We are overwhelmingly proud of our students who performed in the Carlisle & District Music & Drama Festival last week, and so pleased that many of them received awards and acknowledgements for their talented performances: Mya Gilmour and Isla Watson (Y10) came 1st in class 89: Duologue Edward Coleby (Yr8) came 1st in class 90:…
DetailsIn tutor time over the past few weeks, Year 7 students have had their House badges ironed onto their blazers as part of their Year 7 uniform. The four Houses the badges represent are Vindolanda House (red), Talkin House (yellow), Gelt House (green) and Eden House (blue).
DetailsLast week we held our first ever primary school cluster inclusive sports event at William Howard School. With visible excitement, children from twelve primary schools in various year groups gathered in our sports hall. Our enthusiastic Year 8 Sports Leaders and members of our ‘Team Inspire’ led the morning, introducing the young children to a…
DetailsTo celebrate ‘Pi Day’ last week – 14th March or 3.14 in the American date format – William Howard sent two teams of Year 8 students to take part in Cumbria Education Trust’s Maths Challenge at Queen Katherine School in Kendal. Eleven teams from five secondary schools tackled six rounds of challenging maths problems, including…
DetailsA 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:…
DetailsWe strive to provide an extensive programme of extra-curricular activities for our students during breaktimes and after school, and we hope there is something to meet all our students’ varying interests. One thriving club is our Open Minds group which gets together on Tuesday during break 2. This week, the members have been sharing presentations…
DetailsWe were delighted to welcome the talented and accomplished local author Sharon Gosling, who met with two of our Year 7 students, Misha and Georgie, after hearing about their incredible achievement—writing their very own book! Sharon, an experienced writer with a career spanning journalism, children’s literature, and adult fiction, shared inspiring words of encouragement with…
DetailsThe wonderful Kelly McClelland from the Northwest Centre for Advanced Training for Dance (CAT scheme) come into school to deliver a 2-hour workshop with students from Year 7 to Year 12 today. Students were challenged with a technique class and a creative session whilst learning about what it takes to be a CAT student. Two…
DetailsNetball It was a gorgeous evening for the netball fixture against Caldew, with the sun shining and both teams in high spirits. We had three teams playing: Year 7, Year 7/8, and Year 10. Our fixtures against Caldew are always closely contested, and we knew we would have to dig deep until the final whistle.…
DetailsInspired by Billy Monger’s journey, our students played a collective part in the WHS Ironman Challenge this week for Comic Relief. All year groups took part in the “laal loop” runs in PE and together completed 900 impressive miles – way more than their 26.2 mile target! Sixth Formers also exceeded their 112-mile target on…
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