Taylor was thrilled to bring his Artwork to the Ambition pop-up stall this week!
Students continue to show pride in their learning and the Ambition pop-up stall is an opportunity to showcase work they have shown ambition in.
Our Year 7 students enjoyed 'Talk-eoke' with Marsden Heights on Tuesday this week. Students demonstrated our core values of ambition and respect, whilst listening to other people's views and opinions. They debated on the topics of divisions in society and how we can break stereotypes to come together with people of different backgrounds. Well done to Year 7!
Last weekend, Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh Silver students participated in their practice walk, and what a day it was for it!
This week, some of our STEM Ambassadors helped read, review and judge this year’s prestigious Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, showing great ambition and collaboration.
This also means we’ve got 6 brilliant brand new books for the library!
‘The wild life of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals’ was judged to be our winner, with the overall national winner tbc in April.
For this week’s Workplace Wednesday, we visited Safran in Burnley with 14 of our antastic Year 8 students! They had a full tour of the site and asked some brilliant questions, really impressing Steve and the team who showed us around. Our students were fascinated by the wide range of opportunities available, making it a truly valuable experience. Miss Barker was incredibly proud of every student who attended and represented the school so well, lots of park points were given out this week!
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Congratulations to our Year 11 GCSE Music pupils who successfully completed their composition controlled assessment this week.
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Great creative and decorate an egg for Easter. Prizes for the top three designs.
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Year 7 have been exploring Cubism in art. They have designed some outstanding Cubist self-portraits.
A huge well done to our Sports Leaders who did an outstanding job helping to deliver an Indoor Athletics competition for local primary schools. With 11 leaders supporting an event involving 9 primary schools, their organisation, communication, and leadership skills were incredibly impressive. The leaders helped run events, such as the javelin, triple jump and vertical jump. The leaders helped guide participants and ensure the competition ran smoothly throughout the day. Their enthusiasm and professionalism created a positive and enjoyable experience for all the young athletes taking part. Opportunities like this are fantastic for developing leadership, confidence, and teamwork, and the group represented Park High brilliantly. Well done to everyone involved!
With the continued rise of girls’ football at Park High, three teams were entered into the Pendle Tournament. The competition was split into A and B leagues, and we are proud to celebrate that both our Park won their respective leagues. A total of 21 students represented the school, showcasing excellent technical ability and teamwork. For many, this was their first experience of competitive school football, making the achievement even more impressive. Across all fixtures against schools from around Pendle, there was only one defeat, with the remainder resulting in wins — a fantastic reflection of the girls’ quality, determination, and consistency throughout the tournament. Several individual performances deserve special recognition. Iona has shown significant improvement in goal, conceding just two goals across the tournament. Her reaction time and agility were instrumental in helping to win the tournament. Paige’s vision and game intelligence were a joy to watch, allowing her to read the game effectively, defend with composure, and instil confidence in her teammates. Finally, twins Evie and Indi demonstrated outstanding determination and work ethic. Their relentless pressure gave opponents very little time on the ball, and their mental strength complemented their technical ability superbly. Congratulations to all three teams and every player who represented Park High — a fantastic achievement, with many more successes to come.
Our Year 8 girls recently enjoyed a friendly fixture against South Craven School, who are now part of Apex Collaborative Trust, same as Park High School. It was fantastic to see both schools come together to organise this event following South Craven’s recent joining of the trust. Two 7-a-side teams took part, and all the girls showcased their sporting talent, teamwork, and enthusiasm throughout the games. It was a great opportunity for players from both schools to compete, enjoy the game, and build new sporting connections. A special mention goes to Lacie, who scored an impressive hat-trick, as well as Lottie, who made a brilliant return to football after recovering from a broken arm. Betsy also deserves recognition for her clever movement and determination when winning tackles throughout the match. It was a fantastic afternoon of football, and we look forward to organising many more fixtures with South Craven in the future.