Head Prefect

Assistant Head Prefect

Student Activities Committee President

Grad Class President

Kristal Larsen

Katie Lin

Stuart Sinclair

Michael Brown

Vanessa Morcom

STUDENT EXECUTIVE COUNCIL:

Michael Brown
Alex Cocks
Anna Faris
Nicholas Gillespie
Morgan Holmes
Kristal Larsen
Katie Lin
Vanessa Morcom
Oliver Peacock
Keltie Reid
Stuart Sinclair
Brent Szerze
Austin Woodward

HOUSE CAPTAINS:

ALEXANDRA
ELLIS
GWYNNETH
MACKENZIE
PRIVETT
ROGERS
WHITTALL

Keltie Reid
Brent Szerze and Morgan Holmes
Anna Faris
Katie Lin
Austin Woodward
Stuart Sinclair
Nicholas Gillespie

BIOLOGY 12AP TRIP TO BAMFIELD

On September 15^th of last week, two classes of Biology 12 AP students, including myself, participated in the Science department’s annual field trip to the Bamfield Marine Station. For three days we stayed in wooden cabins surrounded by cedar, hemlock and alder while the West Coast weather misted around us. In those three days we brought the ecology concepts in our textbooks to life.

A four-hour bus trip brought us to Vancouver Island’s temperate rain forest. The research and education center is a two-minute boat ride away from the Bamfield fishing village of about 300 people. We made this boat trip many times for beach studies on some of the most beautiful landscapes the West Coast has to offer. On these outdoor excursions the classes identified and studied the population dispersion of inter-tidal life and later analysed our data. On hikes through the forest, groups of

Leigh-Ann McDonald, Heather Ingo, and Mara Cowan

students studied different aspects of the forest ecosystem such as the canopy above and the importance of low living plants below. Guided by graduate students and experts in their fields of ecology, the classes used the station’s whale lab, which holds the bone structure of a young baleen whale that had beached on the research center’s shore. Whether learning to use a quadrat or eating at their cafeteria, the trip was full of adventure. Perhaps the best moment of the whole trip was around 9 o’clock one night when we boated into a dark bay and watched bio-luminescence. This chemical reaction, aided by phytoplankton, may not sound exciting, but the result is a beautiful fantasia-like experience of natural sparklers in the water. Just whirling a hand in the ocean was to throw confetti of light. Experiences like this one will last forever.

Erica Zacharias (Grade 12)

The gang modelling Daily Morning Beach wear

Stuart Sinclair, Josh Ghyselincks, Amanda Hahn, and Sean Milligan conquering aqua phobia.

Bamfield photo credits: Gerry Pennells

ROGERS HOUSE OPEN HOUSE

On Saturday evening, the members of Rogers House opened their doors to their male and female counterparts on campus, with the first Open House of the year. The evening started with a barbecue for all girls affiliated with Rogers House. While the intention of having the open house was to provide the students with a social event for the weekend, it also gave the girls, in particular, a chance to further enhance (perhaps even put to use) any interior decorating skills by analysing the near-to-bare walls of their male friends. The event proved quite popular, with a multitude of people in the rooms, on the couches bordering the hallways, in the common rooms, on the dance floor, or lined up at the concession (all of the proceeds collected from the sales at the concession go to House improvements or to a particular charity that the House supports). A successful and enjoyable evening for the visitors was somewhat prolonged for the Rogers House students as they set about clearing the orange streamers, popped balloons, and candy wrappers!

Katie Lin (Grade 12)

Females enjoying good company

Males enjoying good company

Male + female enjoying good company

MACKENZIE HOUSE BARBEQUE

As an alternative to the regular cafeteria dinner, and as an opportunity to get to know the new girls (and vice versa), on Friday night Mackenzie House held a barbecue -- in the light rain, umbrellas and all!

There was certainly plenty of food to satisfy the masses, and enough variety to agree with everyone’s taste buds. Following the meal, a non-formal, fully interpretive dance took place, followed by the Mackenzie charades, where all of the answers were associated with the House. It was a perfectly enjoyable dinner, despite the weather!

Katie Lin (Grade 12)

Thoughts of food...

Head Nurse Donna Decker in a martial arts demonstration

... food for thoughts.

NEW STAFF ON CAMPUS
Mr. John Williams Conductor, composer, arranger and teacher of piano and voice, John R. Williams is our new Head of Music at Brentwood this year. Along with his wife, Dorothy, and their daughter Rachel, Mr. Williams comes to us from Montreal where he was conducting several choirs			Mr. Marius Felix Marius Felix, born into the species "Largus Maximus Gigantus" in near-by Victoria, B.C., is one of our newest members of staff, but at the same time, not! A Brentwood Graduate of '77, Marius has returned, and brought with him his spouse,
and studying jazz as a scholarship student at Concordia University. After a classical background, studying from early childhood at the Vancouver Academy of Music, John began studying choral music and conducting while completing his first degree at UBC. With years of experience in both performing and directing music, John is skilled in many varied styles – notably classical, jazz, folk, gospel and pop. "Shades of Green," John’s first CD, is a collection of his chamber music compositions and piano solos. It has been featured in CBC programming. We anxiously await John’s second CD which features French choral compositions inspired from his time in Montreal. Delighted to be here at Brentwood, John is keen to share his passion for music with students. Reportedly, he will whistle and hum two separate musical lines simultaneously for a small fee! Erica Zacharias (Grade 12)		Andrea, son, Ben, who is currently attending Brentwood in Grade 9, and daughter, Tessa. His interests, which include his family, cover all the bases: History, rugby, cooking, outdoor activities, fitness, in general, leadership, and...Whittall House, which is precisely why he has taken on the demanding role of Housemaster of Whittall House. Of course, he doesn't just do house business; he's a teacher too. A Humanities man, Marius attended the University of Washington, ultimately earning his Bachelor of Arts in History. What's more, he is an optimistic chap whose hopes and dreams are to "have a superb year in all respects!" Katie Lin (Grade 12)
Mr. Darcy Scott One of our new interns this year is Mr. Darcy Scott, who is helping in the BCS science and drama departments. Hailing from McGill University in Montreal, he has been a student of chemistry and neuroscience -- working enthusiastically,			Mr. Peter Inglis Peter Inglis, another intern, is from North Vancouver. His main area of expertise is in physics (B.Sc. from UBC) and he will be assisting regular staff in the math and science classrooms.
if not exclusively, with slugs and the conditioning of their memory. The boys of Privett House, where Mr. Scott is living, seem to match expectations, slug-like or not; "It's been a good time so far," he says of the Brentwood experience. Not quite certain of what lies on the horizon, he is considering medical or graduate school, and hopes that Brentwood will help to direct him to his passion. Claire Theaker-Brown (Grade 12)		Peter also has impressive rowing credentials, being the 2001 Canadian Henley Champion in the Senior Lightweight Men's Four boat, and he has been rowing competitively for five years. His expertise and coaching ability in this sport will be invaluable in the Brentwood rowing club. Peter's other interests extend to cosmology, languages, and all types of sports. His goals for this year are to learn about the teaching profession and to assist students with academic, athletic, and social aspects of high school. Peter hopes that his recent experiences will help current students prepare themselves better for life after Brentwood.
	Ms. Meaghan Renner Meaghan Renner joins Brentwood this year as an intern living in Mackenzie House. After graduating from Queen’s with a degree in drama, Meaghan will be using her expertise in drama and art in all aspects of the Brentwood performing arts programs. During Meaghan’s third year of university she lived at Herstmonceux Castle, a facility in East Sussex, England, shared by many of Canada’s eastern universities. She describes the experience as one of the best of her life where she "travelled around Europe with 25 of [her] best friends." Meaghan shares a unique perspective of art history with Brentwood students after her first-hand look at much of Europe’s art and architecture. She is more than happy to
talk to any students who are thinking of this incredible experience offered even if contemplated in the first-year. An avid seamstress, Meaghan is also dedicating her time to the musical theatre’s costume shop. She will no doubt add great knowledge to musical theatre’s back-stage department as well as to the onstage action. A native Calgarian, Meaghan has travelled extensively, and after living a year in Nova Scotia she spent three months last summer backpacking around Laos, Thailand and Australia. After spending most of her winters in Fernie, BC, Meaghan is also an accomplished skier. We look forward to seeing her on the slopes in the winter term as well as in Mackenzie House, backstage and around the school. Erica Zacharias (Grade 12)