The Secret Life Of Boarders: What happens beyond those walls?
Christopher Ma and Jaden Bains
April 12, 2018
Filed under Residential Life, Showcase
Behind the junior school lies a stone building is known as Harker Hall. Since Harker Hall’s opening at 1993 (boarding house program at 1930), it has changed dramatically in a diverse set of areas, ranging from its traditions to its format. However, what exactly happens behind these walls? Boarder...
From Downtown: Side-line Report on the Battle of Harker Hall 2017
Christopher Ma, Staff Writer
December 13, 2017
Filed under Residential Life, Showcase, Sports
There are many rivalries in this world. Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames, Marvel and DC, Naruto and Sasuke, and Mayweather and Mcgregor. However, on Wednesday, December 6th, 2017, all rivalries took a backseat to that between the house parents and students of Harker Hall in their 8th annual Battle of H...
VPN’s at St. George’s
Liam Solomon, Staff Writer
November 14, 2017
Filed under Residential Life, Student Life
At St. George's School there are three different types of websites. Websites that are available for usage at all times, websites that are available for usage only after school hours, and websites that are never available for usage. Although there are restrictions to what we as students can view, is the...
A Night of Luck: Visitors Across From the Straight
Christopher Ma, Staff Writer
October 26, 2017
Filed under Residential Life, Showcase
There are two things illegal in the boarding house. Gambling and girls. However, on Friday, October 20th, for one night, all bets were off when Queen Margret’s School (QMS), an Independent day and boarding school for girls in Victoria came to visit for the weekend. On Friday night, the boarders donn...
Anvil Island: The warmth of community amidst the freezing rain
Christopher Ma, Staff Writer
October 11, 2017
Filed under Residential Life, Showcase
Traditionally, nobody likes being in the rain. However, on this rainy weekend on Anvil Island, the boys didn’t seem to mind. Between Friday the 7th to 10th, our students went to Anvil Island, which is an island off the coast of Lions Bay. The last few years, the weather had been warm and sunny. Howev...
Building a community, one weave at a time
Christopher Ma, Staff Writer
September 21, 2017
Filed under A&E, Residential Life, Showcase
Friendship bracelets usually aren't the first thing that you would associate with boarders. However, that is exactly what the boarders did at our yearly Anvil Island from the 8th of September to the 10th. Every year, our Grade 11 boarders will participate in an art project, where everybody creates a s...
Harker Hall’s 2017 Easter Dinner
Trevor Li, Layout Editor
April 17, 2017
Filed under Residential Life, Showcase
The Easter long weekend allowed Harker Hall’s organisers to plan a host of relevant events for the boarders. On Sunday, Harker Hall’s traditional annual Easter dinner took place in the Junior School cafeteria – in a fashion was very similar to that of the Thanksgiving meal that took place several...
Harker Hall’s Unusual Intramural
Trevor Li, Layout Editor
March 9, 2017
Filed under Residential Life
The quarter finals of Harker Hall’s latest intramural took place this past Thursday. Although traditional intramurals such as dodgeball, hockey and water polo continue to take place throughout the year, more unusual sports such as chess are being added to encourage participation. Round robins (where...
This Hasn’t Happened in Five Years
Trevor Li, Staff Writer
December 7, 2016
Filed under News, Residential Life, Showcase, Sports, What's Trending
The Battle of Harker Hall is an annual basketball game where a team of boarding students face off the house parents. It is attended by all members of the boarding community (and often some esteemed guests as well). The 2016/17 game took place on the evening of Tuesday, December 6th, and marks the 7th ga...
A Relaxing End to the Term
Sandy Fogarassy, Staff Writer
November 28, 2016
Filed under Residential Life, Showcase, Student Life
This past week marked the end of the first academic term for the St. George’s Senior School, which was then capped off by a 4-day weekend noted as ‘Term Break’. This break gives both students and faculty a chance to relax and let go for a much-needed weekend, and perhaps even allows for a small...
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Georgian Yearbook
David Guo, Junior Photographer & Videographer
April 21, 2018 • No Comments
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Environmental Science Class Grows Green In The Garden
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Marking The Spot
The 22 athletes from North Korea during the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
David Guo, Junior Photographer & Videographer
April 6, 2018 • No Comments
The historic moment of unity that brought them together for the first time in centuries is now over. North Korea’s involvement in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics has...
Death of the Olympics? Reconsidering the Value of Hosting the Olympics.
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Ten Time European Finalist, Two Time Olympic Heartbreak
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Dear Sports Franchises, It’s About Time.
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