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![National Poetry Day 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727965471/whitgiftcouk/yqysgfkq6vxukk8oeijf/A7R00104.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727965471/whitgiftcouk/yqysgfkq6vxukk8oeijf/A7R00104.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727965471/whitgiftcouk/yqysgfkq6vxukk8oeijf/A7R00104.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727965471/whitgiftcouk/yqysgfkq6vxukk8oeijf/A7R00104.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727965471/whitgiftcouk/yqysgfkq6vxukk8oeijf/A7R00104.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727965471/whitgiftcouk/yqysgfkq6vxukk8oeijf/A7R00104.jpg","width":2200}])
- Academic
- Visitors
This year's theme was 'Counting.' Matt shared how poetry, much like counting, captures moments, emotions, and experiences through rhythm and rhyme.
![A special visit from the Premier League]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727882699/whitgiftcouk/yy24qldjdjx9ratqya50/A7R097761.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727882699/whitgiftcouk/yy24qldjdjx9ratqya50/A7R097761.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727882699/whitgiftcouk/yy24qldjdjx9ratqya50/A7R097761.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727882699/whitgiftcouk/yy24qldjdjx9ratqya50/A7R097761.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727882699/whitgiftcouk/yy24qldjdjx9ratqya50/A7R097761.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727882699/whitgiftcouk/yy24qldjdjx9ratqya50/A7R097761.jpg","width":2200}])
- Visitors
The visit celebrated Jeriah (First Form), a U11 Academy player at Brighton & Hove Albion who won the Premier League Young Academy Writer of the Year competition.
![Whitgift triumphs in the inaugural UK Padel Schools Championships]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727713813/whitgiftcouk/psdjqnf04brzjn0ittgh/Padelcompetitionwinners.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727713813/whitgiftcouk/psdjqnf04brzjn0ittgh/Padelcompetitionwinners.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727713813/whitgiftcouk/psdjqnf04brzjn0ittgh/Padelcompetitionwinners.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727713813/whitgiftcouk/psdjqnf04brzjn0ittgh/Padelcompetitionwinners.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727713813/whitgiftcouk/psdjqnf04brzjn0ittgh/Padelcompetitionwinners.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727713813/whitgiftcouk/psdjqnf04brzjn0ittgh/Padelcompetitionwinners.jpg","width":2200}])
- Sport
Whitgift emerged victorious in the first-ever nationwide schools tournament for Padel.
![Chess success for Third Form student]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727964988/whitgiftcouk/aglwtwbxrjxnphcpkjmr/A7R09267.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727964988/whitgiftcouk/aglwtwbxrjxnphcpkjmr/A7R09267.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727964988/whitgiftcouk/aglwtwbxrjxnphcpkjmr/A7R09267.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727964988/whitgiftcouk/aglwtwbxrjxnphcpkjmr/A7R09267.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727964988/whitgiftcouk/aglwtwbxrjxnphcpkjmr/A7R09267.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727964988/whitgiftcouk/aglwtwbxrjxnphcpkjmr/A7R09267.jpg","width":2200}])
- Co-curricular
- General
Danbe (Third Form) had a remarkable chess season in 2023/24, receiving multiple prestigious awards from the Surrey County Chess Association.
![Whitgift students to compete in International Championships]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726847775/whitgiftcouk/eiw6vcv7xo1fgcpdva4m/A7R07643.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726847775/whitgiftcouk/eiw6vcv7xo1fgcpdva4m/A7R07643.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726847775/whitgiftcouk/eiw6vcv7xo1fgcpdva4m/A7R07643.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726847775/whitgiftcouk/eiw6vcv7xo1fgcpdva4m/A7R07643.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1726847775/whitgiftcouk/eiw6vcv7xo1fgcpdva4m/A7R07643.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1726847775/whitgiftcouk/eiw6vcv7xo1fgcpdva4m/A7R07643.jpg","width":2200}])
- Sport
Upper Sixth Form students, Jacky and Jack will be competing on the international stage in their respective sports.
![Lower First Form Residential trip to Lake Garda]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726673706/whitgiftcouk/wlpf1rxurogha7mffoj3/image00052.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726673706/whitgiftcouk/wlpf1rxurogha7mffoj3/image00052.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726673706/whitgiftcouk/wlpf1rxurogha7mffoj3/image00052.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726673706/whitgiftcouk/wlpf1rxurogha7mffoj3/image00052.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1726673706/whitgiftcouk/wlpf1rxurogha7mffoj3/image00052.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1726673706/whitgiftcouk/wlpf1rxurogha7mffoj3/image00052.jpg","width":2200}])
- General
In the first week of September 2024, the new cohort of Lower First Form students embarked on their residential trip to Lake Garda, Italy.
![OW Jamie Smith scores his maiden Test century]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725273845/whitgiftcouk/poyazlvlpar6i7tdue5s/JamieSmithatWhitgift.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725273845/whitgiftcouk/poyazlvlpar6i7tdue5s/JamieSmithatWhitgift.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725273845/whitgiftcouk/poyazlvlpar6i7tdue5s/JamieSmithatWhitgift.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1725273845/whitgiftcouk/poyazlvlpar6i7tdue5s/JamieSmithatWhitgift.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1725273845/whitgiftcouk/poyazlvlpar6i7tdue5s/JamieSmithatWhitgift.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1725273845/whitgiftcouk/poyazlvlpar6i7tdue5s/JamieSmithatWhitgift.jpg","width":2200}])
- Sport
Congratulations to OW Jamie Smith on scoring his maiden Test century against Sri Lanka.
![Hockey Treble Success for the U18 1st XI]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1711547779/whitgiftcouk/osqtgaqktogyx1h2itq0/A7R00630.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1711547779/whitgiftcouk/osqtgaqktogyx1h2itq0/A7R00630.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1711547779/whitgiftcouk/osqtgaqktogyx1h2itq0/A7R00630.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1711547779/whitgiftcouk/osqtgaqktogyx1h2itq0/A7R00630.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1711547779/whitgiftcouk/osqtgaqktogyx1h2itq0/A7R00630.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1711547779/whitgiftcouk/osqtgaqktogyx1h2itq0/A7R00630.jpg","width":2200}])
- Sport
Whitgift have had a record-breaking 2023-24 Hockey season, by winning three National titles in one season.