03/04/25
North Herts Schools Book Awards
We headed out into the sunshine with a group of Library Goblins to take part in the North Herts School Book Awards at Hitchin Boys' School.
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Cutting-edge Biology Courtesy of Amgen
Year 13 Biology students were able to make use of some cutting-edge lab equipment, loaned to the school by multinational biopharmaceutical company Amgen.Read Full Story - 03/04/25
PE Department Spring Term Round-up
Thank you to everyone who has attended clubs this term and worked really hard to learn new skills and tactics, which has resulted in great performances in matches, competitions and tournaments. We have lots of success to celebrate.Read Full Story - 17/03/25
Commonwealth Day
We felt very lucky and privileged to have won in the schools’ ballot to represent the UK at the Commonwealth Day Service, a vibrant multi-faith ceremony that took place at Westminster Abbey on 10 March. You can watch it on iPlayer – see if you can spot the HGS contingent...Read Full Story - 17/03/25
Box Clever Theatre Company
Last week GCSE English students were treated to a powerful three-person staging of Romeo & Juliet by Box Clever Theatre Company.Read Full Story - 17/03/25
World Book Day 2025
Name the pota-gonist - as part of this year's World Book Day celebrations in the Library, we had a competition of book characters made out of potatoes, with an impressive amount of crafting effort going into them!Read Full Story - 04/03/25
Health & Social Care Creative Activities
As part of their assessed GCSE coursework, Health and Social Care students learn about the physical, intellectual, social and emotional benefits of creative activities for different age groups. Each student planned an activity for adolescents, considering methodology, safety, timings and the resourc...Read Full Story - 04/03/25
New York Trip
HGS x NYC - our A Level Business and Economics students had an exceptional experience on their six-day trip to New York, packed with some fascinating first-hand opportunities to broaden their understanding of their subjects and the world they live in.Read Full Story - 04/03/25
Brain Day
We welcomed back Dr Guy Sutton for our latest Brain Day, when Year 12 Psychology students learned about brain anatomy, including taking part in a (sheep's) brain dissection.Read Full Story - 28/02/25
Holocaust Memorial Day
Each year we welcome Maralyn Turgel, whose father was the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust, to talk to our Year 9s about his experiences.Read Full Story - 28/02/25
Project Polyglot
A big well done to our 34 Year 10 French and Spanish students participating in this year's Project Polyglot.Read Full Story - 28/02/25
Cross Country Championships
HGS students from Years 7 to 11 competed in the Hertfordshire Schools' Cross Country Championships, which took place in an especially muddy Verulamium Park, St Albans.Read Full Story