Life changes; the personal characteristics that help make us good to know, well-balanced and successful people stay constant.  We aim to help our pupils to develop the characteristics that will help them to enjoy life-long success – including determination, resilience, and a willingness to work hard, both independently and with others, to achieve goals that might, at first, seem out of reach.  These things, added to an ability to see mistakes as ‘feedback’ rather than ‘failure’, are as important for later success as are the high exam grade outcomes enjoyed by the vast majority of our pupils. 

Ours is a caring community; we build confidence and self-esteem by showing our pupils how they can meet challenges and overcome difficulties themselves.  They learn that quantities of intelligence are not fixed, that success is largely down to effort over time rather than luck, and that ‘self-esteem’ is gained through achievement in the face of adversity, rather than through adult praise for mediocrity.  We teach, too, that we all ‘stand on the shoulders of others’ in life, and that co-operation is as important as competition. 

Relationships between staff and students are excellent.  Those relationships are the daily demonstration that we do not simply talk about caring for others and supporting each-other – we live these values daily, in countless ways, and this is what makes our community special.  Sample the richness and diversity of life at Boston High School via this website; better still, come and visit us.  There’s a feeling you get when you’re here that you’ll not quite find anywhere else.

Dr J G Howard

Headteacher

22nd February 2012

Congratulations to Violet Quinn in Year 11, who correctly answered the Term 3 Psychology competition with the answer 'autism'. Well done Violet - and thanks to all those who entered!

Term 4 Question

SIGMUND FREUD PROPOSED MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS ON HOW PEOPLE PROTECT THEIR CONSCIOUS (PART OF THE MIND). WHAT ARE THE FOLLOWING KNOWN AS?

DENIAL

REPRESSION

PROJECTION

E-mail your answer to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , by Friday 23rd March! Competition is open to all students in Years 7 - 11, and we will publish the winner on our website.
 

2nd February 2012

The people of Boston were given the opportunity to take part in an archaeological dig for a period of 3 weeks over the summer. Funded by the Heritage Lottery and Boston County Council, it was a community project which invited the people of Boston to look into the town’s history.

Boston Market place is in the process of a regeneration which is why the dig was made possible. With the help of Boston Council, architects and volunteers some amazing artefacts were found. All of the items discovered will  now be analysed by specialists and put on display.

800 years ago Boston was the most important port in England with its trading industry as important as London. As construction work was scheduled to take place in its historic market place archaeologists working for the Lincolnshire Heritage saw an opportunity to uncover some of Boston’s history. This soon turned into a community event and within 3 weeks of receiving the required fund (£2 million overall) the dig had begun. Over 100 people of Boston volunteered to get involved in the project and they on a rotational basis for 3 weeks.

Using a Halls map from 1741 archaeologists planned the site and carefully placed the trenches so it did not interfere with traffic or  bus routes. After 6 weeks of careful planning the archaeologists and volunteers found some fantastic artefacts. Among the findings were, 600-700 pieces of pottery, a shoe pattern which is very rare nationally, animal bones, leather and a hairpin dating back to the 16th century.

The dig was a great success and along with uncovering a lot about Boston’s history it encouraged friendships, knowledge and was an enjoyable experience which the people involved would love to get involved with again.

By Sally

Young Journalist Academy

Boston High School

17th January 2012

In December Elizabeth Hall, together with Katie Rodriguez and Alex Walker, led an L5 form assembly on the charity Centrepoint.  The assembly focused on the plight of homeless young people in the UK.  At the end of the assembly Elizabeth put forward the idea that, as well as the form undertaking a ‘Secret Santa’ for each other a donation might be made to Centrepoint.  We are pleased to announce that a total of £21.00 was raised and the donation presented to Centrepoint, Boston.

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6th January 2012

I am a Year 12 Sixth Former, and have recently set up an organisation named Rocinha, to raise money for a slum in Brazil by the same name. Poverty in the slums, or Favelas, of Brazil is a big issue – and with little education or opportunities available to the children that live in those areas, when they grow up they are not able to leave and make a better life for themselves. The World Cup will take place in Brazil in 2014, and the Olympics in 2016 – and in order to ‘clean up’ in time for these events, cities such as Rio de Janeiro have been staging raids on the slums, and burning areas down. This leaves many homeless and with nowhere else to go, the poverty can only get worse.

My organisation is aimed at raising aid for the people who live in Rocinha, in Rio – and in 2013 I will be going to volunteer for 3 months to teach English, as knowledge of the English language allows children of the Favelas to get a better job, and hopefully, a better life.

There will be many opportunities throughout the year to get involved; taking part in a theatre production by the name of ‘Rio’ (or coming to watch!), and various fundraising events such as the ‘Can Drive’ – collecting empty cans such as baked bean tins.

More information about the project, as well as ‘Rio’ and the Can Drive can be found on my website here: http://www.rio-rocinha.blogspot.com/

The website will also function as a diary, allowing all my supporters here in the UK to keep up-to-date with my progress.

If you would like to make a donation, you can do so on my website, or, there is a collection bucket at Student Reception.

Sarah Coyne

6th January 2012

Four A-Level Health and Social Care students delivered a successful 'Introduction to First Aid' workshop to a year seven class.  The workshop included a range of practical activities such as how deal with a choking casualty using a mannequin, applying the recovery position, bandaging, and who to call in an emergency. Congratulations to all four students on a well planned health promotion!

6th January 2012

There will be an after school Benchball club for Years 7, 8 and 9 pupils, starting on Wednesday 11th January 2012 and finishing on Wednesday 1st February - a total of 4 sessions. The sessions will run between 15:30 and 16:30.

If you are interested, your parents will need to sign a copy of the permission letter which can be found here. You will not be allowed to participate without a signed permission slip from your parents.

6th January 2012

Congratulations to Bethany Royal, who was the winner of the Term 2 Psychology competition. The correct answer was 'obedience'. Many thanks to all who entered!

Term 3 Question

THE CHARACTERISTICS LISTED BELOW MIGHT BE SHOWN BY SOMEBODY WITH WHICH DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER?

Ritualistic and Repetitive behaviour

Poor eye contact

Intolerance to change

E-mail your answer to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , by Friday 3rd February! Competition is open to all students in Years 7 - 11.

16th December 2011

Boston High School’s Annual Prize Giving took place last night. Chairman of Governors, Mr Gosling and new Head, Dr Howard, both spoke of the school’s excellent results and the wonderful range of activities that have taken place over the past year. Guest speaker was an old girl of the school, Mrs Daphne Jones MBE, who spoke about her time here and the ability to make changes for the good in other people’s lives.

Many students, who left this summer, managed to break away from University in time to arrive and receive their prizes and certificates. The picture below shows Jasmine Orrey who won a cup for the Year 13 Student Contribution to School, Robert Beeson who won the Andrew Middleton Trophy and Charlotte Doddrell who won the Steve Knox Trophy along with Naomi Cooper who unfortunately couldn’t make the evening.

The other picture shows a group of some of the class of 2010-2011 with their prizes and certificates.

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16th December 2011

Our 16 member team Synergy started up from the scheme Young Enterprise. We specialise in earphone charms, which simply clip onto any earphones, we chose this as our innovative product because we had collected positive market research. We can see it becoming an on going trend for the young children, teenage market and young adults. We believe this product is suitable for anyone wanting to set a new trend and it’s an ideal gift and present.

Recently we have won 1st place out of 7 teams from our local area at Lions Lair and £130 , where we were highly complimented on our “highly marketable product” and “strong branding”. We have currently been selling at various trade fairs such as Grantham and Boston. This weekend at the Baytree trade fair we had won 1st place for trade stand and product.

Winning these competitions have helped our business expand and develop. by looking at more designs to suit our target markets needs.

Our next step is to go Lincoln Waterside trade fair on 28th January to sell our product and pitch our stand and product to the judges.

By Siobhan Gallagher

Congratulations to Synergy on their amazing success!

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