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Brentonian                      2019 EDITION

                            40 Years of Female Head
                                            Prefects
                            Tammy Toriglia (Morrison),
                                             B. Sc. Pharma
                                         HEAD PREFECT 1979

                                            Lulu Jama,
                                         HEAD PREFECT 2019

The Magazine for the Brentwood Family
Brentonian 2019 EDITION - 40 Years of Female Head Prefects Tammy Toriglia (Morrison), B. Sc. Pharma HEAD PREFECT 1979 - Brentwood College School
message from
                                                                                                                                                               the EDITOR
                                                                                                                                                               The job of editing is a fascinating and daunting one. To take
                                                                                                                                                               the thoughts, contributions, and intent of so many others and to
                                                                                                                                                               try to mould them into a coherent, engaging and hopefully
                                                                                                                                                               worthwhile read is a task I take seriously. I am humbled to work
                                                                                                                                                               with such great people who make my job so easy.
                                                                                                                                                               This year‘s magazine pays homage to a Brentwood legend,
                                                                                                                                                               Nick Prowse, who passed away earlier this year. I apologize
                                                                                                                                                               that we could not include the vast number of testimonials we
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2018/19 Marketing Team: Mike Minckler,
                                                                                                                                                               received for Mr. Prowse. Clearly, his 35 years at Brentwood had                          Kelly Gagne, Georgia Collins, Ian McPherson

                                                                                                                                                               an impact on generations of students. We have tried to capture
                                                                                                                                                               some of that here.
                                                                                                                                                               We also pay tribute to a number of retiring faculty which sadly
                                                                                                                                                               includes the dynamic Felix duo. As Marius and Andrea depart
                                                                                                                                                               the West Coast to be with their family in Ottawa, they leave
                                                                                                                                                               behind an incredibly enriched campus and numerous lives
                                                                                                                                                               influenced and affected positively for years to come. As do Mrs.
                                                                                                                                                               Martin, Mrs. Carr and Mrs. Patel. While Ms. Mais has left her
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2018/19 Advancement: Michelle Pace,
                                                                                                                                                               beloved Alexandra House she will continue to be a larger than                            Chris Spicer, Tracy Arden, Amy Weinberg

Board of Governors                                                                                                                                             life campus presence in the Learning Commons.
                                                                                                                                                               I would like to thank everybody who contributed to this year‘s magazine,
EXECUTIVE                                       Bruce Homer (’69)                                HEAD OF SCHOOL & CEO                                          special thanks to Ms. Gagne for all her work. I hope you enjoy the read.
CHAIR Blair Horn (’79)                          Andrew Housser (’91)                             Bud Patel, parent of Mitali (’16) & Antara (’18)
VICE CHAIR Karen (Middleton) Pirie (’81)        David W. Mackenzie (’69), parent of Henry
parent of Jack (‘20)                               (’02)                                         DIRECTOR OF FINANCE                                           Ian McPherson
TREASURER Dan Jarvis, parent of                 Dale Martin (’78)                                David Burton (’93), parent of Holly (’21) &                   DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING
 Betsy (’09)                                    Scott Matheson (’79), parent of Sarah (’11) &      Bridget (’23)
                                                   Andrew (’13)
BOARD MEMBERS                                   John A. McNeill (’82), parent of Hannah (’17 )
Bruce Carlson (’64), parent of Joanna &            & Grace (’20) & William (’20)                 ON THE COVER: Tammy Toriglia ‘79                   EDITING & PRODUCTION: Ian McPherson
   Vanessa (’92), Jessie (’95) & Nancy (’98)    Samara Walbohm (’89) – parent of Solaia (‘20)    and Lulu Jama ‘19                                  DESIGN & LAYOUT: Kelly Gagné
Andrea C. (McDonald) Common (’75)               C.C. (Kip) Woodward (’74), parent of David
                                                                                                                                                    CONTENT: Amy Weinberg, Chris Spicer, Tracy Arden and all the other contributing authors
Art Crooks, parent of Hew (’86), Claire (’91)      (’99) & Justin (’01)
                                                                                                 (Photo by Ian McPherson)                           PHOTOGRAPHY: Paul Fletcher, Jim Ganley, Mike Minckler, John Pettit, Ian McPherson, students, staff, faculty and parents who have
   & Morgan (’94)                               Tammie Toriglia ('79), parent of Megan ('09)
Brock Harris (’93)                                 and Hailey ('12)                                                                                               submitted photos –Thank you!
                                                                                                 PRINTED IN CANADA
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Brentonian                                                                                                                  2019 EDITION
       Index
             6       Timeless Agreements                                                                        132            Sol Milne ‘10
       		 MESSAGE FROM BUD PATEL,                                                                               		A CONSERVATION CONVERSATION
       		 HEAD OF SCHOOL
                                                                                                                136            TEDx
            8        Annual Review                                                                              		IMPACT

         28          Thank You Marius & Andrea Felix                                                            138            Sasha Mervyn ‘94
                                                                                                                		A CREATIVE DIRECTION
         34          Wendy Patel Farewell
                                                                                                                140            John Queen
        36           Ode to Alanna Martin                                                                       		50 YEARS OF SERVICE

       38         A Courageous Pioneer, Leslie Carr                                                           Passions (Alumni Q&A)
                                                                                                                          112         JOSEPH MORGAN ‘73
       42            Lulu Jama ‘19 & Tammie Toriglia ‘79                                                                  114         GREGORY ABAKHAN ‘89
       		40 YEARS OF FEMALE HEAD PREFECTS                                                                                 116         OPHELIA CHUA ‘08
                                                                                                                          118         CYNTHIA HARRIS ‘96
       91            Philanthropy                                                                                        120          MCKENZIE LEE ‘06
       		CELEBRATING GIVING                                                                                              122          ZETHU SHEBANGU ‘16
                                                                                                              Alumni Update
       111           Passions
                                                                                                                           54         EVENTS PHOTOS
       		Q&A WITH OLD BRENTONIANS
                                                                                                                           68         CLASS NOTES
                                                                                                                           70         WEDDINGS AND BIRTHS
       126           Remembering Nick Prowse
       		A LEGENDARY BRENTONIAN
                                                                                                                           72         OBITUARIES
                                                                                                                           78         ALUMNI AWARDS
                                                                                                                           82         BRENTONIAN CONNECT WEEKEND
                                                                                                                           84         CAREERS WEEK
                                                                                                                           86         MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
 DEPARTMENTS

  Campus Life........................................................................................ 10   University Counselling.................................................................... 22
  Athletics Highlights........................................................................... 14       Presenting the Class of 2018......................................................... 24
  Academic Highlights......................................................................... 16          Welcome New Faculty................................................................... 124
  Arts Highlights................................................................................... 20    Valete................................................................................................... 125

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Brentonian 2019 EDITION - 40 Years of Female Head Prefects Tammy Toriglia (Morrison), B. Sc. Pharma HEAD PREFECT 1979 - Brentwood College School
Communicate with others as clearly as         such people attempt to preserve               Agreements, this lesson is perhaps
                                                                                                                                           we can to avoid misunderstandings,            their self-esteem, not by taking in the       the most important and the easiest
                                                                                                                                           sadness and drama.”                           feedback and altering their behaviour, but    to control. We don’t need a teacher,

                                                               timeless                                                                    Every day our interactions with others
                                                                                                                                           can be complicated and it can, at
                                                                                                                                                                                         by attacking the source of the threat.”

                                                                                                                                                                                         On February 2nd, our seniors were
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       houseparent, art instructor, coach,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       advisor or parent to tell us that we’re not

                                                             agreements
                                                                                                                                           times, cause us to jump to conclusions.                                                     performing our best. The only person
                                                                                                                                                                                         treated to a presentation by Valerie
                                                                                                                                           When interpreting the tone of an email,                                                     who really knows is the one staring
                                                                                                                                                                                         Young who spoke about “the imposter
                                                                                                                                           Snapchat message or conversation,                                                           back at us in the mirror. In our heart of
                                                                                                                                                                                         syndrome”. One thing she said that
                                                                                                                                           our fight or flight reflex often brings out                                                 hearts, we know if we have prepared
                                                                                                                                                                                         morning connects this Agreement to the
                                                                                                                                           our protective gene that automatically                                                      for that exam, trained for that event, and
                                                                             Bud Patel, Head of School                                     secretes negative assumptions.“They
                                                                                                                                                                                         professors’ findings. Instead of viewing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       completed that task. Not to a minimal
                                                                                                                                                                                         feedback as a personal critique, she
                                                                                                                                           don’t like me. They don’t                                                                             standard but our best standard.
                                                                                                                                           understand me. They’re not                                                                            We may not always get there
                                                                                                                                           listening to me.” Fighting this                                                                       but surely we must strive to be
                                                 even decades later. The lessons learned      mastered, can provide solace, direction
                                                                                                                                           initial assumption blast can be                                                                       our best selves.
                                                 on this campus cross generations and         and purpose. The 2005 Grad told me
                                                                                                                                           challenging, but Ruiz says we
                                                 remain timeless. While my conversations      that these Four Agreements are the                                                                                                                Be impeccable with your word
                                                                                                                                           must take people at face value
                                                 with our Old Brentonians continue to         cornerstones of how she lives her life.                                                                                                           Don’t make assumptions
                                                                                                                                           and take their word as an honour
                                                 amaze, it was one with a 2005 Gwynneth       Here they are.                                                                                                                                    Don’t take anything personally
Every school year is a                                                                                                                     code.                                                                                                Always do your best
                                                 House (Allard House) graduate that           Agreement 1 - Be impeccable
series of moments that are                       sticks with me.
                                                                                                                                           Lesson 2 – Don’t make
                                                                                              with your word.                              assumptions.                                                                                         If we can do what Ms.
woven together to forge                           During our travels Amy Weinberg,                                                                                                                                                              Weinberg does, and live by
                                                                                              ”Speak with integrity.” – Ruiz writes.
memories that last a lifetime.                    our Alumni Relations Manager – yes,         “Say only what you mean. Avoid using         Agreement 3 - Don’t take                                                                             these four simple Agreements
                                                  she’s the ’05 Gwynneth graduate                                                                                                                                                               that transcend generations
                                                                                              the word to speak against yourself or        anything personally.
I am fortunate to see the stories of              that I’m speaking of – shared the                                                                                                                                                             and time, we will have a
                                                                                              to gossip about others. Use the power        ”Nothing others do is because of
today that are written by our students            lessons of Don Miguel Ruiz. Hailing                                                                                                                                                           good chance of enjoying the
                                                                                              of your word, instead, in the direction of   you” – he says. “What others say
and listen to the stories of the past             from Mexico, Ruiz is the youngest                                                                                                                                                             wonders of Brentwood and the
                                                                                              truth and love.”                             and do is a projection of their own
that are shared by the Old Brentonian             of 13 children - Happy Mother’s Day                                                                                                                                                           wonders of the world.
                                                                                              Every day we make promises -                 reality, their own dream. When we
community. Most often there are                   indeed! He worked his way through                                                                                                                                                             To all students, staff, parents,
                                                                                              sometimes to others and, most often,         are immune to the opinions and
timeless lessons imbedded in these                school to become a surgeon and was                                                                                                                                                            past parents and Old
                                                                                              to ourselves. We are then empowered          actions of others, we won’t be the
reflections. I shared one of these stories        living a simple and happy life. In 1997                                                                                                                                                       Brentonians, thank you for
                                                                                              to make or break these promises. Our         victim of needless suffering.”
during the 2019 Closing Ceremonies                things suddenly changed, he had his                                                                                                                                                           sharing your stories and lessons
                                                                                              choice impacts how others view us or         At times, we all have overpowering
that I believe is worthy of a place in            Black Swan moment - a near fatal car                                                                                                                                                          with me.
                                                                                              how we view ourselves.                       egos that push us to think that
the Brentonian                                                           accident caused
                                                                                                                                           the world revolves around us. “No one         urged us to accept it as a gift to help us    Thank you Brentwood for making 2018-
Magazine.                                                                him to rethink his   When broken, people are put into the
                                                                                                                                           has it tougher than me. My issues are         improve. that 180 degree reframing is         19 a year full of wonders, lessons and
As part of our                                                           priorities, values   unreliable, disingenuous, and big talker
                               “ We don’t need a teacher,                                                                                  far more important than yours.” This          what Ruiz is referring to - Don’t take it     agreements.
Old Brentonian                                                           and lifestyle.       bucket. If promises are kept, however,
                          houseparent, art instructor, coach,                                                                              trick can move us into pity party mode        personally and instead accept it as a gift.
engagement                                                                                    you are seen as someone who delivers.                                                                                                    It is an honour to serve such a special
                            advisor or parent to tell us that            He recalibrated                                                   and we begin to take even minor bits of
strategy, for                                                                                 As someone that will get the job done.                                                                                                   community.
                         we’re not performing our BEST. The              his philosophical                                                 feedback personally. A recent study of        The Final Agreement 4 - Always
the first time in                                                                             As someone who can be trusted.
                         only person who really knows is the             morays by                                                         undergraduate students by four university     do your best.
our history we                                                                                Agreement 1 – Be impeccable with your                                                                                                    De Manu in Manum,
                                                                         studying the                                                      professors confirmed Ruiz’s concern.
                         one staring back at us in the mirror.”                               word.                                                                                      ”Our best is going to change from
created formal                                                           ancient Toltec                                                    One finding from the researchers              moment to moment;” - Ruiz says. “It will be
gatherings of                                                            culture, an                                                       jumped off the page. “Students with high
                                                                                              Agreement 2 - Don’t                                                                        different when we are healthy as opposed
the Brentwood                                                            indigenous group                                                  self-esteem based on false feedback
                                                                                              make assumptions.                                                                          to sick. Under any circumstances,             BUD PATEL
community                                                                from Mexico,                                                      are much more difficult to teach because      however, if we simply do our best, we         Head of School
in London and New York. This trip                 and eventually wrote a book entitled        Ruiz says that we must ”Find the             many cannot take criticism and feedback       will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and
reminded me of how impactful the                  The Four Agreements. Four simple,           courage to ask questions and                 without assuming that it is personal.         regret.”
Brentwood experience is - years and               profound and timeless lessons that if       to express what we really want.              Experimental research suggests that           While I love the previous three

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grade 8 PROGRAM                                                                   Wendy Patel

                                                                                                                                                                                Grade 8 Night of the Notables

                                                                                                                                  The Grade 8 Program continued to leave a                              biking at Skutz Falls. Also, the students took photos to contrib-
                                                                                                                                                                                                        ute to an art show and had an opportunity to create stop motion
                                                                                                                                  positive impact across the Brentwood campus.                          animation shorts. The students also acquired important life skills

                     2018-2019 ANNUAL REVIEW                                                                                      Our journey began at Camp Thunderbird. The 8s were given
                                                                                                                                  a plethora of chances to run and play. Orienteering, capture
                                                                                                                                                                                                        by learning how to change a tire, take the skin off a salmon, fold
                                                                                                                                                                                                        a fitted sheet, sew a button on, create a shelter in the wilder-
                                                                                                                                                                                                        ness, and rescue an injured person using only sticks and coats.
        With the 2018-19 school year in the rearview mirror,                                                                      the flag, canoeing and the survival game were just a few of the       Students also embodied significant figures from the Ren-
                                                                                                                                  activities that kept these young people active. Though intense,
     we take this opportunity to reflect on the accomplishments                                                                   this experience forged friendships and started the school year
                                                                                                                                                                                                        aissance to educate guests attending our Renaissance Ball.
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Alongside all of the fun we had, we also managed to get down
   and achievements of both our graduating class and their peers                                                                  on a positive note. The fall term had the 8s exploring the depths
                                                                                                                                  of the Horne Lake Caves, immersing themselves in various cul-
                                                                                                                                                                                                        to business. Important skills were learned and practiced,
                                                                                                                                                                                                        including following instructions, time management, organiz-
          in the student body during the last school year.                                                                        tures during our Night of the Notables event, and strutting their     ation, self-advocacy, assessment preparation, effective and
                                                                                                                                  stuff - singing, dancing and acting - on stage during their stellar   polite communication, and mindfulness training. In true tripartite
             It is fair to say that each school year has its unique stories and rhythms. We had some tremendous highs
                                                                                                                                  performance of The Jungle Book.                                       fashion, many Grade 8s also embraced the sports and fine arts
         and gut-wrenching lows. This is the stuff of life and clearly informs our character, building humility and resilience.
       Last year we grieved the passing of a Brentwood legend and stalwart of the school for over 30 years. Nick Prowse’s         The winter months had us indoors playing guitar and ukulele,          programs available on campus.
     teachings in the classrooms and on the fields left an indelible imprint on generations of Brentonians. His dedication and    scaling the climbing wall in the new Foote Athletic Centre and        Many thanks to the teachers and staff who supported this ener-
  the impact he had cannot be underestimated and will not be forgotten. We bid a sad farewell to a number of faculty members      building virtual reality Google Cardboard. In addition, the group     getic group. The biggest thanks, however, goes to the students
                   as they moved into new roles or, for some, hobbled into retirement - yes, that’s you, Marius Felix.            learned a great deal through their major diseases project. De-        themselves who made the year-long journey a memorable one.
          We celebrate what our students and staff have undertaken this year, and look forward to the positive changes            spite some spring showers, we could not wait to get outdoors          After five wonderful years, Mrs Patel has passed the torch over
          that will inevitably take place as Brentwood continues to strive to be a transformative school and a community          again. We spent third term as boat holders for the Brentwood          to Mr Daryl Stevens. We wish him much joy with this program.
                                      of learners.It was a memorable year of activities at Brentwood.                             Regatta, climbing the canopies at Wild Play, and camping and

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campus LIFE                        Marius Felix

                                                  Student leadership                       get students through the wet win-
                                                                                           ter days with activities happening
                                                  is a vital part of our
                                                                                           for ten straight days. The students
                                                  community. The 2018-19                   were able to show their spirit at the
                                                  school year was                          Showcase Hockey and Basketball
                                                  no exception                             games, Red and Black Day, Jersey
                                                                                           Day, Interhouse Chili competition,
                                                                                           Karaoke in the Kaf, Interhouse
                                                  Student citizenship once again
                                                                                           window decorating, a weeklong
                                                  came to the fore and student-led
                                                                                           student designed menu, Brent–
                                                  initiatives and involvement through
                                                                                           rock, and more.
                                                  all grades made our school a
                                                  closer and more supportive               Another event returning for the
                                                  community. This was evident in           second year, with an expanded
                                                  the projects our students and staff      agenda, was Kindness Week. This
                                                  undertook both inside and outside        is a collaboration between the
                                                  the gates as we worked in our            SPARC, BEAT, and Grad councils.
                                                  local community and beyond.              The event encourages students to
                                                  The Student Activity Council (SAC)       be kind to themselves, each other,
                                                  had a very busy year generating          staff, and the environment. Events
                                                  interest and energy throughout the       included Candy Grams, Have a
                                                  campus with activities and events.       Heart Day, a Staff Appreciation
                                                  Some favourites are repeated year        Lunch, Pride Day, 100km Dinner,
                                                  after year while others were new         and it ended in over 500 staff and
                                                  last year.                               students wearing pink on Pink Shirt
                                                                                           Day in support of Anti-bullying.
                                                  Some of the traditional campus
                                                  social events such as the End of         For a third year, the SAC hosted a
                                                  Summer Bash & Dance, the Chil-           Senior Spring Formal with a Night
                                                  dren’s Christmas Party, and Java         In Paris featuring a 17 foot Eiffel
                                                  Hut continued to be popular. New         Tower. The Grades 11 and 12s,
                                                  to the agenda of events was the          dressed in formal attire, enjoyed
                                                  Fall Fun Fair held in early October      a fun, elegant evening with good
                                                  featuring fair food, giant inflatables   food, good music, and good
                                                  and contests. The end of the year        friends. This night is becoming one
                                                  was celebrated in much the same          of the favorite events of the year
                                                  manner with the Fun in the Sun           for the seniors. In between the
                                                  event, which replaced Beach Day.         week-long events, the SAC also
                                                  Returning with an expanded itiner-       hosted bonfires with s’mores and
                                                  ary was Fright Week which includ-        singing, open Mic events, Karaoke
                                                  ed Costume Day, pumpkin carving,         in the Kaf, movie nights, BBQs, and
                                                  spooky meals, and a monstrous            ice cream socials.
                                                  open house Halloween party.              Other highlights of the year were
Orientation Week - Fun and Games                  The Spirit Week in January helped        the eighteen special International

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dinners prepared by our impressive          place it on a public board for all to see.   the south. This was the start of a
Food Services team and hosted by the        The Grads also delivered personal notes      cross-curricular learning experi-
students. Brentwood students were           written to people to whom the students       ence which was entered into the
treated to dishes representing Canada,      wanted to show their gratitude.              2018/19 BC Green Games. As
Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, India, Mexico, The                                                second term commenced, BEAT
                                            The Grad Council also joined forces with
Philippines, USA, Thailand, Australia,                                                   began implementing Trayless
                                            the SAC and held our third annual Spring
Japan, Britain, China, South Korea, Ger-                                                 Tuesdays in order to cut down
                                            Formal for senior students. The event
many, Spain, Latin America, South Africa,                                                water, food and energy waste in
                                            was a huge success. The final event for
Italy, Austria, Hong Kong, Singapore,                                                    the cafeteria. One of the most
                                            this group was the organization of the
Trinidad & Vietnam. These dinners are                                                    successful courses of action this
                                            Senior Class Dinner & Dance. The Grad
extremely popular, creating a full Crooks                                                year was our warm clothing drive,
                                            Council prided itself on creating lasting
Hall with students serving and theme                                                     which took place during February’s
                                            memories for the students and staff at
music playing throughout the meal.                                                       Kindness Week. The BEAT col-
                                            the school. Not only did they do this, but
The Grad Council, led by President Na-                                                   lected nearly 20 big bags of warm
                                            they managed to raise $13,000 for the
dia Kendall and her council, and spon-                                                   clothing that were donated to the
                                            Class Bursary Fund. Well done Class of
sored by Ms Alanna Martin, fundraised                                                    Cowichan Valley Basket Society
                                            2019!
all yearmfor the 2019 Class Bursary                                                      As spring approached, the BEAT
                                            The BEAT (Brentwood Environmental
Fund. Snowball, Candy Grams and                                                          worked hard to allow students to
                                            Action Team) led by Hayley Fear and
Purdy’s orders, a water-pong tourna-                                                     get off campus with an invasive
                                            sponsored by Ms Laura Richardson, was
ment, and selling pizza at the Regatta                                                   species removal at Somenos
                                            packed full of events last year, giving
were a few of the major fundraisers.                                                     Marsh, a trip to the IMAX show-
                                            students and staff the opportunity to
Other events were organized solely                                                       ing of The Great Bear Rainforest,
                                            take action in order to make a difference                                                 Kindness Day
for the enjoyment of the student body:                                                   directed by Brentwood parent Ian
                                            in our community.
Interhouse, Airband, Festival of Fear,                                                   McAllister, and a night of prep and
Brentwood & Shawnigan Grade 12              They started off the year with the BEAT      exploration at Bright Angel Park.
Games Night, Lifers’ Dinner and Grad        bonfire hosted on the waterfront, com-                                                    opened up the hearts and minds of stu-      Cure. Although getting on a bus at 6 am       When they weren’t volunteering, the
                                                                                         Encouraging students to enjoy
Week. As well, in the spirit of Kindness    plete with hot chocolate, smores, and                                                     dents at Brentwood and inspired them        on a Sunday wouldn’t sound appealing          SPARC team worked tirelessly in their
                                                                                         nature has been a great way to spread
Week, they created Grad-iTude Day.          music. Their first project was to set up                                                  to take action in our community and in      to most teenagers, that morning doz-          houses to support their peers and
                                                                                         awareness about what we are trying
Students were encouraged to write a         watershed markers on Wheelbarrow                                                          the homes and nations that they return      ens of Brentwood students threw on as         organize a variety of workshops cen-
                                                                                         to preserve and protect! As part of our
note about what they are grateful for and   Creek which borders our campus to                                                         to. Thank you to everyone who made it       much pink as they could find and head-        tred on peer education. During Mental
                                                                                                          Earth Week activities, we
                                                                                                          had our annual “Pizza       an eventful year.                           ed down to the University of Victoria for     Health Awareness Day, a day long
                                                                                                          on Patel” where Houses                                                  what never fails to be one of the most        workshop for the Grade 11 class, stu-
                                                                                                                                      In the daily whirlwind of academics,
                                                                                                          competed to lower their                                                 powerful events of the year.                  dents had an opportunity to hear both
                                                                                                                                      arts, and sports that becomes routine
                                                                                                          energy consumption as       for Brentwood students, it’s important      Fall brought a multitude of off-campus        students and staff share personal stories
                                                                                                          much as possible and                                                                                                  of mental illness, learn healthy coping
                                                                                                                                      to make time to connect with not only       volunteer opportunities for Brentwood
                                                                                                          the winner got pizza,                                                                                                 strategies, and, of course, decompress
                                                                                                                                      peers but our community outside of our      students. As people settled into their
                                                                                                          courtesy of Mr Patel!                                                                                                 with a room of puppies.
                                                                                                                                      beautiful campus. Last year SPARC had       routines, many chose to also connect
                                                                                                          Then UVic’s Dr Peder-       a jam-packed schedule with everything       with the community by spending time at        As the year came to a close and SPARC
                                                                                                          son gave a lecture about    from school-wide water pong tourna-         Cairnsmore Place or Acacia Lodge, two         got ready to face its first year without
                                                                                                          climate change and the      ments to soup kitchens to puppy visits,     long-term care facilities nearby, while       our beloved Mrs Felix, it was important
                                                                                                          importance of renewable     while also training 96 Grade 11 and 12      others spent their Friday afternoons          to reflect on the purpose of the program.
                                                                                                          resources as we move        students to become certified student        making soup for Khowhemun Elemen-             SPARC isn’t about throwing the most
                                                                                                          forward. His sophis-        peer assistance resource counsellors,       tary School. Even if it’s just an hour each   extravagant event, or revolutionizing the
                                                                                                          ticated and political       the newest SPARCles!                        week, this time spent outside the Brent-      world. SPARC is about the small ordinary
                                                                                                          approach to this issue                                                  wood gates provides valuable perspec-         acts of kindness that make the Brent-
                                                                                                                                      The SPARC team kicked off the year with
                                                                                                          simulated much conver-                                                  tive and an incredible way to experience      wood community, first and foremost, a
                                                                                                                                      fundraising for breast cancer research
                                                                                                          sation.                                                                 the joy of giving back, which is truly what   family.
                                                                                                                                      in preparation for the annual Run for the
Children’s Christmas Party                                                                                The BEAT hopes that we                                                  SPARC is all about.

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athletics UPDATE                                                          Blake Gage

New Turf Field

The opening of the Eldon                    to achieve strong results at the provin-     finished 6th at the Provincial
                                            cial and national levels across our many     Championships
& Anne Foote Athletic Centre
                                            offerings. Here are some highlights of
                                                                                        • Senior Boys Basketball won a third
provided our students with                  2018-2019:
                                                                                         consecutive Gold at Islands and
new and expanded sports                     Some highlights include:                     placed 12th at Provincials
opportunities.                                • Senior Girls Field Hockey qualified     • Track Captured our 1st ever Boys 2A
                                                for the Provincial Championships and      Provincial banner (Gold)
While the new space is inspiring and
                                                finished 11th
enabling, our goal of establishing in                                                   • Keaton Heisterman won Provincial
our students a passion for lifelong           • Senior Girls Volleyball won their        Silver medals in Senior Boys 800m &
physical health remained the same. We           Mid-Island League and finished 3rd      1500m.
are pleased to report that Brentwood            at Islands
                                                                                        • Junior Girls Tennis won Gold at
continues to offer unparalleled               • Junior Girls Volleyball won their       Provincials
opportunities in our athletic program.          Mid-Island League and competed at
Recreational and lifestyle-oriented                                                     • Junior Boys Tennis won Bronze at
                                                Islands
classes allowed non-competitive                                                           Provincials
                                              • Junior Girls Soccer qualified for the
athletes to discover a passion for                                                      • Senior Tennis won Bronze at
                                                Island Championship
physical fitness. Rock Climbing was                                                       Provincials
                                                Junior Boys Soccer won the Mid
introduced as a new athletic offering and                                               • 1st XV Boys Rugby team won Silver at
                                                -Island league and placed 5th at
was a big draw. Our Outdoor Pursuits                                                      Islands and Bronze at Provincials
                                                Islands
members were fortunate to be part of a
                                                                                        • Senior Girls Rugby team finishing 5th
program that takes students to pristine       • Senior Boys Soccer finished an
                                                                                          in the province
places about which the rest of us can           impressive 7th at the Provincial
only dream. Our cross-country runners           Championships                           • Senior Boys 7s Rugby - won BC
ran all over Vancouver Island and some                                                    Bronze
                                              • Ice Hockey finished top 4 in the
of our top runners competed in Island                                                    • Rowing at the CSSRA National
                                                prestigious Ross Cup Tournament
and Provincial tournament events.                                                        Championships:
Meanwhile, for a AA school we con-            • Junior Boys Basketball won Mid-            Gold: Senior Men’s Quad
tinued to offer a very large range of           Islands and finished 5th at Islands        Silver: Junior Women’s Quad
competitive teams. While most schools           Junior Girls Basketball Won Mid-           Bronze: Senior Women’s Double,
our size choose to aim for excellence in        Islands                                    Senior Women’s Single,
one or two sports, we have been able          • Golf won Bronze at Islands and             Junior Men’s 8+
                                                                                                                                  Senior Boys Basketball Island Champions

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academic UPDATE              David McCarthy

                                              The primary goal of                    and James Bond devotees ran
                                                                                     around the campus on secret
                                              the academic program
                                                                                     missions. Springsteen Night in
                                              this year was to take                  Mill Bay and the English Literature
                                              advantage of the                       AP Jane Austen Tea Party were
                                              opportunities offered                  amongst other highlights. My
                                                                                     personal favourite remains the “5
                                              by BC’s new curriculum                 Minute Hamlet”.
                                              that was being phased
                                              in for Grade 10 and in                 Social Studies
                                                                                     and Business Department
                                              draft form for Grades
                                                                                     With a continued focus on
                                              11 and 12.                             implementing new curricula
                                                                                     that focus on big ideas and
                                              Our new curriculum focuses more        competency-based learning,
                                              heavily on core and subject-           teachers last year emphasized
                                              specific competencies and less on      the articulation of skill acquisition
                                              specific content, allowing us more     in their daily classroom teaching.
                                              time to devote to skill development    Employing Seixas and Peck’s “Six
                                              and to creative and critical           Historical Thinking Concepts”, as
                                              thinking.                              well as Brentwood’s own learning
                                                                                     skills, students were challenged
                                              English                                by developing research questions,
                                              It was the last year for the English   identifying diverse perspectives
                                              12 Provincial exam. We finished        and drawing conclusions on what
                                              with a flourish as 58 of our Grade     is historically significant.
                                              12s wrote an 86% or above paper
                                                                                     Outreach was a second major
                                              on either the January or April
                                                                                     focus in the department last year
                                              sittings. Haley Hockin scored the
                                                                                     as several indigenous groups
                                              top Brentwood mark with 97%. The
                                                                                     from the Cowichan Valley met
                                              department continued to provide a
                                                                                     with Mr Robinson’s Comparative
                                              variety of avenues and venues for
                                                                                     Cultures 12 and Mrs Amiel’s BC
                                              creative writing and experiential
                                                                                     First Peoples 12 courses. Mr
                                              learning. The former included
                                                                                     Carr’s Geography 12 students
                                              the three Melhuish contests
                                                                                     were also encouraged to reach
                                              (recitation, persuasive speeches,
                                                                                     out to the Island community by
                                              and composition), the school-wide
                                                                                     interviewing sustainable energy
                                              Write for Rights campaign, the
                                                                                     companies, while Mr Wismer’s
                                              Harry Potter book club and three
                                                                                     Political Studies 12 students
                                              slam poetry evenings. The latter
                                                                                     hosted various provincial and
                                              included the English 10 genre units
                                                                                     federal politicians. The department
                                              such as KidLit where students
                                                                                     continued to grow with additional
                                              wrote stories for kindergarteners
                                                                                     course offerings such as AP

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to other areas in the community             for his excellent score. For the Grade 11   Career Education
                                                                                                                                            included our two physics teachers,          Fermat contest, Michael Bhang earned        Ms Jessica Beausoleil brought a
                                                                                                                                            Josie Olszewski and Giselle Lawrence,       top honours for our school and our top      renewed emphasis to this area with
                                                                                                                                            delivering some evening STEM activities     three finishers, Michael Bhang, Book        the teaching of specific skills such as
                                                                                                                                            to a local Girl Guide troop. Students       Plangsiri and Maurits Freybe combined       interviewing and resume writing to the
                                                                                                                                            came from a nearby elementary school        to give Brentwood first place on the        Grade 10 class through the advisor
                                                                                                                                            with a nature-based program to learn        Island. Michael was amongst the top 100     system and in group sessions. The
                                                                                                                                            about science activities such as stream     finishers from a pool of 16,000 students    approach to Careers Day reflected this
                                                                                                                                            sampling, garden box making, and bee-       and his outstanding score earned him        with all of the Grade 10s being involved
                                                                                                                                            keeping. Our senior students helped         a special invitation to a week-long math    in planning, hosting and learning from
                                                                                                                                            design and lead some of these activities.   conference at the University of Waterloo.   this special event.
                                                                                                                                            New course offerings included a version     There he participated in several
                                                                                                                                            of Science 10 where students combined       professor-led math lectures with other      Professional Development
                                                                                                                                            research into biomedical engineering        top math students from across Canada.       Over the course of the year a sizeable
                                                                                                                                            and global health problems with service     Mr Smith’s Brentwood Math Competition       group of teachers trained to become
                                                                                                                                            learning in Belize.                         continues to grow - with more               classroom observers willing to provide
                                                                                                                                                                                        participants than ever. Rei Kondo           feedback to teachers who invited them
                                                                                                                                            In biology, students used biotechnology
                                                                                                                                                                                        emerged as the top problem solver after     into their classrooms to look for specific
                                                                                                                                            equipment such as a PCR (DNA
                                                                                                                                                                                        weeks of fierce competition.                learning outcomes such as student
                                                                                                                                            copying) machine and electrophoresis
Amelia Hadfield ‘20 and Jaylynn Barth ‘19 took top prize at the National Debate                                                                                                                                                     engagement, skill development and
Championships, hosted by Sacred Heart High School in Halifax in April                                                                       (DNA fingerprinting) to probe genetic       Teachers continued to work on
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    collaboration.
                                                                                                                                            differences. Mr Miller’s Biology 11 class   collaborative problem-solving
                                                                                                                                            visited the Raptors (bird of prey) Centre   approaches to make the mathematical         Teachers collaborated in small groups
                                                                                                                                            and were able to get some up close and      thinking “visible” and to engage            known as PLC’s (Professional Learning
US History 12 and Introduction to              what they did. Microeconomics 12AP             Spanish and French AP, were indicators        hands-on encounters with many species       students in their thinking processes. The   Communities) on a wide range of
Business 11. We look forward to the            was also added to the list of courses, a       of renewed excitement for languages.          of raptor. A science club was formed        mathematics department is also the first    topics from subject specific classroom
revamping of Social Studies 9 and              natural supplement to Entrepreneurship,        Mme Sharon Hall led experiential              that met in prep with two students then     place many students encounter coding        pedagogy to LGBTQ inclusivity, health
21st Century Studies 9 for this year           and the Grade 10 business elective             activities with students regularly visiting   deciding to enter the local science         in Grade 9 with Mr Harold Wardrop who       and wellness, to action research. In
as they amalgamate with Science 9              was expanded to become a general               the local French Immersion Grade 2            fair with a project researching plastic-    introduces them to the visual language      addition we had several in-service days
to create an exciting interdisciplinary        Introduction to Business as opposed to         classes and having French 12 students         eating fungus. Students interested in       by which they put together routines to      where faculty had workshops on First
approach called Metamorphosis 9. Law           Marketing 11.                                  access cooking classes to discover the        obtaining volunteer hours assisted          operate programmable balls known            Nations perspectives and principles of
12 continues to grow in popularity with                                                       art of making macarons - en français          scientists around the world in several      as spheros. Though we are not trying        learning with guest facilitators who were
over 40 students this year, many of            Modern Languages                               naturellement! Her students also went         “citizen science” ventures. Through         to teach programming to all students,       able to give us a greater understanding
whom also experienced Mr Bryant as a           The acquisition method continued to be         on a ghostly walk in Victoria, led by a       projects as diverse as counting African     this introduction to what is now being      of indigenous issues, culture and
debate coach. The course had 16 guest          used and developed with its emphasis           French storyteller. Project work took on      wildlife to reading through WWI journals,   termed “computational thinking” is a        traditional values. Other workshops
speakers this year from the RCMP, the          on high frequency vocabulary and the           a global-minded approach with students        Brentwood students gained research          door through which many will go on to       included facilitator Les McBeth from the
judiciary - including a Supreme Court          basic skills of listening, speaking, writing   presenting about different cultures and       experience and contributed to the           choose a computer science course.           Future Design School who took a day to
judge - and mediators, concluding with         and reading. The particular methodology        countries where the language is spoken.       shared on-line databases. One of the        Creative thinking was very evident in       introduce faculty to the “design thinking”
students enacting a mock trial at the          of basing lessons and even assessments                                                       students, Book Plangsiri, finished in the   the Coding 11 course where students         approach to planning and creating
Duncan Courts.                                 around short stories that are deliberately     Science                                       top 3% of over 3000 students in the         were able to use technology to make an      course content. We all also had multiple
                                               somewhat bizarre or funny or ridiculous,       Our focus in science was to explore how       University of Toronto Biology Contest.      actual “escape room” for other students     opportunities to provide input into the
Our Regatta provided a great back-
                                               to generate engagement, continued              to best provoke curiosity and wonder in                                                   to use. In Foundations 12 students          design of our new academic facility
drop for experiential learning in the
                                               to be used and the results started to          students as well as other key scientific      Mathematics                                 created and ran casino games to explore     and in doing so consider the future of
Entrepreneurship course where students
                                               show. The focus on high frequency              characteristics such as observation,          Last year’s mathematics department saw      probabilities. As always, mathematics       teaching and learning. Finally, many
created their own business ideas, plans
                                               words permits the classes to be almost         critical thinking and perseverance. A         some excellent results in the Waterloo      contests at each grade level allowed for    faculty went to professional conferences
and earnings forecasts. The realities
                                               exclusively taught in the target language.     greater emphasis than ever on “doing”         Math Competitions. For the Grade 11         students to demonstrate excellence in       including the CAIS Leadership Institute
of building and running a concession
                                               Increased enrolment in language                science through more open-ended lab           Cayley contest, Ian Van Leuwen earned       novel problem solving.                      and AP subject specific institutes to
booth over the three-day event then
                                               programs throughout the grades and             explorations and project-based activities     top honours for Brentwood and was                                                       hone their craft and also rub shoulders
becomes one that they debrief for over
                                               in particular a large contingent in            was evident in many areas. Outreach           awarded a certificate of achievement                                                    with colleagues from across the country.
a month: there is so much to learn from

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arts UPDATE                                        Edna Widenmaier

                                                                                                                                                                                      Polarize: Robbie Krysl ‘19 at Brentwood’s Photography Show
                                                                                                                                                                                      in Duncan in May & June

                                                                                                                                                                                                ported by the busy and    Over at the Centre for Arts, the painters,
                                                                                                                                                                                                very competent theatre    sculptors, photographers, and potters
Evening of Dance: Colours                                                                                                                                                                       production students. It   were challenged to exhibit in two public
                                                                                                                                                                                                featured our graduat-     shows: Legacy for the American Thanks-
                                                                                                                                                                                                ing Grade 12s for their   giving Evening, when the entire school
                                                                                                                                                                                                finale and introduced     in their finest theatre dress attended an
                                                                                                                                                                                              some new voices and         Opening, and Luminosity, the Regatta
Looking back over                          by a remarkable faculty of artists. From     The Performing Arts seemed to be a        large ensemble. Following on its heels,
                                                                                                                                                                              instrumentalists to the stage. This was     Show, which astonished student and
                                           the studios and rehearsal halls to the       revolving door of rehearsals and shows.   Almost Maine, the directing debut for
the year, our gallery                                                                                                                                                         an extraordinary year of competitive        public guests with its vivacity, colour
                                           public domain of show and performance,       Beginning in December with our annual     our new acting teacher, Mr Sal Interlandi
shows, performances,                       students challenged and tested the           food bank fundraiser Concert for a Win-   was a tour de force for the senior acting
                                                                                                                                                                              success for our ensembles. Five of them     and various interpretations of the given
                                                                                                                                                                              qualified through regional and provincial   theme. The conversations flowed be-
and concerts truly                         boundaries of their understanding of the     ter’s Eve, new and experienced singers    company.
                                                                                                                                                                              competition to attend the invitation-only   tween artist and viewer: so many hours
celebrated the diversity                   world, conceptualizing through word,         and musicians were put through their      Strike the sets and lay down the dance      Canadian Nationals, MusicFest. Of the       of work encapsulated on the gallery
                                           music and medium, their various creative     paces by our music faculty. Last year’s   floor. Rehang the lights and cue to Even-
and depty of our unique                    impulses.                                    musical, West Side Story, an artistic
                                                                                                                                                                              three ensembles who made the jour-          walls and plinths - so many opportunities
                                                                                                                                  ing of Dance: Colours, an outstanding
Arts programming.                                                                       magnus opus, which ran for five suc-
                                                                                                                                                                              ney to Ottawa, the Jazz Ensemble won        for students to learn about themselves
                                           Art connects us to each other. With                                                    showcase for our dance performers. The      Bronze, the Advanced Rock Band, Silver,     through the various media.
                                                                                        cessful performances at the end of the    final concert, the popular Concert for a
                                           a high participation rate in all of our                                                                                            and Almost A Cappella brought home
Students were able to practise their                                                    second term, was a vehicle for inspired
                                           music and performance classes, the                                                     Summer’s Eve, was a bitter-sweet show-      the Gold.
arts in outstanding facilities, mentored                                                performances by both principles and the
                                           Killy Stage in the T. Gil Bunch Centre for                                             case of over 125 music performers sup-

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university COUNSELLING                                         Rick Rodrigues

                                                                                The Graduating Class of 2019 are                                   552 offers of admission were received from 111 schools around
                                                                                                                                                   the world at an acceptance rate of 76%.
                                                                                attending 48 different schools in 10
                                                                                                                                                   47% of the graduating class received a scholarship offer from
                                                                                different countries, five Canadian
                                                                                                                                                   at least one of the universities to which they applied. They
                                                                                provinces, and nine US states.                                     accumulated scholarship award offers, both merit-based and
                                                                                                                                                   athletic, in excess of $1.48 million.
                                                                                Nearly 40% of them pursued studies in the Arts, Humanities and
                                                                                Social Sciences; one-third of them study in the STEM fields; and   The top five destinations of the Class of 2018:
                                                                                nearly 1 in 5 entered into business programs.                      University of Victoria = 28
                                                                                86% of the graduating class received an offer of admission from    University of British Columbia = 25
                                                                                their first-choice university.                                     Queen’s University = 18
                                                                                                                                                   University of Alberta = 8
                                                                                                                                                   McGill University = 7

                                                                                 university placement                                                                               students earned

                                                                                100                         %                   # of students who
                                                                                                                                 received an offer
                                                                                                                              from their first choice
                                                                                                                                   of university
                                                                                                                                                                                  $3.1M
                                                                                                                                                                                in merit and athletic
                                                                                                                                                                                   scholarships to

                                                                                                                                      75%
                                                                                                                                                                                 universities in 2018

                                                                                                 55%
                                                                                            of grads received
                                                                                                                                                              128
                                                                                                                                                            numbers of schools
 Brentwood Closing Day 2019 – New Graduate Ashley Duyvesteyn                                scholarship offers                                               conveying offers
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Jaylynn Barth – Canmore, Alberta–McGill University, QC – Arts:               Erika de Asis Chan – Vancouver, BC–University of Exeter, England –
                                                                                                                                                  International Law                                                            Computer Science

                                                                                                                                                  Margherita Battaglia – Venice, Italy–Istituto Cavanis, Italy – Completing    Grant Dillard – Portland, OR–University of British Columbia–¬Okanagan,
             INTRODUCING THE

                                            class 2019
                                                                                                                                                  the Italian Secondary Diploma                                                BC – Arts: Political Science

                                                                                                                                                  Alexander Bell – Newcastle, Australia –University of Victoria, BC – Social   Zjaya Doman – Duncan, BC–Brock University, ON – Sports Management
                                                                                                                                                  Sciences: Economics
                                                                                  OF                                                              Mika Benoit – West Vancouver, BC–Simon Fraser University, BC –
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Evan Donegani – Parksville, BC–Gap year, then post–secondary studies

                                                                                                                                                  Engineering                                                                  Ashley Duyvesteyn – Powell River, BC–Queen’s University, ON – Science

                                                                                                                                                  Rashi Bishnoi – Duncan, BC –University of Victoria, BC – Social Sciences:    Joseph Eche–Ameh – Edmonton, AB–Queen’s University, ON – Nursing
                                                                                                                                                  Psychology
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Ameera Essabar – Vancouver, BC–University of Toronto–St. George’s, ON
                                                                                                                                                  Jacob Bossi – Victoria BC–University of British Columbia–Vancouver, BC       – Humanities
                                                                                                                                                  – Kinesiology
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Axel Ewashko – Fort McMurray, AB –University of British Columbia–
                                                                                                                                                  Maggi Bresden – Dhahran, Saudi Arabia–Sciences Po, France –                  Vancouver, BC – Wood Products Processing
                                                                                                                                                  Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Menton
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Haley Fear – Banff, AB–Dalhousie University, NS – Pre–Veterinary
                                                                                                                                                  Natalie Broomfield – Ottawa, ON–Dalhousie University, NS – Engineering       Medicine

                                                                                                                                                  Jotei Browne – Victoria, BC–University of Victoria, BC – Health &            Jack Figueirinhas – Mill Valley, CA–University of Colorado–Boulder, CO –
                                                                                                                                                  Recreation Education                                                         Mechanical Engineering

                                                                                                                                                  Madeleine Butler – Calgary, AB–McGill University, QC – Arts: Psychology      Sophia Franco – Terrace, BC–Queen’s University, ON – Science

                                                                                                                                                  Hannah Caldwell – Fort McMurray, AB–University of Alberta, AB –              Elliot Furney – Port McNeill, BC –Gap year for travel and work, then post–
                                                                                                                                                  Science: Pharmacology                                                        secondary studies

                                                                                                                                                  Nicholas Cameron – Victoria, BC–University of Victoria, BC – Social          Dylan Gay – Mexico City, Mexico–University of Victoria, BC – Science
                                                                                                                                                  Sciences: Political Sciences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Marta Gionso – Milan, Italy–Istituto Leone XIII, Italy – Completing the
                                                                                                                                                  Lia Carinci – Tamarin, Mauritius–University of Toronto–Mississauga, ON –     Italian Secondary Diploma
                                                                                                                                                  Social Sciences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Brayden Glazier – Prince George, BC–University of Calgary, AB – Arts
                                                                                                                                                  Camryn Carty – Grande Prairie, AB–Canadian National Institute of Health,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Ian Grabher – Nanaimo, BC–University of British Columbia–Okanagan, BC
                                                                                                                                                  ON – Dental Hygiene
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               – Arts: International Relations
                                                                                                                                                  Veronica Chrenek – Grande Prairie, AB–Queen’s University, ON – Science
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Bronte Grimmer – Beijing, China–Scripps College, CA – Liberal Arts: Legal
                                                                                                                                                  Hillary Chua – Mill Bay, BC–Bond University, Australia – Film & Television   Studies

                                                                                                                                                  Blake Cleasby – Lake Cowichan, BC–Queen’s University, ON – Arts              Fabiana Gutierrez – Dhahran, Saudi Arabia–University of Calgary, AB –
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Concurrent Education & Mathematics
                                                                                                                                                  Allulah–Beth Collins – Canberra, Australia–Oregon State University, OR –
                                                                                                                                                  Health Science & Kinesiology                                                 Théa Guy – Yellowknife, NWT–Carleton University, ON – Industrial Design

                                                                                                                                                  Joel Cook – Mississauga, ON–Bishop’s University, QC – Arts: Political        Phoebe Habkirk – Toronto, ON–University of Victoria, BC – Social
                                                                                                                                                  Sciences                                                                     Sciences

                                                                                                                                                  Taryn Corkery – Ponoka, AB–Southern Alberta Institute of Technology,         Benjamin Hachamovitch – Bellevue, WA–Santa Clara University, CA –
Benjamin Abro – Vancouver, BC                                                                                                                     AB – Business                                                                Math & Sciences
Concordia University, QC – Mathematics & Statistics: Actuarial Science   Sevien Aubuchon – Walnut Creek, CA–Stanford University, Stanford, CA –                                                                                Anne Hamilton–Lane – Priddis, AB–McGill University, QC – Arts
                                                                                                                                                  Sunil Cotterill – Wawa, ON–Waterloo University, ON – Management
                                                                         Arts & Humanities: Linguistics
Zaid Al–Jumaily – Duncan, BC                                                                                                                      Engineering
                                                                         Arianna Avalos – Querétaro, Mexico–New York Film Academy, CA – Acting                                                                                 Martha Hamilton–Lane – Priddis, AB–Gap year, then University of
University of Victoria, BC – Science
                                                                         for Film                                                                 Alexander Culberson – Mill Bay, BC–Dalhousie University, NS – Civil          Alberta, AB – Arts
Maxton Anderson – Ladysmith, BC                                                                                                                   Engineering
                                                                         Tochukwu Ayadiuno – Dhahran, Saudi Arabia–University of British                                                                                       Abdullah Hammawa – Calgary, AB–University of Alberta, AB – Science:
Gap year, then university for visual arts                                Columbia–Vancouver, BC – Biomedical Engineering                          Varshabh Dahiya – Nanaimo, BC–University of St Andrews, Scotland –           Pharmacology
Luke Androski – Dhahran, Saudi Arabia–University of Alberta, AB –                                                                                 Medicine
                                                                         Jackie Barr – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico–University of British Columbia–                                                                                 Jesse Harold – Nelson, BC–University of Victoria, BC – Science: Math &
Engineering                                                              Okanagan, BC – Arts                                                      Dylan David – Victoria, BC–University of Victoria, BC – Computer Science     Statistics

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Okanagan, BC – Arts: Economics & Writing                                       Hadi Nassereldine – Edmonton, AB–MacEwan University, AB – Civil             Vancouver, BC – Commerce
Noah Hart – Salt Spring Island, BC–Gap year for work and travel then                                                                                      Engineering
University of Victoria, BC – Humanities                                    April Lavigne – Cobble Hill, BC–University of Victoria, BC – Social Sciences                                                                               Darcy Smith – Shawnigan Lake, BC–University of Victoria, BC – Human &
                                                                                                                                                          Jemma O’Malley – Cape Town, South Africa–McGill University, QC – Arts:      Social Development
Cooper Haz – Shawnigan Lake, BC–Gap year before applying to Royal          Long Le – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam –University of Victoria, BC – Computer     International Development
Military College of Canada                                                 Science                                                                                                                                                    Benjamin Stephenson – Bath, England–St. Francis Xavier University, NS –
                                                                                                                                                          Chloe Oldland – Montreal, QC–Savannah College of Art & Design, GA –         Arts: Psychology
Yannick Hillier – St. Georges, Bermuda–Loughborough University, England    Grace Liang – Port Moody, BC–McGill University, QC – Science                   Performing Arts
– Sport & Exercise Science                                                                                                                                                                                                            Isaac Stevens – Campbell River, BC–University of Victoria, BC –
                                                                           Michael Liu – Yunnan, China–George Washington University, DC –                 Haruka Onishi – Tokyo, Japan–Keio University, Japan – Environment &         Engineering
Haley Hockin – San Francisco, CA–Boston College, MA – Liberal Arts &       International Relations                                                        Information Studies
Secondary Education                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Zoe Tucker – Yellowknife, NWT–Vancouver Film School, BC – Fine Arts: 3D
                                                                           Eme Lorente – Mexico City, Mexico–Gap year then applying to Universidad        Austin Owens – Terrace, BC–Queen’s University – Arts: Psychology            Animation
Maya Hodges – Nanaimo, BC–Dalhousie University, NS – Sciences              Anahuac, Mexico for Medicine
                                                                                                                                                          Vlad Pak – Almaty, Kazakhstan–Chapman University, CA – Business             Haden Umdenstock – Stockton, CA–University of Oklahoma, OK – Sports
Thea Hogendoorn – White Rock, BC–Western University, ON – Humanities:      Ben MacDonald – Revelstoke, BC–Queen’s University, ON – Kinesiology            Administration                                                              Management
Art History                                                                Clifford MacFarlane – Duncan, BC–Dalhousie University, NS – Science            Chantal Pavlis – Beaverlodge, AB–University of Alberta, AB – Education      Lucas Ursprung – Hamburg, Germany–Kingston University, London,
Jacqueline Holmes – Metchosin, BC–Gap year then University of Victoria,                                                                                                                                                               England – Art Foundation
                                                                           Mattieu MacNeill – Saskatoon, SK–Gap year then university to study             Jessica Pawlovich – Abbotsford, BC–Dalhousie University, NS –
BC – Social Sciences                                                       business                                                                       Management                                                                  Vanessa Van Decker – Toronto, ON–Ryerson University, ON – Mechanical
Jeremy Hounsome – Duncan, BC–Vancouver Island University, BC – Music:                                                                                                                                                                 Engineering
                                                                           Michelle MacPherson – Nanoose Bay, BC–University of Edinburgh,                 Lindsey Penner – Dhahran, Saudi Arabia–University of Alberta, AB –
Jazz Studies                                                               Scotland – Veterinary Medicine                                                 Kinesiology                                                                 Birkley Van Oostrom – Duncan, BC–University of Victoria, BC – Science
Kirtis Hubbard – Kirkland, WA–Indiana University–Bloomington, IN –         Hala Manai – Tripoli, Libya–University of British Columbia–Okanagan, BC –
Business                                                                                                                                                  Matthew Percillier–McDougall – Mill Bay, BC–University of British           Omkar Varma – Hong Kong–McGill University, QC – Arts
                                                                           Arts: International Relations                                                  Columbia, BC – Commerce
Ella Humphries – Nanoose Bay, BC–University of British Columbia–                                                                                                                                                                      Sanjana Verma – Dhahran, Saudi Arabia–University of British Columbia–
                                                                           Emma Mandziuk – Osoyoos, BC–Tufts University, MA – Fine Arts and               Liam Philipp – Yellowknife, NWT–University of Victoria, BC – Computer       Vancouver, BC – Arts
Vancouver, BC – Arts: Psychology                                           Liberal Arts & Science Dual Degree                                             Science
Lulu Jama – Udhaillyah, Saudi Arabia–University of British Columbia–                                                                                                                                                                  Hannah Vincent – Comox, BC–Queen’s University, ON – Arts: Political
                                                                           Brylee Martin ¬– Cobble Hill, BC–University of Victoria, BC – Social           Willemijn Poelen – Powell River, BC–Queen’s University, ON – Science        Studies
Vancouver, BC – Arts                                                       Sciences: American Sign Language
Maya Jenner – Shanghai, China–University of British Columbia–Vancouver,                                                                                   Valerie Pringle – Cobble Hill, BC–University of British Columbia–           Cale Ward – Edmonton, AB–Gap year, then post–
                                                                           Bilel Matmti – Montréal, QC–University of British Columbia–Okanagan,           Vancouver, BC – Arts: Psychology
BC – Arts & Masters of Management Dual Degree                                                                                                                                                                                         secondary studies
                                                                           BC – Arts
Sumin Kang – Seoul, South Korea–University Toronto–St. George’s, ON –                                                                                     Hannah Putterill – Sandspit, Haida Gwaii, BC–Dalhousie University, NS –     Nouhad Wehbe – Edmonton, AB–University of Alberta, AB – Arts
                                                                           Venetia Mavromihalis – Walnut Creek, CA–University of British Columbia–        Pre–Veterinary Medicine
Humanities                                                                 Okanagan, BC – Arts                                                                                                                                        Omar Wehbe – Edmonton, AB–University of Alberta, AB – Science
Marie Karekezi – Kigali, Rwanda–Gap year, then post–secondary studies                                                                                     Ope Remi–Adelasoye – Mill Bay, BC–Dalhousie University, NS –
                                                                           Zoe McDougall – Comox Valley, BC–University of Minnesota, MN –                 Engineering                                                                 William Weirmier – Shawnigan Lake, BC–Gap year, then post–secondary
Rassul Kazhimuratov – Almaty, Kazakhstan–University of Toronto–            Kinesiology                                                                                                                                                studies
Scarborough, ON – Finance & Management                                                                                                                    Brandon Robbins – Leduc, AB–St. Francis Xavier University, NS – Human
                                                                           Graeme McKay – Duncan, BC–University of British Columbia–Okanagan,             Kinetics                                                                    Daniel Wheaton – Regina, SK–University of Victoria, BC – Commerce
Fiona Kelly – Shanghai, China–Boston University, MA – Science:             BC – Science
                                                                                                                                                          Grady Robson – Duncan BC–University of Alberta. AB – Arts: Urban            Cole Whist – West Vancouver, BC–University of Victoria, BC – Visual Arts
Biochemistry                                                               Matthew McNally – Nottingham Road, South Africa–Queen’s University,            Planning
                                                                           ON – Arts                                                                                                                                                  Lindsay Winship – Mill Bay, BC–University of Victoria, BC – Social Sciences
Nadia Kendall – Sooke, BC–Applying to universities in Australia – Social
Sciences                                                                                                                                                  Maria Rossouw – Duncan, BC–University of British Columbia–Vancouver,
                                                                           Leila Mégevand – Geneva, Switzerland–McGill University, QC – Sciences          BC – Arts: Psychology                                                       Tyler Witham – Hong Kong –Gap year, then University of Victoria, BC –
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Social Sciences
Téa Kleinschmidt – Mill Bay, BC–University of Victoria, BC – Visual Arts   Sebastian Miranda Cerda – Mexico City, Mexico–Bond University,                 Aranza Sanchez Gallegos – Mexico City, Mexico–University of the Arts,
                                                                           Australia – Commerce                                                           London, England – Fine Arts Foundation & Architecture                       Hazel Woodbridge – Victoria, BC–Gap year, then University of Victoria, BC
Caden Koontz – Cowichan Bay, BC–Georgetown University, DC – Walsh
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      – Social Sciences
School of Foreign Service                                                  Liam Mitchell – Cobble Hill, BC –University of Victoria, BC – Science:         Bhavjit Sandhu – Chandigarh, India–Gap year, then Kwantlen Polytechnic
                                                                           Biochemistry                                                                   University, BC – Business                                                   Joshua Yanowitz – Philadelphia, PA –Queen’s University, ON – Computing
Molly Kortzman – Udhailiyah, Saudi Arabia–University of Victoria, BC –
Child & Youth Care                                                         Lily Moen – Melbourne, Australia–University of Bath, England – Sports &                                                                                    Marc Yoon – Seoul, South Korea–University of California–Berkeley, CA –
                                                                                                                                                          Samuel Segovia – Dhahran, Saudi Arabia–University of Victoria, BC –
                                                                           Exercise Sciences                                                              Engineering                                                                 Letters & Science: Political Science
Robbie Krysl – Campbell River, BC–University of Victoria, BC – Computer
Science & Media Studies                                                    Caitlin Moreland ¬– Mill Bay, BC–University of Toronto–St. George’s, ON –                                                                                  Marquita Zollmann – Vancouver, BC~University of British Columbia–
                                                                                                                                                          Emily Shaw – Cobble Hill, BC–University of Victoria, BC – Social Sciences
                                                                           Humanities: Theatre Performance                                                                                                                            Vancouver, BC – Urban Forestry & Sustainability
Yuma Kuga – Kobe, Japan–Claremont McKenna College, CA – Finance
                                                                                                                                                          Kady Singh – Mill Bay, BC–University of British Columbia–Vancouver, BC –
                                                                           Anna Murekatete – Kibungo, Rwanda–George Brown College, ON –                   Arts: International Relations                                               Ettore Zuffa – Ravenna, Italy~Loughborough University, England –
Zachary Lambert – Vancouver, BC–Corpus Christi College, BC – Arts
                                                                           Fashion Techniques & Design                                                                                                                                Internation Relations
Anastasiia Lapatina – Kiev, Ukraine–University of British Columbia–                                                                                       Kristyn Skorey – Powell River, BC –University of British Columbia–

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