During April Welshpool High School welcomed Sakhya and Kavita into the school to speak with pupils from year 9-11 about the beliefs and practices of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma). Throughout the day pupils enjoyed dressing up as some of the Hindu gods/goddesses and hearing about the symbolism associated with the objects they carry. During the afternoon, year 9 pupils witnessed the re-enactment of a Hindu wedding. This involved the bride wearing a red and gold sari and having her hands decorated with symbolic henna patterns. The couple literally 'tied the knot' on their clothes to represent their joining together and took 7 steps around the havan (sacred fire) to demonstrate their promises and hope for the marriage. The bridegroom finally gave a necklace to his bride (to be worn every day as a symbol of their marriage).
We are delighted to announce that
Amber Pryce from Year 8 has won second
prize for the Montgomeryshire Society
competition. The Art department entered
her piece for the annual Montgomeryshire Society competition along with several
others students work from Welshpool High school. The competition is open to all
students in Montgomeryshire schools. Congratulations and Di'awn Amber!
Also taking part was Bethan Hughes who did incredibly well to take first prize in the
Montgomeryshire Society English writing competition. The representatives of the
society commented that the competition had been extremely strong and it is a credit to her talent and effort that she achieved this
impressive result in group C (Years 11-13).
Her result is even more impressive when you consider that she would have been competing against sixth form pupils in this category. Bethan is a hard working pupil in English and
should be very proud of her achievement.
We will be discussing railway safety during form time and PSE. We will be using this live interactive broadcast to help young people stay safe on the railway. This broadcast is suitable for students aged 11-18. Click here to view
On Monday, 3rd December, Mr Toal, Headteacher opened the newly re-furbished Sixth Form Common Room. Students expressed their delight in having a trendy, American-style diner environment, where they can meet and study.
Bethany Mottram was the winner of the school finals for the Rotary Young Chef Competition. Judged by Chef Brian Jones from Bistro 7 in the Dragon Montgomery. She will go on to compete in the area finals in February 2019.
The micro:bit is designed by the BBC for use in computer education in the UK. It has motion detection, a built in compass and Bluetooth technology. Micro:bit programming is now delivered as part of our Key Stage 3 ICT and Computer Science curriculum. For more information on the BBC micro:bit, visit the website.
During April Welshpool High School welcomed Sakhya and Kavita into the school to speak with pupils from year 9-11 about the beliefs and practices of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma). Throughout the day pupils enjoyed dressing up as some of the Hindu gods/goddesses and hearing about the symbolism associated with the objects they carry. During the afternoon, year 9 pupils witnessed the re-enactment of a Hindu wedding. This involved the bride wearing a red and gold sari and having her hands decorated with symbolic henna patterns. The couple literally 'tied the knot' on their clothes to represent their joining together and took 7 steps around the havan (sacred fire) to demonstrate their promises and hope for the marriage. The bridegroom finally gave a necklace to his bride (to be worn every day as a symbol of their marriage).
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We are delighted to announce that Amber Pryce from Year 8 has won second prize for the Montgomeryshire Society competition. The Art department entered her piece for the annual Montgomeryshire Society competition along with several others students work from Welshpool High school. The competition is open to all students in Montgomeryshire schools. Congratulations and Di'awn Amber!
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Also taking part was Bethan Hughes who did incredibly well to take first prize in the Montgomeryshire Society English writing competition. The representatives of the society commented that the competition had been extremely strong and it is a credit to her talent and effort that she achieved this impressive result in group C (Years 11-13). Her result is even more impressive when you consider that she would have been competing against sixth form pupils in this category. Bethan is a hard working pupil in English and should be very proud of her achievement.
We will be discussing railway safety during form time and PSE. We will be using this live interactive broadcast to help young people stay safe on the railway. This broadcast is suitable for students aged 11-18. Click here to view
On Monday, 3rd December, Mr Toal, Headteacher opened the newly re-furbished Sixth Form Common Room. Students expressed their delight in having a trendy, American-style diner environment, where they can meet and study.
Bethany Mottram was the winner of the school finals for the Rotary Young Chef Competition. Judged by Chef Brian Jones from Bistro 7 in the Dragon Montgomery. She will go on to compete in the area finals in February 2019.
Please CLICK HERE for a copy of our Winter Newsletter
Please CLICK HERE for a copy of our Summer Newsletter
Please CLICK HERE for a copy of our Spring Newsletter
The school operates a cashless system. To access the Parent Pay Website CLICK HERE.
The micro:bit is designed by the BBC for use in computer education in the UK. It has motion detection, a built in compass and Bluetooth technology. Micro:bit programming is now delivered as part of our Key Stage 3 ICT and Computer Science curriculum. For more information on the BBC micro:bit, visit the website.