Congratulations to our winners of The Outward Bound Trust golden tickets. The tickets entitle the students to 80% off the cost of a summer adventure at one of their amazing centres with activities like gorge scrambling, rock climbing, cutter sailing and canoeing. To be selected for one of the tickets, the students had to write…
DetailsThirty Year 10 Geographers enjoyed a great opportunity to develop their love of the subject and see the locations that they study at GCSE, with a visit to London last week. After arriving at Euston station on Thursday morning, they headed to the National History Museum where they explored the Volcano and Earthquake exhibition. Then,…
DetailsWe 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…
DetailsWell done to Ellie in Year 8 who received the Headteacher’s Award this week. Ellie attends every lesson with a positive attitude and always tries her hardest. Her work is presented beautifully and completed to a very high standard, particularly in Maths. Ellie always seeks support when she needs it and often extension work when…
DetailsHuge congratulations go to Year 8 student Reuben Dorey who did fantastically well competing in the Cumbria County Swimming Championships at the weekend. Reuben competed in the 13-14 yrs boys category and these are his results: 1st place: 50m freestyle 800m freestyle (fastest 13 YO – all ages swim together) 50m backstroke 100m backstroke 200m…
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…
DetailsFifty students from schools across Cumbria travelled to WHS for a Youth Sport Trust Inclusive Sport Leadership Day on Friday. The aim of the event was to promote inclusive sports in schools as well developing sport leadership skills in students, both with and without special educational needs and disabilities. We were very lucky to have…
DetailsWe are incredibly excited for one of our Sixth Form students, Oliver Wightman, who has recently been selected to play Wheelchair Rugby with Team GB. Over the last 8 months, Oliver has been on a Tier 1 GB development plan and has been playing wheelchair rugby, for which he has shown great natural ability. He…
DetailsDaniel Elgey in Year 8 was presented with the Headteacher’s Award this week. Daniel is consistently being the best he can be! Every week, students’ hard work is celebrated in assemblies, and Daniel has achieved the highest number of ‘Learner of the Lesson’ each week – over 80 this academic year, 40 more than any other…
DetailsNetball 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…
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