News Category: Year 10 News

Can your business or the business you work at help St Aidan’s? Friends of St Aidan’s (FOSA) are a group of less than 10 parents who organise fundraising events for the school. Most recently these events have included: The Year 7 Family Quiz, Three Peaks Challenge, The Bollywood Bash and The 2017 Glitter Ball. In […]

Led by 9Y, Frank’s Friday has been a big success with delicious bake sales, Frank’s Fund wristbands and students wearing either Orange or Blue all in aid of Frank’s Fund. Thank you to all staff, students and parents for their support.

On Friday 12th July, we are having an own clothes day (orange and blue if possible) before the big 12 mile Sponsored Walk on Monday 15th July. Frank’s Fund orange wristbands are available to buy from main school reception.

Congratulations to our Year 10 students who received certificates for this year’s Physics Olympiad!

We celebrated 10 Years of Spotlight last night at the Royal Hall, Harrogate.

Final Spotlight preparations are underway at the Royal Hall..

Both boys’ and girls’ junior teams have qualified for the English Schools’ Cup National Finals by winning the North East Regional Final. This year the national finals are in Chelmsford, Essex. Well done to the Year 7 and 8 athletes in the teams.  

St Aidan’s Winter Snow Ball Friends of St. Aidan’s is delighted to announce details of this year’s Winter Ball, kindly sponsored by Raworths Solicitors and Ethos Asset Finance. The Black Tie Ball will be held from 7pm on Saturday 30th November at Constance Green Hall, and will include a three-course dinner, plus a live band […]

Our Year 10 students are having a fantastic time on their end of year trips this week.

Nina Brooksbank, Year 10 student, received The Ogden Trust’s School Physicist of the Year (SPOTY) award at the University of Leeds. The award was presented by Dr Philippa Shepley, Experimental Officer from the Sir Henry Royce Institute at the University of Leeds, and Charley Phillips, Programme Officer from the Ogden Trust.

On Saturday 18th May 2019 Friends of St Aidan’s (FOSA) are tackling the beautiful Yorkshire Three Peaks. We will be taking in the big hills of PenYGhent, Whernside, and Ingleborough in under 12 hours. Fund raising and training is well underway but we need all the support we can get.

Ellie Crabtree, Year 10 student, competed with Leeds Synchro at the Synchronised Swimming British National Championships this weekend. She was swimming as a member of the Leeds Senior Team she won three team Bronze National medals. Congratulations to Ellie on this achievement.

Congratulations to all of the boys who have played so well for the Year 10 Football team so far this season. In a thrilling semi-final, the boys beat Rossett School to reach the North Yorkshire Cup Final, a trophy they won last year. The final was played at Whitby Town’s ground against a strong and athletic Tadcaster Grammar School. On this occasion, our boys came out second best as we went down to a 2-0 defeat!

Our Year 10 students had a fantastic time on our annual trip to Loch Eil.  

Our Under 16 Boys have won the England Squash National Plate finals in Nottingham. Congratulations to the team!

Over 65 employers, universities, colleges and training providers attended our annual Careers Evening in Constance Green Hall on Thursday 14th March. This was a fantastic event – thank you to all staff, students and parents who supported this evening.

Eddie Murray, Year 10 student, played at the National Squash Tournament, London back in February.

On Tuesday 5th March, eight of our Year 10 students enjoyed two and a half hours at a Maths Feast! Well done to both teams who were commended for scoring highly in all rounds!

Beth Miller, Year 10 student, was the first placed girl and an impressive second overall at the RS Tera Pro World Championships at RS Games in Weymouth Portland, sailing in the 66-strong RS Tera Pro Fleet for older juniors in the class, likewise having to contend with some strong breezes.

Here’s the Sports Round-Up for February.