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ACADEMICS The entire faculty and staff of the School were delighted to see the results of the Fraser Institute School Survey that were released yesterday. The rankings, based on -- amongst others -- end-of-year departmental examination results, average number of examinations per student written, percentage of students graduating, and average examination grades, placed Brentwood College as the number one school on Vancouver Island, and sixth place overall in the province of British Columbia. Although some caution should be exercised with regard to the figures -- no prescriptive formula is capable of measuring the quality and content of programs between schools -- the grad class of 2001 deserve considerable praise for their overall achievement in the departmental examinations. Coincidentally, the school received at the same time the results of departmental examinations written by Brentwood students in January. Brentwood students enrolled in Biology 12AP, who are working towards the May AP examination, write the B.C. Biology 12 paper in January. The Brentwood results here were excellent, and a tribute to the efforts of the students and to the quality of the program as directed by teacher Gerry Pennells. In the January results, Brentwood ranked as the best school in the province with an average examination mark -- for the 35 students writing -- of 90.7%. Similarly,
nine students also wrote their final examinations in French 12. Again,
the Brentwood results were excellent, with the average examination mark
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UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT AND SCHOLARSHIPS The following awards were announced this week Salimah Jiwani has been unconditionally accepted to UBC with a $10,000 scholarship (4 years @ $2,500) The following students have won University of Alberta Academic Excellence Awards valued between $1000 and $1500:
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THE MACKENZIE TRADITON Last
term, Mackenzie House was honoured with a visit from its namesake Mr.
David Mackenzie, who carried out a Saturday morning number one inspection
of the House. Mr. Mackenzie's daughter, Sheelagh Mackenzie-Salas and her daughters, Bridget and Savannah, met with all the present Mackenzie girls and Sheelagh shared with us some of her personal history at Brentwood. Sheelagh moved on campus when she was six and spent her first summer here painting what is now Alex House. The school was very different from what we all know today. Far from crested napkins, Sheelagh |
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remembers her mother scraping together odd plates, chipped or otherwise, to make a full set for the cafeteria. The Mackenzies would eventually move into what is now the Mackenzie houseparent residence, currently occupied by Mrs. Flynn. Sheelagh's memories are from the days when girls at Brentwood numbered so few it was difficult to organize a full field-hockey team. Everyone enjoyed her visit and meeting the third generation of Mackenzies associated with our house. Erica Zacharias (Grade 12) |
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HISTORY 12 And
we find ourselves at the movies. So much a part of our society today and
for decades past, humans have expressed some of our most fundamental beliefs
and paradigms through film. So what better way to supplement a history
course than to watch the medium that propagates, discusses and reveals
the issues of the time. Not to mention that watching a movie every second
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The history class was awed and silenced by Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List, as one of the most profound and honest depictions of the horrors of the Holocaust. We watched another Spielberg film, Saving Private Ryan, which portrayed the values of "the band of brothers". Not nationalistic, but a film about the bonds of soldiers, this movie portrayed the terror, shock and chaos of battle like no written account in a textbook could. Our latest film, Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove, in black and white, was almost a spoof on the archetype World War Two movie. As with the Cold War in which it was set, the film was composed of long lulls of anxiousness. These intervals were interrupted, however, by bizarre action representing the world as seen by Kubrick's imagination. |  |
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As the films continue, I look forward to every movie Friday when the history is alive and moving on the screen before me. I look forward to the films that have represented and changed public opinion. I look forward to finding myself again at the movies. Erica Zacharias (Grade 12) |
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THE GALLERY Art Director Gerri Leigh has recently completed a refurbishment of the student works of art on display on the main floor of the W. T. Ross Academic Building. There are many pieces exhibited, a few samples of which are shown here. Visitors are welcome to view the gallery at any time. |
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Andy Chen (Grade 11) |
Stefano Beruschi (Grade 11) |
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Johnson Wu (Grade 11) |
Andy Chen (Grade 11) |
Lyssa Kayra (Grade 12) |
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THE GLOBAL BRENTWOOD VILLAGE Everyone at Brentwood knows that one of the School's most attractive assets is its international flavour. With fifty-five American students and thirty from overseas, we are truly a mosaic of cultures -- as Mr. Andy Rodford says, "We celebrate the differences." As
Director of Admissions, Mr. Rodford is the "gatekeeper" of Brentwood,
ensuring that cultural variety is optimised so that "everybody wins".
Students come from Taiwan, Chile, Siberia, and almost anywhere else to
take advantage of a "Canadian school with an international aspect",
whether learning English, experiencing Canadian culture, or just experiencing
a great education. After an intensive atlas study, Mr. Rodford and I |
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from
Abu Dhabi in Saudi Arabia, they trek almost a full 180 degrees 'round
the globe. Is it really so different over there? I asked Katie; the answer
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On the flip side of the coin, some Brentonians don't have to travel further than a few blocks to come to school. We think that Dan Good (right) is the nearest day student (it's hard to tell with so many so close!); from Frayne Road, only about two blocks away, he learns about cultures that exist far from Mill Bay. "Nobody at Brentwood is really different; we're all people from around the world who are here for, loosely, the same reasons," he reflects. "What's most amazing to me are the small variations -- the styles of communication, the study habits, things like that." Though Katie and Dan will both be graduating this June, other Brentwood students will get to know the merits of such a diverse community. |
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Determined to keep Brentwood "not just your average high school", Mr. Rodford will keep the gates open to people from around the world. Claire Theaker-Brown (Grade 12) |
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THE BRENTWOOD REGATTA It is hard to believe that it is the time of year when we start getting ready for the Brentwood Regatta, but the end of April is already on the horizon. Over the last several years a large number of parents have volunteered their time at the Regatta to help in many different capacities. It is always nice to see so many parents enjoying the weekend and lending a hand. If you are interested in helping out in any way, for any period of time, please send me an email and I will add you to our volunteer list. Please indicate in your email if you are interested in working at a certain task, have special useful talents, or would volunteer for any assignment. We would be grateful to hear especially from parents who own a boat and would like to drive it for the weekend. Many
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ELK LAKE REGATTA RESULTS This past weekend the Rowing Club travelled to Elk Lake to compete in the University of Victoria.sponsored sprint regatta. What a glorious weekend! The weather was wonderful (sunshine, and no wind) and the results by the Brentwood Crews were amazing. The club finished 1st in 11 events, 2nd in 6 events and 3rd in 5 events. Congratulations to all of the crews and coaches for such wonderful results. |
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SQUASH The senior squash team competed in the ISA Tournament last weekend, emerging as the winners. The
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KAYAKING This past weekend, 5 Brentwood students competed in their first kayak race. The race was hosted by the Washington Kayak Club in Seattle. The competitors were required to paddle their kayaks through a labyrinth of 20 gates hung over the water, with penalty time added to their scores for every gate they touched. Each racer took 2 runs on the course, with their times added together. Fastest Brentwood student of the day was Magnus Gibson. His time of 309 seconds earned him 2nd place in the K-1 cadet class (the winning time was 263 seconds). In the K-1 junior recreational class, Aaron Williams placed 3rd in a time of 319 seconds Yoni Levi placed 4th in a time of 343 seconds, and Andrew Wood was 5th with 389 seconds (winning tme was 281) Finally, in the K-1 women's junior recreational class, Nancy Gallant placed first with a time of 398 seconds. Congratulations to the all of these students. Dan
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BASKETBALL Junior Girls With the team having won the mid-Island tournament, the girls went on to play at the Island finals in Parksville. Although they struggled in their first game, they made a huge improvements and played a strong final game, but still came away with their first two losses of the season. The following girls were presented with their Mid-Island medals and Island certificates at the regular Tuesday assembly: Maddie Menefee, Jacquie Brown, Anna Hansen, VIcky Ha, Marlee Hahn, Stacey Gilham, Jane Griffel, Barclay Martin, and Tella Osler. Credit is also due to Tonia Medina and Maria Volk who came up from the `B' team to play in the Island finals and Jin Kim who was an invaluable manager and statistician. In addition, I would also like to recognise the efforts of Erika Schade, Jessica Cebulka and Jin Kim who were not able to play much this season due to injuries, but who did their best to support the team. Congratulations to the girls on an excellent season! Jill
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STAFF-STUDENT ICE HOCKEY With this past Thursday being the last session of the season for both the junior and senior teams, what better way to say farewell to the ice for another year than the annual staff vs. student game at Kerry Park Arena. Judgement
Day, as some participants would have it, commenced at 2:00 p.m. The 'staff'
team included parents (Ralph Fraser and Paul Sinclair),
random visitors from the East (David and Colin Parent),
and genuine staff, such as Dewi Griffiths and Shrawan Khanna.
This motley crew skated onto the ice in all their (imagined?) glory for
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set the tone in the first period, and maintained their lead throughout
the game giving them a spectacular victory of 8-1! Being an enlightening experience for elder players who were a tad skeptical about the idea, and a great learning experience for the junior and senior hockey teams on how to play REAL hockey, it proved to be a successfully amusing event to round off the season! Katie Lin (Grade 12) |
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