As the leaves turn darker, the weather gets chillier, and students trek to classes in the morning mist, there is an event that gets Brentwood students counting down the days for: Showcase Volleyball. Much like other showcase events, the crowd goes wild to see friends and peers compete against some of the top teams on…
Canada remains the only G7 nation without a national school food program and so Nourish Cowichan was established to provide love and support for school children who do not have access to enough food. Nourish Cowichan, a non-profit organization, started in 2016 when they provided food to one school, but over the years they have…
Over the past few weeks, Felix D, Whittall ‘23 and I, along with the help of a few other Environmental Advocacy (EA) members, have been running an apple juice project. The goal of this initiative was to collect local, organic apples from people who needed their apple trees harvested or had excess apples they wanted…
Question. What’s one of the quickest, healthiest, and most effective ways to cut agricultural greenhouse gasses? Going once? Going twice? Yes, you BEAT-Freaks (trademark pending) out there got it right, it is organic farming! As the Environment Advocacy team learned, organic farming is not only a way to provide local communities with nutritious foods and…
With Air Band right around the corner, our plates here at Brentwood are pretty full with Interhouse competitions. But amidst the choreography and music resonating from the Foote Multi-Purpose rooms, you can hear the bounce of basketballs. Interhouse Basketball is back! And with this being one of the biggest sport-related Interhouse Competition events, every house…
First-term sports are finally in full force: if you walk around campus you find fields full of field hockey, soccer, and rugby players. And the volleyball courts are no different. In fact, Brentwood hosted the Independent School Association Volleyball Tournament this last weekend, or as we Brentionans call it, ISAs. Independent schools from across BC…
Gold and sparkly costumes are in the foreseeable future for the cast of A Chorus Line as they have begun the process of putting together a full-blown musical. As we get further and further into term one, the cast has progressed from full-cast dance numbers to scene work with Ms Widenmaier! A Chorus Line, is…
Every October, Brentwood hosts the traditional TEDx talks, and this year marked the tenth anniversary! Passionate speakers came to Brentwood from a variety of communities to share their meaningful ideas and powerful beliefs. The incredible lineup consisted of nine speakers, four of which were student speakers: Lauren C, Mackenzie ‘24, Dara M, Alex ‘25, Zheng…
For the past 23 years, Brentwood has hosted Green Lake Crew for a training camp. Four boats, three days, two programs, and one goal: find boat speed. The 18 Green Lake athletes from the Men’s and Women’s 8+ dispersed across Allard, Whittall, and Ellis Houses, hosted by the Brentwood rowers. From Friday, October 13 to…