Eric Hamber Secondary School

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name= Eric Hamber Secondary School


imagesize= 180px
motto= Respice, Aspice, Prospice
streetaddress= 5025 Willow Street
city= Vancouver
province= British Columbia
postalcode= V5Z 3S1
areacode= 604
phone= 713-8927
fax= 713-8926
email=
url= http://hamber.vsb.bc.ca/mambo/
schoolnumber= 3939022
schoolboard= School District 39 Vancouver
superintendent=Sonia Hutson
trustee= Eleanor Gregory [http://www.vsb.bc.ca/schools/Secondaryschools/03939022/Profile/schoolcontacts.htm VSB's Hamber profile page] ]
affiliation=
principal= Ms. Dianne Good
viceprincipal= Mr. Robert Moro
Mr. Hugh Greer
administrator= Ms. M. Garcia
custodian=
schooltype= Secondary school
grades= 8-12
language= English
area= Oakridge
mascot= Griffin
teamname=
colours= Maroon, light blue
founded= 1962
enrollment= 1,599 [http://www.vsb.bc.ca/NR/rdonlyres/F4CC82AB-7655-4240-B8BD-1C35CF67054A/0/ReadyRefcondensedversionrevisedjan.pdf Ready Reference March 2008] ]
lastupdate= March 2008

Eric Hamber Secondary School is a large public secondary school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It offers a variety of advanced classes and is notable for its many wins in the field of fashion.

The school is named after Eric Hamber, former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

The school colours, maroon and light blue, were the colours used by Eric Hamber's race horses.

Courses

Eric Hamber offers a wide variety of Fine Art Courses. All students who enroll in grade 8 at Eric Hamber will take several core courses. They must all take a combination that includes two of Choir, Art, Band, and or Drama. These courses are all half-year courses, similar to semesters. The only exemption from these courses is to take an "Enriched" band program which runs all year long.

Home Economics is offered and is required. It is offered as a trimester, where you are cooking and sewing for 2/3's of the year and doing Woodwork and Metalwork for the other 1/3rd. This exposure to several different courses allows students to choose what kind of courses they would like to enroll in next year.

Graduation

Graduation requirements for Eric Hamber are the same through out the province. It includes:

English 10,11,12Math 10,and 11 or 12Science 10,11
* Students are allowed the options of which science they choose to study.Physical Education 10Planning 10
* A relatively new course that the government deemed necessary to introduce students to the world after high school. Socials 11Fine Art or Applied Skill 10,11, or 1228 Elective courses credits
* All courses are worth 4 credits with the exception of half year courses that are backed with Planning 10At least 16 credits must be at the grade 12 level, including English 12.

English

Eric Hamber offers different kinds of English in grades 9 and 11. For those students who choose to challenge themselves there is a special program for themselves (see below). Eric Hamber offers Creative Writing for those students who wish to slightly vary from the traditional English curriculum and place more focus on writing. When students enter grade 12, there are many more options available to them.

Students MUST take one of the following to graduate:English 12English 12 World LiteratureAP English 12Communications 12
* Problems with Communications 12 include that it does not qualify as an English 12 credit to many post secondary institutions.

Elective English courses for those who are stronger in English or who wish to strengthen themselves include the following. English Literature 12Writing 12

These courses DO NOT qualify as English 12 Credits.

* Provincial exams are administered in grades 10 and 12. The English 12 provincial is the only provincial required to be written by students.

Science

All students must take Science up to the grade 11 level to graduate. Junior science is nonnegotiable for students, however when in grade 11, they may choose to take only one grade 11 science. Eric Hamber offers all the general science courses as well as AP in both Chemistry and Physics. These courses include:Biology 11Biology 12
* Only prerequisite is Science 10Chemistry 11Chemistry 11E
* The first year of the AP Chemistry ProgramChemistry 12Chemistry 12 AP
* The final year of the AP Chemistry Program [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Chemistry] .Physics 11Physics 11E
* The first year of the AP Physics Program. Physics 12Physics 12 AP
* The final year of the AP Physics Program [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Physics_B] .Enviro science 12 AP
* This is the only AP course at Eric Hamber that is only offered for a single year. This is due to the fact that a year of Chemistry or Biology is required.

Alternatives to the more academic sciences include Earth Science 11.

* Provincial exams are administered in grade 10. Grade 12 provincials are optional.

Math

Eric Hamber offers a flexible math program to cater to all the students. From grade 8 to 12, Essentials of Math is offered. As the name suggests, this course only teaches the "essentials" of the course. In grade 10, a provincial exam is administered, students in the Essentials program have a different exam than the rest of the grade. Math at Eric Hamber is one of either the weak spots in students or the major strengths. To encourage more students to stay in the main stream math course, after school help is available everyday in either the Skills Center or in Room 302.

There main stream math courses offered include,

Math 8, Math 9, Principles of Math 10, Principles of Math 11, Principles of Math 12,Calculus
* Many students elect to take regular Calculus instead of AP Calculus.

In addition to the Essentials program, Eric Hamber offers a slower,yet still main stream program. Starting in grade 10, those who elect to take the slower paced course, Math 10A, must carry on next year to take Math 11X. These courses cover Principals of Math 10, and most of Principals of Math 11. The year after completion of Math 11X, the students are to take Math 11. This series allows students to achieve to their highest potential in math, while still obtaining graduation requirements.

For those who choose to challenge themselves, Calculus 12, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Calculus] are offered.

Provincial exams are administered in grades 10 and 12. Only the grade 10 provincial is required.

Eric Hamber also offers Information Technology courses. The programming languages taught are Python and C++.

Social Studies

Social Studies is very similar to the Science program offered at Eric Hamber. Junior Social Studies is required for all students. At the grade 12 level there is a branch off of courses. All of which are electives. They include:

Geography 12History 12Law 12AP American History 12First Nation Studies 12

Applied Skills

Eric Hamber offers a very in depth Applied Skills department. These courses include:

Food Fundamentals 9/10Baking 10 ( to be paired with Planning 10)Global Gourmet 11/12Culinary Arts 11/12

Textiles 9/10Textiles 11Textiles 12A : Fashion DesignTextiles 12B : Fashion Design

Social Psychology 11Family Psychology 12

Tech Studies

Eric Hamber also offered a diverse Tech Studies Department. Courses include:

Technology Engineering 10 : Applied EngineeringTechnology Engineering 11 : Applied EngineeringDrafting and Design 10 : Architecture/EngineeringDrafting and Design 11 : Architecture/EngineeringDrafting and Design 11 : Interior DesignDrafting and Design 12 : Architecture and Habitat DesignDrafting and Design 12 : Engineering and Mechanical Drafting Carpentry and Joinery 11 : ConstructionCarpentry and Joinery 12 : WoodworkElectronics 10Electronics 11Electronics 12 : RoboticsPower Mechanics 10Woodwork 10
* All courses numbered 11 or 12 require the previous year as a prerequisite.

Fine Arts

Eric Hamber offers many different Fine Arts Courses. The courses offered include:Visual Art Foundations from grades 10 to 12. Visual Art 2D, Printmaking from grades 10 to 12.Studio Arts is also offered from grades 10 to 12. Studio Arts, Ceramics and Sculpture is offered from grades 10 to 12. The only courses in this stream that requires a prerequisite are the ones at the grade 12 level. This allows students who opted not to take these courses in grade 10 to take the senior course.

Other courses offered include:Photography 10, 11, 12Digital Video Production 10, 11, 12Both these courses require the previous grade as a prerequisite.

Dance is also a Fine Arts course offered at Eric Hamber. In past years it has become increasingly popular.

Dance 10Dance 11 : PerformanceDance 12 : Performance
* Dance 12 requires Dance 11.

Languages

While Eric Hamber doesn't offer a very diverse language department, it does offer slightly more than the general school. Eric Hamber offers French, Japanese, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. Provincials are administered in grade 12, however they are optional.

Music

Eric Hamber offers a diverse music program, which include many X block classes. Some of these courses include:

Band

Beginning Concert Band 8Junior Concert Band 9 Intermediate Concert Band 10Senior Concert Band 11 and 12
* Senior Concert Band is a X block class, starting at 7:30 am on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Jazz Band 10,11,12 is offered as an X block class, on Tuesday and Thursdays at 7:30 and at lunch on Wednesdays. It is required that jazz band members take Concert Band as well, resulting in morning class every day of the school week.

Orchestra

Beginning Strings 8Junior Strings 9 Junior Strings 10
* Although Strings 9 and 10 use the same name, they are different coursesSenior Strings 11 and 12
* Senior Strings Courses and Junior Strings 10 are all X block classes that start at 7:30 am. The dates vary from year to year. The instructor Mr. David Cho is flexible and allows the students to choose if they want to have rehearsals on Monday and Wednesday or on Tuesday and Thursday. However, due to a lack of days in the school week, all strings students have a rehearsal at Lunch on Thursdays.

Guitar

Beginning Guitar 10 (to be paired with Planning 10)

Choir

Junior Choir 9/10Senior Choir 11/12
*Vocal Jazz 11/12
* This is an off time table course that runs during lunch on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and at 7:30 AM on Thursdays. Auditions are required for placement in the course.

Physical Education

Physical Education up to grade 10 is required. Also up to grade 10, the courses are separated by Boys and Girls. In grade 11 there are several more options: Recreation 11/12Physical Eduation 11/12Fitness 11/12
* Fitness is an X block class that is offered on Day 2's at 7:15 am.

pecial Courses

For grades 8 and 9, Hamber offers a challenge program in four subjects examined provincially - English, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics. These challenge courses allow students to complete the material for grades 8 through 10 and more within two years. This program has allowed many students to graduate secondary school early. There are also French advanced programs for grades 8 to 10. For grades 11 through 12, Hamber has a wide variety of Advanced Placement courses recognized throughout North America.

Mission statement

"Students will demonstrate intellectual, social, aesthetic and physical excellence in a setting that reflects diversity, fosters cooperation, mutual respect, individual worth, and prepares students to become responsible members of society."

Notable alumni (alphabetical)

*Michael Benyaer, (Class of 1988), actor and cartoon and video game voice actor
*Dorothy Chan, (Class of 1998), Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant 2003 First Runner-Up
*Fred Cheng, (Class of 2001), Hong Kong television actor, signed to TVB
*Che Dorval, (Class of 2003), Canadian singer/songwriter, winner of David Foster's Star Search
*Eric Drysdale, (Class of 1987), Emmy-award-winning former writer for "The Daily Show", former writer for "The Colbert Report"
*Ori Kowarsky, (Class of 1988), screenwriter and director of "Various Positions", winner of the 2002 Prix de Montréal
*Kristin Kreuk, (Class of 2000), Canadian actress, star of Television show "Smallville"
*Jenny Kwan, (Class of 1984), member of British Columbia's Legislative Assembly
*Rita Leung, (Class of 1999), New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition 2002 Winner
*Simon Marmorek, (Class of 2007), Professional billiards player, placed #79 at 2007 World Championships in Manila, Philippines.
*Mayko Nguyen, (Class of 1998) Canadian actress, star of Canadian film "Going the Distance" and television series "Rent-A-Goalie"
*Darryl O'Young, (Class of 1998) racecar driver associated with the Schnabl Engineering - LKM - Team Jebsen, currently in Hong Kong
*Thor Polukoshko, (Class of 1998) Canadian actor/singer, Mr. International Canada 2000 2nd runner-up
*Jared van Snellenberg, (Class of 1998) Canadian actor, appeared in American film "Happy Gilmore"
*Veronika Sztopa, (Class of 2003), Canadian actress, appeared in American film "RV"
*Jon Mikl Thor, (Class of 1971), heavy metal musician, bodybuilder and former Mr. Canada and Mr. USA
*Jessica Trisko, (Class of 2001), crowned Miss Earth 2007
*Steve Wilson, (Class of 1982), former pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
*Carlie Wong, (Class of 2002), Contestant on Project Runway Canada
*Benny Yau, (Class of 1998) Canadian actor and television personality, New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition 2000 First Runner-Up, signed to Fairchild TV

Community

Clubs like Hamber Community Programs run afterschool programs for the neighboring schools.
* [http://www.west1.co.nr/ Hamber Community Programs Website]

External links

* [http://hamber.vsb.bc.ca/ Official Eric Hamber Website]
* [http://www.vsb.bc.ca/schools/Secondaryschools/03939022/default.htm Vancouver School Board - Eric Hamber]
* [http://hamber.vsb.bc.ca/sites/departments/resourcecentre/ Hamber Resource Center]
* [http://www.hamber78.org/ Class of 1978 Website]

References