2014 GCSE Art & Photography Exhibition

1st May 2014J Godbolt

Last Chance today to see the 2014 GCSE Art & Photography exhibition showcases the work of students completing their Art & Photography GCSE’s.
2014 Art & Photography GCSE Exhibition

Parents, students and our local community are invited to visit Oathall today before 2pm to view our exhibition and appreciate the impressive range of talent and creativity demonstrated in the works on display.

The exhibition features final exam pieces along with sketchbooks, coursework, sculpture, paintings and photographs undertaken over the two years of the course. The theme for this year’s work was ‘Texture’ for those students studying art and for students taking photography the themes were ‘Disguise’ and ‘Street Photography’. A selection of photographs of the exhibition can be seen on the Oathall Flickr site

Oathall’s cricketing girls book place at Lord’s

29th April 2014J Godbolt
Oathall U15 Girls Cricket team
Oathall’s under 15 girls indoor cricket team have booked their place in the 2014 Lady Taverners National finals at Lord’s. The Oathall team, representing all of Sussex won their place by beating off competition from Kent, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire in the group stages before knocking out Essex in the semi-final. The team then went on to face London and victory in the final match. The team will now represent the South East in the 2014 Lady Taverners girls cricket Indoor National finals to be held at Lord’s Cricket Ground on 7 May. (more…)

Oathall performers rise to the challenge

25th March 2014Oathall

A large contingent of Oathall students took part in the Rock Challenge dance competition in Crawley on Monday 24 March.Rock Challenge 2014

Following a full day of technical rehearsals the troupe took to the stage at The Hawth and dazzled the crowds with their original dance routine which drew inspiration from traditional fairy tales.

Cinderella made an appearance during the show – which was set against the backdrop of an enchanted forest – along with a coven of terrifying witches!

Over 90 dancers in total took part in the Oathall performance whilst several other students helped out behind the scenes with staging, lighting, hair and make-up.

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Howzat! Our U15 girls are champion cricketers

20th March 2014Oathall
Our champion cricketers

Our champion cricketers

Our U15 girls are Sussex Indoor Cricket Champions 2014.

28 schools from across the county entered the Lady Taverners Under 15 Indoor Cricket Tournament – the biggest field of entries to date.  Oathall Community College’s team of 10 prevailed at the county final with a consistently strong showing in all three rounds of play.

They will now go forward to represent Sussex at the regional finals of the tournament on Thursday 3 April in Surrey.

Ms Laura Gyngell from the PE department said: “Our girls stamped their mark early on in the tournament beating rivals from the likes of Brighton College and Oakmeeds with ease. This is a fantastic achievement and the team should feel very proud of the result and their professional conduct.”

Dance Time – a celebration of dance

17th March 2014Oathall
Our dancers ahead of their performance

Our dancers ahead of their performance

On Friday 14 March a group from Oathall Community College took part in the West Sussex Dance Time festival.

The now annual event allows young people the opportunity to perform at professional theatres; over 1000 students from primary, secondary and special schools took part this year.

Oathall’s KS3 Contemporary Dance Club performed a moving piece at The Hawth in Crawley called ‘Safe and Sound’ which drew inspiration from a quote by Abraham Lincoln:

“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”  

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They think it’s all over…

10th March 2014Oathall
U14 football champs

Our U14 football champs!

Our Year 9 boys won the Mid-Sussex District U14 7- a-side football competition on Thursday 6 March at Oakmeeds Community College in Burgess Hill.

Oathall triumphed over teams from St Pauls, Oakmeeds and Weald on their way to the final securing three clean sheets in the process:

  • OCC 1-0 St Pauls
  • OCC 0- 1 Weald (B team)
  • OCC 2-0 Weald (A team)
  • OCC 2-0 St Pauls in final.

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Certificates and Awards Galore!

15th November 2013Oathall
Pippa with her award on the night

Pippa with her award on the night

Former students and their families gathered in the school hall on the evening of Thursday 14 November for our annual GCSE certificate and award presentation evening.

Special guest Sir David Davies CBE presented the certificates and afterwards he gave a potted history of his varied career and an overview of his roles as President of the Royal Academy of Engineering and as a special advisor to the Ministry of Defence.

He finished with some words of advice about the future saying: “Think broadly and think long term about your futures.  In all likelihood you will be working for the next 50 years, perhaps even longer.  Things will change in your career and if you have the right skills and an open mind who knows where life will take you next.”

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Student has a great showing at Edenbridge and Oxted

29th August 2013Oathall
Katie and Pylon Ambo at the show

Katie and Pylon Ambo at the show

Oathall Community College student and Young Farmer, Katie Russell, has had a brilliant few days, displaying both her academic prowess and her livestock showmanship skills.

At the Edenbridge and Oxted show held over the bank holiday weekend, an Ayrshire calf, “Pylon Ambo” trained and shown by Katie and loaned by David and Jeanne Heasman from Lane End Farm Sheffield Park was the Champion Ayrshire in the calf classes.

In addition Katie, aged 16, won the DSC trophy for the champion handler in the showmanship classes. Katie is a volunteer on the school farm and chairs the young farmers club.

The previous week Katie recorded outstanding grades in her GCSE examinations finishing with 11 GCSEs, four of which were A grades including her Environmental and Landbased studies course based on the farm which counts as 4 GCSE equivalents.

Head of Farm Howard Wood said: “These results demonstrate the all-round and balanced education we offer to students of all abilities at Oathall.  Congratulations to Katie.”

Oathall Rusty 10 Ayrshire Champion and Reserve Dairy Champion

4th June 2013
Oathall students at the Heathfield Show with Rusty 10!

Oathall students at the Heathfield Show with Rusty 10!

Oathall students were thrilled when their four-year-old  Ayrshire dairy cow Oathall Rusty 10 was judged to be Ayrshire champion and reserve dairy champion at the recent Heathfield show, for the second year in succession. Rusty won three trophies including:

  • The Dinah Bridge Perpetual Challenge Trophy for the champion Ayrshire
  • The Blockfield Perpetual Challenge Cup for the best recorded heifer or cow
  • The Agrifactors Perpetual Challenge Trophy for the Reserve Dairy Champion.
  • Oathall students also showed the best Ayrshire dairy calf for Mr and Mrs Dr Heasman, winning the Ayrshire cattle club Perpetual Tankard.

They are now looking forward to the South of England show when they will be displaying their cattle and pigs together with a show garden.