The 2025 XC season started off strong, with our runners preparing for the competitive season by participating in the Cowichan Valley Running Series: three races through which runners aimed to gain a snazzy t-shirt and qualify for the Island Championships. After the local races, the team qualified for the Island Championships, where they embraced true…
After a busy week of classes, projects, and sports, Hope and Privett house were ready for some well-earned fun with a showdown at the annual bowling outing. The perfect mix of competition and laughter was exactly what everyone needed to unwind. Although the weather was brisk and chilly, the theme for the evening brought nothing…
As the first term cames to a close, the campus felt a little different – quieter hallways, fuller hearts, and a shared sense of pride in everything we’ve built together. Over the past few months, students pushed through early mornings, late-night study sessions, packed sports schedules, arts explorations and moments that stretched us in the…
On November 22nd, the campus was transported back in time to the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s at the Mackenzie Open House. The prefects and house staff worked tirelessly for months to plan, organize, and pull off the most successful Open House Mackenzie has experienced for some time. Mr Neil Robinson, spouse of our Houseparent,…
The Brentwood Junior Boys Basketball program is built on a strong foundation of intense commitment and hard work. The program’s mission has gone beyond merely winning games, it has focused on developing young, talented athletes into dedicated, unselfish competitors ready for the challenges of senior and post-secondary play. The team has benefited greatly from the…
The annual AP Studio Art trip to Vancouver was an unforgettable journey: two days packed with creativity, exploration, and inspiration. The trip was a chance to learn outside of the conventional by experiencing a major city’s creative landscape and taking in the professional artwork that shapes the Canadian art world. After arriving downtown, we began…
The hilarious, heartfelt, and a little creepy musical, Beetlejuice, hit the Killy Theatre running, with the talented Grade 8 performers and crew putting on a fun and frightful show! Beetlejuice, a chaotic but hilarious demon, is desperate to be seen. Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager, is dealing with rebellion and grief. Brentwood’s new…
Last weekend, students piled into the gym for Brentwood’s first-ever Winter Fun & Games, a lively twist on the annual Fun & Games event, which takes place at the start of every academic year. Designed and run by Ms Ramsay, Whittall Assistant Houseparent and Head of the SAC, the event brought all eight houses together…
Remembrance Day at Brentwood is when the community comes together to mourn, honour, and fight for peace. Remembrance Day this year was on November 11, which occurred during the midterm break, so an assembly was held on November 5 with various speeches, stories, and songs to commemorate the men and women, some of them Brentwood…
The spooky season had officially arrived, and our Grad class decided there was no better way to celebrate than with a trip to the Cowichan Haunted House. After weeks of late-night study sessions and project deadlines, we were overdue for a night of laughter, adrenaline, and a few well-earned scares. What began with a simple…