched by the horrors of a lonely world. Lost in my warm security My never ending sleep. Suddenly someone tore it apart, ripped it out of its creamy darkness, and tore it to nothingness Till it was no more. And now I long for it, but it is no more. S.O. David Browett I TELEPHONE COBBLE HILL 743-5521 ARE CODE «04 © BRENTWOOD COLLEGE SCHOOL MILL BAY P O VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC CANADA, VOR 2PO m N t ii$e Arm £ Afiirti k fu u. ° H oaj [! I ' rlnlod In t;nnncla by I rlosonVdarbi « il 8 Allium, Mmltobi