Archive for the ‘Senior School’ Category

For pupils entering Year 7 in September 2013: This is a chance for your Year 6 son or daughter to spend a full day in our High School, with a full programme of Year 7 lessons and activities throughout the day. Booking is essential so to secure your place, or for more information, please call our Admissions Registrar on 01642 782095.  (more…)

What a lovely evening of music we enjoyed!

Mr Laverick writes:

“Looking back at the High School Spring Concert fills me with a sense of pride, with outstanding talent on show.

As usual there was a rich and diverse range of musical items, showing the performers’ skills to their full potential:

• Vibrant vocals from Bethany Bryan (Troublemaker), Matthew Twohig (Hallelujah), Annabel Steele (Imagine), Samah Khan and Cecilia Neave (Please Don’t Say You Love Me) were slick and self assured;
• Professional piano solos from Kate Laurence (Chopin Nocturne in C# minor), Alexander Bell (For Lydia) and Heather Steele (Skryabin Prelude in Db) were sharp and stylish;
• Great guitar performances from Michael and Martin Diamond and Jack Scott;
• Stomping swing band (Don’t Get Around Much Anymore), wonderful woodwind choir, incredible Improvisers, champion choir (I Dreamed a Dream), uplifting orchestra (Beethoven Allegretto) and fantastic flutes (Theme from The Pink Panther).

Many thanks to all who performed and to those behind the scenes, who helped make the evening such a success.  The superlatives have almost run out, but the talent most certainly has not.”

There are a selection of photos on our School Flickr pages, showcasing some of our hugely talented pupils. Click here to see the photos.

A group of 14 talented Year 10 pupils at Teesside High School are celebrating an excellent set of results for a GCSE Maths module. Every pupil in the group achieved A*s or As, with six students achieving full marks for their papers.

The group have embarked upon a double GCSE course, taking the examinations in Modular GCSE Mathematics and an additional qualification in GCSE Further Maths over Years 10 and 11.  (more…)

Teesside High School will have a busy Easter break, with work starting on two major refurbishment projects.

One project will see part of the School’s current tennis courts being upgraded to an international standard all-weather surface, providing a midi hockey pitch and training facility, an all-weather netball court and two five-a-side football pitches, whilst still retaining tennis and netball courts.

The other project will provide a brand new playground for the Preparatory School. This will include replacing a tarmac play area with an all-weather, synthetic surface marked out for a number of sports including tennis, hockey, football and netball.

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Over 40 Teesside High School pupils took part in the music, speech and drama classes of the Darlington Festival for Performing Arts, held at Hummersknott Academy, in March.

The pupils in the Prep School Choir (pictured) celebrated their success after receiving distinctions for both of the pieces they sang, which made them joint winners of the Primary School Choir section. (more…)

Two brothers from Teesside High School in Eaglescliffe are celebrating a bumper crop of sporting achievements.

14-year-old Michael Diamond and his younger brother, 11-year-old Martin Diamond, are both playing county badminton and county cricket. Michael also beat off stiff competition last week to be selected to play county rugby. (more…)

Twenty students from Years 10 to 13 accompanied Mrs Casey, Miss Stephens, Mr Jones and Mr Topham on an exciting whirlwind trip of New York City.

After an overnight stay at Heathrow and a long journey, they arrived at their hotel on 36th Street ready to go straight up to the top of the Empire State Building at dusk.  It was amazing to see the city turn from day to night and a wonderful way to start the visit. This was followed by a meal at the famous Bubba Gump’s in Times Square. (more…)

We are delighted to be holding our Music (Year 7 and Year 12) and Sport (Year 12) Scholarship Assessment Day on Friday 8 March. As well as receiving a financial award, a Scholarship is highly prestigious for a student so if your son or daughter excels in music or sport, please call for an application pack.  Closing date for applications is Friday 1 March.

We are aware of the ever increasing numbers of students who are keen to pursue a career in Engineering. This is an incredibly broad subject area and many students are confused by the different fields within it. This confusion can ultimately discourage students from pursuing a career in this exciting and dynamic profession. (more…)

Could You Join Future Generations of Successful Scholars?

Students at Teesside High School in Eaglescliffe celebrated a bumper crop of A Level and GCSE results last year. These included the School’s Head Girl and Scholar, Laura Awad, who secured her place at Newcastle University to study Medicine thanks to 3 A Grades at A Level. Laura was awarded a Scholarship from the School based on her outstanding academic abilities.

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