Captain Alexis reports on this memorable event: On Thursday, a QEHS crew consisting of Alexis, Alex, Felix, Benji and Adam coxing travelled down to compete in the first ever Junior 4s Head in London on the Tideway. The race was held on the Friday after a long trip down. The crew boated at Cygnet Rowing Club near Barnes Bridge. The
Tynedale Orchestra are playing a concert in the main QEHS school hall on Sunday 23rd November at 2.30 pm. The performance starts with Mozart’s fantastic Don Giovanni Overture and ends with Sibelius’s majestic 2nd Symphony. This is an excellent opportunity for our students to hear classical music. Tickets are only £1 for under 18s and students.
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Our Year 9 boys kicked off their winning streak on Tuesday night with a brilliant 4–1 victory over Seaton Valley Federation! The team put in an outstanding performance. Goals came from Callum J (2), Olly S, and James R. Great job, lads — hopefully the first of many wins this season! ⚽👏 Respect. Engage. Aspire.
FootballUnder 18 football team beat St Thomas More, North Shields by 5 goals to nil. An excellent performance in what was a shortened game. RugbyThe under 15 rugby team won all 3 games and won the 10 a side tournament at Bede Academy, Blyth. Well done boys! SwimmingGood luck to the 4 students (Adam B, Thomas B, Archie H, Lloyd V)
On 6th November our cross country runners made the journey down to Stewart Park in Middlesbrough for the Regional Round of the English Schools Cross Country Cup, which is a team event. The conditions were good, leading to some excellent individual and overall team results. All 3 QEHS teams qualified for the National competition in Warwickshire at the start of December. In
Last weekend saw QEHS rowing competing at Durham LDS and SBH. Captain Beth reports: QEHS rowing travelled to Durham for the 1.8k Durham Head. Although a shorter course than the usual 5k head, what Durham lacks in distance it makes up for in complex steering. Halfway down the course is the infamous Elvet Bridge – a narrow arch bridge which
Staff and students at Hexham Middle School and Queen Elizabeth High School have been working with Tynedale’s Bicycle Mayor, David Dixon, to launch an exciting new initiative for Hexham’s young people: a ‘Bike Bus’ to enable students to cycle through Hexham to school safely as part of a supervised group. Ahead of a trial of the initiative on Friday 14
Youth Cabinet & Youth Parliament Elections 2025 Would you like to have your voice heard on issues that matter to young people? If you’re in Years 7–13, this is your chance to represent your peers! Find out more about Youth Cabinet (NCC Website) Find out more about Youth Parliament (NCC Website) The deadline to sign up is the 23rd December. Scan
