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- Headmaster praises ‘remarkable’ achievements of this year’s GCSE and A level students
- Headmaster, Tim Manly pays tribute to Hurst's Upper Sixth leavers and celebrates their A level triumphs
- Please click for details of Senior School sports fixtures on Saturday 4th September
- Leavers' play - click here for glimpses of last night's stunning valedictory performance by a very talented team
- Headmaster praises ‘remarkable’ achievements of this year’s GCSE and A level students
- Headmaster, Tim Manly pays tribute to Hurst's Upper Sixth leavers and celebrates their A level triumphs
- Please click for details of Senior School sports fixtures on Saturday 4th September
Latest Senior School & Sixth Form News
Headmaster, Tim Manly, praises ‘remarkable’ achievements of this year’s A level and GCSE students
Leavers' Play - the pictures
Hurst's Charity Day - contributing to the community
By 9 am this morning 1st July 2010) not a sound could be heard in the quads of Hurstpierpoint College. The entire community was already on its way to local and more distant sites to undertake work in the community.
Peerless performances from soft jazz to hard rock
Hurst 'n' brie a triumph
Bands, soloists and ensembles from Prep School to Sixth Form created an astonishing festival of music yesterday (Saturday 26th June) ...
Ronald Neame CBE, distinguished writer, cinematographer, producer, film director and OHJ dies
Ronnie attended Hurstpierpoint College and was a member of Star House. Aged 99, he was only recently on the telephone to Hurst's Headmaster, Tim Manly.
(to find out the relevance of this black-and-white picture of Romeo and Juliet, click on 'read more' below)
Hurst's author festival - 300 visiting boys and girls + 3 top authors = a great day for all
The College's annual author festival provided, in the words of one visiting teacher, "an amazing and inspiring opportunity for young minds to engage with really first-class authors and communicators".
Celebrating 150 years of service - marking the founding of Hurst's CCF
Hurstpierpoint College celebrated 150 years of service on Thursday 27th May when the anniversary of the founding of the college's Combined Cadet Force was marked with parades, displays, a chapel service and a formal dinner.
Hurst pupils honour 150+ year-old Ascension Day tradition
Every Ascension Day, since 1850, the pupils and staff of Hurstpierpoint College have climbed the Downs to the south of Hurstpierpoint village to the top of Wolstonbury Hill (known locally as ‘Danny’ because that is the name of the house that sits at its base) to hold a short communion service before the distribution to the choir and sacristans of "Lowe's Dole" by the Headmaster ...
Hurst gets the chemistry right in the 2010 Olympiad
Hurst chemists achieved significant success in this year's prestigious RSC Chemistry Olympiad ...
Accomplished, witty, stylish and very, very polished - Hurst's 2010 Dance Showcase
Under Hurst's new Head of Dance, Nicola Dominy, the creativity and quality of dance at Hurst is now quite exceptional ...
Enterprising Hurst students create the 'best company' and win many other awards in 2010 Young Enterprise competition ...
Young Enterprise Companies - created by students from leading schools throughout Mid-Sussex - displayed their products and plans at Chequer Mead Community Arts Centre in East Grinstead last week ...
Hurst's cricketers start the season with style ...
The first few days of the cricket season have gone well for Hurstpierpoint College ...
Hurst students and staff have a fantastic time helping at the Brighton marathon ... and, in the words of Hurst Headmaster Tim Manly, "showed the whole of Brighton what the Hurst spirit is all about"...
and five members of staff complete the course - with Chris Thomson coming a magnificent third -
Icelandic journey - Hurst students benefit from watching Eyjafjöll erupt without experiencing any fall-out ...
Remove Geography student's March trip to Iceland Few would be happy to hear that their journey's destination was experiencing a volcanic eruption – but Hurst's Head of Geography, Robert Ashley, and his student party actually became rather excited.
"A wonderful and wonderfully produced entertainment"
West Side Story
Each year, the Lent term musical provides a measure of the health and vitality of the Drama and Music Departments. Recent successes include ‘Les Misérables’, ‘The Sound of Music’ in 2009 and Godspell in 2008. This year's production - ‘West Side Story’ - was greeted each evening with quite extraordinary enthusiasm and punctuated by frequent and loud applause.
Hurst takes delivery of its new bus fleet
Demand up by 70% in the last 12 months reports Hurst's Services Manager, Dennis Levy. Hurstpierpoint College has recently taken delivery of a new fleet of Ford Transit ‘Trend’ Minibuses. Dennis Levy, Hurst’s Services Manager comments, “The new bus livery, in Hurst red, is readily identifiable and in the recent snow filled weeks the buses have performed superbly well under difficult conditions.”
Working for Malawi
Hurst students support the orphans of Malawi by raising funds and undertaking voluntary work within their impoverished communities.
Hurst pupils abseil from Chapel tower to raise money to help Haiti earthquake victims
Pupils from Hurstpierpoint College have always responded speedily and generously to charitable causes.
Hurst girls get it in the net - The story of our Sussex Champions
Hurst’s girls performed stunningly well at the Sussex Independent Schools Netball Association Tournament and the Sussex Knock-Out Cup.
Hurst’s Hockey U-16's are West Sussex Champions and reach the Regional quarter-finals
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 and then surpassed all Hurst's hockey achievements by reaching the quarter finals of the Regional competition. read more .
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. read more
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. read more
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
02 September 2010
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