WHS students had their chance to vote too on Thursday in a mock election held in school. With so many parties pledging to reduce the voting age from 18 to 16 it was especially important that we gave students the opportunity to go through the process of voting in as realistic way as we could,…
DetailsThere was great excitement in the Performance Hall this yesterday afternoon for the end of term House Point Auctions. Years 8 and 10 had their chance to use their accumulated achievement points to bid on sought-after prizes such as Fusion Trampoline vouchers, doughnuts, a film screening, a CUFC shirt, and much more. Prizes were also…
DetailsYear 11 students were welcomed back to William Howard this week to complete their Sixth Form induction days. Over the course of three days, students had the opportunity to attend taster sessions for their chosen subjects alongside sessions of reserve choices where they may have been undecided. The students were also given key information about…
DetailsYear 10 student Lydia Sabuda received this week’s Headteacher’s award. Lydia displays the highest level of responsibility in all her lessons. In Maths she has particularly excelled, always self-assessing her work, and of her own accord she works on areas of weakness at home. Her teacher, Mr Buttress commented, “She is the first to ask…
DetailsOver 100 students from Cumbrian secondary schools gathered for the Spellbinding Awards Day on Friday 28 June at the North Lakes Hotel near Penrith. This annual reading-for-pleasure event is the culmination of three months of intensive reading. Students had been set the task of reading, rating and reviewing the top ten books, pre-selected by librarians,…
DetailsWe’re very excited to restart our exchange programme to Taiwan, which used to run prior to Covid. On Monday and Tuesday this week, we welcomed to WHS a group of staff and students from Lanya Junior High School in Taipei. As well as shadowing partner students for some lessons, they enjoyed a Brampton town trial…
DetailsIt was wonderful to welcome in our new cohort of students today, for their induction day. It was a chance for the Year 6 pupils to experience a school day at WHS as well as meet with their new House Tutors and other key staff. They had a tour of the building and attended some…
DetailsOn Thursday last week twelve students from Years 7 and 8 headed to Carlisle to take part in the Cumbria School Games, a festival of sport for Years 4 to 8 from schools around the whole of Cumbria. The event started with an opening ceremony at the Sheepmount Stadium where all the schools gathered together.…
Details45 music students from all year groups, performed to a packed audience at the Source Collective music venue in Carlisle last week. Students performed numbers by bands such as the Foo Fighters, Bon Jovi and Nirvana. One member of the audience observed “I can’t believe how confident these youngsters are and they obviously love it…
DetailsThis week is Armed Forces Week, culminating with celebrations across the country on Saturday’s Armed Forces Day. The day originated as a chance for the public to show their support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community: from currently serving personnel to Service families, veterans and cadets. WHS is the…
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