Welcome to the latest news from Woking High School

Duke of Edinburgh's Award - Woking Presentation Evening

Presentation evening is on Tuesday 30th March at the HG Wells Suite in Woking at 7 - for 7.30. Both Mayors of Woking and Runnymede will be there, and the guest speaker is Garry Richardson, BBC sports commentator.

Woking High School Instrumental and Vocal Competition
Wednesday 17th March, 7.00 pm

On Wednesday 17 March, the school will host an evening of music with proceeds in aid of Cystic Fibrosis and Woking High School Music Performance Fund. This special instrumental and vocal competition will witness performances in various categories including brass, woodwind, percussion, strings, voice and pianoforte. Students throughout the school have auditioned to enter this competition and will be given the opportunity to perform in public, for the first time in some instances.

During the evening, competition entries will be interspersed with music provided by various ensembles, including Woking High School Windband, the String Ensemble and the School Choir, Vocalise.

Special guest judges have been invited to listen and deliberate before awarding certificates, and the 'Lorna Paterson Award for Special Achievement in Music’. This competition helps to promote even higher standards of musicianship from the talented musicians at Woking High School as well as raising funds for a worthy charity.

Tickets are priced at £2 for concessions and £5 for adults and are available from the Main Office, payable by cash or cheque. Tickets can also be purchased on the door.

Last years outstanding winner, Alex Campbell, will perform on piano as a special guest, before handing over the Lorna Paterson Cup to the overall winner.

Please support this fantastic event.

Please click here to view the promotional poster.

Home Access is a government drive to help ensure more children in low income families have access to a computer and the internet at home to support their learning. If you’re a low income family you could get a grant for: • a computer • one year’s internet access • service, safety features and support. There are no hidden catches and no financial tie-ins.
Please click here to find out more in the Home Access general leaflet Please click here to view the School poster promoting Home Access

Christmas - February Half Term 2010 Sporting Results

Boys Badminton
KS3 v Tomlinscote lost 1-4; v Collingwood won 5-0; 2nd overall

Boys Basketball
Year 9 v BDB – won 64-13
Year 9 v Tiffin – lost 32-33
Year 9 v Kings – won 64-19
Year 11 v SJB – lost 26-53

Boys Football
Year 8 v Winston – draw 1-1 (match abandoned)
Year 9 v SJB – won 6-1

Boys Rugby
Year 7 Tournament - v Gravney draw 5-5; v Shirley High won 20-0 (through to regional finals)
Year 7 v SJB – won 19-15

Girls Football
Year 7 v Woolmer Hill – draw 2-2

Girls Badminton
KS3 v Winston won 3-2; v Collingwood won 4-1; v Kings won 5-0; 1st overall

KS3 v Howard of Effingham lost 2-3; v Guildford High won 4-1; v Therfield lost 1-4; play-offs v Howard of Effingham lost 2-3; 4th in county

Girls Basketball
Year 7 Woking & District Tournament #3 – v Winston won 6-2; v Kings won 12-0; v George Abbott won 8-2; v BDB won 8-0; v Fullbrook won 6-2; v Collingwood won 6-2. Woking & District Winners

Year 9 v Collingwood – won 44-4
Year 9 v Fullbrook – 71-8
Year 10 v Fullbrook – 29-8
Year 11 v Fullbrook – 44-26
Year 11 v Collingwood – won 34-4
Year 11 v Dr Challoner High School (Nationals) – lost 22-35
Year 11 v George Abbott – lost 19-28
Year 11 v Kings – won 30-22

Girls Rugby
Year 7 Tournament - v Raynes Park won 25-20; v Whitton lost 20-25
Year 8&9 Tournament – v Whitton won 30-0; v Winston lost 0-15

Girls Netball
Year 9 Tournament - v Reigate lost 3-13; v Greenacre won 5-0; v Guildford High lost 1-13; v Sir Willaim Perkins won 7-4; Waldingham won 11-4

Girls Trampolining
Year 7 - 3rd overall in NorthWest & Mid Surrey Competition (Individually: Kayleigh Anders 7th, Holly Barnes 14th, Lydia Ciccone 20th, Kathryn Hall 33rd)

Girls Gymnastics
Year 7 - 3rd overall in NorthWest Surrey (Holly Barnes – 3rd vault; Lydia Ciccone – 2nd vault)
Year 8 – 4th overall in NorthWest Surrey (Lucy Nicholls – 3rd vault)

Athletics
Year 7 Sportshall Athletics – 1st overall

Swimming
Year 8/9 Surrey individual Championships – Ollie Weedon 1st 100m Backstroke (Broke County record by 3 secs, Broke PB by 1sec)
Year 10/11 Surrey individual Championships – Katherine Robbings 2nd 100m Butterfly (Broke PB by 1 sec)

Peer Mentoring

As of Tuesday 9th February the Year 10 Peer Supporters team will be providing support and guidance for selected Year 7 students. Mentoring sessions are on a weekly basis and take place in the Study Centre at 9.00am.

Canterbury Visit

Year 8 Canterbury Visit is on March 17th and April 30th. Please see Mrs Norman or Mr Sharples for a letter. You will also be able to download a letter from FROG shortly.

Congratulations to our Year 7 and Year 9 Girls

Year 7 Girls are now District Winners! Played 3 separate tournaments and won them all - currently undefeated. Team: Olivia Palmer (c), Holly Barnes, Marianne Finney, Emma Judd, Chloe Alexis, Jenny Kirk, Sophie Maher, Valli McAdam, Monika Redman, Tess Weedon

Year 9 Girls are now District Winners and have qualified into the National Competition starting after half term. Team: Misha Blair (c), Eleanor Cudby, Helen Finney, Elle Hardman, Hannah Lickfold, Amy MacCallum, Natalie Maher, Jade McEntee, Charlotte Rosser, Abbie Taylor, Natalie Wood Results: v George Abbott - won 21-6; v Winston won 23-6; v Collingwood won 44-4; v Fullbrook won 71-8

Congratulations to our Year 7 and Year 8 Boys

We are proud to announce our Year 7 and 8 Boys WON the District basketball finals. Well Done everyone! Please see the attached results and also the winning teams.

Please click here to view the Year 7 Boys Basketball scores
Please click here to view the Year 8 Boys Basketball scores

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Congratulations Woking High School on achieving the Full Investors in Careers Award

Year 7 Feedback Evening - Internet safety presentation and subject abbreviation codes

On Tuesday 29th September we held our Year 7 feedback evening. A number of parents requested a key to the subject abbreviations used on the student timetables. Please click here.

We have also attached a copy of the Internet safety presentation for your information. Please click here.

Important notice for all 28 Bus Users

We can now confirm that Arriva have agreed to amend their timetables to facilitate a bus in the morning from the Goldsworth Park area towards Horsell, on schooldays ONLY.

Their existing service 134 which runs from Camberley to Guildford via Knaphill, Littlewick Road, Horsell and Woking is to be diverted from 5 October to operate via the "old" bus 28 route between Knaphill and Horsell High Street via Goldsworth Park. It is timed to leave the Waitrose stop at 0800 so the times at the other stops can be estimated accordingly.

Although the bus will reach Horsell somewhat earlier than the 28 used to, it leaves time for students to walk up to the school. It has been suggested that this new bus would be better than nothing at all or relying on taking a 91 to Woking and changing, or a 91 to Sythwood and then walking. Unfortunately, we understand the County Council is not in a position to provide anything further.

A Dyer
Vice Principal

New Academic Year 2009 - 2010

Welcome back to all staff and students for the new term. After an excellent set of GCSE results this year we are looking to further improve upon these results by the end of 2010. Please click here to view our results.

All year 7 and year 10 students start on Friday 4th September. Years 8, 9 and 11 will return on Monday 7th September.

Latest Swine Flu update - 15.07.09

Please click here to view the latest letter sent to all parents (dated 15.07.09).

Surrey Schools Response to Swine Flu

All Surrey Schools have received the following advice from the HPA:

Please see the attached posters that offer additional advice and guidance

NHS - Catch It, Bin It, Kill It

NHS - Effective Hand Washing

Free School Meals

Is your family eligible for free school meals? Please click here to see the guidance and claim form, or ring Mrs Harman on 01483 888447 extension 218.

If you are eligible, the £1.95 per day cost of a cooked meal, is credited to the student's cashless catering card. But don't forget, you have to provide evidence you are still in receipt of benefit, at the beginning of each term, or we can not continue to provide a free meal.