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 INDEX | 1 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