The Football season was kicked off with a good start for our girls teams this week. The U14 team beat Richard Rose Central Academy on Tuesday in the first round of the English Schools cup. The girls displayed great teamwork, together creating a lot of opportunities. After going 1-0 up, RRCA equalised after many attempts…
DetailsNine of our students from Year 8 and 9 headed to Hoops Basketball Centre in Barrow-in-Furness on Thursday 2nd May, to take part in an Inclusive Sports Leadership Day with students from four South Cumbrian Schools. Most of the students attending had special educational needs and the day was about how to include everyone in…
DetailsStudents at William Howard School were offered a new opportunity last Wednesday evening, when Cumbria Cricket’s Super 1s Hub came along to run a session in school. The session was kicked off with a fun game involving different catches, followed by coaching in bowling, batting and, finally, throwing. All those who attended clearly enjoyed the…
DetailsOur Open Spaces Summer Sustainability Fayre was held yesterday afternoon and we are particularly grateful to the exhibitors who came along including Tyne Valley Railways, Sustainable Brampton and Urban Village Retro (upcycling crafts). Open Spaces Lead, Ms Booker, who organised the event said, “A massive thank you to all the wonderful students who made yesterday’s…
DetailsOur musicians ended the academic year on a high note with their Summer Concerts this week. There were great performances from the WHS Choir, Orchestra, and various Year Group Rock Bands. We were very pleased to have guest appearances from our local primary school pupils too – Hayton, Crosby on Eden, Walton & Lees Hill,…
DetailsThe donations of toys and games for the Eden Valley Hospice Jigsaw Appeal were collected today and they completely filled the hospice’s Mini! A big thank you to everyone who brought in items – the collection trolley was overflowing. “I’m so pleased by the amount we’ve received,” said Mr Byers, Head of Eden House who…
DetailsWHS 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,…
Details130 students from Years 9 and 10 took part in the UK Maths Trust Intermediate Mathematical Challenge today. This is a national challenge which comprises 25 multiple choice questions in a 60-minute test. It encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought and fluency to make students think. We will find out shortly which students receive Bronze,…
DetailsCongratulations to A Level Business students Arvin Parmar, Lily Palmer and Lola Warwick, who have been shortlisted for the Dream Placement Selection Event on Tuesday 12th December at Energus, Lillyhall near Workington. Dream Placement is a Cumbrian initiative, managed by the Centre for Leadership Performance (CforLP), that brings together motivated young students with some of the most…
DetailsThis half term, some classes in Year 7 have been learning about Dystopian fiction, reading extracts from George Orwell’s classic novel 1984. One of the more famous features of the novel which – along with the concept of Big Brother – that’s found its way into popular culture, is Room 101. In the novel, it’s…
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