Une glace s’il vous plaît!
Year 7 students were given a cool way to practise their French and Spanish speaking skills on Thursday – by buying different flavour ice creams in the canteen. Je voudrais une glace au chocolat s’il vous plaît.
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U16 Boys Clinch the City Cup at Brunton Park
In a thrilling City Cup final held at the legendary Brunton Park on Monday, WHS’s U16 boys showcased resilience, skill, and determination to secure their victory against a tough Richard Rose Morton Academy side. The match kicked off with WHS starting brightly, asserting early dominance by maintaining most of the possession. Their fluid passing game…
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U15s City Netball Tournament
It was the turn for our U15 Netball teams to play in their City Tournament against other Carlisle Schools (Austin Friars, Caldew, Trinity, RRMA, and Newman), on Thursday (14 March). The competition was a round-robin, which means all teams play each other. The wet conditions made each game challenging; the ball was slippery and the surface…
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U13s City Netball Tournament
The U13s City Netball Tournament was hosted by Trinity School yesterday afternoon when secondary schools from Carlisle competed against each other in the cold wind to earn the title of City Champions. Opposition teams included Newman, RR Central Academy, RR Morton Academy, Caldew, Trinity and Austin Friars. Both William Howard School U13s teams entered and…
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Twice as Good Headteacher’s Award
Two outstanding students were chosen to receive a Headteacher’s Award this week. Firstly, Isabella in Year 7 has already proved to be an exceptional student who consistently demonstrates outstanding effort, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude across all areas of school life. Academically, she excels in multiple subjects, including Maths, Geography, PE, Languages, English and PD,…
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True Resilience in Gruelling DofE Gold Award Expedition
During May’s half term break, five Year 12 students (Jamie, Evie, Ella, Wayne and Lucy) set out to complete their gruelling 4-day / 3-night Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award qualifier expedition. This small group have been together since their challenging bronze award over two years ago. By their own admission, they are not “walkers”. They…
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Towering Teamwork
During their PD lesson yesterday, 8YT were focusing on teamwork. They were tasked to create the tallest freestanding tower using only paper, sticky tape and scissors. Each of the three groups worked well together, sticking to their own roles whilst helping others at the same time. Teacher, Mr Byers said, “The students were very enthusiastic…
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Tough Cross Country Runners
It was typical Cumbrian weather for the English Schools Cross Country Cup Competition at Hunter Hall School in Penrith on Wednesday 16th October. However, the torrential rain didn’t seem to bother the four William Howard Cross country teams who demonstrated excellent grit and determination on some testing terrain. The four different courses took runners up…
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Tinkering With Electronic Sensors
Mrs Twentyman’s Year 8 Design Technology class have been ‘tinkering’ with a piece of software that allows them to design, build and test electronic circuits, virtually. Tinkercad is a free web app for 3D design, electronics and coding. The students have been tackling the Tinkercard Sensors Challenge in which they can explore the fascinating world…
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Time to Chill on Get Cosy and Read Day
Everyone embraced the chance to dress in their comfiest clothes or pyjamas today for a well-timed ‘Get Cosy and Read Day’. After an atmospheric fireside story read by a Sixth Form student, Year 7 were excited to receive their Book Buzz books during a special reading event in the performance hall. At breaktime, a Big…
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