News: Charity
Food Bank Friday Collection One of Biggest Yet
A big THANK YOU to everyone who was able to contribute to one of our biggest ever Food Bank Friday collections.
Food Bank Friday is Back!
Our Sixth Form students are running Food Bank Friday again, helping to collect items for The Storehouse Food Bank.
A CHS Treat for all the Family
Our Christmas Market on Friday 1st December will be the perfect opportunity to treat yourself and all the family.
50 CHS Shoebox Gifts for Children Across the World
Thanks to the generosity of CHS families, we collected over 50 shoebox gifts that will be shared with children all over the world at Christmas.
William and Amber Volunteer with Santa!
Year 9 William S and Year 7 Amber S worked with the elves to make Santa's sleigh clean and safe for his Congleton rounds.
Over £800 Raised for BBC Children in Need
Our fantastic Charity Ambassadors, students and staff raised a phenomenal £890.32 for BBC Children in Need in November!
Save the Date for our Christmas Market!
The CHS Christmas Market is back from 4-6pm on Friday 1st December
William Volunteers with Royal British Legion
Year 7 student, William AS, raised around £600 selling poppies over the Remembrance weekend.
Over £5,000 Raised in Gee's Memory
We were very proud to be able to present a cheque for over £5,000 to The Georgia Leigh Ogden Foundation team in November.
Mental Health Ambassadors Raise Awareness and £367.40
Our Sixth Form Mental Health Ambassadors raised awareness of Mental Health issues along with a fantastic £367.40 for local charity, Visyon with their Mental Health Awareness stall.
Raising Awareness of Mental Health
Our Mental Health Ambassadors are running a cakes, bakes, sweets and stickers Mental Health Awareness stall for Visyon at break and lunch on Wednesday 11th October.
Year 10 Summer Market raises over £1000 for The Georgia Leigh Ogden Foundation
Thank you to our amazing Year 10 students for putting on a fantastic Summer Market at the end of term and raising over £1,000 for charity
Rainy Race for Life Raises £484
Despite poor weather, the #TeamCHS Race for Life runners and walkers raised a fabulous £484 for Cancer Research.
Running Together to Save Lives
It's Cancer Research UK Race for Life on Tuesday 18th July and our students will be running/walking 5km for Cancer Research UK.
Annie is a Big Hit
Our Performing Arts team's production of Annie was an incredible success and also helped to raise almost £500 for The Georgia Leigh Ogden trust!
Pride Stall Raises Almost £300
Our LGBTQ+ Ambassadors rounded off Pride Month at CHS with a Pride Stall offering cakes, a range of Pride merchandise and face painting, raising almost £300 for akt (Albert Kennedy Trust).
Sports Day Success!
We enjoyed another fantastic Sports Day this year, with school records broken in both track and field events and a great day had by competitors and supporters alike!
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Seventeen Swimathon Superstars
Seventeen CHS students took part in the Congleton Rotary Swimathon, totalling over 700 lengths between them in aid of charity.
Charity Ambassadors Supporting Comic Relief
We'll be supporting Comic Relief on Friday 17th march and will be inviting students to add something red to their uniform to help with fundraising for the cause.
St Valentine's Raffle raises Funds for Georgia
We raffled off three fantastic hampers in our St Valentine's Raffle in aid of The Georgia Leigh Ogden Foundation.
Still Time to Support our Swimathon Charity Swimmers
Just a reminder that our students are taking part in the Rotary International Swimathon on 11 March and there is still time to support them with sponsorship.
NSPCC Number Fun
We celebrated NSPCC Number Day at CHS with a variety of Maths-based challenges and lots of cakes and sweet treats!
Calling all Student and Staff Swimmers
We're looking for students and staff to make up teams to take part in the Congleton Rotary Swimathon in March.
Fantastic Support for Foodbank Friday
A huge thank you to everyone for their fantastic support with our Sixth Form students' Foodbank Friday appeal.
Fantastic Performances at our Christmas Showcase
Our Christmas Showcase really demonstrated what a fantastically talented school of students we have at CHS. What a night!
Over £1,200 Raised for BBC Children in Need
Our students raised over £1,200 for BBC Children in Need this year with a range of fundraising activities that included our famous Teacher Gunging!
CHS Supporting Children in Need 2022
We'll be supporting BBC Children in Need again this year with a range of fundraising activities
Foodbank Friday is Back!
CHS Foodbank Friday is back and we are asking parents, carers and the local community to help us support The Storehouse Foodbank in any way they can.
Pot of Gold to Grow until December
Our Pot of Gold fundraiser will now run until the end of term and the proceeds split between the winner and The Georgia Leigh Ogden Foundation.
CHS Race for Life Raises £440
Well done to all the runners who took place in the CHS Race for Life in July, which raised £440 for Cancer Research UK.
Beth's Kind and Thoughtful Act
Kind and thoughtful Year 8 student, Elizabeth (Beth) G, chose to have her knee-length hair cut for charity and raised £800 for The Little Princess Trust
Mr Ainsley's Summer Fair Hair Promise
Mr Ainsley has promised to shave his head if Year 10 can raise £1,200 at their Summer Fair on Wednesday 6th July
The CHS Race for Life 2022
Throughout Friday 8th July, our students will be running the 5km Race for Life in aid of Cancer Research UK. We're asking students to donate £1 and add something pink to their PE kit.
A Shared Pride in CHS
Our wonderful LGBTQ+ Ambassadors ran a Pride Stall in June to raise funds for two LGBTQ+ charities.
Great Pride in our School Community
On Wednesday 29th June, our LGBTQ+ Ambassadors are holding putting the fun in fundraising with their Pride Stall event on behalf of Congleton Pride and Switchboard LGBTQ+ helpline.
Recognising and Rewarding Local Talent
Our fantastic Spring in a Frame Wildlife Competition and Exhibition was a great opportunity to showcase the wonderful photographic talents of our local young people whilst raising much needed funds for Ukraine.
CHS Hosts Congleton Children's Wildlife Competition Exhibition
CHS will host the Spring in a Frame 2022 Photography Competition Exhibition on May 18, and visitors will be able to enjoy all the wonderful images submitted by CHS and Eaton Bank students and primary school pupils from Congleton and surrounding areas.
Collection for Ukraine
Our students are keen to support the aid work for Ukraine and are working together to decide on the best ways for the CHS community to help.
Fundraising for The Georgia Leigh Ogden Trust
We're continuing our efforts to support the charity set up in memory of a much loved CHS student.
NSPCC Numbers Day 2022
The NSPCC Number Day took place on Friday 4th February and once again we supported this with a range of activities to both promote numeracy and fundraise for the charity.