Month: July 2013

Northwood recently participated at the FFS Science Expo at UKZN. They did incredibly well with 8 placings out of the 13 projects submitted. Special congratulations go to Wade Nanak and Mfundo Radebe who were placed 2^nd overall and received a silver medal for their project on radioactive decay in the category of Physics and Astronomy . They also won a 4 day science trip to places of scientific interest during the September holidays.  Well done boys!  We are proud of you!

The finals of the High Schools Durban and District Chess League were hosted by Northwood on Friday 26 July 2013. Seven schools participated including a Senior Primary School Team, DHS, Westville Boys, Glenwood,Clifton, Stanger Manor, and Northwood was placed 1st with a game score of 35,5 points .The team in order of board was:

1. Yasteel Devnarrian (Captain)

2. Luke Joseph(Vice)

3. Thomas Meadows

4. Yetish Ramsurrup

5. Kyran Appana

6. Shayur Hansraj

7. James Meadows

8. Taish Ramkisson

9. Ukyle Bezuidenhoud

10. Deshaj Parthab

Northwood holds the title for 2012 and 2013.

School Log position

1.Northwood

2.Clifton

3.DHS

 

Northwood did very well to come back from behind to snatch victory after conceding an early soft goal. The equaliser came in the form of a penalty kick taken by Raylin Kakora and the winning goal was well taken by Joshua Janse van Rensburg. The U16A team continues their good form from last week when they gave Kloof a 7-1 thrashing. The U15A and U14A sides recorded their first victories of the season. All in all, a great start to the season!

Report Done by: Nhlanhla Bulose MIC Soccer

Team Results

NW 1st 2  Kloof 1st 1

NW 2nd 0 Kingsway 1st 0

NW 3rd 3 Kloof 2nd 4

NW 4th 0 Kingsway 2nd 4

NW 5th 0 Kloof 3rd 0

NW 6th 1 Kloof 4th 1

U16A.   7  Kloof U16A 1

U16B.   1  Kingsway U16A 3

U16C.   0  Kingsway U16B 0

U16D.   2. Kloof U16B 1

U15A.   1  Kloof U15A 0

U15B    3. Kingsway U15A 2

U15C.   3. Kloof U15B 4

U15D    4  Kingsway U15B 2

U15E.   0. Kloof U15C 2

U14A.  3  Kloof U14A 0

U14B.  1  Kingsway U14A 2

U14C   6. Kloof 14B 1

U14D   1. Kingsway U14B 4

U14E.  3  Kloof U14C 1

 

U15F, U14F and U14G drew their games 0-0

 

Northwood student, Shayur Hansraj, participated in the Commonwealth Chess Championships which was held in Port Elizabeth.  He scored 8½ out of 11 games which placed in 17^th position in the B-Section which comprised of approximately 550 players.

Also during the holiday, Shayur earned his place in the KZN U18 chess squad after competing in the KZN Youth Trials. Well done Shayur!

On 2 March 2006 the Northwood Artificial Astro turf Hockey Pitch was opened.  The stated vision for the world class hockey facility was to “serve the Durban North community, strengthen its contribution to Kwa Zulu Natal hockey at development level and contribute towards improving the game of hockey in greater Durban area from a community base”.

Northwood hockey immediately formed partnerships with its neighboring sister schools of Northlands and Danville and its local feeder Primary Schools.   In addition relationships were developed with junior and senior clubs in the area.  “Northwood’s hockey vision is one that extends beyond itself” founded on providing the school hockey community in Durban North with, world class playing facilities, the best  hockey coaches in an environment of disciplined learning Northwood.  It   is in its eighth year of realizing the dream under Director of Hockey former South African Player Daryn Gallagher.

As a consequence of the above Northwood’s first team hockey has achieved a very high level of results during its 2013 season.  Playing 25 matches against opposition from all major centres in South Africa and one match against Millfield, a leading school from England.  Northwood won 21 lost 2 and drew 2 matches scoring 105 goals at an average of 4.2 per match.  Northwood completed the season as the top first team hockey side in Kwa Zulu Natal and was recognised in the top 3 teams in South Africa.  At the recently completed National Inter- Provincial tournaments Northwood contributed 21 selected players in all age groups with eight of its first team players selected to participate in the National U18 tournament in Cape Town for Kwa Zulu Natal teams.

 

Congratulations to Matthew de Sousa ( South Africa U18A ) , Tylo Remke , Dale van der Merwe and Steven McManus ( South Africa U18B ) for their selections to the respective national South African hockey teams at the conclusion of the national U18 hockey inter provincial  tournament in Cape Town. Well done! The KwaZuluNatal team with 6 Northwood representatives, made it to the final, where they lost narrowly to Western Province , this being the only game at the tournament they lost.”

The Northwood Musical is back in 2013, and proudly presents SPOTLIGHT!

Northwood School is proud to present the 2013 musical, Spotlight, a variety show with a wide selection of music, dancing, singing and acting to suit everybody’s style. The show promises to provide the audiences with a fun-filled evening of entertainment which will be sure to have the audience singing along!

With the cast ready to take the stage for 3 nights from the 14th – 16th of August 2013, this is one show you do not want to miss! A live band will accompany an array of incredibly talented singers and dancers that will suck the audience into a highly entertaining evening.
The help of professional sound and lighting technicians, choreographers, vocal coaches and musical directors has been enlisted in order to enhance and showcase the incredible talent of these school-going performers from the Durban North area. This is not just another typical school production, and the diversity of the show ensures that this will be a show not worth missing!!

The show will run for 3 nights, from the 14th – 16th of August 2013.

• Wednesday 14th – Standard Cinema Style Seating (Unreserved Seating) @ R60pp – School learners in uniform @ R40pp

• Thursday 15th – Standard Cinema Style Seating (Unreserved Seating) @ R60pp

• Friday 16th – Barnyard Style Supper Theatre (Bring Your Own Snacks) *Cash Bar Available* @ R120pp

Table Sizes: 6 or 10

The show starts at 7pm on Wednesday & Thursday and 7:30pm on Friday.
Tickets go on sale in the new term!

Call Northwood School on (031) 563 6501 for bookings