EVENING OF MUSIC

On Friday evening, the audience in the Killy Theater were entranced by a series of exceptional performances by students of the music program. From solo vocal performances to the Jazz and Concert Choirs, from musical artistry on the piano to stirring performances on strings, the evening was a resounding success. Sadly, this was the last public performance for students in the graduating class, the students who have delighted their audiences for several years. The exceptional acoustic properties of the Killy Theater enhanced the production and the splendour of the venue provided a fitting finale.

INTERNAL AWARDS CEREMONY

The annual Internal Awards Ceremony was held Wednesday last. At this assembly, the winners of major prizes based on fine arts and sports were announced and were called forward to receive recognition on stage. Presentations were also made to students receiving Colours in fine arts, sports, and academics.

There are two Awards Ceremonies at the end of the year, with the second — where the major awards and subject prizes will be announced — to be held Saturday, 26th June. All parents and friends of the school of invited to attend, with the function commencing at 2:15 P.M. Note: special presentations and ceremonies specifically related to the graduating class will be held earlier that day.

Fine Arts Awards Winners (details below)
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Winners of the International High-Five competition:
Tom O'Malley, Chris Brennan, Gillian Milne,
Christine Pierce and Kathleen Sinclair.

Back Row:
Angela Li and Mariko Constable (Robert Cooper Cup (Musician of the Year),
David Summers (Kenning Trophy for Creative Science)
Tyler Smith Outstanding Concert Bandsman (Brentwood Rose Bowl)
Grant Schneider (The Earnshaw Trophy (Outstanding Contribution to the Performing Arts – Backstage),
Ahmet Taner (Most Promising Junior Concert Bandsman)
Curtis Pintye (Carpe Agillum Award for Service to Ceramics),
Austin Cheley (Furbacher-Hoh Sculpture Prize)
Barclay Martin (Outstanding Photographer)

Front Row
George Upton (Outdoor Pursuits Award for the student who best exemplifies the spirit of the outdoors),
Stephanie McClellan (Joyce Maclean Dance Cup, Performance & Choreography)
Bryony Blake (Old Brentonians Rose Bowl for
Outstanding Achievement in Dance)
Laura McLean (Hector MacIntosh Public Speaking Award)
Meagan Nishio (Roly Bull Shield for Outstanding Chorister)
Olivia Marshall (Artist of the Year),
Lindsay Muir (Helen Ormiston Smith Bowl for outstanding achievement in Ceramics)
Laura McCarthy and Boyd Sloan (The Butterfield Cup for
Musical Theatre)

Back Row:
Stephen Pointon (Rob Soukop Memorial Award - Golf),
Jason Byeun (Top Junior Boy Athlete - Track),
Graham Gilbert (Top Intermediate Boy Athlete - Track),
Jack Allpress and Garrett Graeme (Top Senior Boy Athlete - Track),
Artom Katkoff (Angus Cup, Senior Boys Singles - Tennis),
Adrian Corscadden (Cooke Cup for Leadership - Rugby),
Up Saksanguanmanoon (Angus Cup, Junior Boys Singles - Tennis).

Front Row:
Rebecca Kerswell ((Top Junior Girl Athlete - Track), Marlee Hahn (Top Senior Girl Athlete - Track), Richelle Davies (Porter Cup - Senior Girls Singles - Tennis), Sarah Laird (Top Intermediate Girl Athlete - Track)

FABRICATIONS III

The winners of the final Fabrications competition of the year were announced at last week's assembly (their names appear below). For this competition, students were asked to examine the many works of art created by students hanging in the gallery and around the school, then create a response to that stimulation either through prose or poetry. A selection of some of the winning entries can be read at the Fabrications link.

THE LIFERS' DINNER

On Thursday evening, the twelfth annual Lifers Dinner took place at the Quamichan Inn, Duncan. This year there were 24 of the 25 Lifers present (a Brentwood 'Lifer' being defined as a student who entered the school in Grade 8 and is graduating after five years on campus). The evening began with a photography session in the gardens, the traditional, if tricky to accomplish, “bridge” photograph followed by a number of more casual shots of groups. The five Lifer faculty members: Maggie Flynn, Dewi Griffith, Jim Ganley, Ken Snow and Ron Neufeld were also captured for posterity. After a delicious meal, John Garvey, the Master of Ceremonies, asked Maggie Flynn to propose the toast to the Lifers. Raymond Chow responded with the toast to the teachers and Alex Mills, last of five sister Lifers, gave the toast to absent

friends. The evening came to a close with a trip down memory lane when the six Houseparents spoke of the young people who came into their care five years ago. It was a magical evening full of warmth and laughter for twenty-four special survivors who, as Alex said in her speech, “took the road Lifers travel by, and that made all the difference.”

Beth Melhuish

On June 10th and 12th the fields were scattered with waves of running and jumping red, green, orange and blue. One of the most competitive days of the year at Brentwood, it was the anticipated (yet for some, dreaded) Inter-House Track and Field day. Boys and girls competed from each house for the overall trophy in long jump, high jump, shot-put, discus, javelin and numerous races. It was a tough competition, as the weather was hot and the all the Houses brought forward skilled competitors. Nearly everyone participated, some voluntarily and some with 'peer pressure' and everyone did their House proud. Throughout the competition, Ellis appeared strong, with consistent wins in races, but when it came to the Tug of War, the tables turned. A house that stands tall with its strong senior boys, Whittall impressed everyone with their brute strength, winning the Tug of War and finishing with the most points. The final standings were from first to last: Whittall, Ellis, Rogers and Privett.

All of the Houses, showed sportsmanship and great skill and many individual students demonstrated their talent for track and field. The overall Junior Athlete winners were Rebecca Kerswell and Jason Byeon; the intermediate winners were Sarah Laird and Graham Gilbert; and Marlee Hahn and Jennalee Desjardins, and Jack Allpress and Garrett Graeme, shared the senior trophies. The day was successful in creating some last-minute house spirit before examination week, and is sure to have a significant effect on the final scores in the Inter-House competition

Story and Pictures by: Alison Gillespie(Grade 10)

SEVEN DAYS TO CRAM

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the grass is growing, and the water is washing upon the shore; however, the Brentwood campus is empty. Where have all the students gone? They have all retreated to the desks within the dormitories and the library. Yes, it is that time of year again: exam week. The pressure is mounting, the library is crammed, and the students are becoming hysterical, scrounging for sharp pencils, battery-filled calculators, and effacing erasers.

One student states, “You can feel the tension in the air: time is slowly ticking by, but it is so hard to ignore all the distracters around campus. This could be called the toughest week of the entire school year” (Olivia Marshall).

Yet, it is not only the students who are slowing becoming distressed, but the teachers are also on a time limit, furiously

Dan Riley weak from hours of study

striving to assemble the “fair” exam for the anxiety-ridden students, generously gathering students together in study groups, and preparing practice materials for the impending exams ahead.

Casey Rose and Boyd Sloan:
"not in the mood"

But who should be more troubled than the rest? Possibly the tenth graders who have been given a new twist to their examinations; not only do the twelfth graders have to give significant emphasis to their Provincial exams, but these young, inexperienced tenth graders must give support to these weighty provincials as well: a tough assignment for the present.

The key to achieving success during exam week is to set the mind into “study mode”. Although “becoming motivated is extremely difficult” (Kate West), the students must realise that it is only seven days of enlightening torture. For that reason, even though the outdoors is beckoning the Brentwood population, the exams are inevitable; each student will have to desperately endeavour to cross the threshold into that trance of educational elucidation.

Thus, to all the Brentwood students: good luck!

Story and Photos by: Vicki Ha (Grade 12)

THE STRONG PERSON COMPETITION

Last Saturday, many athletes decided to participate in a grueling physical competition. The participants, considered by some to be extremely brave and by others to be masochists, could be seen jogging laps around 'A' field in a warm-up exercise for the first annual "Strong Person Competition", organised by the acknowledged campus strong person, Mr. Dan Norman.

At seven o'clock the official activities commenced, with fit persons competing for the titles of "Strongest Senior Man", "Strongest Junior Man" and "Strongest Woman". The events included the caber toss, the truck pull, the dead lift of benches and a timed flipping of a gigantic truck tire. Astounded spectators watched in awe as impressive feats of strength were preformed right before their eyes.

The competitors were mostly associated with rowing and rugby, and wished to test their physical limits. After nearly two hours of athletic feats, the winners in each category were declared, with Russell Ridinger, Sebastian Kallos and Marlee Hahn accepting their certificates and awards at the following Thursday assembly. The winners were proud of their success, recognising their triumph in one of the most strenuous events all year. Third place winner, Curtis Pintye said that "The strong man competition was easily one of the most physically demanding events any of us had ever attempted."

Story by: Jill Stothart (Grade 10)

Events in the Competition:

Stair Climb Lift – a series of 6 heavily weighted objects were to be carried up 15 steps.

Dead Lift with Plaza benches - A head-to-head competition in which competitors lift one end of a bench in the air and hold it as long as they can.

Tire Flip – number of flips of large, extremely heavy skidder tire completed in 90 seconds.

Truck Pulling (Timed event). The school’s yellow security pick-up was pulled across a "finish-line" hand-over-hand with a 30 m (100 ft) rope as fast as possible, or as far as possible in 45 seconds.

Caber Toss - A large log is thrown for distance.

Each event counted for points. At the end of the competition, each competitor’s total points determined the standings. The participants and their standings are shown below.

Junior Boys

1 Sebastian Kallos
2 Tom Holland
3 Cameron Gilham
4 Rhys Wiechula
5 Sam Silbergeld
6 Rodrigo Barrera

7 Wilson Huang
8 Juan-Pablo Iturbide
8 Adam Erickson
8 Hank Pailet
8 Sean Ferguson

Girls

1 Marlee Hahn
2 Sarah McShane
3 Stacey Gilham
4 Anna Hansen

Junior Boys

1 Russ Ridinger
2 Tom Kerswell
3 Curtis Pintye
4 Adrian Corscadden
5 Mike Pasnak

THE OLYMPIC CONNECTION

This year, there are no fewer than four Brentwood graduates competing for Canada in the Olympic Games (Darren Barber, Tom Herschmiller, Dave Calder, and Scott Frandsen). All current Brentwood students were invited to send their best wishes to these Old Brentonians, by signing a giant banner (see below) mounted on the wall of the dining room.

Thanks to the initiative of Brentwood Rowing Club's Head Coach Brian Carr, a CBC crew visited the school last Tuesday to film members of the current rowing club in training. The CBC intends to create a short documentary relating the success of the Brentwood club in rowing to the current Canadian team. This piece will air during the Olympics.

EXTRACURRICULAR EVENTS BROCHURE

Mr. Johnston has put together a pamphlet outlining the extracurricular events at Brentwood throughout the year. It includes performances such as the Evening of Music, Interhouse sports competitions as well as activities available to students in their spare time and on weekends. The brochure, which is being finalised, has a twofold purpose: it lists dates and times for all the events, helping parents who would like to attend in planning their visits well ahead of time and it also gives prospective parents and students a better idea of what life at Brentwood is like. Not all the events for next year have definite dates, but trying to finalise as many as possible has helped the Student Activities Council and the staff put the year in perspective. The brochure is intended to be available before the beginning of next year.

The Return of Unicycling

All the rage for several weeks in October, unicycling at Brentwood has made a small comeback. Nathan Cowie (Grade 11) uses his skill to ride to his Fine Arts classes and others are eager to try out this unusual activity. As well as improving balance, extended periods of unicycling are excellent for building core strength and endurance. With less than a week left before exams, there's little time for unicycling to catch on again, but perhaps we'll see a major comeback next year.

Nathan Cowie practicing on his new unicycle. Note the helmet.