Year 7 student Caris was nominated to receive a Headteacher’s Award this week. She is an incredibly committed student, who always embodies the core values of WHS. It seems that Caris is on a one-woman mission to achieve as many House points for her Form Group as possible – she had a new Standards Card in…
Seven pupils from the Year 8 and 9 Archaeology (Character Curriculum) course joined Mrs Giecco and Miss Scullion for an interesting ‘archaeological field walk’ last Saturday. Field walks take place on ploughed/tilled field as the machinery often brings buried archaeological artefacts to the surface. A series of 30m x 30m grid squares were laid out…
Our Year 12 students had the opportunity to attend the UK University and Apprenticeship Search Fair held at Lancaster University today (Friday 25th April), along with Miss Nicholls and Mrs Hill. This visit forms part of our Future Focus Programme, which runs throughout the summer term and is designed to support students in making informed…
During the Spring term, the Year 9 Outdoor Learning group were fully immersed in a hands-on, engaging module focused on conservation — and their hard work certainly paid off. The module began with students exploring the importance of conservation on a global scale. They learnt about various conservation projects from around the world, gaining insight…
35 Year 8 and 9 intrepid students experienced an exhilarating 5-day course at Loch Eil Outward Bound Centre during the last week of the spring term. Despite a journey of over six hours, immediately upon arrival they were thrown into a range of challenging activities, such as the wall, the beam, Jacob’s ladder, and the…
While others were just beginning the Easter holidays, a group of our energetic students and Performing Arts staff were embarking on a 24-hour danceathon. Between 4:30pm on Friday, April 4, and 4:30pm on Saturday, April 5, the dancers tackled ballet, Irish dancing, musical theatre, cheerleading, as well as a dance battle and Beyoncé masterclass. They…
Thank you to everyone who supported the fundraising raffle, bake sale and coffee morning on Friday, 4th April for our Open Spaces group. Over £100 was raised every penny makes a real difference to our students. We fully appreciate the wonderful support from the community – including Mr Brown’s, The Capon Tree, Off the Wall, Moo…
Lots of pledges of kindness were made by our thoughtful students in our ‘Random Acts of Kindness Week’. Mrs Nettleton surprised a few students during her assembly when she randomly distributed some chocolate eggs, and Mrs Hill was very touched when a Year 11 student presented her with a chocolate lollipop at the end of…
Our Alumna of the Month for April is Jazz Dunn. Jazz left WHS in 2015. She really enjoyed Drama and English at school but her favourite subject was always PE and the extra-curricular classes. She recalls how teachers such as Miss Lamb and Mr Miller made it enjoyable and made her want to be a…
Cranstons’ Area Manager, Mark Mallinson, visited our Year 10 GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition classes to talk about poultry production in the UK and give our students tuition on how to professionally portion a chicken. This is one of the many skills our students can use in their Year 11 coursework where they will work…