Inter-House Pumpkin Carving Competition

Our Annual Inter-House Pumpkin Carving Competition is back. Once again, the Inter-House Pumpkin Carving Competition has a sustainability focus to promote both creativity and environmental awareness. Students are challenged to design and create imaginative pumpkin carvings with eco-friendly practices and are encouraged to carve, cook and grow for a greener tomorrow. 

🍽️ Pumpkin Recipes: Click here to discover mouth-watering pumpkin recipes. Don’t waste those tasty insides – turn them into delicious dishes the whole family will love, then photograph them and share your photos with Ms Hetherington.

🌱 Seed-Saving: Keep and dry out your pumpkin seeds. This is your chance to nurture your own pumpkin patch for next year’s competition.

🏆 Win Big: Prizes await the most creative and sustainable entries. Join us in making this competition eco-friendly and fantastic.

Let’s make this year’s Pumpkin Competition a sustainable and scrumptious success!

How to Enter

• One entry per student
• Student and family to carve their pumpkin at home and take a photo of it. Email the photo to Ms Hetherington by the end of Wednesday 15th October in return for a £1 donation (brought to school on Wednesday). Please ensure you include the following in the subject line: Pumpkin Contest – Student name – Student form.
• Form teacher and tutor group to vote on the best pumpkin in each form on Thursday 16th October.
• The winning pumpkin from each class is to be brought into school and displayed in the playground on the last day of term.
• Winners to be announced on Friday 17th October.
• Headmaster to choose an overall winner.
• All pumpkins will be taken home at the end of the day.

Happy carving and creating!