Latest news & updates about college life
On the 27th September members of the Oathall Orchestra joined forces with musicians from other local schools to play with members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Watch the video to see their performance.
The Oathall Community College Photography Competition 2012 is open to students from all years but GCSE Photography students are particularly encouraged to enter to support their portfolio of work.
Twelve photographs will be chosen by a panel of judges and used to make up the new Oathall Calendar 2013, to be sold through the Farm Shop. Each of the winning entries will receive a gift voucher of their choice worth £20.00. The overall winning photograph judged by the panel will receive vouchers worth £50.00.
Ollie Moors, in Year 11 was once again selected to represent the South East at British Cycling’s Inter-Regional Track Cycling Championships in Newport, Wales. Ollie had a great few days, he broke his personal best for flying 200m 12.289 secs with a speed of 36.413mph, came 5th in the Madison, 5th in the team pursuit and won a silver medal for team sprint with a time of 50.814 (breaking their personal best from the school games). The South East came 4th overall which is a great acheivement considering their nearest training velodromes are in Newport, Wales and Manchester.
Rosanna and Katie
Our latest bid to take over the airwaves sees us featured in a news item on Meridian News.
Presenter Rachel Hepworth joined us a couple of weeks ago armed with just a camera and loads of enthusiasm to tell the story of Oathall Farm.
OCC students Rosanna Curtis and Katie Russell were fabulous in front of the camera and gave a great overview of how the farm and the school work together for the benefit of all the students and staff too.
Teacher Emma Rimmer had a cameo appearance when she came in to buy her weekly shop but as always the stars of the show were the piglets!
This annual show is a real highlight in our calendar
It was a wet and windy South of England Show in Ardingly this year but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the 35 Oathall students who helped out each day.
Supported by staff and six ex-students the group from Oathall were involved in showing and stewarding and also led the famous cattle parade each day.
We brought home a number of rosettes, winning the best pair of pigs out of ten pairs on display and winning the best pair of calves too. Our students showed champion commercial pigs on behalf of Andrew Strong of Field Place Farm and the champion and reserve champion Lleyn Sheep on behalf of Peter Sutton of Rout Farm.
The show was rounded off nicely with not only a sunny day but with Oathall Farm students receiving the Richard Dean Trophy for tidiest cattle lines and best turned out cattle.
Well done everyone!
Ollie Moors competing at the School Games
Year 10 student Ollie Moors was a Gold Medal winner at the School Games this week. (more…)
Oathall’s Girls Under 13 Cricket team have taken part in a cricket competition they’re never going to forget! (more…)
Oathall Community College’s team of Tom Hother, Daniel Kingdom and Andrew Pearcy were announced 2012 National Winners of ‘Youth Speaks’, the Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland (RIBI) public speaking competition, held on Saturday, April 28th in Wrexham.
