The WHS table cricket team travelled to Durham University to compete in the Lord’s Tavener’s North-East Regional Table Cricket Finals on Thursday 18th April. To make it this far, the teams attending had had to do well both at their local competition and then at the county competition. Now there were just six teams competing…
DetailsTie It Up Theatre came along to school this afternoon to perform the powerful play, ‘I Love You, Mum – I Promise I Won’t Die’ to Year 9 students. The hard-hitting piece of verbatim theatre was written by acclaimed playwright Mark Wheeller and tells the story of Daniel Spargo-Mabbs who tragically died at the age…
DetailsYear 7 and 8 students received a crucial lesson on the risks of underage drinking on Thursday thanks to an award-winning theatre production. ‘Smashed’ is an inspiring live theatre experience with interactive workshops touring schools. Based on a powerful and realistic story of young people and alcohol, it tackles underage drinking with positive thinking. It…
DetailsOur huge thanks to the Friends of William Howard School — led by Laura Vincze and Julie Hogg — for their incredible fundraising efforts! Thanks to their hard work, we now have some brand‑new outdoor seating for students to enjoy during break times. Today, members of our Student Leadership Team were delighted to present Laura…
DetailsThe Friends of William Howard School (PTA) would like to thank all the parents and staff who bought drinks, biscuits, and cakes from their stall at the Year 9 Options Evening on Wednesday, 12th March. The group raised over £100 from the event and these funds will go towards projects to benefit the school community. …
DetailsYear 8 Rock Detectives (part of our Character Curriculum) have been exploring how fossils can tell us about the environments of the past. They created intricate trilobite models using rope to better understand their adaptations. Trilobite fossils are found all over the world. They are a group of extinct marine creatures that first appeared around…
DetailsTwelve excited Years 7 and 8 students headed off to Hollywood Bowl in Carlisle yesterday, for the annual Panathlon North Cumbria Secondary Schools’ Ten-Pin Bowling Challenge. Twenty teams took over the venue for the morning, all having a wonderful time. Laughter and happy voices could be heard all around while they bowled. Both…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsHollywood Bowl was already full of students smiling and bubbling with excitement when our two Year 7 teams arrived to compete in the North Cumbria Panathlon Tenpin Bowling Challenge on Wednesday. They couldn’t wait to bowl! This has now become an annual event with secondary schools attending from all over North Cumbria, an event looked…
DetailsThe excitement was palpable on Monday morning as twelve Year 7 students left William Howard heading for Hollywood Bowl. It was again time for the North Cumbria Secondary Schools’ Panathlon Tenpin Challenge! By 11am, every lane was taken and 21 teams began battling it out to find a new North Cumbria tenpin champion. Our two…
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