Latest News Stories from Brooke Weston Academy
Thank you to staff and students for generously donating to today's mufti day collection, which raised £1,425.55, the largest amount ever raised by a non-uniform day at Brooke Weston Academy.
Students at Brooke Weston Academy took part in a fund raising day where they raised £803 for Skylark Paediatric ward at Kettering General hospital.
A group of Outlook Expedition students who are travelling to Tanzania in July for three weeks, attended a training weekend in Derbyshire to prepare themselves for the trip.
Brooke Weston's head groundsman Mr Paul Twamley has been accepted into the 2018 London Marathon and will be running in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.
More than 45 Brooke Weston students, the largest cohort represented in the Northamptonshire area, took time out during their summer break to take part in the National Citizen Service programme.
Year 12 student Freya Marlow is facing her biggest fear by scuba diving in an aquarium with more than 27 different types of sharks to raise money for local Hospice Lakelands and the Breast Care Unit at Kettering General Hospital.
Five Sixth Form students from Brooke Weston will be taking part in a sponsored ‘Heart of London Bridges Walk’ in London on 9th July in aide of CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young).
The walk is the 11th annual CRY ‘Heart of London Bridges Walk’ and offers the opportunity to show support for CRY, remember young people, raise funds and help raise awareness of young sudden cardiac death.
Year 9 student Ella Cummins has raised £100 towards her school trip to Tanzania by organising a Mother’s Day raffle at school and in her local community.
Ella is one of 14 Brooke Weston students from Year 9 to Year 12 who are taking part in a three week expedition to Tanzania in July 2018. The expedition costs £3,495 and students have each taken on the challenge to raise the money themselves through school events, raffles and sponsorship. This is a huge undertaking for anyone and requires a great deal of organisation and motivation from every student.
Brooke Weston celebrated the 20 year anniversary of ‘World Book Day’ by inviting all students to come to school dressed as their favourite literary character and bring their favourite book in return for a £1 contribution.
‘World Book Day’ brings together children of all ages across the world to celebrate reading and a love of books. The aim of the day is to encourage students to explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing them with a £1 book token, which they can redeem at any local bookseller.
This week sees the launch of Brooke Weston’s sponsored ‘Readathon’ for all lower school students to help raise money for children’s hospitals across the UK.
In celebration of the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme’s Diamond Anniversary DT technician Mr Darren Hooper has recently completed a 12 hour mountain bike race plus a separate cycling expedition up Mount Snowdon to raise funds for local D of E projects.
Mr Hooper completed the gruelling 12 hours of mountain biking around Minley Manor in Reading, only stopping for one or two minutes every lap, and later went on to bike to the top of Mount Snowdon, raising £150. He said ‘I didn’t get the chance to do D of E when I was at school. So when I heard about the Diamond D of E challenge I knew it was something I wanted to do. I love challenging myself and pushing the boundaries of my comfort zone.
Kelsey Fordyce and Sam Tran have recently been appointed as Brooke Weston’s first ever Head Boy and Girl. Head of Sixth Form Mrs Smith asked for written applications and the top candidates were interviewed with Sam and Kelsey being awarded the prestigious roles.
Kelsey joined Brooke Weston in Year 12. She had previously attended CBA but liked the look of Brooke Weston during a tour.
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