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- The Shell 'Recycled Fashion' Show - extraordinary creativity and exceptional entertainment with added attitude, click here for details
- Grace and Lucy play for England and 'have a good match', for more details, click here
- Hurst pupils abseil from Chapel tower, raising money to help Haiti earthquake victims, click here for details
- Hurst’s U-16’s Hockey squad crowned West Sussex Champions, click here for more details
- Senior School sports fixtures -please click here for this week's fixture list
- Hurst's new fleet of School Buses now operating, for details of Hurst Bus Routes, click here
- Next Open Morning for Pre-Prep, Prep, Senior School and Sixth Form on Saturday 13th March, click here for details
- New cd of Music for Advent and Christmas now out; click here for details and to order your copy
- Official opening of Hurst's new Academic Quad after 5 million pound build completed
Latest Senior School & Sixth Form News
Extraordinary creativity and exceptional entertainment with added attitude - The Shell 'Recycled Fashion' Show
Hurst is getting greener by the day. Yet many of the activities that we routinely undertake (recycling etc) are 'invisible'.
They really do help to make a difference, but don't make the impact of the 'Recycled Fashion Show' mounted by the Shell.
Hurst girls selected for England U-18 Ladies Schools’ team
Hurst’s Grace Couchman and Lucy Kings travelled to Reading last Sunday (24th January, 2010) for one of the regular training sessions undertaken by the elite U-18 Girls Schools’ Squad.
By the close of play, both had been invited to join the Independent Schools Football Association's England team for their International against the Australian U-18 Girls Schools’ team this coming Saturday.
Hurst’s U-16’s Hockey squad crowned West Sussex Champions
Confident Hurst performance drives victory in West Sussex final
After four fine matches in freezing conditions on Tuesday, 19th January, Hurstpierpoint College’s U16 Hockey squad emerged as clear winners to take the West Sussex Championship.
Hurst Schools' Challenge team move on to the second round after victory over Brighton
Schools' Challenge, the general knowledge competition for schools in the United Kingdom has been running since 1979. The competition is very similar in style and structure to television’s University Challenge.
This year’s first round of the Senior School competition are currently taking place throughout the country and Hurst hosted the first of their Senior School matches having been drawn against a local school, Brighton College.
College's Service of Remembrance and work for Help for Heroes charity
As Hurstpierpoint College Headmaster, Tim Manly read out the name of every Hurst pupil who fell in WWI, a Sixth Former rose to stand. When Mr Manly finished the list today, and looked up, 112 Sixth Formers were standing, providing everyone present in the College Chapel with a powerful image of the impact of war, not just upon the Hurst community but also upon so many communities up and down the land.
Formal Opening of Hurst's new Academic Quadrangle
It is a quite remarkable remarkable success story; Hurstpierpoint College numbers continue to grow in the face of "the longest UK recession since records began"
Letter to parents regarding Swine Flu from Headmaster, Tim Manly
It appears that one of our Upper Sixth Form pupils may have contracted Swine Flu ... Whether this is Swine Flu or not, I thought it would be helpful to write to parents concerning our plan should we experience an outbreak of Swine Flu within the School community.
A great new girls' day house, Pelican House, joins the Hurst family
With record numbers joining Hurstpierpoint College this September, Headmaster Tim Manly today opened a brand new girls’ day house ...
"Hurstpierpoint College students are celebrating some excellent GCSE results"
"... We are particularly pleased with the high number of pupils gaining 8 or more A*-A grades ... "
"... they joined the College at the same time as I did. We have been together through a great deal over the last five years ... "
Students at Hurstpierpoint College are this morning celebrating superb A level results that, stated Headmaster Tim Manly, "look like matching or exceeding the best in the school’s history..."
Hurst's scientists return from the Galapagos
Our 18-day tour to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that none will easily forget ...
The Hurstpierpoint College National Schools & Pony Club Championships 2009
"A wonderful exhibition of talent, skill and courage” - Tim Manly
Charity Day a resounding success
Hurst's 2009 Charity Day was a resounding success. "I am very proud of our boys and girls and very proud of all that they have done today" said Headmaster, Tim Manly
43rd Annual Inter Preparatory Schools Athletics Meeting and Results
The Annual Inter Preparatory Schools Athletics meeting is one of the highlights of the summer sporting season....
Charlie Matthews' first season for England
Hurstpierpoint College and England Under 18 second row forward, Charlie Matthews has just finished his first round of International matches as a member of England's U18 Five Nations Festival team.
Sussex Young Enterprise commission Hurst student Jacky Tang to develop their website
Jacky Tang, just 17 and shortly to take his AS levels at Hurstpierpoint College, has more on his mind than just his exams ...
Hurst's musicians play California
During the Easter Holidays this year, 45 College musicians from Hurst toured California for fourteen days ...
Hurst's Young Enterprise Success
Dateline 29th April 2009 - Hurst's Young Enterprise Company 'Zaken' swept the boards at tonight's prestigious award ceremony.
Hurst's U15 Netball Squad bring home the Sussex Knockout Cup
Hurst's fantastic under 15's unleashed a masterclass in their final of the Sussex Knockout Cup ...
Hurst brings The Sound of Music to Life
The cast, crew and Directors have been rewarded for their extraordinary dedication and commitment during the months preceding this week's production (the longest run of any stage production at Hurst in recent years) by the extraordinary excitement that their performances have provoked.
Two great plays, two simply extraordinary productions
Hurst in rep
The health, vitality and exceptional professionalism of Drama in Hurst was once again confirmed as, in a single week, students led two simply extraordinary productions ...
Witty classics fashioned from waste
Hurst's fantastic eco fashion show
As part of Hurstpierpoint College’s ‘Eco Hurst’ Green Initiative, Hurst’s Art Department led by Tiffany Farrell, launched an ambitious fashion project for all Year 9 pupils during the Michaelmas term and brought it to a conclusion with an extraordinary fashion show just weeks into the Lent term.
Sam Griffiths – thoughts from his friends and family
The inquest for Sam was held at Haywards Heath Magistrates Court this morning, 25th March 2009....
Hurst's 'Olympic hopefuls' awarded their National Caps
Three Hurst Girls are making their mark in the world of football and this week received news that their contribution has been recognised by the Independent Schools Football Association Girls (ISFAG) ...
Storming performance from the 'Pavarotti of the organ' and Hurst's great Chapel Choir
Acclaimed international concert organist Carlo Curley and Hurst's wonderful Chapel Choir wowed more than 300 music lovers in Hurstpierpoint College Chapel this weekend ...
Confident Hurst girls through to the semi-final of the Sussex Cup
The Hurst U19A's drew Sussex Downs, Lewes as their opponents in the quarter final of the Sussex Knock Out Cup ...
Hurst power through to the next round in the Daily Mail Cup
This was an extraordinarily competitive and highly entertaining encounter between two well matched sides ...
note: since this report was filed, Hurst and Caterham School have met in a superb match in which Caterham proved the more powerful team and deservedly now go through into the quarter-finals. Every good wish from Hurst goes to their outstanding squad as they prepare for the next round ...
Charlie Matthews gets the call from England
Hurst Head Boy, Captain of the College’s 1st XV rugby team and a member of the Harlequins Academy Elite, Charlie Matthews received two pieces of good news this week.
Hurst Headmaster, Tim Manly, pays tribute to Hurst student, Sam Griffiths
The accidental death of Sam Griffiths, a delightful young man who joined us in the Lower Sixth some four months ago from Brighton College has touched the entire Hurst community...
Pygmalion production 'a triumph'
Well, this cast and this production certainly cut the mustard. Cai Jones’ Henry Higgins was a wonderfully self obsessed control freak with a tendency towards petulance and bloody mindedness when under pressure. Rebecca Kerr played Doolittle, in all her guises, as to the manner born...
Hurst's drama troupe enjoy wonderful success with 'Lear' in China
“Our tour party have been great ambassadors” commented Hurst Headmaster, Tim Manly “and you can see immediately that every student has returned with a heightened sense of personal confidence; each has achieved much and learned much".
Kayakers return from 'once in a lifetime' expedition down the turbulent waters of the Himalayan 'Kali Sarda' River
Six intrepid Sixth Formers and three members of Hurst’s teaching staff have just returned from what one of the students called ‘once in a lifetime challenge’.
Charity day raises £3,000 for Breast Cancer campaign
Pupils and staff enjoyed a colourful 'Pink’ charity day at Hurstpierpoint College on the last day before half term to raise money for Breast Cancer Charities.
More news coming soon ...
Hurstpierpoint College
10 March 2010
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