It’s been another busy, fantastic week at York High School with a particular focus upon our Year 9 students.
We welcomed our Year 9 students, parents and carers to our Year 9 Pathway and Parents Evening. It was wonderful to see such a great turn out and this evening provided the exciting opportunity for our Year 9 students to start forming their decisions around the possible subjects that they may opt for in their Key Stage 4 studies.
A group of our Year 9 Sports Leaders also helped run the York Primary School Panathlon Event on Thursday which was hosted at York High School. Panathlon is a multi-activity festival of sport specifically for young people with SEND. Our Year 9 Sports Leaders were a credit to the school and demonstrated our RAS value of being a positive role model.
Our Year 9 cohort also welcomed the York Theatre Royal into school to deliver a Romeo and Juliet workshop to their English group. This workshop was kindly supported by colleagues from The Place. This was a fantastic experience and our students took so much away from this enrichment activity.
Our Year 11 students had their final year group photograph taken and also their final individual York High School student photographs. This marks a very special five years at York High School and we look forward to guiding this cohort towards the final preparations for their GCSE examinations. This superb group of young people are capable of achieving great things in their summer examinations.
And finally, our Year 11 students had their mock interviews today. This provided the opportunity to gain invaluable interview experience with businesses and people from the working world. This capped off a really useful career fortnight for our students.
Have a great weekend!
Gavin Kumar
Principal
Friday 14 February 2025
School closes for half-term break
Twenty-four students were rewarded with twenty-six rewards this week! Well done to Ella-Faith, Patryk, Isaac, Bradley, Logan, Callie-Leigh (two awards), Liam (two awards), Scarlett, Lucy, Ruby, Evie M, Halkat, Archie, Tally, Evie S, Harrison, Nyibol, Jules, Harley, Ethan, Jethro, Layla, Demi and Gracie – phew!
Well done to them all.
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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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