During the May half term, 35 students from years 8 and 9 had the opportunity to go out to Disneyland Paris for a performing arts experience. Students arrived early on the first day at Disneyland France where they were greeted at the cast entrance of Disneyland and taken behind the scenes of where the performers rehearse for their performances. The …
On Thursday 22nd June, we had our summer showcase ‘Night at the Musicals’ and what a spectacular night it was with a cast of over 50 students involved. The evening was hosted by two year 7 students who did an amazing job keeping the audience entertained throughout the evening and introduced our array of acts. We had live music performances …
On Friday 5th May, nine of our Year 10 Engineering students went to Kirklees College Engineering Centre. First of all, the students were given a tour by some of the college tutors. It was great to see the wide range of facilities and get a glimpse into college life. Then, they went to three different sessions: Practical beam analysis, materials …
The annual Rotary Technology Tournament was hosted by Greenhead College this year. Eight of our students, from the Engineering Club took part, split into two teams. Team One: Tim Spencer, Daniel Smith, Iwan Gibson, Will Peacock. Team Two: James Palmer, Lara Exley, Imogen York, Oshini Chanaya Ramanayake. The task was to create a vehicle which could travel along a string, …
Y7 and Y8 pupils took part in a workshop held in the DT department. Professional Artist, Trafford Parsons has been working with a number of Kirklees schools, creating designs with pupils, which will be printed on large banners and displayed in St. George’s Square in Huddersfield town centre to mark the King’s coronation. They were brilliantly behaved, produced some great …
The Engineering Club have been busy this half term, working on a collection point for plastic bottle tops. The bottle tops would normally be thrown away causing plastic pollution, unnecessary landfill and wasted valuable resources. The bottle tops collected, will be melted down and made into fun and useable products. The sustainability project will raise environmental awareness and team work …
The drama department had a fantastic visit from the ‘Stage-ed’ theatre company, who gave our Year 11s a brilliant workshop on ‘Blood Brothers’. One of the GCSE spec musicals. Well done to all involved
A fantastic Winter Showcase, another performance to a sold out audience. The showcase had a fantastic atmosphere and definitely got the buzz of Christmas spirit going. With a variety of singers, actors, dancers and musicians the night was a brilliant variety of talent. It was also a pleasure to be supported at the showcase by Reinwood Junior School, performing extracts …
The Y11 GCSE Drama students performed their devised performances before October half term, and what a spectacular amount of talent they have! Pupils have been working very hard in after-school rehearsals and in lessons to ensure their work was of a high standard. These performances count as part of their actual GCSE grade and we couldn’t be prouder of what …
Thank you to everyone who came and supported our students at this year’s talent show. We had a sell-out crowd, and I’m sure you will agree that the talent was phenomenal this year. The winners of the talent show this year are as follows: KS3 runner up: Katie Holdt Y9 KS3 Judges Winner: Calum Wilson Y8 KS3 Audience Winner: Mahsa …