Our Year 8s have been working on creative pieces for the Nautilus Project’s ‘Tides are Changing’ World Oceans Day Competition. This was an initiative led by the Science Department who got the English Department on board to produce a fantastic joint submission for the competition’s Year Group Award… Prizegiving will be on 7th June - watch this space! 

In Science lessons, students learnt about Gibraltar’s coastlines and how our marine life is getting affected. In English lessons, students worked on poems, stories, descriptions, posters and songs to fit the theme. 

Just over £800 was raised by staff and students at Westside School on Friday 17th May as part of Ms Makey’s #GetLippy campaign in aid of The Eve Appeal and Gynaecological Cancer Awareness. Thank you to all who contributed in raising awareness and donating to the cause!

Our Year 8s were invited to the John Mackintosh Hall on Thursday to watch an extremely entertaining production of Shakespeare’s Henry V. As you can see, lots of fun was had by students and teachers alike and we cannot wait for next year’s trip! 🎭

Young Darts player Nico Bado has steadily progressed through the ranks claiming wins both at junior and senior level. Nico claimed all junior ranking events in 2023 and represented Gibraltar on the international stage including the JDC World Championships held on the Rock.

text: YGTV

She gave a heartwarming talk to a group of Westside & Bayside students about her experience and writing. Her words sparked brilliant discussions about our identity and language of Llanito. She also gave us wonderful ideas for projects in the future. Watch this space! 

Jensen was recently selected to be part of the Andalucia u14’s rugby team, and this weekend represented Andalucia in the Spanish Champions 1st division competition, held this year in Seville.

Andalucia came third, narrowly beaten by Cataluña, with Madrid coming in 1st. Jensen representing Andalucia was a huge achievement not only for Jensen, but also Gibraltar rugby.  

Last December the RE Department partnered up with Fr. Charlie Azzopardi in order to help send a message of hope to the less fortunate in Gibraltar.  As in the past 25 years the church has delivered 400 food hampers to those in need. The students of years 10 & 11 at Westside wrote 400 Christmas cards with a personalized message of hope to be included with these hampers. This was part of our initiative to bring the school community closer to the wider Gibraltar community. 

12 young people from our school, Year 7-13, took part this year in the Rock Retreat and Accord Literary Young Writers’ Competition. All students submitted a piece of writing. Angelika Bosco, Year 12, was one of eight recipients of a trophy award; these recipients have been chosen from all submissions from all students, across all participating countries. Our Head Student and Year 12, Eva De Vincenzi and one of our Year 8 pupils, Anali Ressa Moreno, were also in receipt of a certificate of congratulations and recognition for their writing. 

A successful collaboration between Westside, Bayside, the Gibraltar College, the Youth Service and CIPD. Future Pathways provided our learners with insights from professionals in many different sectors who gave of their time in order to deliver advice, their experiences and potential pathways for our Year 12s. 

Teachers wearing hats for Hat day!

Year 7 and 8 form tutors have been nominating a 'Student of the Month' since the start of the academic year.

These are our September, October, November & December awards.

Year 7s have been working on Identity in the Media. They were asked to design an advert for a product.

The best adverts from each class were rewarded with a trip to GBC and a chance to film their advert in a real studio!!

Students and staff bought hot dogs & hot chocolate. All the proceeds went to the Nazareth House Soup Kitchen.

It is truly humbling to see the amazing calibre of work that goes on each year and the impact it has on our learners and the wider community. 

First place: Student Support LSAs Second place: LSF LSAs Third place: Ms Bosano Events Committee Award: Ms Alecio Eldridge

Congratulations to all the year 7 students who received their Google Docs proficiency certificates.

Sienna Sene collecting her first place prize for the architectural drawing competition at Gamma's main office. Well done!  

A total of £916 was raised by Staff and Students during this year’s by baking and selling cakes.

We offered a fake moustaches for a donation. Students and staff were then encouraged to wear them throughout the day, in order to raise awareness for the cause. We managed to raise £516.54 & €6.15. 

Christmas Tie Day in memory of Mr Stephen Grant, a much loved staff member at Westside School.