Year 11 students are out of school this week sampling a variety of work experience. Locally, placements include Veterinary, Personal Training, Equestrian, Story Group, Peter Tyson, Architecture, Law and Centerparcs. Further afield, student placements include Scottish Sea Farm fishing in Oban, Wealth Management in Poulton-le-Fylde, Northumbrian Water at Kielder, Boatmaking in Ambleside and one student…
Hockey sticks clashed during lunch break today as staff House teams battled it out to win some extra House points, watched on by a big crowd of supporting students. Teams Eden and Vindolanda joined forces to play the joint Gelt and Talkin team. Maths, Geography, History, Languages and Performing Arts teachers were determined not to…
Three Year 10 girls, Maddison Grierson, Anna Canning and Libby Bowness have a big day ahead of them on Sunday 17th December. They are members of the Annan Rugby U16 Hornets Team and will be facing their Dumfries Saints equivalents at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, for the Girls U16 National Cup and Shield. Maddison said,…
Having been accepted by the British Showjumping Association to compete in the event, Year 12 student Imogen Rome travelled to Sentower Park in Belgium during mid-November for the Indoor Youth Showjumping Festival. Imogen recounts, “There were around 90 people in my class, most of them being from Europe but some were from America. I was…
Students at William Howard School were offered a new opportunity last Wednesday evening, when Cumbria Cricket’s Super 1s Hub came along to run a session in school. The session was kicked off with a fun game involving different catches, followed by coaching in bowling, batting and, finally, throwing. All those who attended clearly enjoyed the…
Year 13 student, Paula Reimartuse received this week’s Headteacher’s award from Ms Pigdon. Paula is a student who works incredibly hard and contributes exceptionally to the school community. She is at every school function, supporting behind the scenes and is always keen to do more. During her non-contact time Paula supports in PE lessons and…
Our Student Leadership Team did a wonderful job of dressing our Christmas trees this morning, with baubles and tinsel reflecting our House colours. One tree adorns our Foyer and the other will provide a beautiful background for our up-coming Celebration Assemblies in the Performance Hall. A huge thank you to T.G Norman Timber Ltd of…
It’s been snowing in a Year 9 Photography lesson, where the students are working on their Christmas card shoot. The images below are very much ‘works in progress’ but we’ll look forward to showing you the final outcomes in a couple of weeks. The class spent a happy hour surrounded by baubles and tinsel in…
Our Year 10 Boys Football Team are currently involved in the English Schools’ Football Association (ESFA) Cup, a national competition for secondary schools across England. Yesterday, they played their fifth fixture in the competition, away to Oasis Academy in Oldham. The boys won 4-1 and now enter the next round as one of just 32…
A great effort was given by the boys at the Year 7 & 8 Rugby Development Festival at the Richard Rose Central Academy, last Wednesday. Scores weren’t kept as this event was primarily for development, but there were some particularly good performances from Benji Poland, George Mellor and Dominic Lauderman. Meanwhile, it was a tough…