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Summer Term 2013
Every year, the entire Shell (Year 9) work together in their six class groups on an abridged version of one of Shakespeare’s plays, culminating in a 3 day workshop and rehearsal period before the 6 plays are performed in one evening in the College’s Inner Quad to an audience of parents, fellow pupils and staff.
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Enigma, this year’s Young Enterprise company from Hurstpierpoint College, has won the Best Company award at the Mid Sussex competition.
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After months of research, planning and manufacturing, the Design and Technology students hosted two open exhibitions to showcase their final coursework products.
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Seven teams travelled to Hurst for the annual Girls’ Athletics Competition; one of the first big outdoor meetings on the school track and field calendar.
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Sixth form musicians have become the first to perform inside the Hurstpierpoint village Holy Trinity Church just days after the completion of its stylish refurbishment.
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Chairs built by Sixth form Design and Technology students have been put to the test by a class of “clients” from the Pre-Prep.
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Students from the Hurst Combined Cadet Force (CCF) experienced a day like no other when taken on a flight in a Lynx helicopter at the Army Aviation Centre in Hampshire.
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Over 9000 people representing 391 charities ran the fourth Brighton Marathon on Sunday with Hurst pupils and staff running and supporting from start to finish.
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Lent Term 2013
Senior School Year 10 Geographers have returned from a trip of a lifetime to Iceland having explored stunning natural environments that rival anywhere on the planet.
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Seven groups of Year 10 pupils have trekked across almost 60 kilometers of the South Downs as part of their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award.
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All ten Senior School Houses eagerly awaited the results of this year's House Film Award at the end of the Lent Term, with Best Film ultimately going to Red Cross for their spoof, Most Flaunted.
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The Hurstpierpoint College rugby U15s overcame swirling winds and a well-drilled Bishop Luffa side to win the County Cup final by 36 points to 15.
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Hurst's1st XI hockey girls collected their second county title of the season after an 8-0 win over Burgess Hill School in the final of the Sussex Cup.
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Hurst's U16A rugby team lifted the Sussex Cup last night with a 28 -15 win over Eastbourne College.
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Four of the College’s premier instrumentalists soaked up applause for perhaps the last time in the Hurst Music School after performing with an orchestra in the annual Concerto Concert.
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Hurst’s U15A boys are champions of the Sussex Hockey Association Cup after a 3-1 win over Eastbourne College on penalty flicks.
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Seven school netball sides from across West Sussex visited Hurst for an U15 tournament with special guest and England player, Lindsay Keable.
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The 1st XI girls' hockey team have moved into the Sussex county cup final after a 2-1 victory over Eastbourne College.
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Hurst's U13A, U14A and 1st VII netball teams have won the Sussex Knock Out Cup, making 2013 the College's most successful year in the tournament.
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Senior School Art Scholars have welcomed visitors to their annual exhibition inside the College’s studios, sharing the ideas and processes behind their creative works.
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A group of girls and boys returned from this year's Classics Reading Competition having achieved seven individual wins across all three of the competition's categories.
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The Hurst U14A netball side collected their second tournament victory of the season at Roedean after defeating Brighton College 8-5 in the final of SISNA 2013.
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Sunset Boulevard's themes of Hollywood hype, lost celebrity and the media circus that surrounds those living in the spotlight are just as relevant today as they were when the original Billy Wilder film appeared in 1950 and Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s 1990s stage musical version first opened.
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The U16A rugby team will play in the final of the county cup following a hard fought victory over Seaford College by 17 points to 13.
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Hurst batsman and wicket keeper Bradley Gayler (UVI) is the latest College player to be chosen for a county academy and tour of South Africa after continuing his development at Surrey.
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Hurstpierpoint College has four netball sides into the final of the Sussex Knock-Out Cup for the first time in its history.
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In a musical age dominated by digital effects it’s comforting to know that even with the amps switched off live performance goes on, as proved by last night’s concert, Hurst Unplugged.
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The Hurst rugby sevens continued their excellent start to 2013 when they reached a second cup final in three weeks.
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Visitors to the Music School’s concerts are always spoilt with a diversity of styles and genres but the annual Winners’ Concert is perhaps the most wide-ranging of them all.
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Two Hurstpierpoint College cricketers are preparing for some of the most important matches of their lives in hope of launching careers in the sport.
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Eleven Senior School boys have raised almost £1,500 for Cancer Research UK after completing a sponsored head shave.
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Hurstpierpoint College’s 1st VII netball team has qualified for the Sussex Knock Out Cup final after a 48-30 win over BHASVIC.
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Hurstpierpoint College Prep School pupils showcased the school’s ‘Digital Pencil Case’ initiative in London last week to hundreds of educational and technology delegates from across the world.
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The Hurst rugby sevens team are champions of the Shiplake festival after a 29-12 win over Radley College in the final.
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The Complete Works of Shakespeare in 90 minutes is a tall order (for cast and audience alike) but the Hurst production of this witty and fast-moving gallop through the work of the Bard proved a highly entertaining evening.
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The 1st XI boys’ hockey team have secured a county semi-final in the National Schools tournament against Eastbourne College.
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Cancer will be defeated by taking steps together, which is why 11 Senior School boys from Hurst are preparing for a sponsored head shave in aid of Cancer Research UK.
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Two boys’ hockey sides from Hurstpierpoint College have qualified for the regional stage of the National Schools competition.
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Benjy Mason (UVI), Lizzie freeman (UVI), Ella Bacon (Remove) and Emma Williams (Remove) become the first Hurst team to reach a regional Schools' Challenge final after defeating Roedean 520 - 470.
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Fibs, porkies and little white lies can sometimes be relatively harmless, that is unless you're involved in the sort of farce performed by a cast of eight Senior School pupils in Ray Cooney's, Run For Your Wife.
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Michaelmas Term 2012
Hurstpierpoint College skiers collected victories at the 2012 Independent School Ski and Snowboard Championships at Les Deux Alpes in December.
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Hurstpierpoint College has raised over fourteen thousand pounds for the charity Chestnut Tree House hospice in 2012.
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Senior School musicians produced an evening of pure quality in the annual Winter Concert held at the College just before the Christmas break.
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Inspired by artists, choreographers, composers and events related to Great Britain, the 2012 Dance Showcase delivered a programme of energy and creativity inside the College's Bury Theatre.
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Late night shoppers in Hurstpierpoint village were treated to carol singers and a brass band last week from the Hurst Senior and Prep School Music Departments.
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Senior School and Sixth form Art and Photography students exhibited their work in progress last night for parents and fellow pupils at the College.
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Hurst has a long tradition of staging Shakespeare plays; indeed the only departure from this prior to this year was in 2004 when the Shakespeare Society took on Marlowe’s Dr Faustus. For 2012, Director of Drama, Nicholas Beeby, decided to take another break from Shakespeare with Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy.
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Six Hurstpierpoint College cricketers have packed their suitcases for a warmer climate in preparation for the Sussex County Cricket Club Academy tour of South Africa.
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Courtney Hansford (Vth form) and Harvey Waller (Lower Sixth) await their first junior England hockey caps after a group of Hurst players were invited to a national assessment camp.
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Buzzers were at the ready for the Hurstpierpoint College general knowledge quiz final this week; an ideal preparation for future University Challenge stars.
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The first XV rugby team progressed into the sixth round of the Daily Mail Cup yesterday after winning at Ipswich’s St Joseph’s College 50 points to 10.
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Hurstpierpoint College’s Girls’ 1st XI is one of the four best hockey sides in the South East after qualifying from their regional Pool in the National Schools competition.
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A cast of pupils from all five Senior School year groups has performed Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers in a fresh and superbly crafted production at the College.
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The Senior School Art and Dance departments have showcased a collaborated response to Titian’s depiction of Diana and Actaeon, from Ovid’s famous poem Metamorphoses.
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The Hurstpierpoint College under 14 netball team has qualified for the regional stage of the National Schools competition.
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Bands and soloists raised the Music School's roof this week when amps and microphones were switched on for the Jazz and Rock concert.
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A young cast from the Senior School has performed a story of lust, love and marital infidelity in Billy Wilder’s The Apartment.
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GCSE Music pupils in the Fifth form and Remove have performed assessed pieces of work in two concerts at the College.
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Hurstpierpoint College has held an IB Conference for its entire Vth form (Year 11) with the pre-eminent speaker Dr Peter Vardy; emphasising the freedom of education beyond the GCSE.
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Three Hurst players have been selected for the national assessment camp after a strong Senior School cohort played in the England Hockey Board Futures Cup (EHBFC).
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Hurstpierpoint College held a special Chapel service to mark the remembrance of every former pupil and member of staff lost during and since the great wars.
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A much changed 1st XV rugby side battled to a 33-17 point victory at Worth yesterday to enter the Daily Mail Cup Fifth Round.
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Hurst has welcomed 26 pupils from College Saint-Joseph in Lyon for two weeks, continuing an established and successful foreign exchange programme for the Remove year group.
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11 Spanish students from the Lower Sixth and Fifth form took part in an exchange trip to Valencia over the half-term holiday.
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Five tries were enough to send Hurst’s U15A side sailing into the fifth round of the Daily Mail Cup today after a 29-0 victory over Eastbourne.
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Hurst’s Combined Cadet Force proved it is “a smart, successful and enthusiastic team” after its Biennial Inspection by a serving RAF Officer.
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Pelican House were named winners of the 2012 House Shout competition in the Chapel last night after a two hour whirlwind of musical entertainment.
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Five Senior School hockey players have been selected to play in the England Hockey Board Futures Cup (EHBFC).
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Hurstpierpoint College have progressed to the regional stage of the under 18 Girls’ National Schools Hockey Competition.
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Hurst’s 1st XV have progressed into the third round of the Daily Mail RBS Cup with a 48-7 home victory over Collyer's.
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Senior School students have delivered the popular stage version of John Buchan’s The 39 Steps, showing why it’s a work that continues to enthral generation after generation.
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Hurst’s 1st XI Hockey team safely progressed to Round 2 of the Under 19 Knock-Out Cup yesterday with a 6-1 win over Lancing College.
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The Hurstpierpoint College Team Show Jumping Competition at Hickstead has, for the fifth year running, offered a glimpse at the emerging equestrian talent from across Sussex and Surrey.
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Hurst’s 1st team footballers have progressed to the final 32 in the National Independent Schools Football Association Cup with a 3-2 win at The Harrodian School.
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The Music Department has once again contributed to the Hurst Festival with soloists, ensembles and the jazz band entertaining audiences in two special performances.
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Students from Hurst's Sixth Form have stamped their mark on Sir Alan Ayckbourn's play Absent Friends ahead of performances at both the College and Hurst Festival.
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When the Chapel welcomed a contemporary worship group to a Senior School Eucharist this term, pupils and staff came together to bring music and joy to all.
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Summer Term 2012
The Senior Girls' Netball players extended their training across the pond this summer with a testing return to action in Barbados.
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27 Hurst pupils from Sussex have gained 10 or more A* to A grades in this year's GCSE results.
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Hurst students today celebrated some outstanding A level results and confirmed their places at the country’s most prestigious universities.
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There are many guides for parents seeking objective information about schools for their child but many consider the Good Schools Guide to be by far the most authoritative.
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Eighteen Hurst students have worked alongside conservation charities, supported local schools and grasped the opportunity to undertake a short safari in the Kenyan savannahs.
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Future Olympic hopeful Millie Singleton has won the Senior individual class of the Hurstpierpoint College National Schools and Pony Club Championships at Hickstead.
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Hurstpierpoint College Chamber Choir has returned to Walsingham in Norfolk to take up the post as choir in residence for this year’s National Pilgrimage.
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A group of Hurst’s Actors and Musicians have travelled to Boston and New York to see, hear and take part in a host of activities and performances.
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Hurst’s LVI Art and Photography students have visited Florence on a four day academic trip fuelled by a passion for the Renaissance era and historical architecture.
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Three Hurst girls have competed at the English Schools' Championships in Gateshead after topping the local leader boards.
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Sixth form Chemistry students from Hurst have visited the teaching laboratories at the University of Sussex for a day of scientific matter.
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Hurst has delivered a two day Maths Camp for both current and newly joining students who intend to study the subject at AS, A Level and IB.
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Hurst pupils out and about, giving their time to lend a helping hand
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Hurst's Shell has showcased their range of outfits made entirely from recycled items at the 2012 Shell Fashion Show.
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When a rock concert meets soft cheese and biscuits it can only mean one thing, the end of year music extravaganza, Hurst 'n' Brie.
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When Apple’s iPad fell from the innovation tree Hurst’s Year 7 pupils were ready to catch and build it into their “Digital Pencil Case” for the classroom.
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Pupils from Remove have stepped closer to achieving the Duke of Edinburgh's Silver Award by completing a training walk across the South Downs.
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Hurst’s athletes have collected five gold medals in the Sussex Schools Championships held at K2 in Crawley.
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Hurst’s 1st XI cricketers have reached the next round of the Langdale Trophy by defeating Brighton College with one ball to spare.
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Girls from Fleur de Lys House have collected the Junior Top House Cup with an unquestionable 100 point victory.
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Hurst’s Shell (Yr 9) pupils have proved that they “Fear not of greatness” in this year’s Shakespeare Festival.
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Hurst has taken part in an international attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest multi-venue simultaneous dance routine.
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Hurst’s U14 Cricketers progress to the next round of the Lord’s Taverners competition by clinching a home victory over Hove Park.
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Girls and boys from across the Senior school have collected an array of medals in the Sussex County AA Championships at K2 in Crawley.
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Hurst's Young Enterprise company, Iroko, collect eight awards at the Mid Sussex competition.
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Singers from across the Senior School have performed with both confidence and class in the 2012 Summer Term Vocal Recital.
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Six groups of boys and girls from Hurst’s Senior School have successfully finished an expedition which is one of the final and most challenging tasks they have to undertake, before they can be awarded the coveted Duke of Edinburgh’s Silver Award.
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The Hurst Annual Dance Showcase is going from strength to strength with thoroughly entertaining performances from pupils across all three schools.
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The College has made its contribution to the Brighton Marathon for a the third year running by providing minibuses, music and an all-important water station, placed again this year where the runners needed it the most – ‘The Wall’.
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Lent Term 2012
Hurst's skiers and snowboarders have taken to the powder over the Easter holidays on a six day trip to Espace Killy in the French Alps.
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Hurst has taken a total of 121 pupils from across the Senior School on academic trips this Easter with visits to France, Iceland, Italy and the Republic of Ireland.
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Six groups of boys and girls from Hurst’s Senior School have successfully finished an expedition which is one of the final and most challenging tasks they have to undertake, before they can be awarded the coveted Duke of Edinburgh’s Silver Award.
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Hurstpierpoint College has swept the floor to become County Hockey Champions across four different age groups, in the boys’ Sussex Cup competitions.
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Four of Hurst’s Upper Sixth formers performed for the final time at a major school recital, appearing in the Lent Term Concerto Concert; an event that will justifiably, live long in the memory.
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Layla Guscoth of England’s Netball team has helped host a day of competition at Hurst with Under 15 Girls from across the area.
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A Physics team from Hurst's Upper Sixth have soldiered to victory in a modernised version of a timeless classic, the egg and spoon race.
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Singer songwriters and instrumentalists have taken centre stage in the annual Hurst Unplugged event, delivering electric performances.
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Veni, vidi, vici …Hurst takes part in the Annual Classics Reading Competition.
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Anything Goes - All aboard! Hurst’s Bury Theatre has taken to the open sea to host Cole Porter's classic Broadway hit.
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Hurstpierpoint College
24 May 2013