Cowes High School (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Medina High School is a state-maintained high school on the Isle of Wight, situated on a 30-acre (120,000 m2) campus at the north-eastern edge of the island's capital, Newport, next to the River Medina. 1] It is a specialist Arts College, and has recently received the Artsmark gold award in 2007. 2] Situated next to Medina High School is the Medina Leisure Centre and the Medina Theatre, which has 425 seats. 3] The leisure centre includes a gym, climbing wall, multiple swimming pools, sports hall equipped for most sports. There is also an arboretum on site consisting of many varieties of trees and species of wild animals. Next to the arboretum is Seaclose Park, home to the revived Isle of Wight Festival, which partially uses the school fields which incorporate the Strawberry Fields site and 'The Big Top' arena. Until his death on 18 March 2008, Anthony Minghella served as the school's patron.