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Pinnacles is an annual anthology of Hilton College boys’ creative writing, both poetry and prose. The 2021 edition includes an exciting new section: the top Grade 11 Extended Essay published for your reading admiration!
Each year, our matrics set out to do themselves proud in their final exams. The class of 2021 is no different. Despite the interruptions of the Covid pandemic, our boys did themselves proud through their…
Re-imagining music An opportunity to reboot and re-imagine is perhaps the upside to an ongoing pandemic. In this edition of Grey Matter Chatter, David Orr, recently appointed to co-lead Hilton College’s Music Department, outlines a…
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Hilton College would like to congratulate all our 2019 matriculants on their outstanding results. Academic learning continues to be Hilton’s top priority and we are delighted that we are achieving consistently strong matric results. For…
I am pleased to be able to present the 2018 edition of Pinnacles, an annual compilation of writing from our boys. Although much of the work has been done in class time, on the creative…
Speech Night was a wonderful representation of Hilton College in 2019. It has been an eventful, turbulent but ultimately successful year- with much to celebrate. If you were not able to attend in person, please…
The Debating Society has already participated in two league fixtures. I am delighted with the number of Grade 8 boys who have signed up for debating. The various skills they learn will stand them in…
We are pleased to be able to present the 2019 edition of Pinnacles, an annual compilation of writing from our boys. They have produced some superb work and we are grateful that they were willing to share their writings with us. These…
Your perspective, the way you see things, will very often determine your success. Perspective after all determines your attitude and your attitude your motivation to achieve. In sport (and life) this can be directly applied…
Recently, I have been encouraged to read some excellent articles published by schools and various other commentators defending the cause of school boy sport. Not least of these was the article published by our own…
My highlight this past weekend was having the opportunity to watch the U16C rugby team play against Northwood. This match was a particular high point as it marked the return to sport of a brave…
This extract is adapted from a previous article that I wrote in 2017. I took the liberty of doing so as I feel that this is a well-timed piece for us to ponder as we…
You have to watch this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDeBOkGbvvE No writing could better explain the impact that generosity makes. It has the power to transform our perspective from, “us and them”, to just “us”. Generosity gives us…
Last week I had the privilege of attending the SA Rowing Championships at Roodeplaat Dam, just outside Pretoria. This massive event attracts passionate boys and girls and their coaches, parents and supporters from all over…
