Whitgift pupils have attempted to complete a personal or group challenge relating to the number 1596, the year the School was founded, in support of Whitgift Giving Day, which is raising funds for future bursaries at Whitgift. If you want to support their efforts, click the link below to donate.
Here are some examples of what they have done:
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| Michael (First Form) is running 1596m a day in training to beat his 1500m PB | 4SLM are doing 1596 press-ups in form time |
Kai and Thomas (Third Form) are folding 1596 origami cranes |
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| Whitgift's CCF ran a cumulative 1596km | Louis, Oscar and Elliott (Fourth Form) completed 1596 pullups | Maxim (Lower Sixth Form) has been drawing for 1596 minutes |
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| Joseph (Lower First Form) counted 1596 train carriages | Zachy (First Form) has written an essay on the year 1596 in 1596 words | Felix (First Form) has climbed a 1596m vertical ascent at the climbing gym |
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| The Lower First Form have been attempting to shoot 1596 hoops during form time | Yhuv (Lower First Form) has written 'The 1596 Challenge' 1596 times | Nick, Alex and Gerard (Second Form) took on the challenge of scoring 1596 points in a basketball hoop |
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| Sam (Third From) challenged himself to do 96 push-ups every day for 15 days | ||
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| Sam (Lower First Form) drew in his art book for 1596 seconds for five days | ||











