Congratulations to our KS3 students, Jessica, Emily and Abigail, the winning team in the Rotary Club Youth Speaks intermediate competition. They will now go through to the next round of the competition. Miss Nelson, English Department.
John Henry Newman's journey to sainthood began when Pope Benedict XVI came to England to celebrate his beatification in 2010. The Pope made 9th October his feast day. On the 13th October 2019 in Rome, Pope Francis will declare him a saint. Our school patron will no longer be known as Blessed John Henry Newman, but Saint John Henry Newman. He is the...
The Way of the Week, All Years: He's Here! - The Nativity of Jesus As we approach Christmas, we are reflecting on: How Mary held baby Jesus, true God and true man, in her arms and prayerfully reflected on all that had happened. How Jesus was born in a manger, a feeding trough, which foreshadows Him becoming the bread of life in the Eucharist. How t...
Our new school site is well underway. Some of our students and Headteacher have been accompanying local primary school students along to visit the new site.
The PE department held a Sports Awards Evening last week recognising the efforts of students in Core PE, after school practices and inter school fixtures and events. There were a number of students who were individual winners for most committed, most improved, best all round performer and outstanding achievement. In addition to this team success wa...
The Vatican announced on Monday that Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman will be canonized on October 13 in Rome. Cardinal Newman will become Britain's first new saint since the canonization of St. John Ogilvie in 1976. We will be hosting some special events to commemorate this special event. Information about Cardinal Newman including details ...
Miss Nichol and the school gardening club releasing the butterflies. It has been such a lovely project for the students to be involved with over the past few weeks watching the caterpillars turn into butterflies.
Well done to the group of Year 8 boys who represented the school in a Carlisle schools hardball cricket competition on Friday. In soaring temperatures the boys played four games against other schools and although they lost the first three, what was pleasing was a significant improvement in batting, bowling and fielding skills as they became far mor...
In our last school week we are learning about goodness and patience, two fruits of the Holy Spirit, through the fun example of Batman. We will see that both of these fruits should inform the way that we act, and the importance of being patient with those around us and to do good acts for them.
Congratulations to the U15 girls who played at Brunton Park this afternoon and beat Trinity School in the final on penalties. Fantastic achievement!
On Monday 15 April and Tuesday 16 April Year 7's will be spending the day at Castlerigg retreat. The retreat includes a range of activities including team-building exercises, group work and individual reflection. The retreat also offers students the chance to develop friendships and their own sense of identity.
On Thursday 28 March 2019 we welcomed Year 5's from Stoneraise Primary School and St Bede's RC Primary School to take part in a carousel of workshops including Spanish, Catering and English.
Year 7 Parent's Evening is on Tuesday 11 June 2019 from 4.30 pm - 7.00 pm. Parking is available in the school yard from 4.15 pm onwards.
As we end our first year of The Way (and as Pentecost is this weekend) are going to be taking a look the Holy Spirit in a fun way. In our culture there are a lot of examples of how we should live as Christians. Some of them are good examples, and some of them are examples of what not to do. By looking at our favourite comic book superheroes we will...
On Thursday 28th February 2019 a group of Year 7 students will have the opportunity to take part in a range of fun, interactive and educational sessions assisted by current University students. The focus will be on increasing awareness of Higher Education, raising their aspirations and improve their teamwork skills.
We are proud to offer students the opportunity to enter a photography competition ran by the Rotary Club. Students are encouraged to use smart phones or digital cameras to take their photographs. Each image should be of A MAXIMUM SIZE OF 1500 x 1050 dpi. Closing date for receipt of entries is 28th February. Email Miss Brough your entries - JBr...
One of our ex students is an Associate Artist of the National Youth Theatre . He is leading on local auditions for the National Youth Theatre this summer. There is a cost involved but there is a bursary available to cover expenses. Aged 14-25 and love to perform? The National Youth Theatre want to meet you! Between January and March 2019, the Nati...
This week we remember that we are in the Year of the Eucharist which Bishop Paul began in November. The Eucharist is called the "source and summit" of our faith for it sums up all that we believe and all the other sacraments are oriented towards it. The Eucharist contains the fullness of the spiritual goods of the Christian life - namely Jesus Chri...
Thank you so much to students, staff and parents for their generous donation to the SVP food bank. Your support was very much appreciated.