Thanks to the support of parents and Tynedale Harriers, last week, QEHS students attended the English School’s 1st Round of the Cross Country Teams Event. All runners gave outstanding effort to achieve fantastic results in all races and were an absolute credit in terms of their conduct and aspirations. The intermediate boys team finished in 1st place (with two QEHS
LRC Recommended Read Nevertheless She Persisted by Jon Walter Two Sisters. Two Choices. One crucial moment in history. When is it right to break the rules? #Respect #Engage #Aspire
What an unforgettable day— yesterday, twenty of our students sat enraptured in the glowing presence of GAIA inside Hexham Abbey, listening to Simeon Walker breathe life into the silence with his piano. Under that vast, luminous orb of Earth, every note he played felt like a dialogue with the cosmos. ✨ From gentle, crystalline whispers to surging waves of emotion,
In memory of Holly This week a plaque was unveiled in memory of Holly Newton. Holly was a student at the high school who was murdered in 2023. Students at QE contributed to the creation of the plaque through their artwork which was inspired by Holly’s memory. They were there on Thursday for the unveiling.
Our Samling Singing Schools project is now underway with over 50 students taking part. The students will be receiving tuition from Samling artist and tutor Miranda Wright and in the first session learned some breathing and posture techniques as well as how to add some energy into their singing. Respect. Engage. Aspire. Samling Singing Schools Workhop – (external YouTube link)
Save the Date! Our Sixth Form Open Evening is taking place next month. Thursday 13th November from 4.45pm-7.30pm The event is open to students in year 11 and their parents/carers.
Over the last couple of weeks, we have had some outstanding rugby achievements in the Northumberland County Cup Finals. Year 9A strong year 9 team won all their games with dominant performances against NSB, Duchess and Ponteland. Some outstanding rugby played throughout all 3 games. A fantastic achievement in such an early stage of their QEHS lives. Well done to
The Y10’s were in action last night against NCEA Dukes and were excellent, particularly in the first half. The team were fully in control of the game and a fantastic 6 goal brace from Dan C meant the first game of the season was a winning one, the first strike being the best for me, a low powerful shot from
The Year 9 netball team took part in the Northumberland netball tournament at Bede Academy. They went unbeaten all day and will represent Northumberland at the regional tournament in January. The team consisted of:Scarlett, Isabella, Frankie, Faye, Mia, Josie, Annabelle and Ava Well done team! 👏👏 Respect. Engage. Aspire.
