New Year New STUCO

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With a new school year brings a new Student Council (StuCo), and Eric Hamber’s 2021-2022 StuCo is ready to rock! With the implementation of the semester system, AM to PM school days are in full swing. While COVID-19 precautions may face the council with some restrictions, Co-Presidents Erika Chung (12) and Ashlyn Ng (12) are motivated to make this school year one to remember. “COVID has not stopped us,” Ng explained. “If anything, we’re just making a bigger comeback.”

After the success of Clubs Day, StuCo has been working to organize events, including a past fan favourite: the haunted house. The StuCo Haunt- ed House made a comeback in time for Halloween, with COVID-19 safe re- strictions. Groups reserved time slots, in order to keep the crowd numbers low. “We are doing a lot throughout COVID,” said Ng. “There are a whole bunch of different ways we adjust our environment and our events.”

When speaking of the 2021-22 StuCo, Ng is enthusiastic about the council. Based on her past experience with StuCo, she believes this year has one of the best teams of execs she’s ever seen. Hamber’s 2021-22 StuCo has two Co-Presidents instead of a single president. According to Ng, this dynamic makes StuCo a lot more effec- tive and efficient. “We have a lot more space to collaborate with one another,” she shared.

“StuCo acts as a big bridge between the student body and administration,” Ng said about StuCo’s role in the Hamber community.

StuCo has been planning to implement student body reports. The plan is to have Grade Representatives and Student Council members interview Hamber students to get general feed- back. Students will be asked if there are any issues, any changes they’d like to see, and what they’ve liked so far this school year. “I think that’s something everyone can look forward to,” remarked Ng.