Year 10 student, Hope O’Connor is the deserving recipient of the Headteacher’s Award this week. Hope seeks every opportunity to develop new skills inside and outside of school. Her dedication and commitment towards this has resulted in her achieving her Grade 3 in flute and currently Hope is working towards Grade 5, bypassing Grade 4.…
DetailsOla Miskow is our Alumna of the Month for October. Ola left WHS in 2017 and attended Northumbria University where she studied Law for four years with Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC). Following the completion of her Masters Degree and BPTC, in November 2022 Ola was called to the Degree of the Utter Bar by…
DetailsThe 2023 WHS Iceland trip during the October half term holidays was an unforgettable experience for 36 students (from Years 10 to 13) and 4 staff; filled with fantastic geography, geology, culture, history and fun! Here’s a brief diary of their packed itinerary… DAY 1 The cold and windy conditions, didn’t stop them enjoying their…
DetailsHuge congratulations to three of our students who came second in the National LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) competition. Olivia, Maddison and Merissa spent last weekend at Myerscough College in Preston, taking part in the finalists’ weekend, which involved activities based around the college farm. The aim of the weekend was to explore farming and…
DetailsSixth Form Art, Photography and Media students enjoyed a jam-packed day at the University of Cumbria Open Day yesterday. The students were able to carry out workshops in life drawing, graphic design, illustration, photography and many more. A couple of weeks ago, our new Year 7 students also had the opportunity to immerse themselves in…
DetailsYear 12 Geographers enjoyed a day of fieldwork at Salford Quays on Tuesday. Students collected data and used a variety of fieldwork techniques to analyse the social, economic and environmental impact of the urban regeneration that has taken place in the last 40 years.
We welcomed Jules Wooding from Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life into school yesterday to talk to Year 9 History students about the local involvement in WW1.She gave a fascinating talk about the recruitment of soldiers in Carlisle and the local area; the conditions for soldiers fighting in WW1; and the equipment and uniform they were…
DetailsZach Ealey was awarded this week’s Headteacher commendation. Zach regularly demonstrates our core value of Respect. Recently he has been helping out in KS3 lessons, with students who feel less confident in drama. Zach has also supported KS3 students on a school trip, making them feel valued and supported. The students have loved having an…
DetailsAn important consideration in school is looking after the Mental Health of both our students and our staff. So recently, a group of our Sixth Form students received Youth Mental Health First Aid Certificate Training with Emilia Soulsby, Network Development Manager for the Child Health and Wellbeing Network in the North East and North Cumbria.…
DetailsTwelve excited Years 7 and 8 students headed off to Hollywood Bowl in Carlisle yesterday, for the annual Panathlon North Cumbria Secondary Schools’ Ten-Pin Bowling Challenge. Twenty teams took over the venue for the morning, all having a wonderful time. Laughter and happy voices could be heard all around while they bowled. Both…
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