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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.
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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
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