Swimming Success

Huge 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…

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Terrific Trilobites

Year 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…

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Building Inclusive Sports Leadership

Fifty 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…

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Oliver Tipped For Team GB

We 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…

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A Competitive Day of Boccia

Today we hosted the Carlisle and Eden Secondary Schools’ Boccia Competition at William Howard School. Between Trinity School, St John Henry Newman Catholic School and our own teams, the competition them was fierce with six teams in total. Sadly, a few other schools withdrew beforehand but with a smaller number of teams, they were able…

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Year 8 Assessment Superstars

A huge well done to all our Year 8 students for their hard work and dedication during their Assessment Week (13th-17th January). It was brilliant to see the high levels of knowledge, understanding and skills throughout the whole cohort! Congratulations to all those who received an award for the highest score in their class. An extra shoutout…

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Planning for Countywide Inclusive Sports Day

Today was the planning day for the YST Inclusive Sports Leadership Day that we are hosting at William Howard School on Friday, 7th February, with schools from around Cumbria attending. Rachael Mackenzie, athlete mentor for the Youth Sports Trust and former World Champion Thai boxer, visited WHS to meet with Mrs Croucher (our PE Inclusion Lead),…

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