This week marked the first WHS Mountain Runners session of the new academic year, and what a start it was! Ms Pigdon said, “We were thrilled to see so many enthusiastic new faces from Year 7 joining our regular runners for an after school run of fresh air, fitness, and fun.” Our first route of…
Our Armed Forces students and Cadets would like to thank everyone who bought refreshments and raffle tickets during the Year 6 Open Evening. The funds they raised will be used to support improvements to our memorial garden at the front of the school. Story Construction helped develop the memorial garden with Mrs McGaffin (our Forces…
A huge thank you to all the families who came along to our interactive Open Evening last night. It was a very busy evening, so we hope you were able to visit as many departments as possible and get a sense of what our students experience and learn at WHS. Ms Pigdon, Headteacher said: “The…
Year 10 student Theo Lamont is the deserving recipient of this week’s Headteacher’s Award. Theo has had an exceptionally positive return to school starting his GCSE courses with a drive and determination to be the best he can be. There have been many positive statements about Theo’s exceptional attitude to learning in all subjects, especially…
The first Headteacher’s Award of the academic year was presented to Year 13 student Hannah Scott. Hannah is an exceptional student in every sense. She has gone above and beyond during the summer holidays completing and exceeding summer learning expectations. Hannah consistently remains committed to her studies day in and day out. Outside the classroom,…
We are exceptionally impressed by the resilience that students Lewis and Matthew Tate have shown recently. Last weekend they scaled Blencathra to raise funds for a new football kit for Lewis’ team, Warwick Wanderers. However, this positive initiative was prompted by a deeply sad reason they had for climbing the fell. Their aptly proud mum,…
Double congratulations go to father and son team, Mr Skelton and Rufus, who ran the Great North Run yesterday, each raising over £500 for their chosen charities. English teacher, Tony Skelton was fundraising for the Alzheimer’s Society while his son, Sixth Form student, Rufus ran for Macmillan Cancer Support. Both causes being close to them…
We are absolutely thrilled for ex-William Howard School student, Anna Nicholson, who won a bronze medal on Thursday at the Paralympics in Paris. Anna secured her medal in the women’s F35 shot put with a brilliant throw of 9.44m. The F35 classification is for athletes who have coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia, and athetosis…
The school came alive today as we welcomed back our students for the brand-new academic year. Everyone looked refreshed, ready to learn, and pleased to catch up with friends again. We hope our new Year 7 students enjoyed their first day as part of our WHS community.
Our August Alumnus of the Month is Professor Jez Willis – one half of the electronic music duo ‘Utah Staints’, who had a string of chart-topping singles in the 1990s. While they headlined at Solfest, Mrs Gregory presented Jez with a WHS gold Scallopian badge on behalf of the school. Jez left William Howard in…