Outward Bound Adventures at Loch Eil

35 Year 8 and 9 intrepid students experienced an exhilarating 5-day course at Loch Eil Outward Bound Centre during the last week of the spring term. Despite a journey of over six hours, immediately upon arrival they were thrown into a range of challenging activities, such as the wall, the beam, Jacob’s ladder, and the…

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24 Hours of Dance

While others were just beginning the Easter holidays, a group of our energetic students and Performing Arts staff were embarking on a 24-hour danceathon. Between 4:30pm on Friday, April 4, and 4:30pm on Saturday, April 5, the dancers tackled ballet, Irish dancing, musical theatre, cheerleading, as well as a dance battle and Beyoncé masterclass. They…

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Open Spaces Coffee Morning

Thank you to everyone who supported the fundraising raffle, bake sale and coffee morning on Friday, 4th April for our Open Spaces group. Over £100 was raised every penny makes a real difference to our students. We fully appreciate the wonderful support from the community – including Mr Brown’s, The Capon Tree, Off the Wall, Moo…

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Raising Smiles with Acts of Kindness

Lots of pledges of kindness were made by our thoughtful students in our ‘Random Acts of Kindness Week’. Mrs Nettleton surprised a few students during her assembly when she randomly distributed some chocolate eggs, and Mrs Hill was very touched when a Year 11 student presented her with a chocolate lollipop at the end of…

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Alumna of the Month (April 2025)

Our Alumna of the Month for April is Jazz Dunn. Jazz left WHS in 2015. She really enjoyed Drama and English at school but her favourite subject was always PE and the extra-curricular classes. She recalls how teachers such as Miss Lamb and Mr Miller made it enjoyable and made her want to be a…

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Learning Skills From Professional Butcher

Cranstons’ Area Manager, Mark Mallinson, visited our Year 10 GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition classes to talk about poultry production in the UK and give our students tuition on how to professionally portion a chicken. This is one of the many skills our students can use in their Year 11 coursework where they will work…

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Weekly Sports Roundup (4 April 2025)

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…

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Respectful Football Fans

A group of our Year 9 and 10 football fans have engaged well in a fan behaviour programme led by Carlisle United Football Club. The sessions have focused on showing positive, respectful behaviour at football grounds and culminated this week in a visit from Carlisle United players Elliot Embleton, Jake Allan and Sam Hetherington. We’re super…

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