Leadings: 1.184 2.368 Hurst 4.737 Hurstpierpoint College 7.105 Pre-Prep | Prep | Senior School | Sixth Form Achieving your child’s personal bests HURST Sports headings: Swiss 721 bold caps red “ A school which is going from strength to strength under the strong leadership of its 12/13.5 dynamic headmaster. It is now the first choice for many parents who would traditionally have O HNIAN LUB sent their children further afield.” J C N EWSLETTER AUTUMN 2012 Other headings: “ ... each child is tracked and challenged to reach their full potential in all areas of their lives, Garamond Premier Pro bold and where they are encouraged to push themselves beyond their comfort zone. ” caps red 13/13.5 Extracts from The Good Schools Guide's report on Hurstpierpoint College, June 2012 Body text: Garamond Premier Pro regular black 11/13.5 Captions: Gill Sans MT regular 8/10 One line 5mm Two lines 8.5mm Picture border: 0.5pt red A stunning A thoughtful, A strong A true campus caring ethos community education Please phone or visit our website to arrange a personal visit or to join us on one of our Spring Open Mornings u Excellent teaching, outstanding facilities and a strong record of academic achievement u Innovative and exciting academic curricula; choice of the International Baccalaureate or A levels in the Sixth Form u Superb extra-curricular facilities and challenging programmes with the highest quality mentoring for all pupils u Choice of day, flexi or weekly boarding in the Senior School u A unique co-educational Upper Sixth Form pre-university House u A school with integrity, warmth and a ‘can do’ attitude u Fiercely ambitious for each and every child to achieve their personal bests u Outstanding 2011 Inspection Report - excellent in every category Hurstpierpoint College Hurstpierpoint West Sussex BN6 9JS www.hppc.co.uk 01273 836936 The Hurst Johnian Club formed 1877 Officers during the Year 2011-12 Officers President: G C S Roff, 6 Court Close, Patcham, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 8YG [email protected] 07885-225091 Vice President: J Bell, [email protected] Past President: G C F Croll, 42 Berrylands, Surbiton, Surrey KT5 8JT Hon Treasurer: R H D Ayton, 22 Dukes Drive, Lindfield, Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2JQ 01444 483716 Hon Secretary: J R Bettridge, [email protected] Editor of the Newsletter: G L Hill, Hedgehogs, 9 Park Close, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex BN6 9XA 01273 835639 Committee President: G C S Roff (Martlet 1975-80) Vice President: J Bell (Star 2000-05) Past President: G C F Croll (Star 1952-57) Hon Secretary: J R Bettridge (Staff 1973-2011) Hon Treasurer: R H D Ayton (Shield 1955-58) Newsletter Editor: G L Hill (Chevron 1945-51) Common Room Representative: Mrs D Treyer-Evans (Staff 1987-), [email protected] Additional Committee Members: J Bell (Star 2000-05); A L Buttifant (Fleur de Lys 1968-73) N J K Creed (Staff 2006-), [email protected] R J Ebdon (Martlet 1979-84) Miss C Hance (Martlet 2000-05), [email protected], 07743 318657 Miss A D J Hanson (Shield 2000-05), [email protected] T Moulton (Fleur de Lys 1981-86) J P Ruddlesdin (Martlet 1962-67) W J Sexton (Chevron 1999-06) Miss C E Tibbott (Shield 1999-04), [email protected], 07715 711157 A R O P S Representatives: G C F Croll, R H L Moulton Club Administrator: Mrs Elizabeth Watson Organisations Cricket: Cricket Week – T Moulton; Duck Club – R Hill Golf: R Holgate Hockey: T Harrison Choir: R J Ebdon Land Society: D E H Chapman Law Society: B E Glazier Tennis: R D G Vernon Girls’ Sports: A D J Hanson Contact: You can contact any OJ Organisation via [email protected] Leadings: Hurst Johnian Club 1.184 Established 1877 2.368 4.737 Autumn 2012 7.105 Sports headings: Swiss 721 bold caps red 12/13.5 Cover photo: Other headings: The College Chapel Garamond Premier Pro bold caps red 13/13.5 EDITORIAL Sport – Netball 2 Body text: Rugby 3 Garamond Premier Pro Golf 4 regular black On visiting the school recently, two OJs, who had not been Cricket 6 back for several years, expressed amazement at the changes Over 60s Lunch 11 11/13.5 and additions to the campus. Careers 12 Etheldreda 2012 13 Captions: AROPS Gill Sans MT regular Indeed, those who have left Hurst in recent years may well 14 Land Society 16 8/10 be surprised by the new Astroturf, the extension to the Forms Centre section One line 5mm science facilities and the smart new reception area. The last OJ Socks Centre section Two lines 8.5mm of these certainly makes for an excellent “first impression”. News, Views & Comment 20 Picture border: OJ Travel Fund 24 0.5pt red But there has been a dramatic change during the recent Under 35s Drinks 31 summer holidays. Urgent call for accounting experience 31 Who would have envisaged being able to see the chapel Obituaries 32 altar from the gallery at the west end of the dining hall? The Last Word 37 Yet it has come to pass. A gallery to seat sixty has been constructed at the west end of the chapel above and behind School the screen. Opinions will no doubt be divided, but this Hurstpierpoint College was a cleverly conceived plan to enable the increased College Lane Hurstpierpoint numbers in the school to be accommodated for chapel West Sussex services. Glass doors at the west end of the dining hall lead BN6 9JS in to the new gallery and the whole atmosphere is one of Telephone: 01273 833636 Fax: 01273 835257 light and space. website: www.hppc.co.uk OJ Club Indeed the whole campus is a delight. Trees in the Outer e-mail: [email protected] www.theojclub.com Quad, an abundance of flowers in the Inner Quad and website: 1 Sport just inside the memorial entrance, which has itself been refurbished, and other refinements all give a splendid NETBALL impression of a thriving, welcoming The OJ Girls played in the Old Street and lively school. And happily, that is Tuesday Open Summer 2012 league exactly what Hurst is at this time in its and won every game! They started illustrious history. a new league as of Tuesday 11th September in Vauxhall. If people are keen to get involved or want more information please contact Claire on [email protected] or George Hill, Editor 07715711157 OJ Netball Sunday 14th October The tradition of OJ v school netball was resurrected this weekend with 12 OJs returning to take on the 1st team. Familiar faces from the past 5 years came along to include Amber Woollven, Honor Severs, Ellie Sleep, Lucy Jones, Jodie Jones, Lauren Judd, Natasha I nsurance disclaimer – Esson, Jess Challen, Grace Couchman and Laura Valentine. Lily Carpenter Your committee wish to point out came as chief scorer. that the OJ Club does not provide insurance for sporting events. The sun shone and many parents came along to support along with family 2 Leadings: Netball continued; Rugby 1.184 2.368 4.737 pets. All girls were in high spirits and RUGBY 7.105 enjoyed the run around despite some of 1st XV v OJs, 14th October the OJs not playing netball since they Sports headings: left the college. The 1st team was the School 31, OHJs 29 Swiss 721 bold caps red 12/13.5 stronger side but the OJs kept fighting. The annual OJs v the school rugby Some slippery conditions at one end match was an entertaining affair and of the court kept Ellie Sleep and Jody Other headings: in terms of competitiveness it was Garamond Premier Pro bold Jones flexible as the split position was a one of the best for many years. Two caps red common occurrence. evenly matched teams battled it out 13/13.5 Fabulous shooting from Joelle Banks in sportsman-like fashion and the and Libby Severs kept the college’s first result was in doubt right up until the Body text: last minute. The OJs started strongly Garamond Premier Pro team well ahead. regular black and their pack dominated at the We hope next year that maybe we can 11/13.5 break down. Richard Hadfield was a have two teams running so as to include constant threat (see photo) and was more girls. Captions: ably supported by former captain, Gill Sans MT regular Thank you to all the girls for coming to Digby Tattersall, George Johnson and 8/10 play on a Sunday. Nick Chadwell in the pack. The OJs One line 5mm Two lines 8.5mm Picture border: 0.5pt red OJ v School Netball 3 Rugby continued; Golf had mobility in the backs too and Rob GOLF Noble and Tim Griffiths both showed More reports and photos are available a good turn of pace. The OJ try scorers at www.theojclub.com but here is a were Tim Griffiths, Richard Hadfield, selection: George Johnson, Rob Noble, Ben Quayle. With two conversions from The Halford Hewitt tournament fly-half Rob Biggs. March/April 2012 at Deal The Halford Hewitt tournament, with its 640 round one competitors competed over the March/April month crossover turned out to be an epic and memorable event for Hurstpierpoint – arguably our best competitive set of results ever. Having been dispatched in round one at Deal by the eventual tournament winners, Charterhouse, after a brave fight with two of our top pairs (Alex Taylor and Paul Turrell, Jeremy Waud and Dan Burstow) fighting it out to the Richard Hadfield (OJ) 16th green – we gracefully accepted defeat to a superior side and with our other pairs Richard Kelly and Mark Semmence, Russell Ogden and Mark Rugby team 4 Leadings: Golf continued 1.184 2.368 4.737 Baldock and Simon Clapham with 16th May OHJGS Spring Meeting at 7.105 Peter Masters, headed back for a massive Pulborough Golf Club night in at Romney Hard.