Our Boccia team, along with five Sports Leaders, headed to Penrith Leisure Centre on Friday 9th May, for the long-awaited County Boccia Finals. The Leisure Centre was buzzing with activity when they arrived with both primary and secondary school students from around the whole county warming up in readiness. The primary and secondary school competitions…
Year 9 & 10 Rounders – WHS vs Caldew School It was a perfect evening on Friday, 9th May for the first rounders fixture of the season, with the sun shining down on an eager and enthusiastic Year 9 and 10 squad. Despite Year 10s losing the coin toss, so batting first (not the ideal…
Trampolining On Tuesday, we welcomed Nelson Thomlinson School for our first trampoline competition. Pupils have been working hard in extracurricular clubs to learn and practice their routines ready for the day. During the afternoon, 65 pupils from both schools completed two routines being judged by a selection of pupils who have completed judging training. Their…
We are always excited to hear about the talents and success of our students outside of school, so were very pleased to learn that Elena in Year 9 is excelling in the running and cross country world. During the past 5 months her extensive achievements have included: 3 times first junior girl in local 5k…
Netball It was a gorgeous evening for the netball fixture against Caldew, with the sun shining and both teams in high spirits. We had three teams playing: Year 7, Year 7/8, and Year 10. Our fixtures against Caldew are always closely contested, and we knew we would have to dig deep until the final whistle.…
Netball On Thursday, our Year 10 Netball team took part in the Carlisle City Tournament. They knew their first match against Caldew (A) would be tough, as they had played the strong team a couple of times previously. However, with some mistakes from the opposition and good shooting from Hannah and Lillyanna, they were able…
We have some very keen and talented runners in WHS! On Saturday 8th February, three of our Year 9 students – Aoife, Elena and Elliot – represented Cumbria in the Northern Schools’ Inter-County Cross Country Championships in Middlesbrough, competing against runners from Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Cleveland and Durham. Elliot came in 19th in the Junior…
Netball Three of our netball teams were in action against Caldew on Thursday, 30th January, with our Year 10 team and our Year 9 A&B teams playing. The Year 10 team demonstrated some excellent interceptions in their game against a very strong and experienced opposition. WHS played exceptionally well during the middle part of the…
Cross Country 24 WHS students represented Carlisle District at the Cumbria County Cross Country Championships on Wednesday, 15th January. The top 16 students are then selected to represent Cumbria in a competition in Middlesborough in February. Congratulations to all runners, especially to Elena Archibald, Aoife McAlister, Lousie Ackerley and Elliot Morgan who all finished in…
Carlisle School’s Cross Country Students from Years 8, 9 and 10 took part in the Carlisle Schools Cross Country at the Sheepmount on Wednesday afternoon. Despite the freezing weather conditions, the runners put on a fantastic performance on the flat course. First up to race were the Junior Girls – a team of seven from…