Hills Road Sixth Form College drama student Hannah Morrish has been cast in the lead female role in the National Youth Theatre's current summer production 'Relish'. She plays the wife of celebrity Victorian chef Alexis Soyer, inventor, cook, philanthropist and bigamist, whose fame and notoriety ultimately became his downfall. The piece will be performed by a cast of 60 at The Tramshed in London, until 18th September.

This year's proportion of A grades is 52% [17% of all results being at the new A* grade]. The A*-C grade rate is 94% and the A*-E pass rate is 99.7%.  The Principal, Linda Sinclair said: "We are delighted with these results which are the strongest in the College's history. These outstanding achievements properly reflect and reward the dedication and talents of students, staff and parner school colleagues."
Successful completion
Of the 915 students who enrolled on two-year courses in 2008, as many as 895 (98%) went on to complete successfully in 2010 (i.e. achieved the equivalent of at least two A level passes). Indeed, completing students averaged the equivalent of slightly more than four A level passes at an average of just over grade B.

A student has raised more than £1,500 for charity by walking solo from Land's End to John o'Groats. Em Jones, from Guilden Morden, completed the 1,250-mile trek in 98 days in support of Marie Curie Cancer Care and the British Heart Foundation.
The 19-year-old is a former pupil at Bassingbourn Village College and Hills Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge, and will be going to York University in October.
He said: "I wanted to do something out of the ordinary in my gap year and try to raise some money for good causes at the same time. "I have seen a huge amount of the country close up and met some amazingly kind and generous people on the way." Em got through two pairs of walking boots and two sets of waterproofs on the marathon journey.
To donate to the charities visit www.justgiving.com and search for 'Em Jones'.

Teenagers have forsaken part of the summer break to join a 'bioscience bootcamp'.
While school-friends enjoy the recess, seven students from Hills Road and Netherhall sixth forms in Cambridge have joined pupils from schools across the UK and Japan for a week of intensive learning at the Babraham Institute.
The bootcamp allows state school pupils to live and work alongside each other for a week and undertake free-thinking projects with scientists.
Dr Claire Cockcroft, head of external relations at the institute, said: "This is a pioneering initiative in science outreach, bringing together sixth formers from different culture to work on scientific projects and solve problems. "We hope their experience provides greater understanding of how research is carried out, the collaborative nature of science, and may inspire them to pursue careers in science and technology.

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A 16-year-old Cambridge student is returning to the Ukraine, to help on a summer camp programme for children who have been orphaned and abandoned.

James Kelso is taking part in Global Action's two-week placement along with Lisa McIntyre, 38, from Cherry Hinton. The pair, both members of Cambridge Community Church, are off to Kerch, Ukraine.

James, a student at Hills Road Sixth Form College, first travelled to the area in 2009 and said he was looking forward to going back. He has been fundraising to cover the flights, accommodation and food costs through gigs with his band.

"We will be running a summer camp for orphan children that come from all over the country," James said. "We will be working through interpreters doing some fun games and going on trips to the beach."

Lisa, a voluntary worker from Cherry Hinton, said: "We are there to be available for them, give them love and attention that they don't get."

Each team member has been asked to raise money and any excess will pay for more children to attend the camp.

If you can help, donate through Justgiving.com/jamesKelso and justgiving.com/Lisa-McIntyre.

Hills Road Sixth Form College’s talented boys’ tennis team produced a series of fantastic performances to finish third in the AEGON Team Tennis Schools National Championship finals. Only a narrow defeat to eventual runners-up Bournemouth in the last four prevented them from taking their place in the final, but they put the disappointment behind them to beat St Bede’s School, Sussex, in the play-off for third place.

Hills Road began their campaign with a win over Reed School B as Robin Goodman and Sam Fleck won their singles matches but Ben McCann lost his. Goodman and Matt Nicholson-Lewis won their doubles and, despite a defeat for Fleck and McCann, Hills Road had won more sets so progressed to the quarter-finals.

Millfield A were defeated 8-4, with Fleck and Nicholson-Lewis winning their singles matches. Hills Road then won both doubles matches with the pairings of Goodman & Fleck and Nicholson-Lewis & McCann.

Goodman received a walkover in his singles match against Bournemouth’s Tom Gill and Fleck continued his excellent record in the singles with another straight-sets win. But both Nicholson-Lewis and McCann went down to straight sets defeats, and although Goodman and Fleck won their doubles match, defeat for the other pair meant Bournemouth went through. It was a disappointing end to Hills Road’s campaign but they responded with a resounding 8-2 win over St Bede’s.

Fleck completed his 100 per cent record in the singles and there were singles victories for Goodman and Nicholson-Lewis. Nicholson-Lewis and Fleck then won the only doubles match that was played to complete the win and secure third place.

If your results were not as you hoped and you do not meet the College's entry criteria, please come to the College on Friday 27th August between 10am-4pm so that we can discuss whether it might be appropriate to modify your course.

All other course changes will be dealt with during your enrolment, details of which have been sent to you.

Hills Road Sixth Form College has won the national final of a business game organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants. The team of six beat off competition from 22 other schools to be crowned winners of the 2010 Business, Accounting and Skills Education (BASE) competition.
The national final, at Aston University in Birmingham, followed 23 regional heats earlier in the year, in which 175 schools competed. Aimed at 16 to 18-year-olds, BASE links schools, students and employers in a bid to make accountancy an alluring career choice. Assuming the role of chartered accountants, the students have two hours to analyse, discuss and decide on the next steps of fictional organisations before presenting their ideas to a panel of businesses professionals.
Sarah Buckley, head of Economics, Business Studies and Accounting at Hills Road, said: "The business game brings out the best in students, giving them an opportunity to really shine. By working with mentors from accountancy firms they learn things that can't be taught in the classroom. Presenting their ideas to a panel of business professionals also gives them practical experience of the world of work and enables them to learn by doing."
Chris Johnson, a student at Hills Road, said: "We really enjoyed working together and have learnt that teamwork is essential. Everyone in the group had different strengths that we were able to draw on in the competition. We've never done anything like this before and we still can't believe we've won." In addition to being crowned National BASE Champion 2010 Hills Road Sixth Form College will receive a cash prize and visit to Chartered Accountants Hall.

Students showed their creative flair at an annual fashion show and exhibition of students' work in Art, Design and Photography.
Garments designed by A level students at Hills Road Sixth Form College included a brown feathered leotard, while 18-year-old Kay Li has made two outfits based on armour and using aluminium. One outfit featured gloves inspired by Edward Scissorhands, while other outfits were created from wicker, as well as a jacket made from Spanish fans and a torn flag.
Many students were involved in the event, attended by students, teachers, parents and professional artists. Adele Sanderson, 18, who will be studying at the London School of Fashion next year, made a lipstick dress.
AS level Art and Design students were also invited to take part and wore wicker garments, a dress made from Spanish fans and a torn flag jacket.
Head of Art and Design Jonathan Sansom said: "It was an extraordinary show and the culmination of the past year's work."