Christmas Fair With Added Shetland Pony

Our Year 7 students were able to visit their very own Open Spaces Christmas Fair this afternoon. The Performance Hall was filled with stalls and activities (many of which with a sustainability message) for them to ponder and participate in, including… Urban Village Retro (upcycling crafts) – Sustainable Brampton – Zoe Heart Xmas Textiles -…

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Christmas Dinner Delight

Students and staff tucked into tasty Christmas dinners in our canteen today. Our hard-working Student Leadership Team also found time in their busy schedules to come together and enjoy a well-deserved, relaxing meal. A huge THANK YOU to all of the catering staff for their incredible efforts in preparing and serving the hundreds of delicious…

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Christmas Carol Service

We hope that everyone who attended our Christmas Carol Concert at Brampton Methodist Church enjoyed the evening of festive music, poetry and readings. A big thank you to the Performing Arts Department and the brilliant choir, orchestra, band members and readers.

Choir Sings at Prestigious Event

The William Howard School Choir had an awe-inspiring time today, performing at the University of Cumbria’s graduation ceremony at Carlisle Cathedral, along with pupils from Castle Carrock School and Longtown Primary School. Mrs Cooper said: “This was a wonderful opportunity for students to sing in a magnificent venue at such a prestigious event. It also…

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Chloe Selected to Train With NUFC’s U13 Programme

Warwick Wanderers AFC were very pleased to share some exciting news about one of our students. It’s been confirmed that Year 8 student Chloe Summerfield who plays with the under 13s Lionesses has been invited by Premier League giants Newcastle United FC to join their U13s advanced coaching training program for the 2024-2025 season. Warwick…

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Children in Need Karaoke Legends!

Lunchtime took an entertainingly musical turn today as teachers and Sixth Form students unleashed their inner superstars and delivered a Children in Need fundraising karaoke spectacular! From power ballads to Disney duets, the performance hall was rocking! And the best part? We raised over £230 for the charity! For £1 tickets, the audience was treated…

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Children in Need Fun

Our Sixth Formers did a great job of organising activities for Children in Need on Friday, in their hilarious fancy dress costumes! The theme this year was linked to Paddy McGuinness’ awesome challenge to complete 300 miles on a Raleigh Chopper bike. Many WHS staff and students cheered on Paddy earlier this week as he…

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Children in Need Bearpee Challenge

To raise money for Children in Need this Friday, our Sixth Form Leadership Team have organised a ‘Bearpees’ Challenge in which teachers (and a brave Head Student) will grit their teeth and compete head to head to complete the most number of high intensity squat thrusts. There will be 5 fiercely-matched rounds: Mr Tanner V…

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Chess Donations Gratefully Received

After the request for extra chess sets was sent out a fortnight ago Mr Connolly and Mr Davis would like to thank the William Howard community for their tremendous generosity. As well as beautiful glass set and a giant outdoor set, which is perfect for teaching chess techniques, we have been gifted a hand painted…

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Chess Club Keeps Growing

It might have been the rainy weather today that brought everyone indoors, but an impressive forty students joined Mr Davis for chess at lunchtime today! There’s always room for more — so why not come along? Students and staff are warmly invited to join this friendly bunch for a social game any Tuesday lunchtime, or…

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