Whitgift School News
Here you can find the latest news and announcements from Whitgift School.
| Valentines Ball 2010 Love was certainly in the air at the annual Valentine's ball in February 2010. |
| Maths News New Maths Award The Findus Group kindly sponsored a new award for Whitgift's Awards Evening earlier this term. |
| Sporting Highlights 2009 Football The Year 11 football team played Healing and came from 2-0 down to draw 3-3 with a late goal from Danny Jaycock. |
| Hospitality Highlights 2009 Cooking Competition Four students entered a national cooking competition run by the Meat Education Board. |
| Aim Higher In October, some of our Year 9 and Year 11 boys attended an event at the Beachcomber,Humberston, entitled ‘What's the decimal point of it all?' where they learned about the relevance of Maths in the workplace. |
| The 'Get Real Food' Show All of our KS3 students attended the ‘Get Real Food Show' in September, where they learnt the grim truth behind what really goes into making convenience and fast foods. |
| 'BBC Blast!' At Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education In September some lucky students attended three exciting workshops at Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education , organised by the BBC. |
| Anti Cyber Bullying Campaign Year 8 students had the opportunity to enter a competition organised by NE Lincs Council's Anti Bullying Team, lead by Val Puncher, to create a slogan to help combat Cyber Bullying. |
| Safety Awareness During their Core Studies lessons, year 8 have had two visits from external organisations regarding Road and Fire Safety. |
| Annual Awards Evening 2009 Grimsby Town Hall - Monday 23rd November 2009 140 students were presented with Awards at our Annual Awards Evening, held at Grimsby Town Hall, by special guest Roger Edwardson, Deputy Director of Learning for N. |
| Course Work Deadlines A reminder to students that their subject coursework is required by the dates below. |
| ACE Day The University of Hull The annual Aimhigher event saw forty Year 9 students, accompanied by Miss Glaves, spend the day with undergraduates from The University of Hull. |
| Aimhigher Roadshow 30th June 2009 The ‘Aimhigher Roadshow’ visited |
| Find Your Way Residential University of York 22nd & 23rd April Twelve of our Gifted and Talented Year 10 students participated in an overnight residential experience at The University of York St John as part of the ‘Find Your Way’ Excellence Hub Project. |
| Humberside Police Lifestyle PCSO Mike Eckley held special assemblies for Year 7 and Year 8 students to outline the objectives of the project – and of course the prizes on offer for the winning teams. |
| Comenius Student Games 1st - 5th May Our Comenius Partner schools and a number of their students visited us for five days at the beginning of May, where the main focus of the event was our Comenius Students Games, held in Whitgift’s Sports Hall. |
| Samaurai Hearts Some of our year 7 and 8 students have had the opportunity to participate in Self Defence and Judo with Andy Abernethie (Samaurai Hearts) on Monday afternoons. |
| Year 7 Visit to the Lincolnshire Show 25th June 09 Year 7 spent a sunny and enjoyable day at The Lincolnshire Show. |
| Army RCL Visit Grimsby Docks 10th July 2009 Mr Carrington and Mr Mills, along with Grimsby Evening Telegraph Journalists Peter Craig and Jon Corken, accompanied sixteen Year 10 students aboard an Army RCL Boat (Ramped Craft Logistics) The two hour sessions included a tour of the vessel and the Engine Room, and the opportunity to work the fire hoses. |
| Purple People Day World Record Attempt 3rd July A huge thank you to all the students and staff who helped to raise £198 for Jessie’s Fund by participating in our Purple People World Record attempt. |
| 3rd Annual College Sports Day Tuesday 14th July Our thirds Annual College Sports day was a great success, with all students participating in some great events such as Space Hopper and Running Backwards Races, Spin and Stagger and Pogo Challenges. |
| College News July 2009 Mentor Group Changes 2009 - 2010 Following the renaming of our three Colleges last September, we will be renaming our Mentor Groups from September 2009. |
| Year 8 Eco Challenge, Malham, North Yorkshire Friday 13th - Monday 16th March 2009 Miss Thomas, Mr Steeper and Miss Daly accompanied thirty Year 8 students to Malham Tarn Field Centre, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. |
| Science Scene of the Crime The local community Police Officer stood guarding the door to the science prep room which had been taped up with police tape. |
| Hospitality and Catering Children In Need The group worked very hard to produce Pudsey shaped cookies and fairy cakes in aid of Children In Need. |
| Sports Stars! The Whitgift sports teams have been in action again this term. |
| Whitgift School goes Facebook (TM) ! Whitgift School now has its' own official group on social networking site ‘Facebook'TM. |
| Whitgift School Prom 2008 2008's Whitgift Year 11 Leavers' Prom was held on 21st June at the Habrough Hotel. |
| Exam Results |
| Ofsted Inspection May 2008 Following the recent ofsted inspection Whitgift school continues to improve. |
| Year 10 Comenius Students Visit Ettenheim, Germany Comenius Update: Year 10 Comenius Students Visit Ettenheim, Germany for International Student Conference Twelve year 10 students, accompanied by Miss Glaves and Mr Carrington visited our partner school in Ettenheim, Germany from 31st March - 3rd April to participate in the year 2 Comenius International Student Conference, along with students from our partner schools in Italy and Norway. |
| Preparing for your SATS in 2008 Whitgift School have added a booklet to the school website for all students called 'Preparing for your SATS in 2008'. |
| New Web Site Launched Whitgift School are pleased to announce the launch of our new web site. |
| 2007 Whitgift School Prom The 2007 Whitgift School Prom was held at The Oaklands Hotel, Laceby on Wed 27th June. |