Miles of Challenge for Comic Relief

A big thank you for all the generous donations we have received so far for our Comic Relief appeal (particular mention goes to Lambert-Gill Ltd). An incredible 33-strong team of staff are taking on an Ironman triathlon challenge on Saturday, 22 March to raise funds for the charity. They will work together across three disciplines:…

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Memorial Garden Officially Opened

Today, our team of service family students and Mrs McGaffin (our Forces Liaison Officer) were able to proudly show off the fruits of their efforts with the official opening of our newly developed Memorial Garden. With the help of Storey homes, Landmarc (at Spadeadam), the Woodland Trust, Cumbria Building Supplies, Mr McGaffin, Mr and Mrs…

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Memorial Garden Improvements

Our Armed Forces students and Cadets would like to thank everyone who bought refreshments and raffle tickets during the Year 6 Open Evening. The funds they raised will be used to support improvements to our memorial garden at the front of the school. Story Construction helped develop the memorial garden with Mrs McGaffin (our Forces…

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Memorable Musical Trip to Italy

The recent music trip to Italy was truly unforgettable. Blessed with sunny weather and wonderful food, the group had the opportunity to visit the beautiful historic cities of Venice and Verona, taking in the rich culture and atmosphere of both locations. A highlight of the trip was a day at Lake Garda, where they enjoyed…

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Media, Business and Disney Fun

Sixteen Sixth Form Media and Business students took an exciting journey to France this week to attend the ‘Media Live!’ and ‘Business Live!’ conferences in Disneyland Paris. They spent three nights in France with two fun-filled days at Disneyland. The conferences took place at the Gaumont Cinema in Disney itself and were aimed at exploring…

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Medal Winning Anna Returns to WHS

There was a real buzz of excitement in school today as we welcomed back former WHS student Anna Nicholson with her Paralympic medal. It was fascinating to hear of Anna’s experience competing for Team GB in Paris this summer. She secured her medal in the women’s F35 shot put event, with a phenomenal 9.44m throw.…

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Maths Challenge Certificates Awarded

A huge congratulations to all of the Year 9 and 10 students who participated in the UK Maths Trust Intermediate Mathematical Challenge at the end of January. They all received a participation certificate with some of our students successfully achieving bronze, silver or gold certificates for attaining high scores. Extra congratulations to Eduard Brisca who…

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Marking the End of Year 11

There was a great sense of release on Friday morning as Year 11s celebrated the end of the summer exams – their smiles were as bright as the sunshine as they gathered for the traditional shirt signing and final assembly. Miss Mulholland (Year 11 Director of Learning) led their farewell assembly, which took them on…

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