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Hamber’s Concert & Pep Bands Prepare for Upcoming Spring Events
Hamber’s band will be performing a variety of concerts and shows this spring, including shows at Hamber events, concerts outside of school, and a department showcase. The Nest interviewed Mr. N. Francis (Music), to get information on all the upcoming events.
Hamber’s Basketball Teams Place Second and Third during Midtown
Hamber’s 12th annual basketball tournament, Midtown Showdown, occurred over three days from Jan. 19-21. Eric Hamber’s Senior Girls and Boys basketball teams, in addition to seven boys and seven girls teams across the Lower Mainland, played in the tournament. With 16 teams participating in total, the number of teams participating doubled compared to last year.
The Griff Re-opens (Briefly)
The Griff, Eric Hamber’s quintessential school store, made its long-awaited return after months of extensive planning. Shut down in 2020, the Griff had been shuttered for nearly three years. This year, however, the Griff came back to Hamber with a two-week pop-up shop at the kiosk that ran three days a week, from Jan. 16 to 27.
Love is in the Air: Hamber’s Valentine’s Day Celebrations
To celebrate the romantic holiday, Valentine-themed events and fundraisers have been hosted at Hamber over the past few weeks. The most notable event was Cupid’s Court. The Valentine's Day dance, organized by Student Council was held in the cafeteria on Feb. 9. The dance featured concession, a DJ, and a Valentine's Day themed Polaroid photo booth.
Compassion Club and Project Poverty Collaborate on Bags of Hope
Eric Hamber’s Compassion Club and Project Poverty recently collaborated on Bags of Hope, an initiative to fill reusable drawstring bags with essentials to donate to the Downtown Eastside Women’s Center, a safe space for women and children that provides nutrition, support and necessities.
The Top 10 VSB Earners of the 2021-2022 School Year
The Vancouver School Board (VSB) released their Statement of Financial Information for 2021/2022, detailing among other things, the individual remuneration of workers above $75,000. Most of the top earners made over $200,000.
Students, Teachers Speak Out about ChatGPT
Because of ChatGPT’s ability to generate coherent, convincingly human-like text responses to essentially any question, ChatGPT and other language models have wide applicability in schools. The use of GPT-based language models to complete schoolwork is a point of increased discussion amongst many educators, who have voiced concerns about students asking AI to do their work for them and passing it off as their own.
Hamber To Host Student-Led One Act Plays
A One Act Play festival will be taking place in Hamber’s Drama studio for one night only on Mar. 7 at 7 PM. Created by Saraya Edwards (12) and Sarah Rubidge (12) in December 2022, the one act plays have been written, directed, and performed by students.
Explosion Leads to Rupture of NordStream Pipeline
As the international battle over gas resources continues, an explosion in the Nord Stream Pipeline - the largest natural gas transportation medium linking Russia to Europe - puts the greater Europe off-guard.
Federer’s Last Match
Considered one of tennis’ “Greatest of All Time”, Swiss player Roger Federer retired from the sport on Sept. 23.
Federer played his last dance on the opening day of the Laver Cup, ending an incomparable career that spanned for 25 years and included 20 Grand Slam titles.
Hurricane Ian Strikes Florida; Causes Widespread devastation
Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida on Sept. 28. With winds over 240 km/hr, it was labelled as a Category 4 hurricane, being one of the strongest hurricanes in the US on record.
Iran Protests over the death of Mahsa Amini
Widespread protests have occurred throughout Iran after Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman was killed by the morality police on Sept. 16 for wearing her hijab improperly. She was 22 years old at the time of her death.
China’s Housing Bubble Has Burst: Here’s Why
Homebuyers in at least 100 Chinese cities have threatened to stop their mortgage payments since late June as construction on many pre-sold properties has not resumed, according to Reuters.
Citizens have taken it to the streets in an attempt to get the government’s attention. The mortgage protest became a rare act of public disobedience in China which has gained more momentum as the crisis continues, shaking the foundations of the Chinese economy.
Floods Devastate Pakistan
Pakistani floods has claimed the lives of almost 2,000 since Jun. 14, the United Nations reports. The floods have caused the largest number of flooding fatalities since the 2020 floods in South Asia, and has been called the worst floods in the history of Pakistan. Pakistan proclaimed a state of emergency on Aug. 25.
Meloni Wins the 2022 Italian Election
Giorgia Meloni and the Fratelli d’Italia, known in English as the Brothers of Italy, won the 2022 Italian general election on Sept. 25. Meloni and the Brothers of Italy claimed a majority of the vote and now lead a right-wing coalition with ally parties the League, Forza Italia, and the Moderates.
Long Live The King? Hamber Students and Teachers Look Ahead
The 2017 future history film King Charles III imagines a recently crowned, somewhat headstrong Charles using his kingly powers to block a proposed bill in Parliament. Political and familial chaos ensues and the new monarch falls from the throne in tumult and drama. So far, the real king’s reign has been much more conventional.
NASA’s Artemis I Launches To the Moon
NASA’s Artemis I launched on Nov. 16, being the first flight of NASA’s superheavy rocket ship called the Space Launch System (SLS), and a key step of a three year program to establish a long-term human presence on the moon.
BREAKING: Vancouver School Board Votes to Reinstate the SLO Program
The Vancouver School Board (VSB) voted 5-4 on Monday night to reinstate the School Liaison Officer (SLO) program, a year and a half after it was cancelled.
NASA’s DART Successfully Collides with Asteroid
Over the past two decades, scientists around the world have been developing a system to protect Earth from dangerous asteroids and comets. On Sept. 26, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) proved to be a manifestation of these efforts, when the projectile successfully collided with the asteroid Dimorphos.
Nicole Mann Becomes the First Indigenous Woman in Space
On Oct. 5, Nicole Mann became the first Indigenous woman in space. According to NASA, Mann is the commander of the SpaceX Crew-5 mission, launching to the ISS in the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.