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Year 11 Rise to the Challenge!
Year 11 pupils have once again achieved excellent results in this year’s GCSE examinations.
Sunshine at Scotsman’s Flash
The sun shone for the second DARE trip of the year and the forty students were glad of the warm weather for their canoeing lesson at Scotsman’s Flash on Friday 28th June.
Meet our Catholic School Direct trainee mentors
This is the St Edmund Arrowsmith team of mentors for next year's cohort of Wigan and West Lancashire Catholic School Direct trainee teachers.
Sports Day Doesn't Disappoint
A false start to our annual sports day the day before due to the great British weather, saw the competitors raring to go on a cloudy but muggy afternoon. Following an ice cream from the always-busy ice cream van, we let our roving reporters off the leash to record the highlights of the day. This is what they had to say:
Meet our new Head Boy and Head Girl
Following a very rigorous process, we are delighted to introduce to you our new Head Boy and Head Girl! We caught up with them earlier in the week, when the news was still sinking in, and asked them for their thoughts. As you can see by their responses below, they are extremely articulate young people who have thrown themselves wholeheartedly into all aspects of school life and fully deserve this accolade.
Transition gets a mini re-vamp
Pupils and staff in our Transition Room were over the moon with the delivery of the brand-new tables and chairs, kindly funded by our hard-working PTA.
Who DARES Wins!
45 pupils went on St Edmund Arrowsmith High School’s first ever DARE trip on Thursday May 9th after staff in assemblies dared Key Stage 3 students to try something new or to push themselves out of their comfort zones.
Holly and Mia Grab the Gold!
On the weekend of 4th May we, (Holly Williams and Mia Ellison) represented school at the British Schools Gymnastics Finals. We are both competitive gymnasts and train fourteen hours per week.
A Spiritual Uplift for Year 11
On Wednesday 8th May, Year 11 pupils, teachers, congregation, and friends and family alike, gathered at St Oswald’s Church for the annual Leavers’ Mass, this year celebrating St Edmund Arrowsmith’s Class of 2019.
It all adds up...
On Tuesday, 26th March, Robert Morris, Lily Wyatt, Charlotte Mulhearn and Josh Littler went on a trip with Mr Caldwell to St Edwards College in Liverpool to participate in the 2019 UKMT Maths Challenge.
Visit to our partner school in South Africa over the Easter Holiday
We landed in Johannesburg at 9.00am on Friday 5th April, having spent Thursday night in the air, doing our best to get some sleep during the 13 hour flight! Have you ever tried sleeping sitting up? We found it is almost impossible to sleep for longer than 20 minutes at a time.
Rugby League Stars Return
It was fantastic to welcome back to the school three of our former pupils who have gone on to play starring roles for their clubs and country in rugby league. Oliver Gildart, Joe Burgess and Luke Thompson.