Brentonian2013 EDITION Board of Message from the Editor Governors As the incoming editor of the Brentonian, EXECUTIVE I would like to thank our outgoing editor, Chair Bruce Carlson (’64), parent of Lara MacDonald, for her insights and Joanna & Vanessa (’92), Jessie (’95) & support in bringing this edition to print. It Nancy (’98) can be a daunting task to take the helm of a VICE CHAIR Blair Horn (’79) project that has been developed with such Treasurer Bruce Homer (’69) passion and devotion but Lara has made Art Crooks, parent of Hew (’86), Claire the transition smooth and enjoyable. I would (’91) & Morgan (’94) also like to thank all those who have contributed their time and energy to Ross McDonald, parent of Hannah this magazine. (’00) Features in this edition of the Brentonian examine the key highlights C.C. (Kip) Woodward (’74), parent of David (’99) & Justin (’01) from the year. Our new Head of School, Bud Patel, has led us through a comprehensive strategic planning process; our new ten-year Strategic Diane Zell, parent of Graham (’06) & Allison (’08) Plan and new Vision, Mission, and Values can be found on page 4. As result of these collaborative planning sessions, we have also refreshed BOARD MEMBERS our school brand as shown on page 5. The School continues to optimize Andrea C. (McDonald) Flaa (’75) our students’ experience through improvements to our infrastructure Brock Harris (’93) (such as the ongoing renovations of Mackenzie House) and the Dan Jarvis, parent of Betsy (’09) advancement of our academic, arts, and athletic curricula. The Centre for Art and Humanities has seen its first year of use and has set the Dan Little, parent of Kate (’11) standard for the future development of our sustainable campus (page David W. Mackenzie (’69), parent of 34). Lastly, we celebrated the 40th Anniversary of Women at Brentwood Henry (’02) with a tremendous gala evening on campus in Crooks Hall (page 46). Dale Martin (’78)
Dr. Graeme McCauley, parent of As always, we enjoy hearing from you and hope you enjoy this edition of Scott (’98) the Brentonian.
John A. McNeill (’82)
Ward Phillips, grandfather of
Kaitlin (’07) Ian McPherson Karen (Middleton) Pirie (’81) Director of Communications and Marketing
HEAD OF SCHOOL & CEO EDITING & PRODUCTION: Ian McPherson Bud Patel, parent of Mitali (’16) DESIGN & LAYOUT: Marny Beaton DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PHOTOGRAPHY: Paul Fletcher, Jim Ganley, Mike Minckler, and students, David Burton staff, faculty and parents who have submitted photos. Thank you! Index Message from the Head of School...... 3 Ten-Year Strategic Plan...... 4 Evolving Our Brand...... 5 Message from the Outgoing Head Prefect...... 6 Message from the Incoming Head Prefect...... 7 Admissions Highlights...... 9 Academic Highlights...... 11 University Counselling...... 15 Athletics Highlights...... 17 Arts Highlights...... 23 Farewell...... 27 Board of Governors...... 28 Salvete and Valete...... 30 Presenting the Class of 2013...... 31 Sustainability...... 35 In the Community...... 37 Welcome New Staff...... 40 Alumni Update...... 42 40th Anniversary of Women at Brentwood...... 47 Mailbag...... 58 Michelle MacLaren: We Can’t Look Away...... 64 Passages...... 65 Celebrating Philanthropy...... 75 Cumulative Gifts...... 78 2012/2013 Donors...... 82 Engage with Brentwood...... 86 Reflections: Jonathan Bell-Etkin...... 87 Honouring Nick Prowse...... 89 Ten Years On: The Brentwood Rowing Endowment...... 90 What’s Happening 2013/2014...... Inside Back Cover
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Message from the Head of School
Dear Brentwood Family
With fifteen months under my belt, I am fully immersed in the wonderful world that is Brentwood College School. Our rich history forged by entrepreneurial spirit and risk taking has created, in 2013, a unique place in the educational world. Together we have built a school where students study, live, and explore their passions in an inspiring environment of learning.
In this edition of the Brentonian, you will see the outcomes of our strategic plan. This inclusive process revealed a committed and passionate community. Our renewed vision, mission, values, goals, and strategic priorities will guide us for the next ten years and will culminate with our centenary celebrations in 2023.
One of our key priorities is to improve our engagement with the Brentwood family and share the essence of the Brentwood experience. In September 2013, we refreshed our brand to both De Manu in Manum. honour the past and embrace the current school- —a truly co-educational, 21st century place of learning. Our new soon-to-be-launched website has rich video and social media content—we hope you enjoy this window into Brentwood life. Feel free to share your favourite items from our Bud Patel site—your commitment to perpetuating our story Head of School is vital.
Brentwood is well positioned to be the torch of learning for now and the future. If we harness the energy of the entire Brentwood family, our flame will continue to light the path forward.
HEAD OF SCHOOL MESSAGE | 3 Ten-Year Strategic Plan
Setting the Standard: Brentwood’s Values Brentwood’s Promise Grit and Joy As the School embarks on this exciting new ten-year plan, a theme has emerged around While values such as excellence, integrity, and the vision and engagement of our constituents. empathy are vitally important and highly valued At every turn the Brentwood family has been at Brentwood, we wanted to drill down even inspired by this in-depth and immersive process. further to qualities that truly drive our behaviour. The promise of advancement, change, and challenge has captured the imagination of Brentwood’s Goals everyone involved. The Strategic Plan has, in fact, We have identified three overall goal pillars that been a catalyst for the School to move forward will support our vision, mission and values. Nine with an aspirational goal of setting the standard strategic priorities have been identified. They will globally for leading edge learning. require our focus over the next 3-5 years and drive us toward our vision. Brentwood’s Vision Innovation Brentwood will set the standard globally for We must provide a world class boarding school inspirational and transformative learning experience. The vision is aspirational and directional. We must be a leading-edge place of learning. It provides a beacon of light, or in our case a We must have an open and global mindset. torch, that illuminates our journey of learning. We must enhance our unique tripartite Though we may never arrive at this destination, programme. we will continuously strive to get there. Sustainability Brentwood’s Mission We must build a financially sustainable model. We must be a model school for operational and The Brentwood family opens minds and environmental sustainability. hearts for life We must be an even greater place to work. The mission is our fundamental and unique purpose that sets us apart from other schools. Engagement We must have a fully engaged Brentwood family. We must create a culture of philanthropy.
4 | STRATEGIC PLAN Evolving Our Brand A refreshed brand identity, reflective of our vision
This past year has been marked by a number of Initially, we examined more than twenty different exciting and progressive changes at the School. branding options, ranging from very conservative Many of you will have noticed a change to our to avant-garde. Ironically, we found inspiration branding over the last month. We will be rolling for the final creative change by reflecting on our out this new branding in a number of formats in crest: a simple and refined image and a strong the coming months, including our new website. representation of the School. Using the crest as a starting point, we designed a logo that reflects As part of our strategic planning activities this a school that is rooted in tradition while reaching year, we saw a natural opportunity to examine for the future. the School’s branding. In a collaborative process we created a Branding Committee and reached Thank you to everyone who contributed their out to our constituent groups: students, current time and energy to our project. This process has parents, parents of alumni, alumni, staff, and been an exhaustive one and would not have senior management. Our purpose was to ensure been possible without the engagement of the that our brand and, in particular, our visual Brentwood family and the Branding Committee. identity, truly reflects our school and our vision of setting the standard for inspirational and transformational learning.
EVOLVING OUR BRAND | 5 Message from the Outgoing Head Prefect by Andjela Stojkovic, Mackenzie ’13
A World Beyond Brentwood and at times stressful. It is this precise reality that renders life a balancing act. Open Houses, Regatta, Surprisingly, it exists. But I have to say that of Showcase and Airband are only a few of the many all places, Brentwood unquestionably has the highlights of the year that lift student spirits, give most grit and joy. It was the longest and biggest them a chance to get to know their peers in a sleepover I’ve ever been to: three years of living relaxed social environment, and allow them to with my best friends. We were never more than a forget about the essay and two tests they have in few doors apart—we would always come together, the next two days. And funnily enough, balance comfort each other, and make each other laugh. and good time management work better than any Together we grew, both physically and emotionally, coffee-infused all-nighter. The skills we acquire at to the point where we were ready to take on Brentwood when we are learning in the classroom, something we thought we would never be ready getting inspected for our weekly white-glove for: university. number one inspections, and juggling what seems Living closely with a schoolful of moody teenagers to be the busiest schedule known to mankind, certainly taught us all patience, and compromise prove to be crucial skills that help facilitate the became a common solution. Acting as mediators, transition to university life, whether or not we house parents taught us realize it at the time. how to live peacefully and University life is commonly associated with greater cooperatively with a non- freedom. It is this liberty of choice, however, traditionally large family which that can be more challenging than the classes as we grow older becomes themselves. Although it is a relief to no longer our university dorm, our work follow the Brentwood rules, going to bed late and place, and ultimately our forgetting about homework can reveal the dangers community. Boarding, the of abusing this freedom. In practicing good habits lingering fourth component of each day, every Brentwood graduate walks off our tripartite programme, is the the campus self-reliant and well educated so that ladder that bridges this gap. It is also the first thing discipline is already a habit, not a learning process. that sometimes overwhelms Brentwood students upon their arrival and the last thing they have to Thinking back to my cozy Brentwood bed, I would worry about when they go to university. Having love to wake up to the maddening, now nostalgic already overcome living independently, university morning house bell once more and be awestruck becomes a search for classes, extracurricular by the glowing morning sun outside. I would throw activities, and friends. on my favourite sweater and arrive to breakfast greeted by the delectable aroma of breakfast Hard work and proper time management are key cakes and the smiling faces of the caring cafeteria components in any pursuit but can be draining staff. If only we stayed fourteen forever.
6 | OUTGOING HEAD PREFECT MESSAGE Message from the Incoming Head Prefect by Nick Wilson, Privett ’14
Visions and Goals as Head Prefect charge on these initiatives, as the councils and their feedback are invaluable to the growth and The past three wonderful years at Brentwood development of our School. have seen Andjela Stojkovic (’13), Ian MacDonald (’12), and Daniel Hilhorst (’11) Providing long-term improvements benefit the as Head Prefects. Reminiscing on the great Brentonians of tomorrow, experiences that I have had throughout my but equally, if not more time at this school, I am left wondering how I important, are the little things could possibly improve on the legacies of such that affect today. Seemingly inspirational predecessors. unimportant changes can truly make a difference in My overlying vision as Head Prefect for this year the community climate—for is to represent the Brentwood student body instance, reinstating a foosball with the greatest judgment, reason, and passion table in the McNeill Centre or that I can provide in every action and decision. introducing cardigans into the My intent is to receive the concerns, desires, School uniform. They may not be legacies that and suggestions of the students and take action last for decades to come, but they put a smile on upon them. Ranging from the wee Grade 9s to many a face, and spread a small, but vital dose my Grade 12s of 2014, I represent all of their of joy to everyone. Much can be said with the best interests, and will continue to do so until phrase “less is more.” the torch is passed in June of next year into the hands of the next Head Prefect. I am here, always, to give back to the community that I owe dearly. In the classroom, on the field, The SEC and I have already worked towards on stage, and in the house, I devote my time to this goal by establishing multiple councils that ensuring that each and every student enjoys the generate ideas to improve our school. Led best Brentwood experience possible in the year by the three Assistant Head Prefects (Liam of 2013/2014, and for years to come. Kelly for Academics, Aidan Carr for Athletics, Pascale Bockelmann for Arts), these councils choose one or two representatives from each programme to provide an even distribution from all areas, in hope of making fair decisions that are favoured by all. The newly founded councils are a direct link for students to voice concern, and have their ideas put into motion. I cannot thank Pascale, Aidan and Liam enough for taking
INCOMING HEAD PREFECT MESSAGE | 7
Admissions Highlights by Clayton Johnston, Director of Admissions
The faculty and staff eagerly greeted nearly 170 on-going task. If you haven’t visited our website new Brentwood students in September. My lately, I hope you will take the time to check Admissions team of Harold Backer (Admissions out the latest updates: http://www.brentwood. Associate), Louise Berry (Admissions Assistant), bc.ca. Social media is another means of gaining and Karen Reburn (Marketing and Admissions exposure. Our Facebook fan page and our Assistant), and I, have enjoyed getting to know so “Everything Brentwood” Twitter feed have many many amazing students and their families. followers, including new, current parents and parents of alumni. If you haven’t already, we While the vast majority of our new students encourage you to visit these sites, read our news continue to come from Canada and America, stories, check out our weekly photo albums, and we have students from 12 new countries this keep up-to-date on all our current events. year, making a school population comprised of 36 countries in total! Our enrollment for It is essential that our families feel welcome the 2013/2014 academic year is 468. Here is a and identify themselves as part of our vibrant breakdown of our international student body and community. We enjoy keeping you informed on a preview of some of our new Brentonians: the day-to-day life of our campus and invite you to stay connected. Brentwood College School in 2013 will be: 76% Canadian Every year, our Admissions team visits over forty 7% American different communities to meet with prospective 17% International families. Typically, alumni and current parents of Brentwood students attend these sessions New students this year will include: to share their experiences and to help answer • a field hockey player from Ontario questions about the School. These Admissions • a rower from Vancouver events, combined with alumni receptions, have • an actor from Brazil proven to be memorable. This past year we • a basketball player from Turkey visited locations from northern Canada to Oman! • a nationally ranked trap shooter from We’d like to send a special thanks to our generous Scottsdale hosts in these areas who have continued to • a golfer and a rugby player from Banff support Brentwood’s admissions efforts. • a soccer player from the Philippines • an entrepreneur from Malaysia Finally a word of appreciation for Karen Reburn • a singer from Vancouver who will move fully into Marketing next year. • a boxer from Russia We warmly welcome Lorraine Walsh who has • a tennis player from Victoria transitioned into Karen’s role in Admissions. • an artist from California
It is always remarkable hearing how our new students learn about our school. Our website continues to get close to 60,000 hits a month— ensuring that it is current and informative is an
ADMISSION HIGHLIGHTS | 9 10 Academic Highlights by David McCarthy, Director of Academics
For a number of reasons I believe we will look his Masters degree in educational technology to back on 2012/2013 as a pivotal year in the the forefront. Professional development was also School’s history. highlighted this February when Brentwood hosted over 200 teachers from independent schools Most obviously, the opening of the Centre for across the Island in the annual ISABC Professional Art and Humanities provided a fresh academic Development Day. Several of our teachers led impetus to both Social Studies and Languages workshops and attended sessions that covered teachers and students, all of whom enjoy a range of topics from the use of 3D printers in the spacious and flexible classrooms in this design projects to the art of storytelling in the magnificent setting. Mathematics and English physics classroom. The latter was led by veteran teachers also acquired new digs in the top floor teacher Mr. Tate who compiled a number of tales, of the Ross building—a considerable step up most of them relating to life threatening personal from the cramped quarters of the Old Annex. experiences, to amuse and engage. New programme offerings, such as European History AP, expanded the choices for our senior Student engagement in academics has, arguably, classes. A robotics elective in Grade 10 proved never been higher, partly evidenced by results on highly successful under the innovative hand both provincial tests and Advanced Placement of Mr. Wardrop. The introduction of a senior exams. Equally encouraging was the student engineering elective on Arts afternoons saw response to challenging exam contests in Mr. Doehler and a handful of creative scientists Science and Mathematics as well as seeking actively involved in elaborate project work that extra “beyond Brentwood” experiences at made good use of the new Earth Sciences lab and venues such as Encounters with Canada where its innovative design. students participated in lectures, workshops and seminars based around the Ottawa parliament. The strategic planning process occupied the Guest speakers were well received, particularly minds of many of us in the first term and a Principal El, a public school principal who has committee was tasked with looking at best achieved educational excellence in several inner academic practices across the globe to help us city US schools by using chess as a springboard develop our programmes in light of recent trends for developing student self-confidence. Under in pedagogy and curriculum design. Language the leadership of Mr. Robinson, over twenty teachers are already trialing new standards students explored the history and architecture in their subject area, using a communicative of Washington, DC, visiting museums and places approach enhanced by supporting language of cultural interest. Mr. Robinson will be leading a software. Mrs. Steinbrink Kelly was asked to service-based trip to Peru this Spring Break which participate in provincial planning committees and has also been enthusiastically received by the Mr. Hernández brought expertise gained through student body.
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS | 11 Gaining a broader perspective on the lives of classroom instruction and the personalization others and the world outside of Brentwood of learning available at Brentwood. This trend happens on a regular basis as part of most in education towards a more student-centred academic courses. While challenging to organize approach has always been very much part of our and meld with our schedule, off-campus mission—helping students follow their passions experiential activities are an integral part of our and achieve excellence in their chosen areas of teaching and learning experience. These trips study. Key to this is our advisor system which have included: an Art History trip to Vancouver was also reviewed this year in order to improve led by Mr. MacLean; a biology field study on the mentoring of students. Recommendations the West Coast with Mrs. Warner’s AP class; implemented this year have included increasing and visits to a local elementary school to read the number of advisors to allow for smaller their own story books to children, the focus groups, keeping the same advisor for multiple of Mrs. Hedquist’s “Kid Lit” Grade 10 genre years, and having more communication points elective. These moments will stay with students with parents. forever. A review of the Brentwood News and A student-based academic council has also Blog share many of these exceptional academic been created to involve students in aspects of opportunities. academic planning, enrichment activities, and Our recent provincial Ministry of Education student support. The latter has been the target evaluation gave the School a five star rating of an expanded peer tutoring programme, which overall and many specific commendations. this year is running four times per week in prep, The inspection team highlighted innovative organized by our very capable and teacher-
12 | ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS qualified interns. Other changes include the addition of a Law 12 course under debating coach and science teacher Mr. Bryant. Mrs. Robin Gage, a practicing lawyer, co-teaches the classes. The emphasis is very much on giving students a practical feel for the profession, through case- based scenarios, mock trials, and visits to local law courts. In the digital world we are fortunate to have an educational technologist, Mr. Hladik, working with Grade 9 teachers to deliver advanced computer skills such as 3D animation and video editing. In addition, he is involved with our Heads of Department to plan the scope and sequence of digital skill development across the curriculum. Having students graduate with the skills to succeed in a fast-changing, technology- dominated world is one of our top priorities as a school.
Evaluating student progress and instructional standards in general is an ongoing process in which we are constantly engaged. This year’s focus across departments is, for example, the theme of assessment. We were primed for this by a day’s professional development in August, led by a recognized expert in the field, Tom Schimmer, who took us through the best practices in both formative and summative assessment. With this to frame the conversation, we are re-examining our approach to grading, reporting, and the process of involving students in a feedback cycle that helps ensure that our teaching aligns optimally with student learning. Far from being self-satisfied with what we are doing, as a faculty we recognize the importance of having a growth mindset and remain committed to bringing the very best ideas and resources into classroom experiences for our students.
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS | 13 14 University Counselling by Rick Rodrigues, Director of University Counselling
Well, we made it! This was my first year as the successful crew who worked tirelessly on behalf of Director of University Counselling. Just as the the students. senior students adapted to their various leadership My thanks is extended to one more person who and mentoring roles, so did I take on the mantle deserves acknowledgement. Our successes are a of responsibility for the ship that is Brentwood’s direct product of his efforts over many years and University Counselling department. Just as the the standards of excellence he set in his work with graduates had each other to rely on, I, too, had a those he counseled. My ability to assume of the crew without whom the ship would have surely role of director was cemented only through his run aground. I would be remiss if I did not mentorship—no doubt, he taught me everything acknowledge their contributions to the graduates’ I know about university counselling. All of us— successes this year. the graduates, their families, and my team—are Mr. Tim Zenker once again provided those enjoying the fruits of the legacy he left. I must students considering post-secondary options acknowledge and show appreciation for the in the United States an unparalleled level of absolute dedication and tireless devotion of my counsel, drawing from his incredibly deep and predecessor and colleague, a true Brentonian, and rich experience in the world of U.S. college my friend: Mr. Gerald Pennells. admissions. I am pleased that his long-standing It has been noted that every year Gerry opened relationship with Brentwood continues to be so his review of the year in University Counselling strong. To Mrs. Kate Coull, I express appreciation with the claim that “this was the most competitive for her steady and sure navigation through the year for university admission.” People questioned sometimes murky waters of post-secondary whether this was true or mere hyperbole meant counselling. Unwaveringly dependable, Kate to impress the audience. It was, in fact, true. The exudes a determination to serve the students intensity of competition for university admissions and works tirelessly on their behalf. The newest would somehow find a way to ratchet up over the member of our team, Mr. Timio Colistro, has previous season; I am still waiting for things to, at quickly demonstrated a confidence for the job and the very least, level out. has effectively provided guidance to those who have sought his advice. To his credit, Timio has For the Class of 2013, though, it simply did not made his office a happy sanctuary where many abate—this was truly the most competitive year for students congregate happily to enjoy each other’s university admission. We saw acceptance rates at company and a variety of choices in brewed tea! the most selective institutions shrink even further To Mrs. Gerri Wiens, who kept all of our activities into the lower single digit range. The number of and paperwork organized, many thanks for coping applications at universities across the continent with my frequent bouts of absent-mindedness. increased. The competitive averages required to This team has proven itself to be an effective and gain admission crept ever higher. One would not
UNIVERSITY COUNSELLING | 15 be blamed for shrinking in the shadows of these in science—including medicine, dentistry, and imposing realities. Yet the Class of 2013 remained kinesiology—and engineering, while about 10% of resilient. They worked hard to establish themselves them will be pursuing studies in business. Precisely academically, perhaps harder than any class before half of them will be readying for studies in arts, them—the strength of their records is remarkable. social sciences, and the humanities. And for that They took a mindful and measured approach to I am very pleased. In reaction to that news, some their university applications, making selections might conjure up the image of the barista with a that were the appropriate mix of reach and safety. History degree… but I, frankly, do not buy into such In doing so, these 138 graduates—Brentwood’s nonsense. In defense of the liberal education, it largest class ever—made over 700 applications. provides a rich training in the skills underpinning leadership and innovation. To succeed in the arts How did they do? The Graduating Class of 2013 and social sciences, you need to build an argument received 533 offers of admission—an acceptance and you need to be able to recognize the strengths rate of 71%—to 143 institutions in 9 nations and weaknesses of the contrary position. At the around the globe. Among those acceptances were centre of the humanities is the appreciation of offers that defied the odds: in one case, an offer ideas and the value of creativity. Mr. Zenker is from a top-tier school in the United States that known to respond to the question of “What is the accepted fewer than 6% of the thousands who value of a liberal arts education?” by describing applied. In another instance, the admission to his own time at Princeton as when he was taught an institution that extended offers to fewer than how to teach himself. This world is ever-changing, 3% of those who vied for those precious spots. breeching new frontiers, facing never-before While the odds may have been beaten, a far more imagined challenges; because of this, we need notable fact, I believe, is that 3 out every 4 of these leaders who will be life-long learners, who will graduates—just over 75%—gained admission to innovate, who will cherish creativity, and who will their first choice institution. effectively communicate their ideas, value human Where will these young people be next year? relationships, and listen to the ideas of others. To Countering the trend of recent years, 20% of this the half of the class who will be tackling the arts— class is heading south to schools in eight different no pressure—but never let the naysayers get you American states. A baker’s dozen will seek their down. fortune in places such as England, Scotland, I am extremely proud of the Graduating Class of Ireland, Australia, Japan, and Dubai. Exactly two 2013. They are energetic, engaging, multi-talented, thirds of them will be taking root right here in creative, enigmatic, compassionate, and caring. Canada, spreading themselves out fairly evenly They also know how to work hard and you need across the country in six different provinces. Their only look to our website to see the complete slate most popular destination will be the University of what their industry has earned them. I thank of Victoria, then Queen’s University, University of them for making our days in University Counselling British Columbia, McGill University, and University always challenging, always interesting, always of Toronto. exciting… If only I could figure out how to convince What will these young people study next year? all of them to read my weekly emails! Just over 30% of the class will be entering fields
16 | UNIVERSITY COUNSELLING ATHLETICs Highlights Athletics Highlights by Blake Gage, Director of Athletics
It has been a remarkable year of accomplishments Volleyball for the Brentwood Athletics program. Despite The 2012/2013 Brentwood Senior Girls’ volleyball being a small AA school, Brentwood fields a team consisted of two Grade 10’s, six Grade 11’s remarkable number of competitive teams that and five Grade 12’s. Through the numerous long are able to achieve first-class results. Some of the and sometimes challenging training sessions, the highlights for this year included: girls came together as one unit. There were a few • Our Senior Girls Volleyball team earning a berth obstacles and bumps in the road to overcome but to provincials for the 8th consecutive year! the loyalty and perseverance the team showed • An historic Gold Medal at the Island throughout the season paid off in dividends at Championship for our Junior Boys Soccer team. the Island Championships. The girls pulled off a massive upset and beat #1-ranked Cedar in the • A showcase Hockey game for the ages in semi-finals. This win punched the team’s ticket Brentwood’s shootout victory over SLS in front of to the provincial championships. Despite an a capacity crowd at Kerry Park Arena. underwhelming 12th place finish at the Provincial • The Senior Boys Basketball team’s best- Championships, the girls fought hard and gave ever season that included Gold at the Island their all for each other both on and off the court. Championship and a Silver medal at Provincials. Onward and upward to 2013/2014… the future • The Senior Boys Rugby team capturing bronze at looks bright! Provincials. The Girls placing 4th. • Our Rowing team capturing 6 medals at the Field Hockey CSSRAs in St. Catharines including Gold for the Every student who wants to play field hockey, Senior Boys 4X, Gold for the Senior Boys 8+ and regardless of their experience or skill level, has the Silver for the Senior Girls 8+. opportunity to play at a level that will challenge • The Tennis team winning silver at the Provincial them and allow them to enjoy the sport. As Championships. coaches, it is extremely rewarding to witness the Perhaps more importantly, our students all improvement demonstrated by athletes who are benefited from a diverse range of sporting options new to the game. If success is measured by how in all three of their terms at school. Our coaches much an athlete develops and a team improves, did a fantastic job providing them with enriched we enjoyed success across the board. A highlight experiences and the result was a healthy, happy of the season for the 1st XI was participating in and productive student body. The benefits of the ISA National Championships. Led by Captains managing a busy academic, arts and sports Amanda McLean and Sammy Johnston, the schedule can’t help but better prepare our kids for girls stepped up to the challenge and finished the future. Congrats to all our student athletes of 4th among some very skilled competition. All the 2012/2013! games were close and it was sheer hard work and determination that kept them in the game. Placing 4th on the Island was nothing to be ashamed of— the athletes on the lst XI can hold their heads high
18 | ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS and be proud of their accomplishments. No doubt, on the pitch and represented Brentwood in a their coaches and their school are very proud of positive manner. The senior rugby programme them. Our congratulations to Jacqueline Pigeon was not about first or second teams; it was about and Samantha Johnston for receiving the Hall all players having the opportunity to represent Mackenzie Award for Service and Contribution to their school and to perform on either team as Field Hockey and to Amanda McLean for receiving directed by the coaching staff. Players were moved the Grimes Award for Inspirational Leadership between teams based on need and these same both on and off the field. players also changed positions when necessary. Under the leadership of our captain, Loet Huis in ’t Veld, the boys demonstrated the importance Basketball of team and commitment to goals. The Senior Boys’ basketball team completed their most successful year in Brentwood history As defending champions of the BC High School capturing Gold at the Island Championships Rugby Provincials, the team played extremely and Silver at the AA Provincial Championship in well in the first two rounds of the tournament. Kamloops, BC. Outstanding leadership from our Unfortunately, with injuries and some players seniors proved critical down the stretch as the not being able to play, in the semi-final game the team consistently out-executed and outworked team came up a little short. With a day off before their opponents. Despite losing a terrific group to the bronze medal game, the team regrouped and graduation, the sense of team and commitment to prepared themselves to show what Brentwood each other remains and the coaches are excited stands for, resulting in a convincing win over SMUS for what the future has in store. and a well-earned provincial bronze medal.
Girls RUGBY The Brentwood team, led by Lauren Aspden had an excellent season, culminating in a few Boys spectacular near-victories. In league play the team The 2012/2013 season for the Senior Boys’ rugby lost to eventual BC AAA champs Cowichan High team was one of abundant highs with some by two points, but played superbly well to come disappointing times as well. from behind in the second half. In Island final they lost in overtime to Shawnigan after a couple of key In March, 36 members of the team headed to players went down with injuries. Then in the BC AA France for 18 days of immersion in French rugby semi-final they lost narrowly to three-peat champs and culture. It was an opportunity for many of Abbotsford, again with key players injured at the the boys to experience for the first time, a nation critical moment; however, they did beat them in an totally in love with the sport of rugby, as well as the earlier game, Abbotsford’s only loss in three years. vital role it plays in small towns and villages and in Brentwood’s talented squad placed five members big cities. With a record of one win and two losses, on the Tsunami (Island U18 and U16 squads) the Brentwood boys demonstrated amazing grit which came second and first respectively in the and they learned lessons that would help them Provincial Regional Tournament. Avi Sharabi, upon their return to high school rugby in B.C. The McKenna Haz and Ciel Arbour-Boehme then team also attended two professional games which went on to win the National Championships with both provided inspiration to our team. the BC team. This success augurs well for this Upon returning to BC, the First XV, the Second year’s team led by these superb athletes. XV, and the 7s acquitted themselves very well
ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS | 19 Tennis and ten students across all four grades and of varying skill sets participating in our programs. It was another successful year on the tennis Ailish Tinney (’13) led the girls while Joel Barrette court for the tennis programme and the tennis (’13) headed up the boys as the Girls and Boys teams. Much hard work throughout the year Rowing Captains respectively. The rowing teams led to a silver medal at the AA Provincial Tennis were coached by Brian Carr (’80), Robyn Amiel, Championships. The Boys’ doubles team was Harold Backer (’80), Oliver Amiel (’96), Simon crowned best in the province, a first for the tennis Vermegen, Sue Whitney, Chris Norwood, Mark programme. Wismer, Debbie Sage, and Allan Wood (’76). A Another highlight of the competitive season heartfelt thanks to our coaches for a wonderful included a second place finish at the Franco and successful year. Biondo Memorial Tournament. At the ISA The annual highlights included three major Provincial Tournament, the Senior Girls team regattas, a number of local events, and a Spring extended their dominance over the event by Break training camp. winning the gold medal for the fifth consecutive time, while the boys claimed the silver medal. At the Brentwood Regatta, the Mens School 8 The team won the Vancouver Island AA placed second and Mens JV Quad won a gold Championships for a third consecutive year to medal. This was a great opportunity for the boys qualify for the provincial championships. In the to discover their potential prior to the National provincial final, all 11 sets were fiercely contested Rowing Championships in St. Catharines, Ontario. but the final two sets went to Collingwood for a Thirteen girls and twenty-two boys travelled to St. 6-5 match score and another second place finish Catharines where we won two golds, two silvers, for the Brentwood Senior Tennis Team. and a bronze. This was the most challenging regatta of the year due to the inclement weather. Rowing These medals were awarded on heat times as no final races were run. This past year was an exceptional one for the Brentwood Rowing Club. We had one hundred
The Varsity Eight: Mr. Brian Carr (Coach), Nicholas Ridenour, Luke Bertozzi, Joel Barrette, 20 | ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS | Jonathan Hill, Rielly Milne, Tom Griffith, Jeff Birtwistle, Ian Stothart & Dane Broere. Based on our results at the Brentwood Regatta, try as they might, could not break the brick wall we were invited to the Opening Day Regatta in of Brentwood’s goalie, Matt Forward. It was 2-0 Seattle. Both our Mens and Womens 8 crews for Brentwood by the end of the first period and participated in this prestigious event. The boys everybody was starting to think we had this one in won the gold in the high school race and the girls the bag. won the silver. Shawnigan scored in the second period but Over Spring Break thirty of our rowers attended a things were looking good for Brentwood’s team California training camp held at Long Beach and as the end of the third period approached. 2-1 Newport Beach rowing clubs. Any experienced for Brentwood and the play was phenomenal--an rower who was keen to go was welcome to join amazing save by Logan Beaudoin with 5 minutes this trip. For ten days, the students practiced remaining had everyone gasping. Brentwood was two to three times per day. Despite this arduous getting ready to celebrate its Showcase victory training schedule, we did manage to enjoy the with 43 seconds to go. Shawnigan scored. beautiful weather and a trip to Disneyland. A thrilling game like this could not end in a tie. The Our novice crews participated in many local coaches finally agreed to an overtime that still left regattas and performed extremely well. We now Brentwood and Shawnigan tied 2-2. Time for a have many promising returning athletes from the shootout! 2012 /2013 novice crews. The novice girls quad will always be remembered for flipping their boat Brentwood finally took the victory in the closest during a race and being rescued by the safety boat shootout ever witnessed. The players flooded at Elk Lake Regatta in March. Despite this mishap, from the bench and piled on top of each other on our nameless female participants remained the ice as the fans went wild with excitement. This remarkably committed to the rowing program and was the highlight of the season and a victory to did not quit after this unexpected swim. savour.
We would like to extend our thanks to the families who support our teams. In particular, SOCCER we are grateful to the parents who provided six days’ worth of snacks and drinks during the St. The beautiful game was exactly that at Brentwood Catharines regatta. in the 2012/2013 school year. The senior boys may have underwhelmed in their campaign, but their female counterparts came within a goal of a HOCKEY rare Provincial qualification and were one of the strongest senior girl sides we have ever fielded. Showcase games have become a mainstay of our The junior girls mustered a coveted Island berth sporting calendar and showcase hockey is a fan by winning the Mid-Island zone, and seven of favourite. As always, the game pitted Brentwood’s those Grade 9 players will return to see if they can Senior Hockey team against our rivals from down improve on an eighth-place finish next spring. The the road, Shawnigan Lake School. In a friendly jewel of this season was an historic victory—our competition, of course, the two boarding schools school’s first junior soccer crown—for the junior turn the night into a big event, bringing their boys at the Island Championships, defeating players and fans to Kerry Park Arena for a good the soccer academies of Victoria, defying the old Hockey Night in Mill Bay. AAA giants of the North, and bankrupting the Brentwood’s Gregg Hansen scored the first goal oddsmakers (their victory poem is on page 22). and Joel Crumb the second. Shawnigan’s team,
ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS | 21 Ode to Junior Boys Soccer: Island Champions, 2012 by Paul Collis
There are strange things done Now let’s talk midfield, please, Under soccer’s sun Let’s talk Martin Kenklies, Where the boys do toil for goals; Whose left boot broke the heart of Carihi. I’ve endured such times And what’s that light in the dark? On the sidelines It’s Graydon ‘The Sun’ Clark, As would make your blood run cold; Whose sweat brought a tear to my eye. I’ve seen so much, You can take Aaron’s knee, Coaching from touch, Bend it backwards like a willow tree, But the strangest I ever did see? But no crutches can keep him off the green; The Junior Boys 1st XI And who’s that on the right? Went to AAA Heaven He’s a familiar sight; And brought back the Island trophy. His diving header made me proud of my genes. It starts back in goal, Santiago and Ben, And keeping ours whole Inigo and Bryn, Was our potty-mouthed goalie so brave; Victor, Tao, Will, Kabir, and Robbie He giggles like a girl, All played their part, Then he dives for that pearl: All men of heart, The Hooke catches, and, like Jesus, he saves. All now eyed by SMUS with envy. All hail to my backline! Brendan Keirle’s on my front line No chains adamantine He’s annoyed me… um…18,367 times, Could be forged from tougher steel. But in the final, kids, when we so needed a goal, Who is my clean sweeper? Brendan scratched, and he clawed, He’s Colin: Isfeld’s grim reaper. Then he chipped, and we awed; And Mark Dayton eats wingers like a meal. The Keirle went straight for the gold. A team’s spine is center-back, Kids, in life there are hurdles, And our backbone was Jacked, There are sirens and cannibals, So full of rage for officiating men. There are whirlpools that suck boats from the seas; Mon capitaine, mon capitaine? But through the billowing foam, His name’s Reid Anderson One hero sailed us home, He puts the man in de manu in manum. Now we’re all kings, just like Ulysses. This is by now, I’ve no doubt, The longest poem, or near about, That you’ve ever endured in the Bunch. And now you’re wonderin’ How long I’ll keep going, And if I can hold out ’til lunch. But I’m almost done, And if this seemed long, This school’s waited 50 years, and then some To say, “No junior boy is an island, But if you want, I can find ’em, Those men they call Island Champions!”
22 | ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS Arts Highlights Arts Highlights by Edna Widenmaier, Director of Arts
It has been an exceptional banner year for our Across the way, the T. Gil Centre for Performing Arts programmes. Our philosophy of cultural Arts celebrated its ten year anniversary as an enrichment, skills development, and creative educational facility and venue for student and self-expression has created a platform for public shows. outstanding student achievement. The first term saw new talent joining the In the first year of the new Centre for Art and experienced hands both on stage and side stage Humanities, the studio spaces have inspired our in our Thanksgiving Concert, Remembrance painters, potters, photographers, and 3-D artists Service, and Concert for a Winter’s Eve. to explore new mediums such as printmaking Hammers and drill sounds provided a backdrop and fibre art, to utilize the light sparkling off the of noise in December as construction began on water in the bay on canvas, and to celebrate each the set for the musical In The Heights. A three other’s work in some interdisciplinary projects. dimensional, multi-floored street section from A first also this year was the corporate Washington Heights, New York City was being commissioning of several pottery and painting built in anticipation of the many production students to create prizes for an awards evening numbers by over fifty students involved in the based on the theme of Star Wars. Later on in cast of that show in early March. May, parents had the opportunity to don smocks Throughout the second term, as these students to take part in an Arts-in-Action afternoon. learned and rehearsed their parts, the Music Partnered with a student artist, the parents and Dance faculty were putting their students became students for the afternoon learning through their paces in anticipation of the spring how, for example, to throw on the pottery wheel provincial music festivals. After a terrific weeklong or work with charcoal on canvas. Many of them run of the musical, while the students recovered said of the experience that they wished they their energy during Spring Break, In The Heights were back at school attending classes with was coming down and the classroom for the such a sophisticated level of instruction and Senior Acting Class’s Up The Down Staircase was achievement. being installed on stage. The mid-April run was an At the end of the year, Grade 12 students excellent showcase of ensemble playing. donated art work for an online auction, the April also saw the Concert Choir and the Vocal proceeds going to the Grad Bursary fund. As Jazz Show Choir, having won at the provincial in past years, the senior photography students level, travelling to Toronto to compete at installed a show at Imagine Gallery in Shawnigan Musicfest and winning silver. The plane had Lake, simulating a commercial venture very barely landed and they were hard into rehearsals successfully. It was a wonderful shakedown of for the June Concert for a Summer’s Eve. our new Arts facility.
24 | ARTS HIGHLIGHTS arts HIGHLIGHTS | 25 Meanwhile the dancers, having delighted Parents’ Arts in Action the audiences in their annual May showcase The Admissions team often hears from parents based on the theme of dreams, participated in that they wish they were back in high school so a variety of festivals, winning several coveted they could attend Brentwood. As a result, this awards including first place at the Core Dance year we hosted the inaugural “Arts in Action” competition. afternoon on May 3rd, providing a chance for Our final Arts event was the awarding of our parents to try some of the courses offered in our Arts Colours and trophies at the Internal Arts Programme. Approximately twenty parents Awards ceremony, an event which honours the and grandparents arrived to participate in classes commitment and excellent performance of so on charcoal drawing, pottery, improvisational many of our students. Our programmes not only drama, wire sculpture, photography, and creative foster and “educate the imagination” (Northrop science. Each participant was paired with a Frye) of our students but act as a springboard student in the class and coached through their that instills discipline, hones group skills, and activities. It was a very popular event, with lots exposes our students to the rigors and rewards of positive feedback from those who were able of committed, goal-oriented effort. to join us! We will host another one on May 2nd, 2014, paired with a “Learn to Row” opportunity In the Arts programmes, we are educating for life. for parents as well. Stay tuned for details!
26 | ARTS HIGHLIGHTS Farewell
Beth Melhuish Wherever they go, they form a big circle. Needless to say, Beth is the mayor.. Here is a modified excerpt from a Billy Collins Fifteen years ago, I arrived at Brentwood for my poem for my colleague. first paying teaching job, and I would watch, with Schoolsville envy and awe, Ms. Melhuish teach her classes. Glancing over her shoulder at the past, She could elicit I realize the number of students Ms. Melhuish has answers from taught the most reticent is enough to populate a small town. wallflowers; she I can see it nestled in a paper landscape, could shut up the chalk dust flurrying down in winter, rabble without nights dark as a blackboard. raising her voice. The population ages but never graduates. She has been the On hot afternoons they sweat the final in the park heartbeat of this and when it’s cold they shiver around stoves school for almost reading disorganized essays out loud. three decades—28 A bell rings on the hour and everybody zigzags years—and I pick my metaphor carefully. We are into the streets with their books. not always grateful to our heartbeats but we will Grades are sewn into the townspeople’s clothes know in September what it feels like to lose heart. like references to Hawthorne. We will have a great school this year, but, for The A’s stroll along with other A’s. me, for many of us, we’re going to be missing The D’s honk whenever they pass another D. something irreplaceable. All the creative-writing students recline on the courthouse lawn and play the lute. —Paul Collis, Department Head, English
Bill Robson from McGill University in Montreal and worked with architectural firms in Calgary and Victoria. Sculptor Bill Robson joined the During his years in Montreal, and later in Calgary, Brentwood staff in 1996 to teach he found new passions: ceramics and soapstone drafting, design, and sculpture carving. He has received numerous awards for courses. Seventeen years later, he his art. Bill parlayed his training and talent into has not only been involved in the the CAD Drafting and Model Making program at Arts program at the School but has Brentwood. We recognize Bill’s valuable service also been professionally involved to the Brentwood community and we sincerely with several renovations and building thank him for the dedication, commitment and designs on campus. Working to compassion that he brought to his teaching. All the create the new 3-D Design Studio best Bill and thank you! in the Centre for Art and Humanities was an undertaking which he particularly enjoyed. Raised —Edna Widenmaier, Director of Arts in Calgary, Bill received his architecture degrees
FAREWELL | 27 Board of Governors by Bruce Carlson, Chair, Board of Governors
Over the years, Brentwood has been very fortunate of the Board for The Caring Group Corp., and to benefit from the generosity and counsel of its owns a number of business operations across Board of Governors, a broad and diverse group of Alberta and British Columbia. Born in Alberta, Mr. experienced men and women who have helped us to Martin graduated from Brentwood in 1978 and make sound decisions and to move forward during then attended the University of Lethbridge where challenging times. Recently, some long-serving he studied Management Arts. He has always members have passed the torch to a new cadre of considered both BC and Alberta home. His wife members, who will continue their great work into Colleen and two sons, Will and Jack, split their the future, actively working to ensure the School time between Lethbridge and Vancouver. Mr. continues to be the transformative place of learning Martin is a member of Rotary Club of Lethbridge, we have all experienced. Chamber of Commerce, and Better Business Bureau both in Lethbridge and Vancouver.
Additions John A. McNeill—Alumni, Whittall ’82
Dan Jarvis—Parent of Alumni Betsy Jarvis, John and his family have a long association Mackenzie ’09 with Brentwood. John is one of four McNeill brothers, two of whom attended the School, Dan Jarvis comes to the Board with tremendous and two of his nieces and two of his nephews financial and executive expertise. He holds a BA are also Brentonians. He joins the Board from (Hons) in Economics from Queens University Calgary where he is the Vice President of Canol and an MBA from Harvard University. From Resources Ltd. Upon his graduation from 1989 to 2007 Dan held a number of senior Brentwood in 1982, John attended Oregon State executive positions with Intrawest Corporation; University where he received his B.Sc. of Science including Executive Vice President and Chief Economics. After working in the financial and Financial Officer and was instrumental in taking advertising industries for a number of years, Intrawest public in 1990. Previously, Mr. Jarvis John joined Canol Resources, an oil and gas had been CFO of BCE Development Corporation production company, where he has worked for and Treasurer of BCE, Canada’s largest the last 20 years. He and his wife Marie have four telecommunications company. Mr. Jarvis has children Hanna (12), Grace (10), William (10), and served on the boards of Intrawest Corporation, Cam (8). John brings a wealth of business and BCE Development Corporation, New Brunswick marketing experience to the Board. Telephone Limited, Canada Tourism Commission, and BC Pavilion Corporation. Departures Dale Martin Jr.—Alumni, Ellis ’78 Dale Martin Jr. is President /Owner of Martin Barbara Stone Brothers Funeral Services, a company with a Long time Board member and Brentwood parent history dating back to 1907. He is also Chairman (’89-1997), Barbara Stone resigned from the
28 | BOARD OF GOVERNORS UPDATE Brentwood Board of Governors in September, and her presence will be missed. Most recently, after 18 years of loyal service. Since joining the she worked with Barb Stone to produce the Board in 1998, Barb was a regular and steady commemorative yearbooks for our faculty participant at all meetings and took the lead who had been teaching at the School for over on many projects. Barb, together with Michelle 25 years. We wish Michelle well as her career MacLaren, organized and ran the 25 year continues to grow. recognition celebrations for our “Silver Seven”. She also headed up the retirement gifts and Richard Osler ceremonies for Andrea and Gerry Pennells. She Richard joined the board in 2002 as an active has always maintained a strong commitment and helpful member of the Building Committee, to youth and arts in the Cowichan community, providing invaluable counsel during our represent Brentwood at local events when recent campus transformation. In addition, he needed. Barb asks good questions and her established the De Manu in Manum Trust which humour and kind manner will be missed by all. has grown considerably since its inception, providing the Brentwood educational experience Vern Fauth to deserving students who would not otherwise After a long and committed tenure on be able to attend Brentwood. Over the years, Brentwood’s board, Vern Fauth, retired last year. he also served as the School’s informal Poet Vern joined the Board in 1992 and served on the Laureate bringing his unique insights and colour Executive Committee for many years. According to many campus gatherings and events. His to John Allpress, his son Sean (Ellis, ’93) “was spirited contribution will be missed. one of the finest scrum halves in Brentwood’s history,” and went on to represent Canada in the Bruce Saville Rugby World Cup in Australia. For over a decade Bruce joined the Board in 2003 and was a strong Vern and Sherri’s home in Calgary was a warm contributor to all of the strategic decisions made and welcome venue for our Calgary Admissions since that time, raising important questions and Parent Receptions. Vern is also a generous and offering his experienced point of view. The donor, most recently with a gift in memory of Saville Centre for Business Entrepreneurship, Clyde Ogilvie. His energy and enthusiasm on located in Crooks Hall, is one of Bruce’s gifts to the Board will be missed. We will always be very the School. He and his son Kennedy (Rogers grateful for Vern’s leadership, and wish him and ’03), also dedicated one of the Physics Labs to Sherri all the best. Kennedy’s beloved teacher and House Parent, Mr. Tate. Bruce’s love of hockey prompted him Michelle MacLaren to give the hockey training centre to the School As you will note in the article on page 65, and the results of that effort are already being Michelle’s extremely busy film production career demonstrated on the ice. Although quiet by and travel schedule made it difficult for her to nature, when Bruce spoke everybody listened. participate to the full extent she believed was necessary. As a result, Michelle has recently On behalf of the Board and the School, I would resigned from the Brentwood Board. Michelle like thank all these Directors for their loyal service, attended Brentwood from 1980 to 1982 and sincere commitment and valued contributions to the enthusiastically joined the Board in 2004. She School. was a lively contributor around the Board table
BOARD OF GOVERNORS UPDATE | 29 Salvete and Valete
Diane Southern served the School for the last Mercedes brought a wealth of experience to the 23 years as our Travel Coordinator. Arranging hockey programme and assisted in the Varsity planes, trains, ferries, buses, and automobiles, Training programme. Chris leaves us to study at she sent and retrieved Brentwood students from the London School of Economics and Mercedes all corners of the globe while ensuring their safety to pursue a career in kinesiology in Vancouver. and comfort. Though Maggie and Mike Flynn are not leaving For the past 17 years, Darryl Pavitt served the the School, they have, after 13 years, retired as School community as a systems analyst in the Mackenzie House Parents. A tireless advocate Information Technology department. Omniscient for her charges, Maggie nurtured and challenged and indefatigably cheerful as thousands of us hundreds of girls. After expanding our business have arrived at his desk with our ’time-sensitive programme and establishing it in its new Crooks computer crisis,’ Darryl has solved more Hall home, Mike is also relinquishing his role as problems than HAL. Business Department Head.
Dr. Bob Decker, working hand-in-hand with Also stepping aside as Department Heads our school nurse (and his wife) Donna Decker, are Bruce Tate (Science), Steve Cowie (Social served as the School doctor for the past nine Studies), and Pat Steinbrink Kelly (Languages). years. Ensuring the health of 460 teenagers is no We give thanks for their years of service in simple task and a decade of Brentwood students enhancing the culture of academic excellence at is grateful to Dr. Decker for his kind and skilled Brentwood. service.
With a professional background in policy, risk management, and administration, Val Crossley joined the Brentwood team five years ago to advise and guide the School in those areas. Val helped to move Brentwood forward in meeting the ever-increasing expectations and requirements regarding employee and Apologies and Updates student safety and administrative practices in a contemporary school setting. From the September 2012 edition: Page 78: Mr. Privett did not follow Chris Norwood and Mercedes Watson arrived Percy Wilkinson as bursar, as published. in September 2012 as resident assistants. Chris He was bursar in the 1930s has left a significant mark through his coaching of until he became Head from 1939-1946. Junior Boys’ Rugby and assisting in Privett House.
30 | SALVETE AND VALETE Presenting the Class of 2013
Tokoni Aganaba, Graem Bradley, Comox, James Chung, Seoul, Nathalie Edmunds, Dawson Creek, BC, McGill BC, Queen’s University, South Korea, University of Calgary, AB, Royal College University, QC, Arts— ON, Arts & Science California, Los Angeles, CA, of Surgeons in Ireland, Psychology Statistics Medicine Meaghan Burko, Whistler, Conrad Alscher, BC, University of British Georgia Comber, Daniel Evans, Norfolk Nanaimo, BC, University Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Vancouver, BC, St. Island, Australia, University of British Columbia, Arts—Psychology Lawrence University, NY, of Victoria, BC, Social Vancouver, BC, Science Liberal Arts Sciences Ben Burton, Fort Rayna Arisaka, Nagano, McMurray, AB, SAIT Jaid Conn, Cowichan Bay, Emilia Gibson, Campbell Japan, University of British Polytechnic, AB, Business BC, University of British River, BC, King’s College Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Administration—Marketing Columbia, Vancouver, BC, London, UK, International Arts Arts Relations Jose Cabrera Morales, Tyler Armeneau, Calgary, Mexico City, Mexico, Joel Crumb, Shawnigan Austin Giles, Fort AB, University of Victoria, Camosun College, BC, Lake, BC, Camosun McMurray, AB, University BC, Science Arts—University Transfer College, BC, Mechanical of Southern California, CA, Engineering Technology Business & Accounting Lauren Aspden, Banff, Caroline Cakebread, AB, St. Francis Xavier St. Helena, CA, Syracuse Tamsyn Cullimore, Barrie, Mariana Godin Gonzalez, University, NS, Human University, NY, Liberal ON, Laurentian University, Los Cabos, Mexico, Kinetics Arts—Communications ON, Arts—Sociology & University of San Diego, Psychology CA, Liberal Arts & Sciences Christa Baraniuk, Hinton, Minh Cao, Ho Chi Minh AB, St. Francis Xavier City, Vietnam, University Henry Cummings, Mollie Greenfield, University, NS, Arts— of Toronto, ON, Rotman Duncan, BC, University of Whistler, BC, University Sociology Commerce Victoria, BC, Engineering of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Commerce Joel Barrette, Victoria, BC, Hut Chaiyo, Chiang Mai, Hannah Davis, Calgary, University of California, Thailand, King’s College AB, University of British Margaret Hamilton- Berkeley, CA, Engineering London, UK, War Studies Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Lane, Edmonton, AB, Arts University of Edinburgh, Logan Beaudoin, Jonathan Chapplow- UK, Art History St. Albert, AB, McGill Hansen, Smithers, Mikayla De Jager, Grande University, QC, Materials BC, Gap year, then The Prairie, AB, University Gregg Hansen, Toronto, Engineering Courtauld Institute of Art, of Alberta, AB, Arts— ON, University of Alberta, London, UK, History of Art Criminology AB, Arts Valsy Bergeron, North Vancouver, BC, University Jordan Charles, Duncan, Charlotte Dibb, Madeline Hardy, of Victoria, BC, Social BC, University of Victoria, Invermere, BC, McGill Edmonton, AB, Arizona Sciences—Pre-Commerce BC, Science University, QC, Arts State University, AZ, Business Luke Bertozzi, Grande Rafay Chaudhry, Ievgen Didkovskyi, Kiev, Prairie, AB, Queen’s Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, The Emirates Jonathan Harris, Beaver University, ON, Engineering University of Victoria, BC, Academy of Hospitality Creek, YT, University Software Engineering Management, Dubai, of British Columbia, René Bieberdorf, Mill Bay, International Hospitality Vancouver, BC, Engineering BC, Saint Mary’s University, Zhi-Yao Chen, Calgary, AB, Management Physics NS, Arts—Geography Northwestern University, IL, Liberal Arts—Economics Toby Digney, Lantzville, Elliot Hersant, Grand Jeff Birtwistle, Victoria, BC, Queen’s University, Cayman, Cayman Islands, BC, University of Victoria, John Childs, Mill Bay, BC, ON, Arts University of San Diego, BC, Civil Engineering University of Victoria, BC, CA, Liberal Arts & Science Engineering Samantha Dutcyvich, Gayle Bornovski, Koror, Port McNeill, BC, Queen’s Ryan Hetschko, Duncan, Palau, Brandeis University, Ashley Chuckry, Calgary, University, ON, Engineering BC, University of Victoria, MA, Liberal Arts & Science— AB, University of Calgary, BC, Social Sciences Biochemistry AB, Arts, then Nursing
THE CLASS OF 2013 | 31 Jonathan Hill, Edmonton, Andrew Lai, Hong Kong, Michelle Mazzarella, Sybil Paulson, Prince AB, Queen’s University, University of Oregon, Friday Harbor, WA, George, BC, University of ON, Arts OR, Liberal Arts—Pre- University of California, Arts London, UK, Fine Arts Architecture Los Angeles, CA, Foundation Year David Ho, Taipei, Taiwan, Psychology & Dance Seattle University, WA, Robert Lauchlan, Damian Pawliuk, Liberal Arts—Psychology Edmonton, AB, University Jessie McIntosh, Edmonton, AB, University of Victoria, BC, Social Vanderhoof, BC, University of Alberta, AB, Arts Duc Hoang, Hanoi, Sciences of British Columbia, Vietnam, University of Grace Penhale, Nanaimo, Okanagan, BC, Pre- Toronto, ON, Mathematical Jeffrey Lawrence, Ottawa, BC, University of Calgary, Pharmacy & Physical Sciences ON, Western University, AB, Arts—Archaeology ON, Social Sciences Amanda McLean, Calvin Hoy, Dhahran, Kai Peters, Hamilton, Mill Bay, BC, Stanford Saudi Arabia , Dalhousie Duy Le, Ho Chi Minh City, Bermuda, University of University, CA, Liberal University, NS, Science Vietnam, University of Calgary, AB, Arts Arts—Economics Toronto, ON, Computer Loet Huis in ’t Veld, Jacqueline Pigeon, Science Laurelie Menelon, Mayo, Mill Bay, BC, University Duncan, BC, Queen’s YT, University of Toronto, of British Columbia, William Lee, Gun Po, University, ON, Engineering ON, Kinesiology Vancouver, BC, Science South Korea, Queen’s Harrison Pokrandt, University, Belfast, Carter Merlo, Grande Cristian Jegodtka, Vancouver, BC, Carleton Northern Ireland, Dentistry Prairie, AB, University Langley, BC, University of University, ON, Earth of Victoria, BC, Social Calgary, AB, Commerce Tom Legge, Fingal Valley, Science Sciences—Political Science Tasmania, Australia, David Jerome, Ladysmith, Rebekah Price, Oakville, Applying to various Kiki Merner, Tokyo, Japan, BC, Trinity Western ON, Queen’s University, Australian universities for University of Toronto, ON, University, BC, Business ON, Science Business Arts & Science Braden Johel, Lake Olivia Purnell, Prince Brooke Lister, Regina, SK, Alexa Merriman, Cowichan, BC, Embry- George, BC, University Mount Royal University, Bainbridge Island, WA, Riddle Aeronautical of British Columbia, AB, Arts Oregon State University, University, AZ, Aerospace Vancouver, BC, Arts OR, Exercise Science & Engineering Timothy Liu, Taipei, Nutrition Jun Ha Pyeon, Vancouver, Taiwan, University of Darby Johnston, Vernon, BC, University of Victoria, Toronto, ON, Life Science Rui Kai Miao, Shenzhen, BC, Gap year to travel, then BC, Science China, University of British Dalhousie University, NS, Oliver Mackenzie, Columbia, Okanagan, BC, Juan Pablo Quintero, Arts Kelowna, BC, Mount Engineering Bogota, Columbia, New Allison University, NB, Samantha Johnston, York University, NY, Computer Science Yasyf Mohamedali, Mill Bay, BC, Gap year to Business Qualicum Beach, BC, Australia, then University of Reina Maeda, Tokyo, Massachusetts Institute of Katie Radcliffe, Maple Victoria, BC, Child & Youth Japan, Keio University, Technology, MA, Computer Bay, BC, University Care Japan, Policy Management / Science & Physics of British Columbia, Environment & Information Davin Killy, Bowen Island, Vancouver, BC, Arts Alex Moore, Kelowna, BC, BC, Queen’s University, Spencer Manton, Dalhousie University, NS, Scott Rairdan, Calgary, ON, Engineering Ladysmith, BC, University Engineering AB, University of St of Indiana, Liberal Arts & Annie Kissiah, Los Gatos, Andrews, UK, Medicine Science—Psychology Ciara Multari, Lasalle, CA, New York University, ON, Western University, Nicholas Ridenour, NY, Music Andrew Matheson, ON, Richard Ivey Honours Duncan, BC, Cornell Edmonton, AB, Northern Raveena Kokal, Business Administration University, NY, Engineering Alberta Institute Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, of Technology, AB, Aykonur Nakajima, Joey Robb, Shawnigan McGill University, QC, Information Systems Istanbul, Turkey, McGill Lake, BC, Gap year to Management Technology University, QC, Chemical Australia, then Camosun Graham Konopski, Engineering College, BC, Arts Mark Mayadas, Mill Bay, Lethbridge, AB, University BC, University of Victoria, Nyla Nezirevic-DeGray, Aidan Rolf, Kelowna, BC, of Alberta, AB, Arts BC, Social Sciences Toronto, ON, McGill University of Alberta, AB, University, QC, Arts Science
32 | the CLASS OF 2013 Hezron Rugalema, Sara Sicherman, Shallon Su, Vancouver, Georgia Whist, North Freetown, Sierra Leon, Shawnigan Lake, BC, BC, McGill University, QC, Vancouver, BC, University University of Calgary, AB, Queen’s University, ON, Arts of Toronto, ON, Civil Arts—Law & Society Arts—Psychology Engineering Paranat Sloan Sainas, North Calvin Simpson, Victoria, Thirawattanawong, Eryn White, Port Alberni, Vancouver, BC, Queen’s BC, McGill University, QC, Bangkok, Thailand, BC, University of Victoria, University, ON, Arts Arts University of Southern BC, Social Sciences California, CA, Biomedical Mauritz Schild, Annika Spence, Nanaimo, Blaine Willick, Fort St. Engineering Dusseldorf, Germany, BC, Queen’s University, James, BC, University of University of Victoria, BC, ON, Arts Ailish Tinney, Sydney, Victoria, BC, Engineering Social Sciences—Economics Australia, Syracuse Gavin Spooner, 100 Mile Yuki Wilmerding, Friday University, NY, Liberal Arts Edward Schokking, House, BC, University of Harbor, WA, University of & Science Prince George, BC, McGill Calgary, AB, Arts Bristol, UK, Philosophy & University, QC, Arts & Sophia Topper, Psychology Sutasit Srivisarvacha, Science Whitehorse, YT, McMaster Bangkok, Thailand, Claudia Wong, Hong University, ON, Arts & Alesha Scott, Whitecourt, University of California, Kong, Queen’s University, Science AB, University of Alberta, San Diego, CA, Liberal Arts ON, Arts AB, Arts & Science Jason Tran, Sissach, Emily Young, Saskatoon, Switzerland, University of Shalev Sharabi, Duncan, Andjela Stojkovic, SK, Whittier College, CA, St. Gallen, Switzerland, BC, Ryerson University, Victoria, BC, Wellesley Liberal Arts—English Business ON, Commerce—Law & College, MA, Liberal Arts & Jason Yu, Taipei, Taiwan, Business Science Ashamarina Uchida, University of San Yokkaichi, Japan, University Kaitlyn Shone, Langley, Kendra Stoner, Mill Bay, Francisco, CA, Liberal Arts of Manchester, UK, BC, McGill University, QC, BC, Capilano University, & Science—Mathematics Geography Arts—Political Science BC, Communication Studies Ulas Zeyrek, Sanliurfa, Simoné Van Rooy, Kristin Short, Grande Ian Stothart, Bathurst, Turkey, University College Campbell River, BC, Prairie, AB, University NB, Western University, London, UK, Computer Western University, ON, of British Columbia, ON, Computer Science & Engineering Kinesiology Vancouver, BC, Science Engineering Nick Wagener, San Diego, Katherine Siceloff, Marius Strydom, CA, Willamette University, Seattle, WA, Seattle Edmonton, AB, Camosun OR, Liberal Arts University, WA, Social Work College, BC, Arts
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Building a Green Campus by Gord Billsten, Energy Manager
Brentwood’s energy efficient building program Bunch Centre for Performing Arts came shortly was bolstered with the foresight and initiative after the completion of the Sportsplex project. of Bill Ross (Headmaster 1974 -2000) in the This included Bill Ross’ plan to incorporate planning for the T. Gil Bunch Centre. Then, during relatively new (at the time) “ocean source geo- the summer of 2000, Andrea Pennells was exchange” heating and cooling system. Using the appointed as Head of School and took up the ocean as a heat source for commercial buildings torch. This was the same period of time that saw was in its infancy and Brentwood’s decision to a new Facilities Manager, Tom Shadlock, and a design and build such a system was the first of its new Energy Manager, Gord Billsten, begin their kind in Canada. The geo-exchange system turned careers at Brentwood. out to be extremely environmentally friendly, efficient and reliable and is still in use today. The first project undertaken by the new facilities team was installing a heat pump based air The construction of Allard House, a new girls’ conditioning system for what was then the dormitory, began after the completion of T. Gil computer labs in the Ross Center. Recycling Bunch Centre. Every effort was once again made of hardware from that project, along with an to create a comfortable and energy efficient agreement with a local controls contractor, building, using “low temperature, natural gas allowed automated building controls to be fired, condensing boilers” both as a heating installed in the Sportsplex for the first time. The source and for the production of hot water. This success of this project was immediately evident in dorm continues to be Brentwood’s most efficient a substantial reduction in heating and hot water building on a cost per square foot basis. costs. Brentwood’s next big project was the design The decision to proceed with building the T. Gil and construction of Crooks Hall, a dining hall,
(L to R) Crooks Hall, the T. Gil Bunch Centre for Performing Arts, and the Centre for Art and Humanities.
GREEN CAMPUS | 35 kitchen and student services centre. In an one building could be transferred used in another effort to consolidate Brentwood’s two largest building. The Arts Centre also includes the use energy consumers in one building, the campus of “solar” sources for both domestic hot water laundry facility was co-located here as well. pre-heating and the generation of electricity. The The Brentwood Board of Governors expressed solar hot water pre-heat utilizes the “evacuated an interest in pursuing LEED (Leadership in tube” design, while power generation is achieved Environmental Engineering Design) certification through a “PV” array connected to a “grid tie” for this building. A design team was assembled system. The grid tie eliminates the use of consisting of professional engineers, local batteries and connects the solar cells directly to contractors and members of the Brentwood the building’s electrical system. This building has Facilities department. The proposal that was proven to be Brentwood’s most efficient “non- ultimately produced included expansion of the dorm” building on a cost per square foot basis. existing geo-exchange system, installation of Amongst all of these major projects, Brentwood’s a number of very sophisticated heat recovery dorms and public buildings have also been systems and a state of the art building control upgraded to the “low temperature natural gas” system to operate everything at peak efficiencies. heating systems. Brentwood’s “satellite” houses Once again this project proved to be very have also all been converted from “oil burners” to successful. LEED GOLD accreditation was heat pumps. attained and the building continues to operate very effectively using the geo-exchange system as Brentwood College can now be considered a the sole source of heating, cooling and domestic leader in both environmentally friendly building hot water production. design and efficient energy management.
On the heels of the Crooks Hall project came the building of the Centre for Art and Humanities. The decision was made to incorporate this building into the existing geo-exchange system, forming a “community loop” in which heat rejected from
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1 & 2 | The Centre for Art and Humanities; the interior of the mezzanine.
36 | GREEN CAMPUS IN THE COMMUNITY SAC /BEAT/SPARC
SAC (Student Action Committee) water in underdeveloped nations. We also hosted the Day of Silence which raises awareness for the In 2012/2013 our international charity millions of children throughout the world who do commitments included an inoculation of not have basic human rights. Over 100 Brentwood children in the Gwembe Valley, Zambia. We have students took the vow of silence. The act of not supported the Colin Glassco Foundation’s work speaking for 24 hours is a symbolic gesture of in Zambia for eight years. We started by funding empathy towards those children who do not have the digging of wells and then building a school, a voice and are bound by poverty, war, ignorance, sending school supplies, and funding solar power or other forms of abuse. which enabled the young people, especially girls, —Susan Quinton, Faculty Sponsor, SAC to study at night after their work in the fields was completed. BEAT (Brentwood Environmental Our second charity is Mosqoy which helps the Action Team) indigenous mountain people of the Sacred Valley in Peru. We sponsor two students in their quest “It is amazing what can be accomplished when a to attain post-secondary education. These two community comes together.”
Peruvian kids, Elmerito and Elizabeth, are from The BEAT has worked hard over the last few the mountain villages and will help support their years to make community connections. We have communities after graduating from the technical pulled broom with the South Cowichan Rotary, college in Cuzco. Mosqoy exports the weavings hosted a hunger banquet for the local food from these villages and SAC members sold them bank, and helped restore eelgrass in Pat Bay on campus, sending the profits directly back to with SeaChange. This year we made some new the weavers. There is a trip being planned to take connections in our community. 24 Brentwood students to Peru in March, 2014, to help build a residence in the city of Cuzco Each spring, the BEAT works hard to get vegetables for the Mosqoy students who come from their planted for harvest the following fall. In October, remote villages to study. these veggies were harvested by elementary school students who visit the School garden and SAC also supports of the Free the Children pick potatoes, onions, beets, and carrots with organization. We attend the We Day student BEAT and SPARC students. These vegetables are rally in Vancouver every October with thousands then used by SPARC students to make soup for of other students. The rally energizes and an elementary school in Duncan every week. In empowers our student volunteers to make support of this soup programme, the BEAT also a change in the world. In 2012/2013 we harvested, dried, and sold rosemary, sage, and participated in the Free the Children Penny Drive thyme as a fundraiser. This has become an annual which raised money to provide clean drinking opportunity for Brentwood students to help our
IN THE COMMUNITY | 37 community and the 2014 harvest has already been many visitors at Regatta have a huge impact on planted by this year’s students. the environment and produce a lot of waste. Dedicated BEAT members and staff plan and The BEAT took action on World Wetlands Day, execute a massive effort to reduce the amount of February 2, 2013. We worked with Mr. Fletcher, waste sent to landfills by educating and assisting the photography teacher at Brentwood and our guests to use compost and recycling facilities president of the Somenos Marsh Society, to help on campus. With the support of many student clean up the Somenos Marsh on the northern volunteers and the Third Duncan Scout troop, edge of Duncan. Although a small group, we made we diverted over two-thirds of the waste from a difference by helping to clean public areas in this landfills by implementing proper waste streaming. important and ecologically sensitive area. Additionally, visiting crews were encouraged to On Earth Day, students participated in a fundraiser donate leftover food to the local food bank and to help turn Sansum Point into parkland for community kitchens. the community. Recent action by the Cowichan Although June is probably the busiest Brentwood Valley Regional District (CVRD) allowed the 128- month, BEAT students still found time to acre oceanfront property to be purchased and volunteer at a local elementary school eco-fair preserved for current and future generations and to conduct a community cleanup focused to enjoy. This little bit of paradise has some around the campus. significance for Outdoor Pursuits students at Brentwood College since it is a camping site on Collectively, each of these efforts to educate their annual trip around Saltspring Island. When and take action make a difference in our local we heard that there was a need to raise funds environment. Many of the lessons learned are to support the CVRD efforts, the BEAT took the taken far afield by our students to perhaps affect opportunity to help this worthwhile community change well beyond the borders of our campus. effort. The BEAT’s actions clearly reflect what can be accomplished when people work together as a The event which requires the most energy and group with common goals. effort is the Zero Waste initiative we sponsor each year at the annual Brentwood Regatta. The —Laura Richardson, Faculty Sponsor, BEAT
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1 & 2 | Proud gardeners show off their crop (SPARC); an imposing stand of trees, taken during a forest walk (BEAT).
38 | IN THE COMMUNITY SPARC (Student Peer Assistance (usually about 70 families) Resource Counsellors) • Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Run for the
SPARC was very busy last year—both here at Cure participation (150 Brentwood participants) Brentwood and in the broader local community. and fundraising ($17,000!) • Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life We trained 75 new peer counsellors who are participation (100 Brentwood participants) and currently involved in service work and providing fundraising through community events ($2000) support for their peers. • CANFAR (Canadian Foundation for AIDS On a weekly basis SPARC members provided Research) Valentine’s Candy Grams and AIDS volunteer service to the CMS Food Bank by awareness ($750) stocking shelves, preparing food baskets, and • BC Children’s Hospital Jeans Day (hockey shirt helping with outreach projects. The students day) in April and dodge ball tourney ($800) visited Acacia Lodge to read stories and hold the hands of patients with Alzheimers. • Canadian Blood Services blood donations throughout the year—73 donations and At Cobble Hill School and Khowhemun School counting! Brentwood students helped as bus supervisors and in the classroom as reading buddies. Actually • Khowhemun Soup Project (working with the they spent most of their time being chased and BEAT, who were awarded funds for this project hugged by children! and who planted the garden): weekly soup- making for 75 students at Khowhemun School. At Cairnsmore Lodge and the Cowichan District Twenty-one pots of soup were made plus Hospital SPARC members used their training to buckets of apple sauce and cookies! provide compassionate care and helping hands in meeting the needs of long term patients. • Clothing collections at the end of the year for Providence Farm’s ’Free Store’. We delivered The SPARC members also helped with specific five car loads last year! community events including the Cobble Hill School Fair, the Khowhemun Tea Party, the MS Besides all this, the SPARC members provide Society’s Carnation Campaign, and the Hospice peer to peer education on topics such as eating Society’s fundraising walk. A planting crew helped disorders, cyber safety, and healthy, respectful Providence Farm prepare their fields. relationships. Sparking kindness and awareness about issues such as bullying, sun safety, sexual SPARC members also fundraised for local and orientation, substance misuse, and stress national organizations. Fundraising/collections management round out the work of these for local charities included: amazing students! • CMS Food Bank: food, school supplies, hygiene Please note that these activities are all done in products, and clothing collections in winter and the students’ spare time. They are a remarkable spring group of Grade 11 and 12 students. • CMS Food Bank: ’Xmas for Teens’ programme— sponsoring families with gifts for their teens —Andrea Felix, Health & Wellness Counsellor
IN THE COMMUNITY | 39 Welcome New Staff
David Burton Island and the Lower Mainland, providing HR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 1 services on a consulting basis, and prior to In June of this year David Burton (’93, Rogers), that, he had strategic HR leadership roles with joined Brentwood as our Director of Finance. Island Savings Credit Union and Orca Bay Sports Most recently, David was the Chief Financial & Entertainment in BC, as well as Mattamy Officer at St. Margaret’s School in Victoria. Prior Homes, Grand & Toy, and Peel Regional Police in to that David worked for the B.C. government Ontario. Dan holds the designation of Certified providing economic modeling, financial and Human Resources Professional (CHRP), and accounting expertise to large-scale technology brings with him over 30 years of implementing and business process outsourcing projects. leading edge HR practices. Dan is responsible David has a Master of Arts degree in Economics for all HR-related functions at Brentwood and holds the designation of Chartered including recruitment, training and development, Accountant. David and his wife Danielle have employee engagement, succession planning, two daughters that keep them busy with their performance management, employee relations, activities. When he has spare time, David enjoys pay and benefits plans management, and HR running and water sports. administration.
Dan Caird Brent Lee DIRECTOR OF DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES 2 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 Dan Caird joined Brentwood in April of this Bringing a technical edge to Brentwood, Brent year as Director of Human Resources. Before Lee worked as an Information Technology joining Brentwood, Dan worked with a number professor at Vancouver Island University for many of small business clients on southern Vancouver years, as well as in the teaching and learning
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1 thru 3 | David Burton; Dan Caird; Brent Lee.
40 | WELCOME NEW STAFF centre supporting over 20,000 students, and Advertising. We welcome Ian, his spouse Michele, 800 faculty. Innovating and providing solutions and their two daughters—Ainsley to students and the Brentwood community is (1 years old) and Parker (5 years) to the a clear desire of Brent’s, and his personal goal Brentwood family. is to support each member of the community. Brent comes with knowledge from working as a Rachel Steele-MacInnis Director for another local independent school ENGLISH FACULTY 5 where he aligned their technology infrastructure Growing up in Western Newfoundland, Rachel to the standards of the next decade in under Steele-MacInnis was inspired by the powerful two years. Brent has extensive experience with landscapes and extraordinary storytelling. robotics, and a competitive drive to lead students She completed her schooling in Ottawa and in competitions provincially and nationally. continued her cross-country journey when she moved to Victoria to study English and History. Ian McPherson Having set her sights on another, somewhat DIRECTOR OF 4 larger, island, she then moved to Melbourne, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING Australia, which would become her home of Ian McPherson was appointed as the School’s the next ten years. Uplifted by the energy in her Director of Communications & Marketing in classroom, Ms. MacInnis is excited by the insights January of this year. Hailing from Montreal, Ian and creativity of the students she guides. She has has a long history with independent schools travelled widely, but has never escaped the spell having attended Selwyn House and Shawnigan that was cast when she first arrived on Vancouver Lake School. He has a BA (Hons) from Queens Island. As a teacher of English, Ms. MacInnis often and a Diploma in Technology—Communications finds herself discussing the significance of setting. from BCIT. Ian has extensive experience in She feels very fortunate to find herself in this one. marketing and advertising having worked with a number of marketing agencies in Vancouver including DDB, BBDO, and Grey Worldwide
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4 & 5 | Ian McPherson; Rachel Steele-MacInnes.
WELCOME NEW STAFF | 41 Alumni Update
Our community of Old Brentonians represents and Brentwood a remarkable breadth of individuals spread camaraderie filled across 49 countries. As an Old Brentonian, the room on every your relationship to Brentwood is lifelong: this occasion. will forever be your school and you are always I am pleased welcome here! I encourage you to explore your to report that relationship with Brentwood to its fullest—as an Brentwood is event attendee, a volunteer, a mentor, a donor, hosting our and an ambassador for your school. To those first Alumni who already support Brentwood through their Networking Event time, expertise, or financial support, I thank you. on Wednesday, Brentwood has enjoyed a remarkable year of November 13th alumni events. Old Brentonians came together at the Vancouver near and far to rekindle friendships, share Club, in downtown favourite Brentwood memories, and make new Vancouver. Alumni of all ages are encouraged ones. We celebrated the 40th Anniversary of to attend and make new connections with Girls at Brentwood with a weekend-long special established and aspiring leaders across multiple event in February. Regional receptions were industries. I look forward to sharing more event hosted in Seattle, Victoria, Hong Kong, Tokyo, details, alumni news, and photos throughout Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, and on the year and encourage you to connect online campus during the Brentwood Regatta. Young through our social networking platforms and alumni attending university gathered with Rick alumni website. Remember to keep your contact Rodrigues, Director of University Counselling, details up to date to ensure you are receiving in Switzerland, Scotland, France, London (ON), alumni notifications and invitations. Please Hamilton, Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, and contact me anytime to provide an update, your Montreal. Brentwood’s annual Careers Day was feedback, or to submit questions. once again a wonderful success and provided the Best wishes, opportunity for alumni to connect with current students and impart their post-Brentwood wisdom. The campus was turned over to alumni over the course of Alumni Reunion weekend Stephanie Young in July as five classes returned to reconnect, [email protected] celebrate, and enjoy an unforgettable weekend Advancement Associate among former classmates and faculty. Event attendance was stronger than ever in 2012/2013,
42 | ALUMNI UPDATE Alumni Events 2013/2014
EVENT LOCATION DATE
Calgary Reception The Glencoe Club Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013 West Room
Edmonton Reception Royal Mayfair Golf Club Thursday, October 3rd, 2013 Valleyview Room
Kingston Pub Night Lone Star Texas Grill Thursday, October 31st, 2013
Montreal Pub Night Winnie’s Friday, November 1st, 2013
Halifax Pub Night Boston Pizza Saturday, November 2nd, 2013
Toronto Pub Night Gabby’s Bar and Grill Monday, November 4th, 2013
Seattle Reception Seattle Yacht Club Wednesday, November 6th, 2013
Downtown Vancouver Networking Reception The Vancouver Club Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
Victoria Alumni Night Out* Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
Brentwood Musical Fiddler On The Roof T. Gil Bunch Centre February 25th—March 1st, 2014 Brentwood Campus
Careers Day Brentwood Campus Saturday, March 1st, 2014
Brentwood In Asia* March 21st-31st, 2014
Hong Kong Reception* Thursday, March 27th, 2014
Brentwood Regatta April 25th-27th, 2014
Alumni Reception at Regatta T. Gil Bunch Centre Saturday, April 26th, 2014 Brentwood Campus
Vancouver Reception The Vancouver Rowing Club Thursday, May 15th, 2014
Cssra Championships St. Catharines, ON June 6th-8th, 2014
Toronto Reception* Monday, June 2nd, 2014
Alumni Reunion Weekend Brentwood Campus July 4th- 6th, 2014
*Venue to be confirmed
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SEATTLE RECEPTION November 2, 2012 Seattle Yacht Club 5 Dave Rinning, Wendy Patel. 1 Dan Lethin (’85), Cheri Lethin, Bud Patel. 6 Charles Costigan (’65), Peter Stroble (’92), Frances 2 Leslie Collinson, Adam Chittick (’00), Mark Collinson (’00). Costigan. 3 David McIlveen (’70), Yvonne Carr. 7 Chris Wingfield (’05), Marius Felix, Charles Dickey. 4 Stephanie Mulvey, Gillian Milne (’05).
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VICTORIA ALUMNI EVENT 5 Sara Jackson (’10), John Garvey. January 24, 2013 Earl’s 6 Peggy Elmes, Conor Elmes (’10), Bud Patel. 1 Lance Bai (’12), Calvin Wei (’11), Nicole Robins (’11). 7 Sarah Hughes (’10), Connie Wylie (’10), Sara Jackson (’10). 2 Heather (Mathieson) Pierce (’79), Wendy Patel, Marcy 8 Bud Patel, Bill Thackray (’45). (McMullen) Matheson (’79). 9 Paul Lacterman (’71), David Calder (’96), Tony Carr, 3 Alan Harman (’07), Amy Harman (’10). Spencer Crowley (’07). 4 John Allpress, Sean Albhouse (’87), Dugald Smith (’85).
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40th Anniversary of Women at Brentwood
“They came, they conquered, and they are staying.” Following dinner and guest remarks, an all-female So said former Headmaster, David MacKenzie, student cabaret performance took to the stage to the Vancouver Sun in the spring of 1973. and had everyone on their feet dancing and Eighteen brave young girls arrived in the fall of singing alongside the performers. The hundreds 1972 as the very first female students in the of students, alumnae, faculty, and guests School’s history. singing and dancing in celebration of women at Brentwood marked a strong contrast from the The 2012/2013 school year marked 40 years controversy that resulted from David MacKenzie’s since Brentwood made history as the first announcement of his vision of a co-educational Canadian independent boarding school to school, some 40 years prior. shed the boys’ school tradition in favour of co- education. In light of this important milestone, The following morning, guests were invited to Brentwood hosted a weekend of celebrations visit their old Houses for Number One inspection including a cocktail reception in the beautiful new and a chance to visit with current students and Arts Centre foyer followed by a sumptuous buffet House Parent staff. After inspections, everyone dinner in Crooks Hall where Brentwood’s current convened in the Killy Theatre for our very special female students dined with more than 100 guest speaker, Laurie (Rutherford) Pederson. guests including alumnae, emeritus faculty, past Laurie had the audience riveted, and at times in staff, and friends of the School. The evening’s stitches, as she described what it was like to be master of ceremonies was the delightful Laurie among the very small group of girls on campus (Rutherford) Pederson, from the Class of 1973, in 1972. Laurie paid special tribute to Jeannie whose humour and anecdotes brought the Bunch, wife of the late T. Gil Bunch, Assistant evening to life. Laurie introduced a number of Headmaster and Drama and English Literature special guest speakers including Megan Toriglia teacher from 1961-1993. Like many members (Alex, ’09) who spoke on behalf of her mother, of the Brentwood community and Brentwood Tammie (Morrison) Toriglia (Alex, ’79 and faculty spouses, Jeannie played a central role in Brentwood’s first female Head Prefect),Beth the early days of girls at Brentwood. Melhuish who spoke on behalf of Norah Arthurs The 40th Anniversary of Girls at Brentwood (Brentwood’s first female faculty member),Bud weekend celebrated the many trailblazers Patel (Head of School), Yvonne Carr, who paid who contributed to the forward thinking and tribute to Ann Holden Duncan (Brentwood’s first progressive school that Brentwood has become. female House Parent), and Andrea Pennells, We are deeply grateful to the many students, Brentwood’s first female Head of School. Their faculty, administrators, and friends who played— collective wit, memories, and sentiment gave the and continue to play—a role in Brentwood’s evening tremendous substance and underscored story. the importance of the 40 year milestone.
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SAVE THE DATE! ALUMNI REUNION July 4-6, 2014
Old Brentonians are welcomed back to
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All alumni are welcome to attend as we celebrate milestone reunions for the classes of 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, and 2004.
· Gorgeous waterfront campus
· Gourmet Food
· Dorm accommodations (just like old times!)
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TORONTO RECEPTION kayaking, stand-up paddling, May 3, 2013 Home of Samara Walbohm oceanfront yoga, tennis, lawn 1 Alastair Gillespie, P.C., O.C. (’41), Bud Patel. games, wine tastings, and of course, 2 Kevin Hare (’84), Bud Patel, Samara Walbohm (’89), Courtenay Wolfe (’90), Bryan Baker (’05), Ryan Chen-Wing (’93). storytelling! 3 Mike Wynne (’81), Kevin Hare (’84), Derek Raymaker (’85), Richard Rogers (’83).
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VANCOUVER ALUMNI EVENT 9 John Garvey, Angela Dublanko (’98), Keltie and May 16, 2013 Vancouver Rowing Club Geoff Harris. 1 Rory Carr (’81), Greg Chapman (’80), Bud Patel, 10 Sam Baxter (’01), Annie Mullins (’00), Alex Cocks (’02). Tim Waring (’84), James Meihuizen (’81). 11 John Allpress, Sandra Durrans, Greg Chapman (’80). 2 Matt Foulger (’01), Faisal Manji (’97). 12 Jack Allpress (’04), Ken Ukrainic (’05), Tim Waring (’84), 3 Peter Dembicki (’98), Rhiannon Foster (’98). Dan Hincks (’04), Ollie Greenberg (’07). 4 Patrick and Philipp Postrehovsky (’00). 5 Gavin Stephen (’11), Adam Erickson (’06), Cirisse Stephen (’06). 6 Grant Gillies (’81), Jessica (Purdy) Rozitis (’88), James Meihuizen (’81). 7 Marius Felix, Harry Pokrandt. 8 Graham Young (’73), Alex Young, Erin Young (’11), Devan Young (’09).
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ALUMNI REUNION July 5-7, 2013 Brentwood Campus 9 Laurie (Foote) Evans (’73). 1 Bruce Halliday, Eric Bapty, Rick Brine, Rob Eyre, 10 Adam Hawk, Eileen Mais, Angela Dublanko (’98). Judi (Bell) Schulz, Christopher Beale (all ’73). 11 Class of ’93 reunion attendees. 2 Victor Lironi, Anne Glommen, John Queen, Sarah Mais, 12 Tony Carr, Lauren Selman (’03), Brian Carr. Gerry Pennells, Howard Martin. 13 John Allpress, Chris Chu (’03). 3 Renée Wilson, Sean Napier. 14 Edna Widenmaier, Cassidy Shore (’03). 4 Yvonne and Tony Carr. 15 Graham Young, Laurie (Rutherford) Pederson (both ’73). 5 Ryan Gallagher, Bo Zulonas (both ’03). 16 Tommy Humphries, Bobby Pau, Cassidy Shore, 6 Class of ’78 reunion attendees. Andrew Malczyk, Dean Beekman, Karli Pickett, 7 Carrie (Livingstone) Lotz, Rory Wood, Aaron Vallejo, Johnson Wu (all ’03). Stephanie Harris (all ’98). 17 Winery tour. 8 Lauren Garvey (’98), John Garvey. ALUMNI UPDATE | 57 Mailbag
Having not seen one another for decades, Ron For eighteen years, when rugby foes looked Tainton (’48), Brian Travers-Smith (’48) and across the pitch at Canadian and BC teams they Geoffry Craven (’48) met up for lunch in Victoria were faced with an imposing sight—towering in April, 2013. [Photo 1] 6’5” Robert ’Ro’ Hindson. Yet Hindson was more than simply height. As one of the best all-round Charles Smith (’66) continues to work on his rugby players Canada has ever produced, he website, Cape John and Other Ships: A Personal could beat his opponents with power, agility, Remembrance of the last 40 Years. The website excellent ball skills with both hands and feet, and includes highlights and photos from Charles’ surprising speed. His unique skill set made him notable 40-year career traveling the world as a a dominant presence in both the 15-a-side and merchant seaman on a great many impressive 7-a-side versions of the game. When Hindson vessels! http://users.eastlink.ca/~cis65/_sgg/ retired in 1990, he had accumulated a record f10000.htm 31 international caps. Two of those caps were Robert ’Ro’ Hindson (Whittall, ’69) has been earned representing Canada against Ireland and inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame. Wales at the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987. Induction recognizes excellence in sport, Twice Hindson was selected for international contribution to sport and the impact on sport matches overseas alongside players from some in British Columbia. After extensive review, of the biggest rugby-playing nations on the discussion and debate, the Selection Committee planet. In 1974, the Irish Rugby Football Union submitted their recommendations to the Board selected Hindson to play for the Irish Wolfhounds of Trustees of the BC Sports Hall of Fame. Out in two matches and as a reserve in a third for the of over 100 nominations received, the Board President’s XV against the full Ireland side. Few confirmed a slate of nine individuals and one Canadian players had ever been recognized in team for induction as part of its 2013 class. this way previously. Thirteen years later, Hindson
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58 | ALUMNI MAILBAG was the only Canadian player selected to play for in 2014 as a Registered Holistic Nutritionist. A the South Pacific Barbarians on a tour of South long-time published poet, Rhona will have her Africa. poetry appearing in a number of anthologies this year—notably in FORCE FIELD-77 Women Poets of Ro’s children Will (Whittall ’09), Ben (Whittall British Columbia, edited by Susan Musgrave and ’11) and Emily, (Alex ’12) also distinguished published by Mothertongue Publishing. themselves as athletes on Brentwood’s varsity teams. [Photo 2] After earning degree in civil engineering, followed by an MBA and a master’s degree in Charlie Ewing (’71) is a singer, songwriter and construction management, Stephen Wong cattle rancher in southern Alberta Canada whose (Rogers, ’79) worked in a number of fields hobby is playing music and writing songs. Charlie including construction, finance, and hotel released his second album, Buffalo Horses, in fall management. In 1997, Stephen became a full- 2012. [Photo 3] time marine photojournalist and has never Rhona McAdam (Hilton, ’75) has written her looked back! Stephen met his wife, Takako, in eighth—and first nonfiction—book,Digging the Malaysia on a photo assignment in 1997 and they City: An Urban Agriculture Manifesto, published married in 2001. by Rocky Mountain Books. Digging the City is Grant Trammell (’81) has moved back to an introduction to food security in Canada and Vancouver after several years in Australia where what urban agriculture can do to improve the his career in photography brought him to the situation. Rhona has received funding from the Asia-Pacific regions of Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand BC Arts Council to work on a collection of essays and Burma. Grant is both a regular contributor to about food production. She continues to add to CNN and one of the contributing photographers her portfolio of credentials; most recently with at Outside Magazine. Grant’s portfolio can be seen a Permaculture Design Certificate, and before at www.thenewyorkbureau.com. [Photo 4] that her third master’s degree, in Food Culture & Communications. She has also started a new In October 2012, the Garden Weasels, a team course of study from which she will emerge made up of Old Brentonians and friends,
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ALUMNI MAILBAG | 59 participated in the first annual Road Hockey www.triplemartiniproductions.com/trooper/ to Conquer Cancer event in Vancouver. After [Photo 2] fundraising over $13,000 they proudly joined 54 In March 2013, Elizabeth (Hargreaves) Wolfe other teams in this epic event which raised over (Alex, ’94) self-published her first novel as a $600,000 for the fight against cancer. Despite fundraiser for the International Ocean Institute. heavy rain for most of the day, spirits weren’t Mermother: An Account of What Happened in the dampened and the mighty ’Weasels’ stickhandled Sea follows a young woman who explores the their way to a record of four wins and one loss, ancient mysteries of the sea in an unforgettable finishing top of their division. [Photo 1] adventure of friendship and family. Escaping Jurgen Deagle (Ellis, ’87) is with Parks Canada in from an abusive past, she finds solace in an Jasper; Bruce Deagle (Ellis, ’88) is doing Antarctic- underwater world full of beauty, wealth, and focused genetic research in Hobart, Tasmania. power. Discover how her life is transformed as Bruce received a notable scholarship from the she struggles to find true love in a world that Australian government to map out the genome of forbids it. This book is available on Amazon.com the South Pacific krill. and is sold in local bookstores.
Christopher Martini (Ellis, ’92) wrote, directed, Harriet (Mills) Gladwin (Alex, ’99) is living with produced and starred in the award-winning her husband and two year old just north of independent film, Trooper, about an Iraq Oxford. Harriet and her family are expecting Veteran’s return home and his readjustment to a second child in early 2014. Before Harriet ordinary life. The film quickly garnered a grass- became a mother, she was working in marketing roots following of veterans and non-veterans in Oxford and plans to return to work when the alike, including Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. time comes. Chris and the film’s other producers are now Philipp Postrehovsky (Privett, ’00) and Patrick seeking financial support to finish the film and Postrehovsky (Privett, ’00) are behind an exciting distribute. Details on the film and their kickstarter new startup named RentMoola, a mobile and campaign can be found on Chris’ website online payment network in partnership with Visa,
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60 | ALUMNI MAILBAG MasterCard, Discover and American Express, advice and focused mentorship from successful that allows renters and condo owners to pay alumni in their areas of expertise. MBA alumni rent, condo and other payments with their finance the prospective students’ education and credit cards. Philipp and Patrick, who started the receive a return on investment from their loan, company last year and launched it earlier this while the student benefits from the financial loan year, now have dozens of property management and potential mentorship. companies using their services and processing In May 2013, Lindsay Mackenzie (Mackenzie, ’01) payments for hundreds of tenants. They recently was invited to speak at Langara College about brought on Austin Woodward (Privett, ’02) to the her experiences working as a photojournalist in leadership team to head up sales and marketing. North Africa over the past few years. Lindsay was As the company continues to grow, don’t be accompanied by her partner Sam, who is also a surprised to see more Brentonians joining photojournalist and winner of the 2012 World the team! Visit rentmoola.com to learn more Press Photo of the Year award. Lindsay is currently and show your support by following them on living in a village in rural Catalonia, Spain although Facebook facebook.com/rentmoola and Twitter: she is often abroad working on photojournalism twitter.com/rentmoola [Photo 3] and radio projects in Equatorial Guinea, Tunisia Grant Taylor (Ellis, ’00) is a recent graduate and Algeria. Lindsay leads photography trips of IESE Business School (Barcelona). Prior for National Geographic Student Expeditions to completing his MBA, Grant worked in and has worked for The Wall Street Journal, Washington and NYC in venture capital and Washington Post, Le Monde, El Pais, Globe and hedge fund management. Grant has started Mail, The National, Financial Times, Speigel, Intro, a company called Quotanda which helps Brownbook, BBC, AP and others. students access fixed, low-interest loans with Michael Brown (Ellis, ’02) and wife Margaret better rates, terms and duration from alumni have relocated from New York City to Edmonton, lenders. Quotanda funds tuition and partial living where he has taken the entrepreneurial path, expenses for students attending top universities. acquiring and operating small businesses for Beyond the capital, students have access to Coles Bay Capital.
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62 | ALUMNI MAILBAG for a Master of Arts degree in international for Andrés Saavedra’s company A Creative affairs. He currently serves in the Bureau of Arms Process with several developments (Ensueño 10, Control, Verification and Compliance at the U.S. Naiví and (A) Lure among others). Department of State, where he coordinates the Raven Deagle (Mackenzie, ’07) is currently living Bureau’s public affairs and public diplomacy in Australia, working at a restaurant/pub which efforts. In 2011, Grant was a Nuclear Scholar she manages in Taroona, a suburb of Hobart. with the Project on Nuclear Issues at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He has In addition to pursuing a BFA in graphic design at given presentations at the United States Strategic Chapman University, Tara Vasvani (Mackenzie, Command and the United Kingdom’s Atomic ’11) has become a highly sought-after custom Weapons Establishment. shoe designer. Customers can upload specific designs for Tara to recreate, or they can let Barclay Martin (Alex, ’05) left home in February her interpret a general theme and let her 2013 for a nine month volunteer commitment creativity flow! Tara says “This idea has been a in Peru. Barclay, who holds a master’s degree in lot more successful than I had expected... it’s International Development, is a volunteer with hard to juggle with my school work sometimes SKIP (Supporting Kids in Peru), an international but it’s something I love doing, especially non-profit charity which provides educational when I get feedback from my customers.” support for underprivileged children and strives Check out her latest designs here http:// to empower and educate parents so they can youknowyoureartsywhen.tumblr.com. [Photo 1] improve their own living circumstances. Adam McQueen (Privett, ’12) received his first Tonia Medina (Alex, ’05) left her role as the cap for Canada A men’s rugby on October Marketing & Member Service Manager at an 11th in Victoria in the Americas Rugby executive fitness facility in downtown Calgary to Championship. [Photo 2] live on the beach in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Tonia is currently working in sales and marketing
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ALUMNI MAILBAG | 63 We Can’t Look Away Critically acclaimed director/producer Michelle MacLaren (Alex, ’82) wins an Emmy for Breaking Bad
For fans of the enormously successful television Ten years following her graduating from series Breaking Bad, the influence and impact Brentwood, Michelle made her debut as a of the drama series is undeniable. After six producer after several years as a production seasons averaging 8 million viewers—with a assistant and production manager. After working whopping 10.3 million tuning in for the series on a number of television series and features finale—Breaking Bad has recently wrapped, but through the 1990s, Michelle joined the crew of not before being described as one of the most the X-Files in 2000 as a co-executive producer. It significant television series… ever. was through the X-Files that Michelle met Breaking Bad creator, Vince Gilligan. In 2009, Michelle Breaking Bad executive producer and director, joined the crew of Breaking Bad as a director and Michelle MacLaren (Alex ’82 and former Governor became a co-executive producer the following 2004-2013) has been heralded as “the most year. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The kinetic, expressionistic director of action... since Walking Dead are among many of Michelle’s other Kathryn Bigelow” (Bigelow’s credits include directing credits. Zero Dark Thirty, Hurt Locker, and Point Break). Michelle’s position among television’s most While at Brentwood, Michelle was active in all sought-after producer/directors was recently parts of school life as a rower and field hockey cemented as she accepted a primetime Emmy play, as a member of the cast in several musicals, Award for Outstanding Drama Series for Breaking a House Prefect for Alex House, and a member Bad. While some might choose to take a well- of the Grad Committee. Michelle points to deserved break and bask in the glow of a recent Brentwood as “a huge, wonderful influence in my Emmy win, Michelle has moved onto her next life and I’m grateful for the School’s philosophy in project, HBO’s wildly popular fantasy drama, teaching students to believe in themselves and Game of Thrones, filming in Croatia andI reland. follow their dreams. The staff always promoted and encouraged students to develop their talents.”
Michelle’s work has been described as the kind of television scenes that linger in your mind’s eye long after you’ve looked away. Brentwood is exceedingly proud of Michelle’s accomplishments in, and contributions to, television and film. We aren’t looking away any time soon.
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Marriages & Engagements On August 10, ’13 Philipp Postrehovsky (Privett, ’00) married his girlfriend of over 7 years, Michael Tu (Privett, ’93) was married on Victorine Ssozi, at Furry Creek Golf and Country September 7th in Taiwan. A number of Club. Several Old Brentonians were in attendance Brentonians were in attendance including Jack including Owen Watson (Privett, ’99), George Lee (Ellis, ’96), Nick Lee (Ellis, ’94), Brian Lee (Ellis, Richmond (Privett, ’00), Dean Braithwaite ’96), Sean Pan (Ellis, ’97), Howard Lee (Ellis, ’95), Ed (Privett, ’00), Kharytia Bilash (Mackenzie, ’00) and Tsui (Ellis, ’95), Ronald Pan (Ellis, ’96), and Brandan Austin Woodward (Privett, ’01). [Photos 2 & 3] Ko (Whittall, ’00). All proceeds from the wedding were donated to the Canaan Disability Home new centre fund. [Photo 1] 3 Austin Woodward (Privett, ’01), Stephanie Gatzionis (Mackenzie, ’05), Oliver Amiel (Whittall, ’96) married Robyn Patrick Postrehovsky (Privett, ’00), Philipp Postrehovsky (Privett, ’00), Willow (faculty member and rowing coach) on Kharytia Bilash (Mackenzie, ’00), Dean Braithwaite (Privett, ’00), Owen Watson (Privett, ’99). July 6th, 2013 at the Union Club in Victoria. The groom’s brother, Jamie Amiel (Whittall, ’97) was Best Man; Debbie Sage, Head of Rowing, was the MC and her daughter, Kelsey Sage (Alex, ’14) was an usher, and Cormac Wismer, son of faculty member Mark Wismer, was the ring bearer. Faculty member and Allard Assistant House Parent, Josie Olszewski and her husband, Ryan, played the guitar and mandolin during the ceremony. Many faculty members and rowing
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ALUMNI PASSAGES | 65 Samantha Baxter (Alex, ’01) and Matt Foulger Menny Giatsios (Mackenzie, ’03) married Chris (Whittall, ’01) were engaged on June 30th while Branch (Rogers, ’03) on July 27th in Victoria. visiting Pender Island, where Matt grew up. While The ceremony was held in the Victoria Greek canoeing one morning, Matt veered the boat to Orthodox Church, followed by a reception at a nearby dock where he surprised Sam with a the Oak Bay Beach Hotel. Many Brentwood violinist, champagne, and a proposal. She happily faculty and alumni were in attendance including said yes! [Photo 4] Andrea and Gerry Pennells, Bruce Tate, Clayton Johnston, Heather Ingo (Mackenzie, Alanna Vogt (Mackenzie, ’02) married Ian ’03), Susannah Law (Mackenzie, ’03), Marcus Waldbauer on February 2nd, 2013 in Winnipeg. Woernle (Rogers, ’03), Kapri Thomas (Gwynneth, The outdoor ceremony was held on the banks ’03), Sean Davis (Whittall, ’03), Mike Smirl of the Red River in several feet of snow and the (Rogers, ’03), Owen Madrick (Rogers, ’99), and temperature was -41˚ with the wind chill. After Oliver Greenberg (Rogers, ’07). [Photo 6] warming up, the newlyweds went skating on the river at the Forks. This July, a wedding party Tobi Marcinek (Allard, ’10) married Tyrel was held in Neudorf, Saskatchewan for family Hlavnicka, both of Great Falls, Montana, on and friends who were unable to be in Winnipeg. August 8th. Tobi is attending the University of Music, fireworks, good food and fun were on the Great Falls, where she is menu! [Photo 5] studying elementary education. [Photo 7] Cameron MacCarthy (Whittall, ’00) married Corinne Grigoriu on February 2, 2013 in a beautiful ceremony in Banff, Alberta. The reception was held in the Banff Springs Hotel. Cameron and Corinne live in Calgary where Cameron is a lawyer with the firm Shea Nerland Calnan LLP and Corinne practices law with Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. 7
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Lisa Chen-Wing (Mackenzie, ’91) and husband Will McClellan (Ellis, ’01) and wife Heidi Brendan welcomed daughter Harriet on August welcomed a baby girl named Clara Anne. 5, 2012. Harriet joins older sister, Eloise.
David Woodward (Whittall, ’99) and wife Caitlin, Justin Woodward (Whittall, ’01) and wife Cindy, welcomed daughter Samantha on June 8th. welcomed daughter Sophie on March 16th.
Mark Collinson (Ellis, ’00) and wife Leslie Laura McCarthy (Alex, ’04) welcomed daughter welcomed their first child,Flynn Stephen Aria Grace Interlandi, 8.0 lbs, at home in Collinson on April 12th in Seattle. Brooklyn on February 20th.
ALUMNI PASSAGES | 67 Karen Reburn (Brentwood Marketing & Admissions) and husband, Dave, welcomed their daughter Isabelle Kristina on Saturday, September 7th (7lbs 7oz). Both baby and mom are doing great! Tanya Scheck (Brentwood volleyball and strength & conditioning coach) and partner, Matt, welcomed daughter Lottie Ashlynn Tyler born on August 27th. Lottie is doing well and Tanya is adapting to motherhood!
Michelle Fairbanks (Brentwood Marketing) and her husband welcomed their second child and first boy,Coen Edward Charles Dickinson, on June 21st weighing 8lbs. 1oz. and 20.5”.
Obituaries figurines plus travelling with her friends. Special thanks to Sherwood House in Duncan and Barbara Little (Brentwood staff 1963-1996) Broadmead Lodge in Victoria where she spent Barbara passed away on January 5th, 2013 at the last few years in comfort, surrounded by Victoria General Hospital. Predeceased by her supportive caregivers. mother Ruth, father Richard (Dick), brother Ben and sister Jacquie. Survived by her sons Gary (Pamela) and Vern (Julie) and grandchildren Shannon (Cliff), Kevin, Steven and Adrienne. Barb Rev. Dr. Bruce Williams (’68) MDiv, MD, was a kind and gentle woman, loved by her family CCFP, FRCPC, died peacefully of complications and friends. A long time employee of Brentwood surrounded by his loving family at Sunnybrook College in Mill Bay, Barb raised her family in Hospital on December 31, 2012. Bruce was born Shawnigan Lake and later lived in Duncan. She in Duncan, B.C. to David and Laura Williams. He loved needlework, collecting antique bottles and was a loving husband and best friend to Janet
68 | ALUMNI PASSAGES whom he married December 29, 1979. He was City Engineer for the City of Revelstoke. Brian is a faithful father to his five children, brother to survived by his wife Colleen and sons Mackenzie Suzanne, Harry, Owen and Jonathan, and uncle to and Hayden. 19 nieces and nephews.
Bruce earned his medical degree from UBC (’73), his specialty in Psychiatry at U of T (’87) and David-Ross Boyer (Whittall, ’92) passed away his Masters of Divinity from Trinity College (’92). on February 22nd at age 38. He will always be Following this, he was ordained as a Deacon at remembered for his handsome ear-to-ear grin, St John’s York Mills Anglican Church. Bruce and dry wit, warm heart, wide-ranging intelligence Jan lived in Whitehorse, Yukon (’79-1983) where and interests, down-to-earth nature, and most Bruce worked as a family physician at Whitehorse of all, for the tremendous loyalty and love he had General Hospital and Medical Clinic. In Toronto, for his friends, family, and colleagues. Born in Bruce was a psychiatrist at Youthdale Treatment Vancouver, David attended Vancouver College Centre (’85-2011). During these years he also and graduated from Brentwood College where he worked at Whitby Jail, Ministry of Correctional rowed and found his tribe of life-long friends. He Services and Toronto Probation. While serving as studied at UBC, and became an air conditioning a Deacon, Bruce worked in many social justice and refrigeration specialist, playing an integral areas notably outreach to prisoners. He was a role within the family company. David loved to passionate advocate of restorative justice as an travel and cook, and he was an avid outdoorsman alternative to prison and ministered to prisoners and deeply connected to Woodlands and Indian for many years at the Don Jail. He also formed a Arm where he grew up. He is survived by his meditation group which he guided for 25 years. loving parents David and Eltie Boyer, his sister Nicole-Anne Boyer, his brother-in-law Toby Bruce enjoyed gardening, playing the double Paterson, his baby niece Jacqueline Paterson, his bass (and washtub bass), and cooking robust grandmother Joan Germiquet, and many aunts, meals for his family and the many guests whom uncles, cousins and beloved friends. he welcomed. Indeed, during his last moments at home, he was directing traffic in the kitchen and making sure the family got Christmas dinner just right. Bruce loved books. He loved reading them and giving them to others. He will be remembered as an exceptionally generous man.
Brian Mallett (Whittall, ’80) passed away suddenly on May 6, 2012 at his home in Revelstoke B.C. Brian was an engineer by training and had worked for several engineering firms in Alberta before working for the Alberta Government, the B.C. Ministry of Forests and most recently as the
ALUMNI PASSAGES | 69 down the prospect of good clean fun. Whether it was laying a prank, or breaking into the cafeteria at midnight, or going swimming as soon as it started snowing, or finishing his last day at Brentwood by walking off the dock in Number 1s; he would always be there. But it was after high school that his adventurous spirit and wanderlust really expressed itself.
Taylor always stayed in touch during his nomadic travels; the multiple Finland to Spain hitchhikes, the Johannesburg to Nairobi adventure, Vienna to Shanghai via Iraq, Shanghai to India via Kabul Taylor Booth (Ellis, ’04) and Pakistan, his six month “no money” living It is with great sadness that we share the passing experience in the slums of India, the hitchhiking of Taylor J. Booth (Ellis, ’04) of Lantzville, B.C. Taylor circumnavigation of Australia and trekking on the died at the age of 26, on February 27, 2013. He logging roads of Thailand. There were many other was struck by a vehicle while hitchhiking in Chad, trips around the Balkans, the former Soviet bloc, Africa. Taylor was well known in the hitchhiking Scotland, and most recently North Africa where and couchsurfing community where his pen name the roads from Cairo and Khartoum led him to “xNOTHINGxHELDxBACKx” truly exemplified the Chad. sort of person he was. As he said, “Give me the road. Nothing more, nothing less.” Although far too Taylor was one of the bravest and toughest men young, Taylor left us doing what he loved and lived for many of the people he touched. He slept in for in this world. ditches, hunted for food in dumpsters; all while surviving multiple trips to jail, police beatings, He attended school at Seaview Elementary, car accidents, and dysentery. He saw the worst Dover Bay Secondary, Brentwood College School, of humanity and the very best. From Lapland, to and University of Canberra, Australia, where he the Australian outback and the 1400 km pilgrim’s eventually completed a Bachelor of Resource trail in Spain; from tight knit Balkan communities, and Environmental Science. Taylor was a Cub to welcoming Turks and generous Pakistanis. He Scout, soccer player, avid reader, hiker, camper, accomplished more with his time on earth then climber, rugby player, bike rider, environmentalist, many people do in their lifetimes. hitchhiker (over 170,000 km.), traveller (over 70 countries), vegan, couch surfer and lover of life! He He did this all with unshakable principles and had a high moral character, a stubborn will and a faith in the essential goodness of human nature. desire to save the world, one small step at a time. Wherever he went, Taylor took unquenchable energy and enthusiasm for learning and desire to Taylor Booth was member of the 2004 graduating share his spirit and passion for sustainable living. class from Ellis House. He was following in the footsteps of his father, Peter, who was an Ellis boy Taylor is survived by his parents, Peter of (and house captain) in the Class of 1975. Taylor Yellowpoint, Barbara of Lantzville, and his sister, was not shy at Brentwood and he wouldn’t turn Megan. He also leaves behind his Uncle Bruce
70 | ALUMNI PASSAGES and Aunt Janet, Aunt Ginny and Uncle Delbert, Throughout those years, while raising an Uncle John and Aunt Charlene, Uncle Rod and active family, Towner gave his children the gift Jackie, Grandpa Lee, and all the cousins and other of unconditional love and his passion for the relatives. He also leaves behind a global network outdoors. His children remember him as a kind, of the hundreds (thousands?) of friends he met thoughtful and humble man, with an irreverent and touched around the world. “Strangers are just sense of humor. Towner had a love for the John friends you haven’t met yet”.—TJ Booth Day River area. In 1970, Towner and a group of friends purchased Twickenham LLC. The —Peter Booth (Ellis, ’75) and ranch was two miles up from the Twickenham Aiden Wiechula (Ellis, ’04) bridge. Strong bonds were forged through the adventures spent with family and friends exploring this area. In addition, many deep
Towner Menefee (’44) passed away on February friendships were formed with the ranchers and 22nd, 2013. Towner was born on March 9, 1926 farmers from the Twickenham valley. This was at the Wilcox Maternity Hospital in Portland, one of Towner’s favorite places and throughout alongside his twin sister, Cornelia. They joined his life he visited often. their older brother, Bruce and were raised by Towner was a magnet for his children’s cronies, their mother, Cornelia Cook Menefee, a force to and after his divorce he was also a magnet for be reckoned with, as well as by their father, PL Nancy James Zeppa whom he considered the Menefee. love of his life. Nancy readily embraced Towner,
Towner’s outlook on life was one of unbounded his gaggle of children and grandchildren as enthusiasm. He regaled his children with stories well as his joy of life and adventurous spirit. from his youth with his Riverdale School friends Towner found in Nancy a soul mate and traveling (who remain close to this day), to boarding school companion. Nancy’s love and devotion was never on Vancouver Island, B.C. (Brentwood College), a more evident than in the last few years as she short stint in the army, and then briefly attended selflessly and compassionately cared for Towner Claremont Men’s College. Towner returned to as his health declined.
Portland where he married Elizabeth Cronin and In the 1960s, Towner was a board member of together they raised seven children. Weekends the Catlin Gabel School and one of the founding for Towner were spent in the outdoors, hiking trustees of the NW Outward Bound School. Also or taking pack trips into the Three Sisters a member of the Skyline Trail Riders and the Wilderness area, climbing mountains or kayaking Pinafore Investment Group. Over the years, his down rivers. In the mid-1960s, Towner happened volunteer involvement also included the Juvenile upon property near Tumalo with a spectacular Diversion programme in both Port Townsend and view of the Three Sisters and Mount Bachelor. Vancouver, Wash. and the Portland Providence The Quail Farm became the Menefee family’s Hospice Bereavement programme. Towner was refuge from Portland. Winter weekends and an active member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral summers, the Quail Farm was a hub of activity as where he served on the endowment committee friends gravitated to the Tumalo area with their and as an usher. own families.
ALUMNI PASSAGES | 71 Towner is survived by his wife, Nancy James 1972 when the girls came, never in my experience Menefee; seven children, Sally Moore of Portland, had there been at Brentwood such a charismatic Caroline Sheahan of Edwards, Colo., Cookie woman teacher, who enchanted and intrigued Lafferty (Michael) of Eugene, Betsy Rickles (Norm) both students and faculty members—and was to of Portland, John (Sheila) of Bend, Christine (Wes) frustrate many a House Parent later for being too of Bend, Peter (Ginnis) of Bend; 17 grandchildren lenient with her girls! and two great-grandchildren. Towner was She wore high fashion, great boots and classically predeceased by his son, John Brian, in 1959. tailored trousers to reach just below the knee, Towner’s son John is a Brentwood alum (Rogers, unusual dresses often worn on top of silk, cream ’78), as are grandchildren Maddie Menefee (Alex, turtlenecks. Her blonde bun on top of her head ’04) and Towner Menefee (Whittall, ’06). was distinctive and elegant. I was so proud to have her in our department.
Mimi confessed to being quite anxious about Mimi Wichlinski, teaching for the first time in an independent aged 87, died in school but, even more, she questioned whether hospital in Victoria she would make a good House Mistress, given on Friday, October that, while she had raised two grownup sons, she 18, 2013. knew precious little about mentoring teenage Mimi’s death, girls. It was to be quite the adventure. though not Mimi went on to show love, empathy and unexpected, leaves abundant patience for her charges, no matter the us devastated to time of day. They all resided in the second girls’ hear that Brentwood’s original, self-confessed, residence, which they named Hilton House—a free spirit has left us. cheeky reference to the Hilton Hotel chain of Mimi Wichlinksi, a lady of a certain age, arrived which, most evidently, it was not a part! The at Brentwood in September, 1974. She had House was located on 2 storeys above the Old impressed Gil Bunch as an excellent teacher Administration Building and Mimi and the girls of drama, as he had judged many a play she loved it. Alexandra House could not compare had presented at Drama Festivals in Red Deer. with their unique location and their free spirited David Mackenzie was no less impressed by House Mistress. She nurtured her girls and they this elegant, charming and altogether delightful loved her for it. Mrs Dubs, as they called her, was candidate, as he interviewed her for a position at here to stay. Brentwood. He subsequently asked me to phone Of all the lessons Mrs Dubs taught them, I am her to press her to come and join Rob Cameron sure they still recall this advice: in her gentle and me as the third member of the Languages Scottish brogue like Miss Jean Brodie’s, she would Department. admonish them for being moody or grumpy; she Although I was the first woman to teach in this would say, “Girls, when your feet hit the floor the all male school in 1962, with others following in first thing in the morning, be sure to say ’This will be a good day.’ Say it with conviction and you will
72 | ALUMNI PASSAGES make it happen. It is all about attitude. That is sat in wait for the arrival of the cleaning ladies. how to plan your day every day!” She heard their cars and she began to throw streamers of toilet rolls to attract their attention. It would be remiss of me not to mention Mimi’s The plan worked and soon Mimi was freed from gift as a delightful raconteur and her anecdotes her prison, as Ann Holden Duncan came over about situations in her own or others’ experience. from Alexandra House and rescued her by using This one of 30 years ago I recall quite well. Mimi a hockey stick as a weapon against the dreaded laughed about it afterwards but she was scared rat. A terror-filled, long night for Mimi, one she out of her wits at the time. She was quite a never forgot. What a great story it became, as courageous character for one so small, yet she she recounted her version of her Night With A had a great fear of rodents. Now, as it happens, Monster! it was Mimi’s daily habit to pick up a couple of pieces of cheese, wrapped up in napkins along Mimi established lasting relationships with both with a banana, for an afternoon snack. her girls in Hilton House and her students in her French classes. She was always polite in her In the evening after the final staff meeting in June, dealings with them and her colleagues; she also the students had already left, faculty holidays had had a steely determination to adhere to her begun, not a soul in the Admin Building but Mimi. principles or the truth as she saw it, no matter Very tired, she was in the bathroom preparing what. to go to bed. She heard a quiet rustling and saw a rat eating her cheese snack. She froze for a I shall remember her always as a charming, moment or two, as she realized she was trapped, elegant, entertaining lady with a remarkable gift too frightened to pass the rat to get to the door. of capturing the affection of many. Charismatic Horrified, she couldn’t move to get to her phone. some might argue.
What to do? Mimi was really quite a character, who sought to loosen up the hidebound traditions of an all-male Ever practical even in her terror, she spent the school, in order to accommodate the growing night sitting on the tank of the toilet. For hours, female population then going into its third year. she sat very still, one eye on Ratty and the other on the stick she held to fend him off if need be. Mimi was unique and I loved her for it. Finally, when dawn was breaking, she managed Norah Arthurs to assemble a few rolls of toilet paper that she Brentwood Faculty 1962-1999 needed to execute her strategy for escape. She
ALUMNI PASSAGES | 73 74 Celebrating Philanthropy by John Allpress, Stephanie Young and Lara McDonald, Advancement
This edition of the Brentonian is dedicated Giving programme have contributed $4.3M. to all whose names appear on the following Gifts of all sizes have made a tremendous pages. Thank you for the role you have played in difference. A rising tide lifts all boats. Thank you supporting Brentwood. Here are some of those to all who gave last year; furthermore, to those milestones. who have been with us every step of this journey, we extend special thanks. Last year there were In the spring of 2014, Fiddler on the Roof will almost as many parents of alumni contributing to herald Brentwood’s 10th musical theatre Annual Giving as current parents. That, in itself, production in T. Gil Bunch Centre for Performing speaks volumes. We are most grateful to all of Arts. During this decade the three buildings that you who continue to include Brentwood in your frame Campbell Common, the Centre for Art and giving! Humanities, Crooks Hall, and the Bunch Centre, in addition to Allard House and the Maeda A less visible outcome of philanthropy, while in Health Centre, have dramatically transformed the human terms the most significant, are gifts last Brentwood experience. Without your collective year designated to provide financial aid. Currently support, Brentwood would not have these 22% of the School is on some form of assistance. amazing facilities. It is as simple as that! In the past decade, the Brentwood Foundation has grown from $2.7M to $8.51M, providing Over that past decade, donors to our Annual financial assistance in perpetuity. To those
CELEBRATING PHILANTHROPY | 75 funding current students through the Bursary support financial assistance for peers; and the Now Fund, thank you for your immediate gift of senior who organized a staff vs senior boys a Brentwood education. With special gratitude, basketball game charging a “toonie” admission, we acknowledge our De Manu in Manum with proceeds adding to the Class of 2013 Society members, who have made a long-term Bursary Fund (a further initiative by last year’s commitment to the Brentwood Foundation with a senior class). planned gift. It is not our intent to provide an exhaustive list, This is the 10th Anniversary of the establishing of but rather to highlight some of the collective the Boat Fund. In 2004, graduates of Brentwood outcomes of individual initiatives and acts Rowing and their parents set out to raise $70,000 of generosity. The culture of philanthropy at to endow the perpetual purchase of a shell on Brentwood is evolving in a manner that makes us a three year cycle. Today the A.C. Carr V is in the very proud to be a members of the Brentwood boathouse and the Boat Fund has become a family. To those of you on our Parent Committee “one club, one fund” initiative that has grown who have nurtured this process, thank you for to $523,714 and purchases a shell a year. On your individual and collective roles. To all who behalf of our rowers, we extend thanks to those have volunteered their time to Brentwood, thank who gave to the Boat Fund last year. The goal to you for your support. establish a fund which will purchase every blade, To each of you whose name appears on the shell and coach-boat for the Rowing Club is well following pages, your individual acts of giving under way. have combined to make a profound difference to For us there are also special moments: the gift Brentwood. Many thanks! post marked from a university campus; the three An education affects eternity; you can never tell Grade 11 boys who gave back a percentage of where its influence ends. their Brentwood Regatta venture earnings to
76 | CELEBRATING PHILANTHROPY DEDICATING Akiko’s Garden
In May 2002, we celebrated the opening of the Maeda Health Centre with a celebration honouring Dr. Shoji Maeda, his wife Akiko, and the entire Maeda family for their generous donation to make its construction possible. As a token of appreciation to the Maeda family, a beautiful Japanese garden was planted outside the entrance to the Health Centre, with an official dedication planned when Shoji and Akiko’s youngest grandchild graduated from Brentwood.
Exactly eleven years later, on a beautiful spring afternoon this past May, cousins Hanako Okano (Alex, ’05) and Reina Maeda (Mackenzie, ’13) gathered with Mr. Allpress, Mrs. Flynn, Mrs. Mais, and Mrs. Decker outside the Maeda Health Centre to unveil a special plaque dedicating the Japanese garden to their grandmother, Akiko Maeda.
Still a stalwart supporter of Brentwood’s Rowing Club and the Brentwood Regatta, in January 2013 John Queen kindly donated two beautiful sculptures to be made into trophies for the Brentwood Regatta.
The first, a cream coloured eagle with talons out, is for the Jr. A JV boys 4X+ and has been named the Frank Cunningham Trophy after the former Head Coach of Lakeside School and one of the founding drivers behind the School’s participation in the Brentwood Regatta. He passed away early in 2013.
The second sculpture, a rare Franklin Mint bald eagle in solid pewter, has become the Jr. B 72kg Boys 4+ trophy called the Crew of 1997 in honour of one of JLQ’s successful lightweight crews at Brentwood.
CELEBRATING PHILANTHROPY | 77 Your Generosity Cumulative gifts listed below include gifts to the annual campaign, endowment and gifts-in-hand. If there is an error or omission, please accept our sincere apologies and notify Lara McDonald at 250 743.5521 or [email protected]. On behalf of all who study or work on this magnificent campus, we acknowledge the remarkable generosity of those who have advanced our school. Thank you!
CORNERSTONE CIRCLE Kyosuke & Junko Maeda Marty & Dennine Giles ($1,000,000+) Shoji & Akiko Maeda Alastair W. Gillespie Allard Foundation Bill & Gail McCormick George Kidd & Highbury Foundation Ron McNeil Edward & Sara Kozel Patrick & Beryl Campbell Charitable Trust Mark & Suzanne McNeill Geon Lee & Hye Young Choi Art & Mary-Jane Crooks Chip & Molly Meredith Judson & Diane Macor Pip & Catherine Holmes Tony Novak Mike & Eliner Maxwell-Smith George & Karen Killy Richard Osler Leona McKillop Woody & Sherrill MacLaren J. Ward Phillips Family McLernon Family & Colliers International Duncan & Verda McNeill John Queen Diana Rahme Earle & Janice O’Born FOUNDATION CIRCLE Colin P. Rutherford Peter & Linda Oluk ($500,000 to $999,999) Bruce Saville & Kennedy Saville Byung Hun Park & Young Sook Audain Foundation for the Kim Visual Arts Ian & Beverly Sisett Jack & Jane Pau Alan & Kitty Brownlee Mrs. Gordon T. Southam Ed Pitoniak & Kate Barber David W.G. Mackenzie Patrick Stewart The John & Barbara Poole The Turyk-Bingham Family Family LEADERS’ CIRCLE Vancity ($100,000 to $499,999) Andrew & Lynn Purdey Vancouver Foundation David A. Asper Norman Redcliffe John Watson Daniel & Jenny Bester The Forrest Rogers Family Dick & Lyn Whittall John & Trish Cosulich Rosegarten-Horowitz Fund Peter & Alice Wong Charles Dickey & Sheila The David Schneider Family Gerry & Elaine Wood Wyckoff-Dickey Ralph Jr. & Catherine Thrall The Woodward Family Vern & Sherri Fauth Raymond & Katherine Tong John, Kris & Tim Yewchuk Fred & Heather Gallagher Cedric Walker 7 Anonymous Tom Heathcott & Linda 1 Anonymous Southern Heathcott GOVERNORS’ CIRCLE Dan & Wendy Jarvis ($50,000 to $99,999) BRENTONIANS’ CIRCLE ($25,000 to $49,999) Juniper Foundation Ken & Bonny Black John & Celia Allpress Michael & Donna Kanovsky Robert & Heather Brink Kris & Sharlene Anderson Dale & Bronwen Lapointe Kathey Bryan Chris & Monica Chan Betty Li Jae-Sik Cha & Eun-Joo Kim Tai-Liang & Hsiu Hsia Chen Eric Lin & Mei-Ling Lin Shu Robin K.W. Chan & Renee Stephen Cheung Millie Livingston Y.L. Chan Bill, Helen, John & Lauchlin A. Lyons Atholl & Deirdre Cropper Michael Fitzpatrick Verne & Betty Lyons Rhys & Lynn Eyton Norm & Pat Francis Rod & Marilyn MacDonald Ken Fok & Fanny Siu
78 | CUMULATIVE GIFTS Brock Harris Je-Uk Yeon & Jung-Ae Lee Dejan & Vida Dordevich Doug & Sharyn Higginson Chih-Chen & Li-Wen Yu Paul & Cathy Douglas Blair Horn S.H. Yu The Edmunds Family Hull Family Foundation 4 Anonymous Harry & Sandy Ford Yuquo Kawasaki Craig & Cynthia Francis HEADS’ CIRCLE Brian & Jill Kenning ($10,000 to $24,999) Robin & Jessie French Dianne & Irving Kipnes Howard Addison Curtis Garland Foundation Gordon & Shannon Allan & Rita Gausman Dick Koetsier Family Marie Genest Leo & Betty Krysa Sheila & Kirk Bailey The Genge Family Bert & Matty Lang Art & Carole Barber Adam Gray Carina Lee Ernie & Jean Beaudin Steven Hammerschlag Frank & Louisa Lee Ray & Christine Beaulieu & Debra Reynolds Hae June Lim & Youn Sook Kim John & Barbara Beddome Ellen Hansen Paul & Shinning Liu Stephen & Kathy Bellringer Sandy & Isobel Hardie The McLean Foundation Michael & Karen Bergin Linda Hardy Bruce McPhee Andrew & Shannon Boddy Alan & Bertha Harman Ted & Judy Mills Jo & Shirley Briggs Rob & Lori Hatch David & Gretchen Mitchell John & Marg Briggs, Colin Don & Natalie Hatton Doug Morcom & Shaun Briggs Andrew & Nicola Hersant Jeff Murton & Kathryn Adrian Brian & Liz Brown Gary & Su Yuan Ho Clyde & Lynne Ogilvie John E. Buck Yong Ho & Mi Jeong Kim Keishi & Yoshiko Okuma Rolly & Ruth Bull Stephen Ho & Susan Lee Lillian & Leroy Page Foundation Jean & Gil Bunch John Holt Soonchun Park & Kyungmi Kim Dwayne & Adeen Bunning Kathryn Holt Rick & Velisha Paskuski Florence V. Burden Foundation Paul Huis in’t Veld & Gerry, Andrea, Tom Ik Sung Byeun & Eun Suk Shin Maayke Moonen & Andrew Pennells The Cable Family The Hunter Family Foundation Pirie Foundation Bill Callin Betty Johns Karen & Neal Pirie The Candy Family John & Maria Kavanagh John & Margaret Pitts Bruce Carlson Dennis King & Jackie Brumfield Bill & Marian Ross Stephanie Carlson Kevin & Doris Kuo Peter & Indré Semogas Paul Castner Stephen & Ruth Laird Robert Siceloff Alan Chan Polly Lau & John Wherry Andries & Twiny Smit Peter & Diane Chan Nathan & Judy Laufer Mike & Barbara Stone Chao-Jung & Hsiao-Ming Chang Dan & Cheri Lethin Dick & Hope Stroble Ollive & Hannah Cheng Hank Lin & Jessie Hsu Tim & Suzy Tokarsky John Chen-Wing Bob & Barbara Lynch Rene & Karin Van Haren Francis & Monica Cheung Robert & Lesley Mackay Nancy Van Laeken Russ Cmolik Sayuri Maeda Victoria Foundation Drew & Jodi Craig Imtiaz & Shahinool Manji Peter & Sue Wagener Don Danard Kenna Creer Manos “Biff” & Dianne Wheeler Judy Davis Kyle Marsh Stuart & Corinne Wolfe Donna & Bob Decker JoAnn Martin Maw Yang Anne-Marie Decore Peter Mathieson
CUMULATIVE GIFTS | 79 Ralph & Ann McClellan Courtenay Wolfe GFS Gordon Food Services Liam McGowan Jayson Woodbridge & Helen Catherine Gibbons Bill & Ruth McIntosh Mawson Andrew Gillespie Robert McLennan Te Heng Wu Nicholas & Julia Glass Bertha McVicar Paul & Priscilla Yip David & Brette Hampton Dennis & Kathy Molnar Yasuo & Hiromi Yoneya William & Lois Harn Hyung Sun Park & Mi Sook Lim Peter & Diane Zell Stephen Hayne Grant & Tara Paulson 10 Anonymous Ira Hess-Weller Frances Alan Plaunt DE MANU IN MANUM CIRCLE Norman Hildes-Heim Yoo Jin Ra & Hee Jin Jang ($5,000 to $9,999) Tina Hittenberger & Lauren The Raffin Family Supporting George & Avril Abakhan Selman Foundation of the Jewish Bruce Abel Fraser Hodge & Wendy Baker Community Endowment Fund Don & Lois Abel Dave Holland & Lynn Shaw Harry & Anne Range Joan Anderson Richard & Susan Holmes Lloyd & Treacy Reddington Robert Angle & Muriel Doug Homer-Dixon Blake & Nicky Richardson Guillaume-Angle Andrew Housser Ed & Betsy Richardson Jenica Ashlie Gary Hughes Dave Rinning & Margaret Maurice & Beverley Bauche Michael Hummel & Kathleen Morgan Mike Best Kelly Charles Ruigrok & Jacqueline Murray, Kathryn & Carra Bowes Michael & Donna Hutchison Pater Brian & Leslie Carr Byoung-Chul Hyun & Chris Schmelzle John & Jennifer Carr Hye Jung Won Bryan & Patti Scott-Moncrieff Leon Cheung Bill & Marley Illerbrun Dong-Pyo Seo & Hyung Yun Keoun Jeong & Oak Lan Kim Soon Park Todd & Suzanne Chuckry Bill & Jessica Jesse Kyung-Rok Seung Eric Clarke John & Heather Kahan Dick & Emmy Seville Jason Classon Jim & Janet Kennedy David & Mary Margaret Shaw Miles & Gwen Clyne Jong-Won Kim Cori Simms & Gary Last Joseph & Frances Cohen Tae Sik Kim Kevin Skinner Rod & Fusako Constable The Corkal Family Woong-Seub & Hwang Yeun Gwenny So Kim Wade Davis Richard & Shannon Tanner Larry & Lisa Konopski Rob Dixon Colin Tassin Walter & Karen Kosteckyj Enrico & Aline Dobrzensky Thomas & Anna Tsui Marina Kushnir John & Ann Dufton Asahi & Yuiko Uno Bill & Denny Lang David Dutcyvich Maury & Barbara Van Vliet Lijia Li & Ximing Jiao Odd & Gisella Edstrand Vik & Tina Vasvani Greg & Marilyn Mack Murray & Carol Erickson Samara Walbohm & Joe John Mackie & Kate Ecker Shlesinger John Eymann Michelle MacLaren Jack & Beverley Wallace Marius & Andrea Felix Robert & Carol Manning Grant Weaver Patty Fischer Scott Matheson Fred & Judith Welsh Karen Flavelle & Jamie McTavish Ross & Donna Mathewson Betty White Ruth Flynn Yoshihito & Michico Matsuda Bill & Marion Wiese Scott Frandsen & RBC Ean & Pat Maxwell Darcy & Janet Will Terry & Kate Freeman Anthony & Susan Mazzarella John & Leslie Wilson Rita Fung Heather McBride
80 | CUMULATIVE GIFTS Graeme & Patty McCauley Tad & Jeanne Sommerville Vern & Sherri Fauth Ross McDonald Don & Joan Stanley The Hon. Alastair W. Gillespie, John & Marie McNeill Rob & Suzy Stephen PC, OC (’41) Verne & Sandra McShane Judy Stewart Adam Gray (’92) Tony Medina Charlie & Kwang Soon Suh Jim Greer (’39)* John Menefee Ed & Shirley Szerze Brock Harris (’93) Paul & Suzanne Merriman Ralph Thrall Karen Hedquist & Terry Marshall Stanley A. Milner Tides Canada Foundation Pip (’41) & Catherine Holmes* Ivan & Arunya Mindlin Tim Topper & Mary Martin Sandor Horvath* Bill & Barbara Morkill Tammie (Morrison, ’79) & Tony George Kidd (’36)* David & Carol Morrison Toriglia George Killy (’64) Bill & Kelly Nielsen Chien-Hua & Lin Mei Yun Tsai Barbara J. King* Dan O’Brien Ming Tsai Chip Meredith* John O’Brien-Bell Richard & Barbara Tsoi Laurie (Rutherford) Pederson (’73) Harold & Diana Oliver Terry & Jill Ukrainec Andrea & Gerry Pennells Joan & Dave Park David Uncles & Family John Queen Gerry Parks & Bonny O’Connor The Van Keken Family Rebecca (Day, ’80) & Lorna Paterson Neil & Miriam Vos Bill Reynolds Gary & Lydia Pawliuk Hans & Margit Walbohm Dr. Chris Rumball & Sheila Wappel-McLean Laurie (Rutherford) Pederson Ruth Nicholson Edna Widenmaier Daniel & Trudy Pekarsky Ian & Beverly Sisett Alan & Brenda Williams Jim & Sandra Perry Vice-Admiral (Ret.) Robert Stef & Jeff Philipp Mike & Julie Williams St.G. Stephens (’41) Jim & Celia Pickles Carol Woodward Jill Ukrainec Cara Gordon Potter Graham & Alex Young Grant Weaver (’65) Nick Prowse Weimin Zhang Charles (’74) & Cora Wills The Ratzke Family 6 Anonymous Kip Woodward (’74) Estate of Brent Rawlinson Raymond James Canada LEGACY GIFTS *Deceased Foundation We are extremely grateful to the Raz-Guzmán Family following people for including Mike & Susan Reynolds Brentwood College in their estate Bill & Helen Roach planning, either through a bequest or a life insurance policy. Leslie & Susie Rudd Robert & Shirley Salvail Bruce Abel (’82) Peter Scarrow John & Celia Allpress Gary, Mary, Steven & Erika Kirk & Sheila Bailey Schultz Kelly Bradley Rob Scott & Mary Allen Jean Bunch Sheila Serup Confidential—Governor Howard & Linda Shannon Confidential— Barb (Dyson) Sharpe Old Brentonian (’76) Derek Sharpe Atholl & Deirdre Cropper Dan & Marnie Sillbergeld Anne-Marie Decore Simon & Pamela Snellgrove Kiersten DeWest (’91)
CUMULATIVE GIFTS | 81 Thank You To Our 2012 /2013 Donors
Listed below are the names of all those who have contributed to Brentwood College in the period from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013. Thank you for including Brentwood in your charitable giving this year. We are truly grateful.
Bruce Abel (’82) Kelly Bradley Jill (Clark) McClave (’84) Susan Abramski (’82) Sheila Bradley Eric Clarke Tari Aganaba John & Dianne Braithwaite Class of 2013 Collyn Ahart (’00) Eric Bramble (’82) Miles & Gwen Clyne Jack Allpress (’04) Peter & Penny Brand Colliers International John & Celia Allpress Dane Broere (’14) Paul Collis & Karen Kurt & Audrey Alscher Jim & Jenny Broere Handford Oliver (’96) & Robyn Amiel David Browett (’82) Rod & Fusako Constable Frans Ang Brian & Liz Brown Elspeth (Gilmour) Cooper (’82) Don Armitage Victoria (Graefe) Brown (’82) Ben Coull (’10) Jenica Ashlie Kathey Bryan (’82) Kate & David Coull David & Karen Aspden Neil Bryant Steve & Sheila Cowie R. P. Attisha Family Trust Dwayne & Adeen Bunning Shelley & Paul Crawford David Attwell (’82) Benjamin Butterfield (’82) Richard & Rose Marie Creelman Sheila & Kirk Bailey Sybil Butterfield Crofton House School John & Kim Barakso Dennis Cakebread Art & Mary Jane Crooks Tanya & Blake Barrett Sara Cakebread Morgan Crooks (’94) Joel Barrette (’13) Bill Callin Atholl & Deirdre Cropper Cathy Basskin Patrick & Beryl Campbell Val & Tony Crossley Owen & Polly Baylis Charitable Trust The Crowley Family Claire Beaudoin The Candy Family Steve Cullimore David Beddome (’82) Shelley Canning Heidi (Dalton) Cunningham (’82) Gordon Bell (’82) Binh Cao & Thuy Pham Dada Family Marco A. Bequer Hernández Lynne Carlos Tim Davies Michael & Karen Bergin Bruce (’64) & Pam Carlson Judy Davis Hartmut Bernhard & Gisela Brian (’80) & Leslie Carr Gord & Sally Deck Geerts John & Jennifer Carr Donna & Bob Decker Hugo & Arlene Bertozzi Kirk & Rhonda Caza Bruno Delesalle (’82) Luke Bertozzi (’13) Renee Chan (’02) Henry & Dorothy Depaiva Mike Best Wallace Charman (’82) Lorne De Paoli & Connie Woo Emily Bieberdorf Mushtaq A. Chaudhry Diana De Pol Gary Birtwistle John M. Chen-Wing Carey & Abby Desloges Jeff Birtwistle (’13) Ryan Chen-Wing (’93) Charles Dickey & Sheila Wyckoff- Andreas Bockelmann & Kerstin Leon Cheung Dickey Speer-Bockelmann Chiew Vui Chung Bob & Darcy Dillard Andrew & Shannon Boddy Yu Ting Chiu Paul & Cathy Douglas Joseph & Sara Bosco J. Leslie & B. Christensen David Duke (’82) Sam Boyte (’93) Terence & Fiona Clare Richard & Sandra Durrans
82 | 2012/ 2013 DONORS Linda Dutcyvich Clive & Gayle Hadfield Bob & Olga Jones Helen DuToit (’82) Catherine Hagen (’79) Sarah Hall & Derek Jonson Edmunds Family Betsy Hall-Findlay Juniper Foundation Vanessa Edwards Bruce Halliday (’73) Daniel & Dele Kammen John & Katy Ehrlich Arran Hamilton (’01) Ron Kelly & Margot Hillman Peggy & Richard Elmes David (’80) & Brette Hampton William Kelly (’48) Laurie (’73) & David Evans Ellen Hansen Brian & Jill Kenning Lynn & Rhys Eyton Judith Harder (’77) Milena B. Kermode Vern & Sherri Fauth Brock Harris (’93) George (’64) & Karen Killy Marius (’77) & Andrea Mike Harris (’92) Steve & Kristen King Felix The Hatch Family Gary & Pam Kissiah Robert & Joyce Felker Jane (Mepham) Hawksworth Michael & Sheila Kitson Laura Ferreira (’82) Ryoji Kobayashi Gottfried & Anke Fischer Heather & Russ Hayward Larry & Lisa Konopski Andrea (McDonald) Flaa (’75) Tony & Nadia Healy Robin Kroll Marie Fletcher Tom Heathcott & Linda Peter Kukielski & Cynthia Rand S. & B. Fletcher Southern Heathcott Kukielski Chris & Rebecca Ford Wendy Hector Gary Kuno Stephen Forward & Elaine Read Karen Hedquist & Terry Marshall Kiichi Kurosu RBC & Scott Frandsen (’98) Tom & Ann Hennessy Kai Lacouvee (’14) Panayiotis & Josephine Frangou Jonathan Henning (’04) Bill Lancashire & Jen Law Delia Jampel & John Frank Nicola & Andrew Hersant Bill & Denny Lang The Frisch Family Ira Hess-Weller Kevin & Della Lawrence Blake Gage Marjorie Hewitt Liam Laturnus (’14) Vincent & Phyllis Gallant Doug & Sharyn Higginson Chi-Yin Lee (’92) Jim Ganley & Jill Napier Jonathan Hill (’13) Geon Lee & Hye Young Choi Guillermo Garay & Gabriela Don Holmes & Kathryn Hyunjoo Lee Holopainen Olazábal Andrew (’81) & Karin Leighton Estate of Catherine Holmes Doug Garnett (’82) Doug & Maree Leighton Bruce Homer (’69) Anthony Ghitter (’82) Dan (’85) & Cheri Lethin Doug Homer-Dixon (’44) The Ghobrial Family Tim Lethin (’93) Lynn Jackson & Harry Hooke Andrew Gibson (’82) Hank Lin & Jessie Hsu Blair Horn (’79) Marty & Dennine Giles Millie Livingston Andrew Housser (’91) Alastair Gillespie (’41) Bonnie Loewen Graham & Meryle Howard Gillespie Family David (’90) & Andrea Loewen Gary Hughes Paul Gladman (’82) & Ginny Parker & Virginia Hughes (’83) Greg Hughes (’92) MacCarthy Mariana Godin (’15) Anthony & Tammy Hull Al & Nancy MacConnachie Lisa Graham Bill & Marley Illerbrun Joe MacDonald (’82) Scott Gray (’82) Patrick & Barbara Irvin Margot (Lang) MacEwen (’90) David Greenfield & Anne Parent Jane & Mark Jackson David Mackenzie (’69) John Greer (’82) The Jarvis Family Kathleen Mackenzie Kevin & Debbie Gregor Surj & Colleen Johel John Mackie & Kate Ecker Richard Gregory Clayton & Kate Johnston Michelle MacLaren (’82) Graeme & Colleen Griffith Marion & Peter Johnston Rob & Joyce MacLean Tom Griffith (’14) Patrick Johnston (’06) Kyosuke & Junko Maeda
2012/2013 DONORS | 83 Mahecha Family Joe Morgan (’73) John Queen Eileen Mais Corina Morrison (’85) Susan Quinton Amin & Munira Manji Robert Mountfort (’82) Yoo Jin Ra & Hee Jin Jang Kenna Creer Manos Stephanie Mulvey & Chris Gillian Radcliffe Alanna & Brian Martin Browne Tom & Michele Raffin Joann Martin Gail & Michael Murphy Parker Rawlinson (’12) Reeve & Judy Martin Scott Murray Raymond James Canada Mike Maxwell (’82) Derek & Shawn Muzyka Foundation Michael Maxwell-Smith Ed & Cindy Neff RBC Royal Bank (’79) Chris Nelson Chris Redcliffe (’03) David & Joy Mayadas Brian Newman (’03) Leah Reichelt Ann Mazuruk Rodney & Michele Nieswandt Brent Rein (’99) Anthony & Susan Mazzarella Dan Norman & Laura Rebecca (Day, ’80) & Rob & Bette McAdams Richardson Bill Reynolds Don McBride (’77) Niels Nygaard & Mumtaz Ottolene Ricord Champsi Dave & Lisa McCarthy Nick Ridenour (’13) Lynne Ogilvie Graeme & Patty McCauley P. Robertson Harold & Diana Oliver Lara & Bob McDonald Stephen Rockstroh & Gay Richard Osler Wilmerding Ross McDonald Lillian & Leroy Page Foundation Rick & Jennifer Rodrigues Dennis & Linda McElgunn Bud & Wendy Patel Rick Rowland & Lenna Shelest Jeff McGuiness N.S. Pawliuk & Son Sainas Family Bill & Ruth McIntosh Contracting Ltd. Gerry Sando & Barbara Murphy Jane McKillop Jack & Lana Pedersen Bruce Saville & Kennedy Saville Leona McKillop Laurie (Rutherford) Pederson (’03) Ron & Karen McNeil (’73) Herman Schenck (’82) John (’82) & Marie McNeill Andrea & Gerry Pennells Claudia, Mauritz & Guido Schild Scott McNie & Wendy Tom Pennells (’98) Brad Schock (’78) McWilliams Shawn Perger & Diana Zoppa Rosa & Klaus Schultz Bruce McPhee Perger Gary, Mary, Steven & Lorri McPhee Jim & Sandra Perry Erika Schultz Hugh McQuiston (’67) Scott Perry (’07) Rob Scott & Mary Allen Meadowridge School Greta Peters Scragg Family Beth Melhuish Steve Petrone & Renee Aubin Julie Scurr Paul & Suzanne Merriman Stef & Jeff Philipp Robbie & Anne Semerdjian Microsoft Matching Gift Ward Phillips Peter & Indré Semogas Program Dan & Gail Philippson Sheila Serup (’77) Mill Bay Waterworks Robert Pierce (’92) Tom & Shona Shadlock Murray Miller Mairi & Blair Pigeon Brandon Shamess (’12) Ted & Judy Mills Karen (Middleton, ’81) & Neal Ishai & Naama Sharabi Rielly Milne (’14) Pirie David & Mary Margaret Shaw Ivan & Arunya Mindlin Pirie Foundation Nadine (Pulos) Sheppard (’82) Bruce Mitchell & Carol Coxon Frances A. Plaunt Robert Siceloff Tony & Vivienne Monteiro Cara Gordon Potter Bill & Renee Simmermon Montemurro Family Beverly & Jason Price Jim & Calvin Simpson Tammy Moore Jill Purdy Debra (Firman) Moran (’82) Roger & Gwynneth Purnell
84 | 2012/ 2013 DONORS Duncan Sinclair & Laura Tammie (Morrison, ’79) & Tony Max Wheaton (’14) MacFeeters Toriglia Joel R. Whist (’82) Nolan (’94) & Julie Sisett Gordon Turnbull (’93) Heather Crandall & Gordon Malcolm Smith (’82) Terry & Jill Ukrainec White Simon Snellgrove United Way of the Lower Murray White (’84) Gwenny So Mainland Edna Widenmaier Mike Splatt (’82) United Way of Calgary & area David Wilkinson (’71) Bruce Carlson (’64) United Way of Central New Theresa Williams Mexico Elisette Sroka Carlson (’95) J. & M. Wisnia University of Victoria St. Michael’s University School Liz (Hargreaves) Wolfe (’94) Dr. Yasuyuki Unno & Ann V. St. George’s School Wilson Gerry & Elaine Wood Kathy Staples (’82) Roberta (Hicks) Upgaard (’82) Rory Wood (’98) Robert St. G. Stephens (’41) Geoff Vale Jayson Woodbridge & Helen Mawson Jason & Ingrid Stevens Maury & Barbara Van Vliet Bernard & Frances Stillwell Kip Woodward (’74) & Vancouver Foundation— Nancy Van Laeken Barbara & Mike Stone Kanya Trust Frank Yang (’98) Martin & Rhonda Stoner Tina, Vik & Tara Vasvani John & Kris Yewchuk Gord & Nancy Stothart John & Clare Veuger Timothy Yewchuk (’97) Ian Stothart (’13) Victoria Entrepreneurial Club Ron Young Rob & Shauna Strasdin Victoria Foundation— Stephanie Young Stratford Hall Col. R.O. Bull Fund Diane & Peter Zell Marius Strydom (’13) Linda Vogel Cheng & Lihui Zhang Liam & Marilou Sullivan Peter & Sue Wagener Weimin Zhang Chet & Catherine Swanson Jon & Louise Walker 28 Anonymous Richard (’74) & Shannon Tanner Jack & Bev Wallace Robert Taylor & Toni Egger Harold Wardrop & Sharon Hall Roberta Thompson Louis Watson (’69) Indicates five or more years of consecutive giving. Erin Thrall (’82) Johannes & Susanne Weberling Elizabeth (Boyer, ’89) Thurbide Jonathan Weintraub Kaljit & Inderjit Tmana West Point Grey Independent Kevin Tokarsky (’82) School Tim Topper & Mary Martin Marion & Don Wheaton Family
We thank our Volunteer Parent Committee for their support and commitment to Annual Giving this past year! CHAIR Kelly Bradley—Graem (’13), Comox, BC Susan Mazzarella—Michelle (’13), Karen Aspden—Lauren (’13), Banff, AB Friday Harbour, WA Shannon Boddy—Kenzie (’12) & Stephanie Mulvey—Rielly Milne (’14), Spencer (’14), Parksville, BC Woodinville, WA Pam Kissiah—Anne (’13), Los Gatos, CA Mairi Pigeon—Jacqueline (’13) & Rachel (’16), Duncan, BC Kathe Mackenzie—Oliver (’13), Kelowna, BC Diana Zoppa—Connor Perger (’16), West Vancouver, BC
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86 | ENGAGE WITH BRENTWOOD REFLECTIONS FROM AN OLD BRENTONIAN, ELLIS ’12 Jonathan Bell-Etkin
A couple weeks ago I visited the Brentwood there, watching the ocean take on the colours campus, spending an hour wandering around of the darkening sky. Doing it again after my first and taking it all in again. Having graduated only a year of university away from the friends and year ago, all my memories mentors I’d made at Brentwood, made me realize were spring-water fresh, what I needed to say about the School and my and they crowded together experience there. for attention. Every little Life is a process of lighting sparks. The fires that thing about campus you create become your legacy, be they sports reminded me of something. • Student conquests, lucrative businesses, or your children’s I made a slow circuit of • Admissions successful lives. And the fires you spark don’t just campus, and ended up have to be in your own kids. It doesn’t even have perching on the edge of to be someone you know, or ever meet. Each the overhead walkway choice someone makes can ignite potential in by the Bunch. I had been other people. Many over the years have made the • Brentwood College asked to write this article choice to donate money to Brentwood’s bursary and I was hoping being funds… by doing so, they give young men and on campus would help women like me an opportunity we might never to inspire me. The ledge have had. De manu in manum is a particularly by the Bunch Centre had important motto for me. been a particularly favourite place of mine in • Brentwood College School my early years at Brentwood and when I was I was, in a small way, a legacy at Brentwood. feeling stressed about something, I would sit Both my mother and my uncle had attended ✁
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You can help shape a life. Think back on how Brentwood may have helped shape your life and please consider a donation at whatever level you can. Your support will make the Brentwood experience possible for those who would otherwise not be able to attend. Every gift counts. Many gifts add up, so your participation matters! The collective impact of annual gifts is significant, helping us to provide financial assistance for worthy students and giving them the tools they need to succeed. Donate now! and graduated from the School, as did my older and future Olympic rowers. Together, we were all sister. The principle that, from hand to hand, outstanding. we pass the torch of learning and stewardship It was a remarkable journey with a lot of twists is engrained in me from my family and from my four years at Brentwood. The benefactors and turns. It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t always that contribute to bursaries gave me, and many fun but, as my house parent was fond of others, the chance to take up that torch. saying: “Brentwood is not summer camp.” No, Brentwood was never summer camp, but to me it Brentwood College School was my tinderbox, became like a second home. A home that, as I sat sitting pretty on the coast of Vancouver Island, by the Bunch Centre on my ledge, I realized I love in sleepy little Mill Bay. No thriving metropolis by returning to and recognizing what it did for me. any means, a town lucky to have two hairdressers and a large grocery store, but still a garden of I am and always will be eternally grateful to the limitless potential. I honestly can’t imagine what people that made it possible for me to have I would have been like without Brentwood to those experiences: my mother, my grandfather, help shape me and many others I know. I grew and the family that donated funds to the School and learned and became involved with sport. for my bursary. One day I, too, will pay it forward, In my boarding house, I made brothers that will whether for my own children or the children of last me a lifetime; I made friends with incredible others, and I can only hope to also inspire others teachers and coaches. I graduated with honors to donate to provide more students with the and as an Advanced Placement National Scholar, chance of the Brentwood experience. If I can along with dozens of other members of the Class of 2012, I was accepted into my first choice create just the faintest spark in you with my story, of university. Surprisingly that was small-time the choices you make could be enough to light success compared to some of the incredible another torch. things my peers accomplished: rugby provincial Jonathan Bell-Etkin ✁ champions, winners of international scholarships (Ellis, ’12)
at $1500 $1500 ______. $1000 $1000 Lara McDonald $500 $100 Other: $100 OR Brentwood College School $250 $50 250 743.5521 x133 at 250 743.5521 our Gift $100 $100 $25 Support the Rowing Endowment by putting your name on an oar $500 ______ [email protected] or by phone ______For more information, contact _ $50 $10 Other: I would like more information about Brentwood’s Strategic Plan and funding priorities. Card # ______Expiry Date: ______Name on Card: ______Signature: ______Donor Information Name: Email: Directing Y Where the School needs it most Invest in a student: change life Old Brentonians Trust Class Bursary Fund (Class______) Nick R.B. Prowse Bursary Fund Support a programme: watch it flourish Carr Boat Fund Tony John L. Queen Boat Fund Senior Girls Legacy Boat Fund Option: Cheque, payable to Name on tax receipt Name on donor list I wish to remain anonymous Address: _ I would like to support Brentwood with: A one-time donation: A monthly donation: Theatre Fund Andrew and Diana Rahme Technical I would like to donate by: Visa/Mastercard Please consider joining the growing number who have made a provision for Brentwood in their will. including a legacy gift I would like information about Yes, to Brentwood in my estate plans. An Old Brentonian Honours Nick Prowse
Brentwood 1st XV coach, flourished in the Brentwood environment. He Nick Prowse, first met did well in the classroom, won a gold medal with Dwaine Van Eeuwen the School rowing Eight at the Canadian High (’73), a Grade 10 student School Rowing Championships, was a leading from Duncan, at the member of the 1st XV (he later went on to play V.I.R.U. under-17 rugby for Canada and his first ’cap’ now hangs on the trials held in Victoria wall in the sports complex) and, in his senior in the spring of 1971. year, was a school prefect and Assistant Head In addition to Nick of Senior (Rogers) House as well as Captain of being appointed coach Rowing. of the team, several Brentwood players were also selected to play in a game against Vancouver. Dwaine feels very strongly that the commitment After chatting with several of the School’s players to excellence in a supportive environment on the return ferry trip from the mainland, espoused by his Brentwood ’family’ of teachers Dwaine approached his coach and expressed an and fellow students, many of whom became interest in attending Brentwood. He was keen to lifelong friends, gave him the priceless come into a structured, residential environment prerequisites necessary to succeed in life. where he could concentrate not only on his first love: sports (rugby and rowing), but also gain the In gratitude for the chance he was given, Dwaine academic discipline necessary to obtain access has most generously established a bursary to post- secondary education. He felt that his fund in the name of his beloved teacher and commitments at home on the family farm in coach, Nick Prowse, so that a new generation of the Cowichan Valley made these two objectives deserving young students can be granted the difficult to achieve at the local high school. same opportunity bestowed on him in 1971.
Dwaine’s family, however, were not supportive, The Nick Prowse Bursary is awarded to a feeling that his primary obligations were at home Brentwood boarding student who demonstrates and that, anyway, the financial resources were a desire to experience Brentwood and not available to make this dream possible. a willingness to participate in all that its
Eventually, with the help of Nick Prowse and programmes offer, and who, without assistance, Brentwood headmaster, David Mackenzie, would not otherwise be able to attend. Priority the financial issues were resolved and Dwaine is given to recipients whose future aspirations left home to attend Brentwood as a boarder in and prospects will be broadened by the September 1971. For the next two years, Dwaine opportunities of a Brentwood education.
NICK PROWSE BURSARY FUND | 89 Students with athletic talent or interest in rugby and rowing will also be given special consideration.
You can honour Nick too!
For all those many Old Brentonians who were impacted by Nick’s teaching, coaching or houseparenting, this is an opportunity for you to acknowledge his influence too, by adding to the fund so generously established by Dwaine with a tax deductible donation. All donated funds will be invested in the Brentwood College Foundation in perpetuity, and the income from the fund will provide an annual bursary. Nick will be presented with a report of all those who participate in his honour. Please contact Lara McDonald at [email protected] for details. Dwaine Van Eeuwen (’73) establishes bursary fund in honour of Nick Prowse.
First Time Donor Super Credit
To encourage charitable giving by new donors, the Canadian Government’s 2013 Budget proposes a temporary First-time Donor’s Super Credit to supplement the existing Charitable Donations Tax Credit with an additional 25% on up to $1,000 of donations by first-time donors.
Accordingly, a first-time donor will be entitled to a 40% federal credit for donations of $200 or less, and a 54% federal credit for the portion of donations over $200 but not exceeding $1,000.
To find out more:www.budget.gc.ca/20 13/doc/plan/anx2-eng.html
90 | NICK PROWSE BURSARY FUND The Brentwood Rowing Endowment Ten Years On by Adam Gray (Whittall ’92), Chairman of the Boat Fund Committee
In 2003, after 39 years as Brentwood’s Head lightweight shell named the John L Queen, Rowing Coach, Tony Carr retired. Tony was endowed using the same financial model as the responsible for moulding Brentwood rowing into Tony Carr Boat Fund. one of the most successful and respected high Simultaneously, a group of female alumni, led by school programmes in North America and around Samara Walbohm (Alex, ’89), with the help of Jen the world. During his career, Tony’s crews won 53 (Browett) Parfitt (Mackenzie, ’90) and Tammie Canadian Championships. (Morrison) Toriglia (Alex, ’79), celebrated 35 To honour his legacy, a group of Tony’s oarsmen, years of girls’ rowing at Brentwood by joining under the leadership of Greg Hughes (Privett, together to endow the newly-christened Legacy ’92), decided to endow the 1st VIII’s boat in Tony’s shell for the senior girls. The next iteration of this name. Our collective donations established the boat, the Legacy II, has now been purchased by Tony Carr Boat Fund. Following the Princeton the fund, and, on the summer Reunion Weekend, model, the interest from this fund, combined it was christened by the Crew of 2003, the first with the resale value of the current boat, Brentwood crew to win the CSSRA Women’s Team purchases a new boat in Tony’s name every Championship. three years. Since 1986, the 1st VIII had been All of the new boats purchased by the funds are rowing in a 1986 Empacher named the AC (Tony) Hudson Predators—state-of-the-art racing shells Carr. On Tony’s retirement, a new Hudson, the which were used by the Canadian and American ACC II, was purchased, and this boat has been crews at the 2008 Olympic Games. In the ten renewed every three years. The ACC V is now in years since Brentwood crews have been rowing the boathouse and being used by this year’s 1st in these new boats, the 1st VIII has won 3 gold, 3 VIII. The fund has ensured that Tony’s legacy will silver and 1 bronze at the CSSRA Championships, remain at Brentwood and that the 1st VIII will be the Senior Lightweights have won 2 gold and 2 guaranteed the best equipment in the years to bronze, and the Legacy 2003 won silver at the come. 2013 Championships. Brentwood athletes have Following this initial success, we decided to continued to participate on national teams at the expand the Boat Fund Committee’s original focus Junior Under-23 and Senior levels, both in Canada by setting the ambitious goal to ultimately endow and Germany. every boat and blade in the boathouse. Brentonians also continue to benefit from the Thus, in 2008, John Queen’s oarsmen, rowing foundation they gain at the School; spearheaded by Blair Horn (Whittall, ’79) there are currently alumni athletes rowing at the and Stephen Hayne (Whittall, ’79), honoured University of Washington, University of California, John’s 27 years of coaching with a new senior Harvard, Princeton, Cornell, Yale, Dartmouth,
ROWING ENDOWMENT | 91 UVic, UBC, Queens, McGill, Western, Brock, Every race begins with a single stroke. Thanks to Oregon State University, Duke, University of the efforts and generosity of many, the funds are Virginia, Syracuse, Indiana, and Northeastern! beginning to pick up momentum but it will take And this year, the School has the largest all hands on the oars to get to the finish line! enrolment ever in the Club, with 120 students We are incredibly grateful to the many donors participating. who helped to endow these three senior Based on today’s equipment prices, we are more shells, and we hope that this initial success will than a quarter of the way to our long-term goal of encourage even greater participation from all of endowing the entire programme. To mark the 10th those of us who have benefitted from the shared Anniversary since the Boat Fund was established, experiences of rowing at Brentwood. Please help the Committee has set the goal to raise another us reach this year’s $50,000 goal by making an $50,000 by June 30, 2014, which will get the fund Annual Giving donation directed to the Tony Carr to over $573,000! This will enable the fund to also Boat Fund, the John L Queen Boat Fund or the provide, in perpetuity, a cox box and eight new Senior Girls Legacy Boat Fund. oars for each of the three endowed boats!
Brian Carr, Tony Carr and Scott Frandsen.
A Rower Gives Back
Scott Frandsen (Rogers, ’98) began rowing at Brentwood in 1996. Since then, his rowing has taken him around the world.
At university, he rowed for four years at The University of California, Berkley, winning the IRA National Championship two times. During this period he also rowed for Canada in the U23 World Championships stroking his crew to a gold medal. Then, while at Oxford doing graduate work, he competed in the famous Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race, winning in the closest race in Boat Race history.
Scott then earned a seat in the Canadian Men’s 8+ at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, which finished 5th. Four years later, he was at it again, this time in Beijing. He teamed up with David Calder (Privett, ’96) in the pair, winning a silver medal for Canada. They went on to compete at the 2012 London Games, but ran into heavy resistance and finished up in 6th place.
On September 23, 2012, Scott returned to where it all started for an RBC Hometown Champions celebration on the Brentwood campus. At this event, Scott made another huge contribution to the Brentwood rowing programme, this time to support current student rowers by directing RBC’s $5,000 donation in his name to the Tony Carr Boat Fund. In the words of a Brentwood student: “Rowers like Scott help the Brentwood rowing programme tremendously both through their donations and the example they make for others to follow.”
92 | ROWING ENDOWMENT What’s Happening 2013/2014
American Thanksgiving Dinner—Crooks Hall, Brentwood Campus Thursday, November 28th, 2013 A Concert for a Winter’s Eve & Parent Reception— T. Gil Bunch Centre, Brentwood Campus Friday, November 29th, 2013 Victoria Alumni Night Out* Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 Brentwood Musical Fiddler On The Roof— T. Gil Bunch Centre, Brentwood Campus February 25th—March 1st, 2014 Brentwood Musical Parent Reception— T. Gil Bunch Centre, Brentwood Campus Friday, February 28th, 2014 Careers Day—Brentwood Campus Saturday, March 1st, 2014 Brentwood In Asia* March 21st-31st, 2014 Hong Kong Reception* Thursday, March 27th, 2014 Charity Work Day Saturday, March 30th, 2014 Brentwood Drama And Then There Were None— T. Gil Bunch Centre, Brentwood Campus April 9th-12th, 2014 Brentwood Regatta April 25th-27th, 2014 Parent and Alumni Reception at Regatta— T. Gil Bunch Centre, Brentwood Campus Saturday, April 26th, 2014 “Arts in Action” and ”Learn to Row” for Parents Friday, May 2nd, 2014 An Evening of Dance—T. Gil Bunch Centre, Brentwood Campus Friday, May 2nd, 2014 Vancouver Reception—The Vancouver Rowing Club Thursday, May 15th, 2014 Concert for a Summer’s Eve—T. Gil Bunch Centre, Brentwood Campus June 5th-6th, 2014 CSSRA Championships—St. Catharines, ON June 6th-8th, 2014 Toronto Reception* Monday, June 2nd, 2014 Closing Day Ceremonies—Campbell Common, Brentwood Campus Saturday, June 21st, 2014 Alumni Reunion Weekend—Brentwood Campus July 4th-6th, 2014
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