“Today’s GCSE success is testament to the true Westholme spirit” says Westholme Principal, Dr Richard Robson.
Senior School
Mark’s National Swimming Success
Huge congratulations to Mark, who recently finished Year 10 and will be moving into Year 11 in September, for his superb performance at the recent National Swimming Finals.
Celebrating a fantastic academic year!
On Friday, 8 July we celebrated the achievements of our students with our annual Senior Prize Giving ceremony in the Croston Theatre.
Annual Art & Photography Exhibition
On June 22 we were delighted to showcase the artistic abilities of our amazingly talented students in the annual Art & Photography Exhibition.
Student Trip – 3D Design and Manufacturing Conference, Birmingham
Written by Mr Walker, Director of Creative Arts & Technology
Attendees of both Design & Technology and Computer Science Clubs were treated to a day out at the NEC Birmingham for the TCT 3Sixty event.
A Royal Celebration!
This year we celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in style across both the Prep School and Senior School.
Music to put a Spring in your Step
On Thursday evening we had the pleasure of welcoming everyone to our annual Spring Concert.
House Debating Competition 2022
The House Debating Competition has been an exciting week in the Westholme calendar. Students from Year 11 – 13 prepared and delivered robust and challenging arguments on a range of subjects.
Holistic Awards
The Westholme Holistic Award programme has continued this term after it’s successful launch last year, and since the new year students at the Senior School have been busy working hard to achieve their Bronze, Silver and Gold awards.
Computer Science Talk – Bitcoin, NFTs and the Metaverse
Last week, Mr McConnon, Mrs McConnon’s husband, who is a Director of Global Services at Juniper Networks, came into school on Tuesday to talk to GCSE & A level Computer Science students about Bitcoin, NFTs and the Metaverse.
Amnesty Human Rights Leaders
Earlier on this term, the Amnesty Human Rights Group made up of members of our INSPIRED Sixth Form gave up one of their human rights for the day, to raise money for people currently suffering in Afghanistan.
County Success For Elizabeth
Earlier on this week, Elizabeth (Year 8) heard the news that she had been selected for the U14 County Cup team.
International Debut for Molly
Congratulations to Molly, our Sports Captain and INSPIRED Sixth Former for making her international Show jumping debut! Molly flew out to Portugal and competed in her first International competition. She wrote about her experience below:
Ian Murphy – Artist in Residence Workshop
On Friday 4th March, 46 Art students in Years 9, 10, 11 and 12 were afforded the exciting opportunity of working alongside a practising artist for the entire day.
UKMT Challenges
At the end of our assembly to celebrate International Pi Day on Monday 14 March, certificates were handed out for the UKMT Challenges. The challenges are lively, intriguing multiple choice question papers designed to stimulate interest in mathematics. Receiving a silver or gold certificate puts students in the top 5% nationally.
International Pi Day 2022!
Monday 14th March was International Day of Mathematics and Mathematical Pi day. The reason why this date is chosen is because it links to the first 3 digits of π.
National Careers Week 2022
Between March 7 – March 12 was National Careers Week, and there were several things that were made available to students throughout organised by Head of Careers Mrs Hibberd. In addition, there were also online events including the NCW Virtual Careers Fair that students could attend ‘virtually’.
World Book Day 2022
Last week, Westholme students celebrated World Book Day in a variety of ways. Students across the Senior School were celebrating by decorating their form class doors in a literary style!
Chinese New Year Celebrations
Happy Chinese New Year!
Student Food Council Meeting
On Wednesday, the food council met for the first time since Christmas to discuss new menu items on the agenda. Members were asked for feedback from their Year groups and the consensus was that the new menus had been enjoyed.