27 QEHS Rowing club athletes qualified to represent the Northern region at the junior Inter-regional regatta, held at Nottingham. The JIRR event is a competition for the best crews from all the regions of England, Wales and Scotland. This was a record number of QEHS athletes selected to represent the region. All crews participate in a time trial in the
Last week our Duke of Edinburgh Award Bronze and Silver participants went on a practice walk from school to the Dipton Burn. A big thanks to all students who got stuck in (the mud!) and staff for volunteering their time. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Year 12 drama students performed their fantastic devised plays on Thursday evening before we broke up for Easter. Their hard work and commitment really paid off and they should be very proud of the pieces they made. Students were given a stimulus of an extract from a play, The Visit, and using a Brecht style, they came up with their
Our sixth form BTEC and A-level Biologists are having a fantastic time this morning taking part in a “Mini Medics” workshop. Activities include using an ECG machine, using an ultra sound machine to find out if their bones are still growing, and taking fake blood from a phlebotomy arm. They are expanding their horizons in terms of the available careers
This week’s recommended read from the LRC is Scythe, by Neal Shusterman. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Roll up for the Big Sing in the QEHS Hall this Friday, April 26th, at 7 p.m! There is till time to get your ticket for a toe-tapping night of iconic songs from musical theatre.The QEHS PTFA will be providing a variety of refreshments on the night. https://www.facebook.com/hexhamstagesocietyQEHS Parent, Teacher & Friends Association – Hexham
The Spring Concert was a great success, with a great deal of variety in styles of music from Baroque to Rock and from Choirs to Ceilidh groups.The mid-concert change of venue from the Wintergardens for the acoustic music to the Hydro Hall, really helped the change in atmosphere for the two very different parts of the evening.Many thanks to Dave
Year 10 dance students enjoyed an end of term trip to the Theatre Royal, Newcastle to see a magical production of ‘Edward Scissorhands’ choreographed by Matthew Bourne, New Adventures. It was wonderful to see a large-scale dance theatre production of the bittersweet story of an incomplete boy left alone in a strange new world. The students were inspired by the
Sixth form students James A and Ben S have organised a Hustings event encouraging young people to get involved in politics ahead of the general election. Meet and ask our parliamentary candidates your questions at QEHS on Friday 26th April 11:20am to 12:30pm. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
