Friday Headlines
the weekly newsletter from EHS
26 Oct 2018: In Westbourne the girls in Nursery, Kindergarten and Reception were asked to consider what they might like to be in the future. They then...
Read more26 Oct 2018: EHS girls from Year 7 to Year 13 took part in the first Senior School soloist concert of this academic year on the 17 October. The recital...
Read more26 Oct 2018: Last Friday, girls in Year 7 took part in the Roman Bake Off 2018 hosted by the Classics and Food and Nutrition departments. Two pairs...
Read more26 Oct 2018: The Stone Age Workshop was a really informative day for the girls in Year 1. They were able to see how people lived at that time. Dwelling...
Read more26 Oct 2018: The Classics department recently had the pleasure of welcoming Leanne O’Boyle, Cultural and Visitor Development Manager from the City of...
Read more26 Oct 2018: On Wednesday 17 October, Year 10 Fine Art students set off to the Birmingham markets accompanied by Miss Mullett and Miss Birch. Pupils...
Read more26 Oct 2018: Last Friday, Year 11 pupil Freya Maguire competed in the three day East of England Dance Championships. Freya won both the Under 16...
Read more26 Oct 2018: The Year 8 Star of the Week is an honour the Year 8 Pastoral Team have decided to award in recognition of non-academic achievements and...
Read more26 Oct 2018: We would be grateful to hear from any parents who feel they could help out our Careers Fair on Wednesday 28 November 2018. In particular,...
Read more26 Oct 2018: The girls in the Prep School always enjoy finding out about historical events and the way people in the past lived. Last Friday was no...
Read more26 Oct 2018: Regular readers of Friday Headlines may recall that EHS recently took part in the BBC Countryfile Ramble for Children in Need. Thank you...
Read more26 Oct 2018: Half Term has arrived and hopefully we shall have some lovely Autumn weather to enjoy. This half of term has been busy as always and finished...
Read more26 Oct 2018: Don't know what to read next? Stuck reading the same books over and over? Want a suggestion you can trust? These top picks will include...
Read more26 Oct 2018: An intrepid group of 59 girls and eight staff set off for Brittany at the crack of dawn on Tuesday 16 October. We were to have a glorious...
Read more26 Oct 2018: On Tuesday 23 October, Year 10 came together at break time in the Library to celebrate their achievements this half term. Since September...
Read more26 Oct 2018: During the month of October, the school is always dedicated to raising money for and awareness of Breast Cancer Care. There was a distinctly...
Read more26 Oct 2018: We are delighted to be supporting EDF Energy’s education programme to mark Switch Off Fortnight in November. Beginning on Monday 5 November...
Read more19 Oct 2018: At the weekend, Year 11 pupil Amy competed in The English Championships in Tumbling. Amy was determined to put all of her training...
Read more19 Oct 2018: Following a very successful European Languages Day earlier in the term the girls in Prep enjoyed an afternoon of French entertainment as...
Read more19 Oct 2018: In October 2017, EHS staged five incredible performances of The Phantom of the Opera in the Octagon which dazzled audiences with its complexity...
Read more19 Oct 2018: On Wednesday, 10 Year 2 girls, staff and a group of willing parents stepped back in time to 1666 and the Great Fire of London. They...
Read more19 Oct 2018: Prep girls were treated to a unique French performance entitled ‘Le Bistro de Dan Roro’. As soon as the girls entered the Octagon, they...
Read more19 Oct 2018: GCSE and A-Level Classicists recently had the opportunity to attend the Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association's Autumn lecture...
Read more19 Oct 2018: Don't know what to read next? Stuck reading the same books over and over? Want a suggestion you can trust? These top picks will include...
Read more19 Oct 2018: Last Thursday evening, a team of Year 9 pupils attended the finals of the Next Generation Awards 2018. Organised by the Birmingham...
Read more19 Oct 2018: In celebration of National Poetry Day 2018, Year 7 were invited to take part in a lunchtime poetry trail starting in the library. Poems...
Read more19 Oct 2018: Last week Nursery girls went on a walk around school looking for signs of Autumn. Each girl then took home a special Autumn Treasures...
Read more19 Oct 2018: During the weekend, Sixth Form student Asmita took part in the U19 Wimbledon Gold Badminton Championships. Her exceptional playing resulted...
Read more19 Oct 2018: Four members of staff are celebrating - and resting their tired legs - after completing the Simplyhealth Great Birmingham Run last week. The...
Read more12 Oct 2018: BBC's Children in Need is a cause for which we annually raise money across the school. This year, as well as the usual activities, the...
Read more12 Oct 2018: Last week saw a celebration of National Poetry Day when Year 5 girls treated us to some performance poetry. Following their trip to Jaguar...
Read more12 Oct 2018: Last week, Year 7 embarked on a three day residential trip to Kingswood Activity Centre. This highly anticipated trip was an ideal...
Read more12 Oct 2018: Following her successful performance at the British Gymnastics Tumbling Championships, Amy Campbell has been selected to represent Great...
Read more12 Oct 2018: Don't know what to read next? Stuck reading the same books over and over? Want a suggestion you can trust? These top picks will include...
Read more12 Oct 2018: Monday's Eco Code Assembly performed by our 17 Eco Reps was the culmination of a month's hard work. In September, each group of Eco...
Read more12 Oct 2018: Edgbaston High School is delighted to announce that we shall be joined by Mindu Hornick for the next installment of our Academic Lecture...
Read more12 Oct 2018: On Wednesday 3 October, the Animal Man visited school, bringing with him an array of exotic animals. Girls in Year 8, who are currently...
Read more12 Oct 2018: The Gardening Club has finally started renovating the pond which was sadly destroyed by the floods in spring earlier this year. Year 6...
Read more05 Oct 2018: Last Friday, Senior School held its annual Awards Ceremony. In the presence of invited guests, the school celebrated the academic achievements...
Read more05 Oct 2018: Last week in Prep ended with a delicious ‘Chocolate Morning’ held in aid of Macmillan. We welcomed many parents who joined us for coffee...
Read more05 Oct 2018: As part of their transition into school girls in Year 7 were invited to take part in a sponsored read over the summer holidays. They...
Read more05 Oct 2018: On Saturday last week, Year 8 pupil Jemima competed in the Cirencester Biathlon. Jemima has been training really hard for the event...
Read more05 Oct 2018: The girls in Westbourne, the Pre-Preparatory department of Edgbaston High School, really enjoy taking their learning out of doors whatever...
Read more05 Oct 2018: On Monday 25 September, Year 8 pupil Sheau-En Lin took part in the International Novice Basic Competition in Ice Skating. She was...
Read more05 Oct 2018: In Cooking Club this term our Year 9 bakers have been following in the footsteps of this year’s 'Bake Off' contestants and so far have...
Read more05 Oct 2018: On Monday 1 October, Year 12 D&T Fashion & Textiles A level students joined students from five other schools to attend an event at Birmingham...
Read more05 Oct 2018: This week, EHS Prep girls and teachers participated in an assembly to celebrate European Day of Languages. The official date was Wednesday...
Read more05 Oct 2018: The BBC’s Children in Need appeal is a cause we annually raise money for across the school. This year in conjunction with the usual events,...
Read more05 Oct 2018: The Senior School Librarian has collated a collection of reading lists suitable for all girls in school, with new ones just added. There...
Read more05 Oct 2018: Mollie Hewison competed in the Midlands Level 2 gymnastics competition at Cannock at the weekend. Mollie, who is a pupil in Year 8, competed...
Read more05 Oct 2018: On Tuesday 2 October, Mrs Smith and Ms Harrison accompanied 18 Sixth Form English Literature students to the cinema to watch an evening...
Read more: By Iram I would like to share my achievement of achieving the pledge of £1000 which I made with my friend in September. We decided to...
Read more: After the success of our 100km in May challenge last year, we are back for another month long challenge. The challenge is open for all...
Read more: The girls in Nursery have spent a royal week with activities based on ‘The Queen of Hearts’ rhyme. They began the week with an assembly...
Read more: Our Year 13 Leadership Team got this week off to a great start with two important messages in their assembly: Kindness Counts and Gratitude...
Read more: Year 2 girls were certainly filled with the joys of spring this week as everyone returned to learning in the classroom. They also focused...
Read more: ART Monica Liao (8G) For her superb drawing of a pumpkin. Monica researched her own...
Read more: Finding the time to help your children get organised to study and revise isn’t always easy. So to ease the burden, we’ve teamed up with...
Read more: It's always fascinating to find out what former pupils go on to do and as a school, we're always keen to raise awareness of the sorts of...
Read more: Since GDPR regulations came into effect, we are unable to initiate contact with Old Girls without prior consent. As such, if you know of...
Read more: To mark the end of their University Preparation Week, Year 13 students were treated to an Afternoon Tea in school on Friday afternoon. Students...
Read more: As the Year 6 Prep girls did not travel to France this year, we decided to give them a flavour of France in school. They took part in...
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