What another fantastic week at York High School! We opened our doors this week and welcomed families to our wonderful school for our open evening. The evening provided an opportunity to showcase the sense of warmth and community that we foster here at York High. I could not be prouder of the students who supported this evening as both guides and subject helpers. Our students represented the school in such a mature way with many families commenting on how helpful and polite they were. A massive thank you to all involved.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Gavin Kumar
Principal
Wednesday 23 October, Wednesday 6 November & Wednesday 13 November
Exam Stress Sessions for Year 11
Thursday 24 October
Coffee morning with the Principal, 9.00-10.00am
On Thursday 3 October, our Year 7 and 8 rugby team played in their first tournament of the season.
We played four fixtures, winning three and losing one, finishing the tournament in second place. This was a brilliant effort from the boys in their first competitive fixture at York High School. Special mentions go to Henry and Logan as their power and pace proved too much for the opposition which resulted in them scoring eleven tries between them.
The results were:
Mr Ramsey
We have lots of very good chess players at York High School, so after a four-year break, Chess Club has returned!
Lots of enthusiastic chess players attend Chess Club run by the Maths Department on a Friday lunchtime. Pupils play pupils, pupils play against teachers and pupils teach each other how to play. Anyone interested should come along and join in!
In this game it was black to move next and black won the game with their next move. Can you spot which piece was moved to win the game?
Post-16 providers in York are holding their open evenings on the following dates:
Please visit their websites for further information.
Well done to our Excellence Every Day award winners who have produced some fabulous pieces of work this week, showing resilience, aspiration and success.
Here’s Vinny and Jack enjoying their reward for being proud Excellence Every Day Award winners this morning. You can’t beat a hot chocolate with the Principal on a chilly morning!
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🍔Free School Meals are Changing🍕
From September 2026 more families will qualify for Free School Meals.
If your household is in receipt of:
🔘Universal Credit
🔘Income-related Employment & Support Allowance
🔘Support under Part 6 of the immigration and Asylum Act 1999
🔘Guaranteed element of Pension Credit
your child will be entitled to free school meals, but it's not automatic - you MUST apply for them.
Visit: www.northyorks.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals to start your application
(When completing the form, make sure you change the 'Local Authority' to York)
For further information see the letter from Mr Kumar on our website:
www.yorkhighschool.co.uk/2026/07/changes-to-free-school-meals/
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🎤Prizes Galore🎤
What an Unmissable day we have had...
This morning we started the day with our fantastic end of term Blue & Platinum Ticket draws - handing out vouchers for H&M, Playstation & Amazon for the lucky Blue Ticket winners, and the big one, a £250 Amazon Voucher to our Platinum winner, Daenerys!
Mr Kumar then celebrated with our RAS Achievers, Andrea & Carter, both nominated by members of SLT.
And we cannot ignore the fantastic 'SINGO BINGO' which has been absolutely amazing.
Have a fantastic Summer - We will see you all in September!
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⚽Is it Coming Home?⚽
Tonight England take on Argentina in the World Cup Semi-Finals.
Will they win, and join Spain in the Final?
Is Football Coming Home?
We are looking forward to seeing you all in the morning, for those gate chats on how the game went!
Win, Lose or Draw, we can share our thoughts tomorrow.
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