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Restart a Heart Day at NHGS
Today, our Year 7 students have taken part in Restart a Heart Day, learning vital, potentially life-saving skills that could help them make a real difference in an emergency.
✨Celebrating our National Poetry Day winners! ✨
The winners of Mrs Moody’s National Poetry Day competition have been presented with their certificates. This year’s theme was WONDER, inspiring some fantastic poetic creativity.
👏 Congratulations to Ella! 👏
We’re delighted that Y8 student, Ella, has won the Best Character Award in the Historical Association’s Write Your Own Historical Fiction competition 2026.
Her story, Two Girls, Two Sides, Two Lives, One War, is set during the English Civil War and follows two girls from opposing sides of the conflict. The judges praised Ella’s ability to bring her characters to life, saying they “instantly leap off the page”. Well done, Ella🌟
Read more about the competition, the winning entries and download Ella's story: history.org.uk/secondary/cat…
Tomorrow (10 October) is #WorldMentalHealthDay.
At NHGS, student well-being is central. This week, students have been sharing practical ways to support positive mental health, from exercise and time in nature to kindness and noticing life’s little positives.
As part of our Community Calendar, students have been researching and presenting top tips to help their peers navigate life and support others.
A big thank you to our Y7 parents & carers who joined us for our Welcome Event! We loved sharing more about life at NHGS and our fantastic PA. 👏 Congratulations to Form 7.5’s parents, our quiz champions! Their form wins a celebration breakfast next week, courtesy of the PA! 🎉
Creative Writing Club had a brilliant time this lunchtime, working on world-building and devising places of their own design. ✍️
Just one of the many lunchtime clubs at NHGS giving students the chance to explore their interests, develop their talents and try something different
Great to see Ella, who helps Mr Manby & Dr Dickinson run Creative Writing Club, supporting younger students.
It’s just one example of the many opportunities our sixth formers have to demonstrate and develop their leadership skills.
Scholarship. Fellowship. Leadership.
⚽ What a performance from our U15 girls! A brilliant 12–3 victory against Boston Spa yesterday, with goals, determination, energy and plenty of smiles along the way.
Fantastic teamwork from start to finish — well done, girls! Miss Fuller🙌
U14 Girls' Football
U14s played their 1st round of the WY Cup in an end-to-end game against Ryburn. With the final whistle blown at 1-1, the game went to penalties. NHGS won 9-8! A great team effort from all the players and onto the second round they go. Mrs Davis
🎶Last week, NHGS Choral performed for Y7 & 8. Mr Marston introduced our extensive range of musical activities and the benefits of singing and playing an instrument. As Lead School for Music in Calderdale, we’re proud of our student musicians and the opportunities available🎵
Check out nhgs.co.uk/ambit/music for more information about our activities.