Well done to Jessica Ostle in Year 8, whose lovely design was chosen as the winning entry in the secondary school category of the CET Christmas Card Competition. Her design has been used to create one of this year’s CET Christmas Cards.
Marnie Murdie is our Alumna of the Month for December. Marnie left William Howard School in 2018 and knew she didn’t want to go to full time University. Marnie had completed two years of work experience during her AS and A Levels and loved the work environment more than the academic! After Sixth Form, Marnie…
We hope that everyone who attended our Christmas Carol Concert at Brampton Methodist Church enjoyed the evening of festive music, poetry and readings. A big thank you to the Performing Arts Department and the brilliant choir, orchestra, band members and readers.
Year 11 student Huey Bailie received this week’s Headteacher’s Award for completing his Work Experience as a gold and silversmith in Italy in such an exceptional way. Throughout, Huey worked with professionalism and maturity. Part of his work entailed helping recycle and purify silver to make wire and sheet for the workshop. He also helped…
Our gavel (aka a mallet borrowed from the Technology Department) was flying today! The day was filled with Year Group auction assemblies where students were able to use their accumulated House Points to bid on exciting prizes, including pizza deliveries, vouchers, doughnuts, a film screening, queue passes and much more. We’re particularly grateful to Carlisle…
The good news train continues to make its way through the ESFA Cup stations. William Howard have just overwhelmed a decent Whitley Bay High School team and ran away with a 4-1 victory. Here is Mr Davies’ match report… To be honest the game is a blur. The lads were terrific from start to finish…
A gigantic well done to Anna and Maddie who played in the Annan Rugby U16 Hornets Team at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, for the Girls U16 National Cup and Shield, on Sunday. They faced the Dumfries Girls in a very hard-fought match, but in the very last minutes of the game the Hornets scored, turning…
The new Year 9 Outdoor Learning course rounded off the term with their own mini search and rescue adventure at Talkin Tarn on Friday. For the past 6 weeks, the students had been completing the search and rescue module for the course, so it was time to put what they had learned into action. During…
Sam Galbraith in Year 12 is the deserving recipient of this week’s Headteacher’s Award. Sam has shown the utmost resilience in the face of adversity and maintaining an exceptional work ethic in Applied Science and his wider school studies.
With the conclusion of COP28 the previous day, our Open Spaces ‘Christmas Eco Fair’ was well-timed. The hall was turned green with an array of environmental organisations and stalls. During afternoon lessons, Years 7 and 9 students came along to learn how our actions impact on biodiversity, habitats and climate, but everyone can make a…