Aspiration + Determination + Success
There’s a lot of exciting stuff coming up for our hardworking Combined Cadet Force this term! After the success of the previous camp at Crowborough Training Camp and Pippingford Park last October, the CCF are preparing for their exciting Easter camp in Folkestone from the 5th-11th April. They’re also working on route planning for their… Read more
Our very talented dancers have been working hard this year, coming back to Spring Term with a positive, enthusiastic attitude. The girls are eager to confidently show off their favourite moves as they practice them. Just one example is how many of our amazing girls can do some very impressive splits! The Lower School Dance… Read more
Two of our students recently made Longhill High School proud due to their first aid efforts. Lelo Dida and Georgie Williams, two of our Year 11 girls, came across a man having an epileptic fit on their way home from school. His son, who is in Year 5, knew what to do, putting him in… Read more
Last summer there was a nail-biting rescue mission to save 12 boys and their football coach in a flooded cave in Northern Thailand. The first divers to reach the children were Richard Stanton and ex-Longhill High School student, John Volanthen, who are both members of the South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team. Not only… Read more
On the 12th and 13th of December, Longhill High School’s drama department held our annual pantomime, “Snow White and the Seven Citizens of Several Sizes” In true Longhill High School tradition, this year’s play was written by Deputy Headteacher Bill Holland and was directed by Drama Teacher Jo Fenwick. We found out who the magic… Read more
On Thursday 13th December, the Modern Foreign Languages department took 40 Year 8 students to Lille for a day trip to explore the city and enjoy the Christmas Markets. Despite a very early start, the students (and teachers!) were up and ready to go. They look the ferry – where they discovered that even Starbucks… Read more
Longhill School’s music department held a fantastic Christmas Carol Concert at St Margaret’s Church in Rottingdean on the 6th December. Although it was a rainy and windy night, the concert was well attended with over 100 family friends and staff. Students performed a selection of music and songs they had chosen themselves and rehearsed to… Read more
On Thursday 6th of December Longhill School welcomed back the class of 2017/18 for a very special celebration of their achievements during their time here. After a speech given by Headteacher Kate Williams, our graduates were invited onto the stage to shake hands with the Headteacher and collect their certificates. There was an interval where… Read more
My experience at the Cambridge Summer School was an enlightening, motivating and worthwhile experience that I would not consider taking back for a second. My time in Christ’s College was incredible. The summer school was four days long, we got to stay in student rooms within the college and we had lectures every day in… Read more
We were visited this week by the Police Youth Team who led a hard-hitting assembly about the dangers of knife crime to our Year 9 students. They tackled lots of topics, such as the increase in knife crime among teens, and students were encouraged to speak up, take responsibility and report knife crime even if… Read more