Having had a lovely half term, staff and students returned to BHS on Monday refreshed and ready for the challenges of the seven weeks leading to the Summer holidays.

Wednesday morning saw more than a hundred students from Years 7, 8 and 9, along with Mr. Grierson, armed with spades and endless enthusiasm for tree planting. More than 25 trees, donated by The Woodland Trust, were planted at the front of school to mark World Environment Day as part of The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy. You may have seen the documentary ‘The Queen’s Green Planet’ on TV on Tuesday evening. Generations to come will be able to enjoy their ever increasing impact.

Meanwhile, down in Food Technology on Thursday, Year 8 were icing novelty cakes. As you can see, great skill and creativity was demonstrated along with innovative ideas and use of resources. All of this created within an hour and maybe a little preparation at home! The winners were Sam, Mia, Theo and Henry.

Year 11 (and indeed the staff team!) have had a week of mixed emotions as they’ve moved towards their study leave. After much shirt signing, the year group congregated in the Hall for the Leavers’ Assembly on Thursday afternoon. There was a great deal of cheering as images of students from their time over the last five years scrolled round on the screen. Tutors paid tribute to their form classes and we were also treated to a musical extravaganza with performances from Todd, Nile and Aimee accompanied by Bertie (Year 10) and Eliza (Year 9). A very fitting tribute to a year group who’ve made a significant contribution to the BHS community. We wish them well for the future and look forward to welcoming many of them back in the Sixth Form.

We also say goodbye and thank you to Chris Harter, our Head Chef, who has been making sure that students have been well fed for the last six years. We wish him well for the future.

And so to the weekend! Much packing will be taking place in homes across the Boroughbridge area as Year 7 prepare for their international trip to Normandy. Bon voyage tout le monde! Year 9 will be closer to home at Bewerley Park, getting involved in lots of outdoor activities.

An exciting week ahead!