Month: February 2014

Well done to Bevan Willis who has been selected to surf for the South African U16 Team this weekend in the SA vs France Junior International.  They are expecting some very big swell to hit the Durban beaches and the waves are hopefully going to be good.  Bevan has also been selected as an official reserve for the 2014 South African Junior Team. The team will compete in the 2014 ISA World Junior Surfing Championships at La Fae Beach, Salinas Ecuador from April 5^th to April 13^th. We wish him the best of luck and are very proud of his achievements.

On the fourth of January Northwood hosted their Inter-house Gala with their four houses, Knights, Kings, Bishops and Crusaders. It consisted of all age groups from the U14’s to the U18’s. During the gala there was an obvious winner throughout, and that was Kings. However the “spirit” definitely went to Crusaders! Crusaders sang and motivated their team swimmers even when they were losing and it was a glorious sight to behold. At the end of the gala there was a race between the BE boys and teachers (boarding establishment) vs the day scholars. It was a very eventful race but towards the end no one was sure who had won, and there were laughs all round! Thank you to all the parents and to the staff who attended and supported our boys.

Article by:

Quentin Ward, Northwood Press Club

Photography by Luan Varela, Northwood Press Club

On Saturday 1 February, Boundary Buddy handed a cheque to our school all because businesses, both local and national, want to support Northwood!   All of these businesses now host a 5m or more boundary with their branding, on the Smith Oval.  Right through the year the boundaries will be in place and available to the sport of the season.  We would like to say a big thank you to all who sponsored Northwood through Boundary Buddy and encourage those that would like to get involved, to still do so.

Northwood established a new tradition when the school held its inaugural junior prize giving evening on Wednesday 29^th January. This event awards certificates and trophies to those pupils in grades 8 to 11 who performed excellently in their respective academic years during 2013. Certificates of merit, half colours, full colours and honours academic awards were handed out. Subject prizes and 3^rd to 1^st rankings were made public to those pupils who worked outstandingly well.

The school also used the opportunity to welcome back the old boys of the class of 2013 who excelled in their matriculation exams to gain 7 A’s last year. In mentioning their achievements, the school congratulated these superb achievers and wished them further success in their tertiary studies,

Northwood is very proud of our top achievers and trust that they will continue to flourish in 2014.