News Category: Year 9 News

Jess Thompson, Year 9 student, has won Gold at the National Schools’ Finals. She threw the Javelin 41.57 metres! Congratulations to Jess! Ella Colbourn, Year 9 student, qualified for the 800 metre Semi Final, where she came 6th – placing her in the Top 12 in the country! Well done to Ella.

Thomas Bates, Year 9 student, has competed in many sailing events throughout this academic year. Most recently he has competed in the North West Area Topper Championships, at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club, where he came 1st out of 23 competitors. Congratulations Tom on this achievement!

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 […]

Over 800 students and staff have set off on the 12 mile Sponsored Walk in Aid of Frank’s Fund.

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.

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

Final Spotlight preparations are underway at the Royal Hall..

Years 7, 8 and 9 are enjoying Interform Sports Week – with field events, rounders and softball in the glorious sunshine!  

Spotlight 10 Year Celebration is next week! Tuesday 2nd July, 7pm 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 […]

Jess Thompson, Year 9 student, has been selected for the English Schools Athletics Championships alongside also being asked to represent Yorkshire in an Inter-Counties Athletics event on Sunday 7th July. Congratulations to Jess on this fantastic achievement!

Our Year 9 students had a wonderful time on all the trips last week. They were lucky enough to travel to Sorrento, Amsterdam, Rhineland, Berlin or Valkenburg! 

Year 9 have been enjoying a fantastic activity week at school. They have a timetable of fun activities including cooking, drama, dodgeball, origami, making willow lanterns, stream biology and the list goes on….

Our Year 9 students are having a fantastic time on their trips in Sorrento, Berlin, Amsterdam, Valkenburg and Rhine. Here’s some photos of their time so far…

It’s the final day of our Australian Exchange and the students have all enjoyed a hot chocolate and cake party this break time. What a fabulous way to end a fantastic trip of a lifetime. We wish all our exchange students all the very best and a safe trip back home.    

Spotlight 10 Year Celebration tickets are now available through the Harrogate Theatre website! It is allocated seating for this performance. Please follow the link below to purchase tickets: https://www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/Spotlight-A-10-Year-Celebration

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.

St. Aidan’s ever popular KS3 show, Spotlight, will be returning for its 10th year this summer! We will be celebrating the anniversary with a spectacular performance at the Royal Hall on Tuesday 2nd July. Please see the Music or Dance department for further information.