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

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which brought ten teams from the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. Coach Stang and seven team members led by Cori Ghitter finished fourth in this tournament after winning the mid-Island Zone Championship for the fifth consecutive year. The standard of Volleyball played in the Tournament was very high, but the most impressive features of it were the friendships developed by the 105 players and coaches who participated. The impact of our new gymnasium on Basketball was equally clear. Both our senior girls ' and boys ' teams won zone championships. These senior groups were supported by strong play from three junior sides. Never before has this school placed five different teams on the Basketball floor in any one year. At this time the school and its staff want to acknowledge once again the many benefactors who made the Woodward and Brentonian Sports Complex a reality. The squash courts, the weight training room, and the magnificent gymnasium, have allowed us to greatly enrich our athletic programme. Each year your school tries to produce at least one team that truly possesses the potential to not only meet local standards, but provincial, national and international ones as well. In several years in the past 25 we have not reached this ambitious goal. Such has not been the case in 1985-86. In addition to the aforementioned Zone Championships, I can report that our Tennis Team captained by Bjorn Enga and coached by Mr. Crossley, finished 6th in the Province of British Columbia, a tremendous accomplishment in view of the small size of our school and the limitations imposed by our rural location. A second area of exceptional accomplishment came from our Girls Field Hockey Team, one coached by Howard Martin and captained by Miss Eryn Paterson. This group of outstandingly well qualified athletes won the prestigious UBC Invitational Tournament, the Independent Schools Championship, and they share the BC High School Championship with a Eraser Valley School. Our team, undoubtedly the best side that we have ever produced, not only is one of the province ' s superior sides, but likely is one of the best school teams in the country. It contains four young ladies who have since been assigned places on provincial select sides for the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. Here I refer to Allison and Meredith O ' Connor, Sue Gillespie and Gillian Szamosi. Admittedly, our rowing supremacy was challenged this past year as we for the first time in my memory only won three of the four major local regattas. But our silver medal performances in the Canadian Championships in three different divisions attested to our strength, particularly at the senior level. The Lightweight crew was strong, the girls were in a building year, and the Heavy Eight had a glorious season. Indeed, the undefeated Heavy Eight may have been one of the very best crews the school has produced. In high school competition it lost only once to a crew from Ridley College, one that because of age and experience is extremely difficult to beat. Our Heavy Eight did not have the opportunity to compete internationally against similar aged high school crews. Had it been able to do so, we think it would have been extremely competitive. Indeed four members of it are competing for places on the national team scheduled to compete in Yugoslavia in the summer in the World Youth Championships. We wish Darren Barber, Greg Carlos, Rob MacKay, and Craig Habkirk full success with their ambitious goals. In introducing these rowing comments, I mentioned that our western Canadian rowing supremacy had been challenged, a circumstance which for the most part we welcome. However, Lightweight captain Mark Hunter, captain of the Rowing Club Pat Melvin, have asked me to review our Junior Rowing programme with a view to giving greater priority to that level in terms of equipment, coaching time, and expertise. I welcome their thoughtful comments and intend to undertake the necessary steps during the summer. The coaches, I know, would want me to acknowledge the leadership given by Pat Melvin, Mark Hunter, and Georgia Yuill. I do so with pleasure because they gave inspirational leadership to the biggest Rowing Club we have ever enrolled. It consisted of 120 members. Our First XV Rugby team was also fighting for an Independent Schools Championship when snow abbreviated its season. As coach Prowse said and I quote, They were an exciting team, an Independent Schools Championship was well within their grasp, and I would not be hesitant about playing them against any other school from any other country. Our First XV played perhaps the best rugby seen by this school at any time during the last 15 years. Credit must go to captain Rob Partington, but the entire Rugby Club will want me to thank Nick Prowse who, at least temporarily, has retired from First XV coaching. Few coaches have worked harder and none has gathered more loyalty and respect from his players. Please join me to express our gratitude to Nick Prowse for the wonderful contribution he has made during this past 17 years to the Brentwood College Rugby Club. Our rugby season began with an international flavour and ends on the same note. Last summer we hosted a World School Rugby Festival, one which attracted four English sides, two from Scotland, four from Canada, and one each from Wales and France. Two thousand spectators attended, the high standard of play was a delight to watch, and the fellowship was superb. Mr. Baldwin, who organised this event, now joins Mr. Ford and 38 boys from our Colts teams for a tour to Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji. They depart Sunday. We wish them safe travel, good fellowship, and a successful rugby tour. To place our Fine Arts and Athletic schools in proper perspective I must mention that our students on the average devote six hours per week to sport and an equal amount of time on the average to the Arts. Our academic programme, on the other hand, consumes at least 40 hours per week per student and for some much more than that. How effectively did we use this time? How effective was our teaching, and what evidence do we have of students ' scholastic growth and achievement? In response to these essential questions you may be interested to hear some of the following comments. This past year in Mathematics contests we were zone leaders in the Fermat Math Contest for Grade Elevens and zone leaders for the Euclid Contest for Grade Twelves. Last August a

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AWARDS DAY JUNE 21, 1986 HEADMASTER ' S ADDRESS Special guests, parents, faculty, friends and students, it is a pleasure to warmly welcome you to this closing ceremony, one which marks the 25th anniversary of our Mill Bay campus. Before reporting to you and thereafter presenting prizes, may I introduce you to and have you welcome those with whom 1 am honoured to share this platform. To my far right the special guest of our senior class. Just 25 minutes ago, as he has done for the past 25 years, with perhaps in excess of 2500 students, Mr. Bunch ' s work created a very special moment for those of us who were fortunate enough to be in attendance at the graduating class ' s luncheon. His most eloquent and thoughtful message was greatly appreciated by the staff, the senior class, their parents and guests. We salute his quarter century of service to Brentwood. Ladies and Gentlemen, the honoured guest and Assistant Headmaster, Mr. Gil Bunch. To his left we welcome a fine educator in her own right, a person who has just completed 31 number of years of dedicated service to another educational jurisdiction, a friend who has graciously agreed to present our major awards, Mrs. Jean Bunch. Mr Bunch, although most certainly our honoured guest, is not retiring. Nevertheless in recognition of his special status, his role today will be reduced. Happily accepting his customary Speech Day duties is Mr John Garvey. This beautiful campus was secured in 1959 by a most thoughtful and visionary governing board. Since that time this school has always received tremendous leadership from its directors. In particular we think of past chairman Tony Lort, Forrie Rogers, Brian Bramall, Hugh Stephen, Sir Michael Butler, and their dedicated, forceful service. Gil Bunch and others will recall our school of 25 years ago, 90 boys. academic studies, some rugby, and a drama programme. Seemingly we had not heard of dance, drawing, choral music, basketball, soccer, examples of activities which we progressively have added to our schedule. Now they gain a generous, but richly deserved share of our time and resources. To comment comprehensively would be folly, because bluntly stated, we do not have the time, but do allow me to review some highlights. In the Arts, we had over 450 registrations, an average of nearly two art courses per student. This participation rate, and I trust competent instruction, combined to produce some very excellent results. Amongst our good work was our continued domination of the Cowichan Regional Arts Fair, fine concerts by our senior choir, the performance band, and our intermediate level musicians. From these groups I must single out the beautiful presentations given by our senior flautist Miss Wendy Ellner and vocalist Howard Cheung. Appropriately, however, our musical production, the vehicle that involves set design, set construction, dance, music, lighting, and acting, provided the climax. The school ' s search for excellence succeeded because of a fine crew, a talented energetic cast, and superb direction. You will join me to recognise this group, its co- directors, Mr Cooper and Mrs. Judy MacLeod, and director Mr. Bunch. The Boyfriend, in my view, reached an unbelievable standard for a high school presentation and undoubtedly was one of our very best productions. Next year the school plans to maintain its distinctive commitment to the Arts, one which will include increased opportunities for Grades 8 and 9 to take Applied Design and Theatre programmes. We will also review our Dance programme with a view to considering a greater emphasis on specific dance forms. In addition w e will continue planning for a Manual Arts course and an Audio Visual Production programme, courses which we hope to implement when our new building is complete in 1988. I should also say that I will be rearranging Mr. Bunch ' s responsibilities so that he can give greater attention to the administration of our Fine Arts school. I will ask him to take responsibility for programme development, staffing and evaluation. I am sure that he will work closely with Mrs. Arthurs in giving added leadership to this important feature of our curriculum. No Brentwood report would be complete without devoting time to our athletic aims and achievements. Our athletic aims include fitness, the development of athletic competence, the promotion of good sportsmanship, and the encouragement of the personal growth which occurs through the fellowship and challenge that athletics provides. In our programme we attempt to involve every student in the school. In 1986, as has been true in each of the last 24 preceding years, massive participation by staff and students has once again characterized our programme. Our new Sports Complex led to the introduction of Squash and greatly enhanced our Badminton programme. At long last the school was able to better accommodate those who enjoy these particular sports and who may prefer a mix of vigorous non-contact and contact sports as opposed to a steady diet of the latter. The new facility also led directly to improved Volleyball and Basketball programmes, both in terms of numbers participating and achievement. We, for instance, hosted the Western Canadian Volleyball Championships, an event

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Brentwood graduate in provincial scholarship examination competition scored 100% on his Mathematics paper and 100% in Chemistry, results which placed him first in the province. Another student finished in the top 20. There was only one other school in the province that had two of its graduates so ranked in provincial competition. A further review of results published last August revealed that there were 17 provincial scholarships won by students from five competing schools in this district. 13 of those were taken by Brentwood students, amongst them 10 boys and three girls. Although statistical, I think you should know something about our Provincial examination performance from an overall point of view. May I mention the following comparisons citing provincial averages as compared to Brentwood School results. Algebra: Provincial Average 67% Brentwood Average 73% By the way our participation rate in Mathematics 12 is exceptionally high, as we nearly make the course compulsory for all students in the school. There is no other school to my knowledge in the province that does so. Biology: Provincial Average 63% Brentwood Average 74% Chemistry 12: Provincial Average 67% Brentwood Average 77% English 12: Provincial Average 66% Brentwood Average 74% English Literature 12: Provincial Average 63% Brentwood Average 73% Geography 12: Provincial Average 63% Brentwood Average 71% History: Provincial Average 64% Brentwood Average 80% Physics: Provincial Average 68% Brentwood Average 72% The increasing standard of our academic work has allowed us to advance the rigor of our academic programme. Our Calculus course, a first year university programme, is now popular and very well established. Next year we will add an advanced placement course for French language studies. It will be offered to those from this year ' s Grade Eleven class who have already completed the senior French programme. At this time 1 am pleased to announce that the English department is developing a new Literature and Composition course, one which we hope to offer no later than the school year beginning September 1987. Those from next year ' s Grade Eleven class who are able to complete English 12 in their Grade 1 1 year, will be offered enrollment in this programme. The English department is convinced, that at least 80% of our Grade Elevens each year are competent enough to do well on the English 12 programme. The new Brentwood course, we think will provide an attractive option for them and better prepare them for university studies which in most cases seem certain to follow. In connection with university plans I should report that with only two or three exceptions our 1986 senior class intends to pursue further study next year For your information 40% of them have been accepted to eastern Canadian schools, another 17% we believe will be attending the Uni verity of Victoria, 14% will go to American schools including Harvard and Amherst, 8% to the University of British Columbia, and 9% to Alberta to the Calgary and Edmonton campuses. To deal more specifically with academic accomplishment, I will now ask the department heads to present the academic book prizes. Through these awards we recognise the top student in each subject area at each grade level. By the way, when a single student dominates, as is sometimes the case, we occasionally will make the award to the student who stands next in line. To award the Hogan Memorial Shield we seek to find a Grade Eight student whose citizenship is unquestionable and whose leadership potential is couched within a lively, attractive personality. A lengthy list of candidates were considered including Wade Pitts, Jeffrey Gostlin and the runner up, Angus Stewart. The winner of this award is an excellent student, he is from Vancouver, he is a fine Field Hockey player and has tremendous potential to play the game of rugby well. From Vancouver, British Columbia, we congratulate Hamish Mitchell. Our next major award is the Brentwood Trophy, one given for Mr. and Mrs. T.G. Bunch junior citizenship. For this we seek a student in Grade 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. A number of Grade 8s were considered, amongst them Greg Ipatowicz, Michael Pettit, Angus Stewart, again Wade Pitts. Nines in the running were Aaron Watson, Troy Mackenzie, Troy Soenen, Martin Duffy, but we went to the Ten level for our award winner. There were four outstanding candidates. The runners up were Adam Pekarsky, Stuart Hunter and Andrea Decore. The winner is a three-year man, during his time here as far as we know his conduct has been unquestionable, he is a member of the Rambling Society and participant in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards programme. Whenever he can, without waiting to be asked, he seeks to serve our community. Please congratulate this year ' s winner of the Brentwood Trophy, from our Grade Ten class, from Vancouver, Colin Bannon.