Sold on e-pray!

On Monday 12th February, a new initiative is starting at St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School, to ensure that all classes are able to start the day with prayer. The initiative, entitled ‘E-pray’, will mean that all staff will receive a daily e-mail with a prayer relating to the prayer theme of the week. The prayers will be incorporated into the regular start of day routine that takes place during the first lesson of the day.

Mrs Gilroy, Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Chaplaincy, said that following research among staff and students aimed at ensuring that regular collective worship was taking place at school, it was clear that having a morning focus based around the theme of the week would enable prayer to take place more regularly and more effectively.

E-pray follows on from the School prayer book, which is produced on a half-termly basis to assist Form Tutors and Heads of Year in organising collective worship during afternoon tutorials and assemblies.


Phil Russell
Lay Chaplian

FAME! I want to live forever!

It is that time of year again – when the school hall gets transformed into somewhere new, and the distant (or sometimes quite close) sound of singing and dancing can be heard throughout the school. That’s right – it’s school production time. This year we are taking you back to the 1980s, with its garishly coloured leg-warmers and it's very dodgy perms, to bring you FAME – The Musical.

The production is being performed by a cast of 25 students ranging from Year 8 to Year 12, and involves the usual array of acting, singing, dancing and gymnastics – with even a bit of rap. This is all done to the fantastic music created by the band of 15, made up of students and staff.

The story of FAME shows the journey of a group of young people as they embark on a four-year course at the School of Performing Arts in New York. It follows them through auditions, classes, love scenes, knock backs and much more.

The show is running for 4 nights, from Tuesday 13th to Friday 16th February. The last 2 nights are already sold out, so hurry if you want to get a seat. NEW!! Special offer on Wednesday tickets 2 adults bring a child free! and Buy 2 child tickets get one free!

Click here to see the Catholic Post Photos of our 'Fame' production.

Sarah Page February 2007

Same, but different

The events of the Holocaust, where the Nazis killed 6 million Jewish people during the Second World War, were once again commemorated at St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School this year. During assemblies throughout the week leading up to Holocaust Memorial Day on Saturday January 27th, the students were told about how racial discrimination by the Nazis led to them believing that all those considered inferior should be killed.

During the services, students read poems from Holocaust survivors, and listened to the stories of those who kept the Jewish faith alive during those dark days. They were challenged to think about injustice in our society today, and about how the differences between people should be celebrated. Pictured right Michael and Jake White in Year 11 who are identical twins to reflect the idea of same but different.
The services, which featured images provided by the Holocaust Memorial Trust, and appropriate contemporary music, were held in a respectful silence, as students reflected thoughtfully on the events of the Holocaust, and the actions they should take to make sure it never happens again.

After the services, students created a display of their fingerprints in the R.E. Department, to symbolise their diversity and their unity.

Phil Russell
Lay Chaplain