This week, pupils at Westholme Senior School will be participating in numerous events as part of Maths Week England.
Senior School
Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Weekend
This weekend, 12 students from Year 7-11 set off for the Yorkshire Peaks to take part in their own 3 Peaks Challenge.
U11 Hockey Tournament
A tip top afternoon of hockey at Stonyhurst.
Girls Hockey Tour
On the first morning of Half Term, 31 excited hockey players met at school at 3am ready for 5 day adventure on Westholme’s first overseas sports tour.
English Schools XC Cup
On Tuesday 5th November the school cross-country team competed in the English Schools’ Cross-Country Cup at Stonyhurst College.
Boys’ Sports Tour 2019
Our Senior students have once again had an incredible time on annual Boys’ Sports Tour in Madrid.
Y7 and Y8 Swimming
A huge congratulations to our Y7 and Y8 swimmers who won the freestyle relay at the English Schools Championships which were held in Liverpool earlier this month.
Senior House Cross Country
The Senior House Cross Country event took place today and despite the extremely soggy conditions, it was contested with great spirit and impressive effort from everyone!
Biology Week 2019
Biology week activities have been enjoyed by many students and staff.
English Schools Fell Running Championships 2019
Lara Ingram-Weston and Theo Cains made the journey to Giggleswick School in North Yorkshire this weekend for the 2019 English Schools Fell Running Championships.
Mountain Bike Trip to Coed Llandegla
Westholme students and staff took to the hills for an epic mountain bike ride at the weekend.
EDF Power Plant Trip
The sixth form chemists and physicists had an action packed afternoon at Heysham Power Station!
Caitlin Slater
Congratulations to Y11 student Caitlin Slater, who was competing at Senior level at the Scottish Open Rhythmic Championship this weekend in Edinburgh.
Y10 Geography Trip
Geography trip to Bowness 2019
TCT SHOW
Westholme School’s GCSE and A-Level Design and Technology students have been down to the NEC in Birmingham for a TCT Show.
European Day of Languages
European Day of Languages
Manchester City Trip
On the 21st September 2019 our Years 8 and 9 football teams went to watch the English champions, Manchester City play against Watford FC.
Year 7 PGL Weekend to Winmarleigh
It is expected that the start of the Autumn term should be filled with many Westholme firsts for our Year 7 students. However this weekend our Year 7’s got to experience a first for Westholme as students, their Form Tutors, Mrs Keanely and Mrs Cowan set off for the inaugural PGL weekend away to Winmarleigh.
Charlotte wins 2019 Guild of Food Writers Competition
Congratulations to Charlotte Corrigan of Year 10, who entered a ‘Write It’ competition (15 – 18yrs) run by Pink Lady Apples and won! Not only did Charlotte receive a certificate, a stack of recipe books and a £100 book voucher, but her story is featured on the cooking magazine website, ‘delicious’.
DIY SOS
Students and Staff visited the DIY SOS site at St Silas Church in Blackburn this afternoon to deliver some of our famous Westholme biscuits for the volunteers.