This Senior A Volleyball team had an incredible season filled with dedication, growth, and so many lasting memories. We began the season with the goal of qualifying for Provincials. Before playoffs started, we experienced a mix of challenging losses and exciting wins. We were able to qualify for Provies and win the North Island &…
This year the Girls’ Ice Hockey program was the biggest – ever in numbers and spirit. More than half of the players were beginners, stepping onto the ice for the first time in November, starting their journey of tremendous growth. This team truly proved there is greatness in numbers, as it created the unique opportunity…
On Tuesday, April 9, the First XV took to Gillespie Field in an attempt to beat Island powerhouse Claremont, an AAAA school in Victoria known for its dominance in athletics on Vancouver Island. In just their second game at home this season, and down many senior players due to injury, the remaining players had to…
With the Belize Trip, the Eswatini Trip, the Taiwan Trip, and a training camp to Quamichan Lake, Brentwood students have been busy over Spring Break. During the final week of spring vacation, the rowers were occupied with intensive training sessions, covering 30 km each day and consistently exerting maximum effort with every stroke. The camp…
As the third term rolls in at Brentwood, the campus is buzzing with excitement, and it’s not just because of the warmer weather. The women’s rugby team is gearing up for a season of challenges and hopefully, triumphs. The journey began with a fierce encounter against Isfeld (an AA school in our provincial pool) where…
With second term upon us, so is the switch to second-term sports. As per the Brentwood standard, there is always so much happening. Most of our volleyball teams have finished their seasons, so has field hockey and boys soccer. The rugby teams – both men and women – are braving the cold in the off-season…
Robert Browning once observed, “Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?” This year’s Junior Boys Soccer team reached for many things in the soccer heavens, but our grasp was only mortal. We were literally seconds away from a gold medal at the ISA tournament, before a late, late…
From running “Hill Day, Mill Bay”s, gruelling intervals in the forest, breathtaking destination runs, friendly local meets and, ultimately, Provincials, the Cross Country team this year has been successful in its endeavours. This year, we welcomed many new faces and came up with several new “trail names”, each accompanied by a handshake customized by Mr….
With dishes varying in size, shape, and flavour, the Entrepreneurship 12 class has truly surpassed everyone’s expectations at Brentwood’s 53rd Annual Regatta. With eleven different Entre food booths, guests to the Regatta are spoiled for choice with flavours from Taiwan to Germany. The Golden Dragon, a Taiwanese-inspired food booth, offers both bao buns and bubble…
“‘Legacy’ is a word that has been used as a theme for several years of the spring exhibitions at Brentwood because it is versatile and appropriate. Versatile because of the aspects of the school’s character it represents: formally, as a tradition to be passed down, a gift consciously bestowed.” These were the opening lines to…