As June comes to an end, the graduating class of 2025 prepares to say their final goodbyes to Eric Hamber and explore life beyond high school.

As the school year comes to an end, so do our Hamber sports teams’ seasons, which have been filled with thrilling moments and non-stop action. In this final spring phase, our Hamber athletes can attest to success with banners, trophies, and medals galore. With a variety of sports teams active while the weather got warmer, let’s take a look at what our athletes have accomplished. 

Hamber’s skills rooms have become rife with cheating and a lack of consistent procedures, say students and staff who spoke to The Nest. Some students have been caught cheating, while others confirmed that they’ve witnessed suspicious behaviour, heard about direct accounts of cheating, or seen students provided with too much support on tests.

Hamber’s 2025-2026 Student Council (StuCo) has taken shape, with elections and interviews occurring through April and May. StuCo’s new Co-Presidents are Salena Sharma (11) and Tony Chow (11). Their role is to oversee the entirety of the Student Council body and to ensure that everyone’s ideas are heard and put into action

In fair Verona where we lay our scene — or rather, in the brand new auditorium — Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet made its Eric Hamber debut. From May 27 to May 30, student actors and crew members collaborated to put on the play. Following the forbidden love between the children of two feuding families, the story explores themes of love, conflict, and fate.

After surviving — and even thriving — through a first full year of dorm living, alumni from the Hamber class of 2024 have all the tips and tricks for incoming freshmen dorm-dwellers.

As this school year comes to a close and graduating students set their sights on the next chapter, the class of 2026’s preparations have already begun. Next year’s Grad Committee (Grad Comm) is made up of members John Deng (11), Samantha Lee (11), Taylor Liu (11), and Madi Wong (11). Ronik Khanna (11) will lead the committee as Grad Chair.

As in-person courses fill up and students focus on fulfilling their graduation requirements, online classes have become a popular choice for many Hamber students. While online platforms offer a multitude of options, popular classes include Career Life Education 10 (CLE 10), language classes, and First Peoples courses.

Only days after fossil hunter Michael Trask's death, his biggest discovery was identified to be a new species. Trask and his daughter found the 85 million-year-old 12-metre long sea fossil nearly 37 years ago while searching for fossils at the Puntledge River in BC’s northeast.

After finishing second in last year’s round of NBA MVP voting, and fifth in 2023, Ontario native Shai Gilegous-Alexander (SGA) was named the league’s most valuable player. The Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC)’s star guard is the second Canadian to ever win the award, alongside basketball icon Steve Nash, who won in both 2005 and 2006. He is also the seventh consecutive non-American player to secure the trophy. 

On April 28,  the Conservatives lost the federal election, leading some Albertans to propose separation from Canada. According to The Edmonton Journal, Albertans primarily voted for the Conservative Party, which holds 34 of the 37 seats in the province, with a smaller share of voters supporting the NDP or the Liberal Party.

The Vancouver Whitecaps have had a dream start to the 2025 Major League Soccer (MLS) season. Currently standing first in the Western Conference, the Caps have posted an impressive 10-5-2 record (W-T-L), along with 35 points. Under new head coach Jesper Sørensen, Vancouver’s team is positioned to win its first-ever MLS Cup.

Early last month, a federal judge upheld the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) decision to cull 400 birds at the Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, BC, sparking controversy in BC and beyond.

On May 21, Quebec’s Culture and Communication Minister Mathieu Lacombe introduced Bill 109 in Quebec’s National Assembly, which would require all online platforms to make French-language content more available and accessible to users. 

Following the results of the 2025 Federal Election, and the loss of his own seat in the House of Commons, longtime NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has stepped down from his position as party leader. The election on Apr. 28 saw a low voter turnout for the New Democrats, resulting in the NDP falling short of official party status by five seats. 

Three local newspapers have recently shut down in Metro Vancouver — Tri-City News, Burnaby Now, and New West Record — marking a significant blow towards local journalism. On Feb. 21, the newspapers’ parent company, Glacier Media, posted an official statement on its website announcing the closings. The company reasoned that they “explored all possible options to maintain operations,” but “the industry’s ongoing financial challenges” made it impossible for them to continue.

On Mar. 14, Mark Carney, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, was sworn in as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister. Carney spearheaded a Liberal Party comeback in the election after months of criticism and distrust of the party under the leadership of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. 

Seven weeks have passed since 6-year-old Lily Sullivan and her 4-year-old brother Jack went missing from their home in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. The siblings disappeared on the morning of May 2, and their whereabouts remain unknown.

On April 5, a by-election was held in Vancouver to fill two vacant seats on City Council. According to a release from the City of Vancouver, there was a record voter turnout for a by-election, with 67,962 votes, or 15.09 per cent of eligible voters casting ballots. The election was called following the resignations of Christine Boyle from OneCity and Adriane Carr from the Green Party.

On May 23, Canada Post workers went on strike for the second time in the past six months. CTV reports that from how negotiations are going, this strike may lead nowhere, as disagreements between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) persist.

On April 14, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin completed NS-31, the space company’s 11th successful space flight with humans on board. Passengers included singer Katy Perry, CBS Mornings host Gayle King, and Jeff Bezos’ fiancée, Lauren Sanchez.

US President Donald Trump has not hesitated to break with standard practices on international diplomacy since he was inaugurated on Jan. 20, straying from norms even more so than in his first presidency.

On June 12, an Air India plane crashed into a medical hostel in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, killing 241 of the 242 passengers on board. The flight was a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which had never recorded a crash before.

On May 8, Robert Prevost became the first American-born pope to lead the Catholic Church, which comprises over 1.4 billion people. Now known as Pope Leo XIV, he has the power to change church doctrine and law — his interpretations and opinions define the Church’s official position on many pressing issues.

Just after midnight on June 13, Israel launched ballistic missiles into the heart of Iran’s nuclear and military structure, killing several top Iranian military officials, nine senior scientists, and experts involved in Iran’s nuclear program.

This vibrant green tea is practically universally recognizable, but how did it become so well-loved? How did a traditional Japanese powder turn into a worldwide sensation?

Five Canadian teams — the Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, and Toronto Maple Leafs — were vying to end Canada’s Stanley Cub drought in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs.

On May 26, Liverpool Football Club organized a celebratory parade for its 20th English Soccer title. Over 500,000 fans gathered around the streets of the city to celebrate the club’s season with players. The parade followed a path from the south end of the city, to Liverpool’s northern centre on the coast, for two team buses with the players on top.

On May 18, former US President Joe Biden announced that he had been diagnosed with Stage four prostate cancer. According to a statement released from his office, the cancer has also spread to his bones. The diagnosis came after the former president showed urinary symptoms that prompted doctors to investigate and find a “small nodule” on his prostate, according to The New York Times.