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Last week Tuesday on perhaps one of the hottest days we have experienced, a number of our athletes took part in the Durban Circuit Trials at Kings Park. We had a number of good results. All the track events from 100m to 400m were timed heats, making it quite a challenge for the boys to perform at their best.

The following boys performed well in their respective heats:
Onyii John-Osunkwo ran the 200m in 26,5s in the U15 age group.
In the U17s,  MacMillan Mudara and Keane Fourie placed 1st and 2nd in their 100m heat in a time of 11,6 and 11,7s respectively. Zinzan George ran the 200m in 24,4s.  Nicholas Ndlela ran the 400m in 57,1s with Denym Rhodes shortly behind him.

The following boys have been selected to take part in the Umlazi District Trials on Wednesday 8th February at Chatsworth Stadium:
In the U19 age group
Mvelo Mlangeni – won the 100m and 200m in 11,1s and 22,6s respectively
Cade Leaity placed 2nd in the 100m
Ross Venning-Pridham won the javelin with a throw of 34,70 m and came 2nd in the discus
Brandon van Wyk won the discus with a throw of 32,59m
Mfundo Mfeka and Connor Leven placed 1st and 2nd in the 5000m

In the U17 age group
Musa Moyo placed 2nd in the 1500m in a time of 4;48
Burkie Hamman won the discus with a distance of 31,32m
Siyemukela Ndlovu won the javelin with 36,13m

In the U15 age group
Salizwa Mlenzana won the 100m in 12,1s
Aidan Long came 2nd in the 200m in 24,9s

Prospective parents and pupils in grade 6 and 7 are invited to attend our Open Evening on 9 February at 5:30pm for a tour of our facilities as well as a presentation by our headmaster.

Please RSVP to:  marketing@nwood.co.za

 

 

Our 2016 Matriculants performed exceptionally well in the NSC examinations.  The school achieved 261 distinctions overall, with 20 % of the boys each scoring 3 or more distinctions.  Six boys received seven distinctions: Jamie Anderson Reade, Kyran Appanna, Levi Dipnarain, Nimal Gajahur, James Meadows and Vaistra Seebadri. Also achieved were: 8 students with 6 A’s, 4 students with 5 A’s, 8 students with 4 A’s and 10 students with 3 A’s. 

Overall, 96 % of the group qualified for tertiary study.

Our top three matric achievers were:

 1. Nimal Gajadhur (94 % for Physical Science, 95 % for both Mathematics and Economics and 99 % for Accounting.)

2. James Meadows (95 % for Accounting, 94 % for IT as part of 6 marks over 90 %)

3. Kyran Appanna (93 % for English, 95 % for Afrikaans and 98 % Accounting)

We congratulate the class of 2016 matrics, and their teachers, for their hard work and dedication in achieving these fine results.

 

 

 

Our annual Interhouse cross country competition (more popularly known as “the Sardine Run” due to our running a section along Virginia Beach) was held on Thursday 24 November.

Despite a sweltering Wednesday and early morning rain on Thursday the weather played its part in giving us a mild windless day for the run. Our Matrics were unable to participate due to their writing thee Senior Certificate exams but we managed a field of 7y00 runners so well done to those who participated. Unfortunately there were several students with the seemingly tacit support of their parents, who did not regard this event as being an important one in their school calendar. I remind these people that the participation is about a sense of belonging, sharing and developing of school spirit more than just a run.

My thanks to all the willing staff who assisted as officials and to those who participated, your contribution was appreciated.

Congratulations to Sabelo Hlomuka (Kings House) on winning the senior competition and the Dave Piper Trophy, and to Musa Moyo (Bishops House) as the overall winner and Junior Champion taking home the Tristan Rasmussen Trophy.

A final congratulations goes to Crusaders House for winning both the Senior and Junior Divisions of this event – well done boys.

SARDINE RUN – RESULT SHEET – 2016

TOP TEN

	U14	U15	U16	U17	OPEN
1	N. Shoba (C)	M. Moyo (B)	C. Leven (B)	S. Hlomuka (K)	T. Mabaso (C)
2	M. Hadebe (C)	M. Jani (C)	C. Souchon (C)	T. King (Kn)	M. Rossiter (C)
3	D. Ferreira (B)	S. Mazwi (B)	D. Hansen ( Kn)	A. Magakane (C)	M. Talbot (C)
4	J. Maehler (Kn)	M. Mfeka (Kn)	C. Ciaglia (B)	S. Rala-Rala (B)	N. Goorchuran (C)
5	B. Peter (B)	R. McLean (K)	H. Ndumiso (Kn)	A. Chiradza (C)	S. Ncwani (B)
6	C. Baird (C)	L. Singh (C)	S. Gasa (C)	J. Kritzinger (B)	F. Ahmed (B)
7	M. Msomi (B)	T. Laaks (B)	S. Ngubane (Kn)	R. Hewit (K)	R. Poggenpoel (B)
8	H. van Heerden (C)	O. Mogale(K)	K. Matthew (C)	H. Scholler (C)	R. Lalloo (K)
9	U. Jadwat (C)	J. Chigonga (C)	W. Mtolo (C)	R. Weersma (C)	M. Geall (K)
10	O. John-Osunkwo (C)	S. Dlamini (Kn)	K. Mazibuko (C)	C. Wallace (Kn)	D. Cockburn (Kn)

 

OVERALL TOP 20

Pos	Name	Time	House		Pos.	Name	Time	House
1	Musa Moyo	20:07:53	Bishops		11	Tyrone Laaks	22:49	Bishops
2	Sabelo Hlomuka	20:38:41	Kings		12	Sakhe Mjali	23:06	Crusaders
3	Thomas King	20:55	Knights		13	Cameron Souchon	23:24	Crusaders
4	Andile Mogakane	21:00	Crusaders		14	Dylan Hanssen	23:33	Knights
5	Nyasha Jani	21:10	Crusaders		15	Mnqobi Shoba	23:35	Crusaders
6	Simtembile Mazwi	21:34	Bishops		16	Mawande Radebe	23:49	Crusaders
7	Mfundo Mfeka	21:49	Knights		17	Cameron Ciaglia	24:14	Bishops
8	Connor Leven	21:34	Bishops		18	Ndumiso Hlombe	24:15	Kings
9	Rohaan McLean	21:57	Kings		19	Samkelo Gasa	24;20	Crusaders
10	Liven singh	22:00	Crusaders		20	Dylan Ferreira	24:21	Bishops

 

SENIOR RUNNER      Sabelo Hlomuka           D. Piper Trophy

JUNIOR RUNNER     Musawekosi Moyo       T. Rasmussen Trophy

WINNING HOUSE      Bishops                          K. Forder Trophy

 

The 1860 Heritage Centre in Derby Street recently opened to the public, with Northwood Art teacher of 16 years, Selvan Naidoo as the curator. Selvan has spent the past two years conceptualising, designing, sourcing artifacts and memorabilia, and researching archival information for this vital resource on the history of marginalised people in South Africa. Of particular importance to him is the permanent exhibition:  The Story of Indenture 1860 – 1911.
“We are hoping the 1860 Heritage Centre becomes a haven of interest not only for locals, but tourists, and not only for Indians but for people of all walks of life.
“We want to highlight the Indian indentured contribution to the country. The centre will cater for those who want to learn about their past and their family history, and will appeal to others interested in getting an understanding of the Indian arrival in South Africa and the progress made over the years.”

We congratulate Mr Naidoo on this wonderful achievement.

Northwood is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Shaun Baker as our new Director of Hockey as we bid farewell to Mr Matthew Fairweather at the end of the year.

Shaun has had a notable playing and coaching career that began at Maritzburg College and has extended to playing in the Durban Premier League and for the Raiders Team, with several IPT gold medals to boast. His coaching career took off in Durban after success with numerous KZN teams that range from u16 girls, u18 boys, u21 ladies and Mynahs ladies teams. In 2009 he made the decision to further his playing and coaching career in the UK. He was offered a contract from Fareham HC where he played 5 seasons of intense hockey in the national league of England. He played and coached the team in the 2013/2014 seasons and retained national league status. After his experience at Fareham he made the move to a more established hockey club, Bath Bucs. In his 1^st season at the Bucs they won the league and in the 2^nd season finished runners up. He was also fortunate enough to play and coach in Brisbane and the Gold Coast for a season in their respective premier leagues. On Shaun’s return from Australia he began working as Head of Hockey at Bryanston School, Dorset. He has taken the school from a 2^nd tier hockey school, to a school who regularly competes in national tournaments across all age groups. Some of his notable moments include his u14 and u16 teams winning the County Cup for the 1^st time in the school’s history, as well as in 2015 having all three age groups qualify for the West Final’s tournament – another first for the school.

“I am truly looking forward to starting at Northwood in my new role as Director of Hockey. I have no doubt that with my experience in coaching in South Africa, England and Australia, in the top leagues in those respective countries, that I have the capability and passion to take Northwood hockey to new heights. I have had a successful and diverse playing career in some outstanding teams.”

Playing career:

• 2003 – 2009 KZN Raiders (indoor and outdoor)
• 2009 – 2014 Fareham HC United Kingdom
  • National League team
  • Captain 2012 onwards
  • Player/coach 2013/14
• 2012 Bulimia Bulls HC (Australia)
  • Brisbane Premier League team
  • Won the Brisbane League
• 2012 Gold Coast Roosters HC (Australia)
  • Top Goal Scorer in Gold Coast
  • Runners up in Gold Coast Premier League
  • Assistant coach
• 2014 – 2016 Bath Bucs
• National League team
  • National League Champs 2014/15 and runners-up 2015/16
  • Captain

Coaching career:

• 2006 – 2009 KZN u21 Ladies
• 2009 – 2012 Southampton University Head Coach
  • 2010 and 2011 unbeaten seasons and double promotion to British Universities Premier Division
  • 2012 West Champions and retained premier league status
• 2009 – 2011 Portsmouth University Men’s 1st XI Head Coach
• 2012 – Gold Coast Roosters HC
• 2012 – 2016 Head of Hockey at Bryanston School
  • Regularly County Champs or runners-up and regional qualifiers at u14, u16 and u18 (not been done in all age groups in the history of the school
• 2013 – 2014 Fareham HC Head Coach

There was great excitement at Northwood this morning as we launched our third cultural tour to Europe. The tour starts in Vienna where we spend 2 nights and then on to Salzburg for a night. We then travel on to Munich for the most fabulous 3 days, Munich never disappoints. Neuschwanstein Castle and an alpine lake, Eibsee with a cableway to the summit. We leave Munich on a more somber note, taking a tour through Dachau, the first Concentration Camp opened in Germany. We bid farewell to Europe and head on to Manchester and a short drive to Liverpool.  Day 8 in Liverpool will certainly prove to be the highlight of the tour, where we may just have to visit the home of Liverpool F.C. On to London for Day 9 – 12 with all the famous sites and attractions such as St Pauls, Buckingham Palace and a first for us, a visit to Watford and the Harry Potter Experience. Ending our London experience with Camden Town, Carnaby Street, High Street Kensington, Changing the Guard, Soho etc.

A maximum of 40 boys can go on the tour along with 4 experienced staff members. There will be a meeting within the next couple of weeks at the school for interested boys and their parents. At the meeting we will go into more detail and we will give you the opportunity to ask many questions. In the meantime, should you be interested in sending your son on the tour or just finding out more and possibly attending the meeting, please send Mrs van Niekerk an email jvniekerk@nwood.co.za

Please click on the link below to view the full itinerary:

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Be sure not to miss out on this fantastic opportunity.

On 14 October 2016 Northwood welcomed honoured guests from surrounding schools, local community representatives, parents and friends to our Annual Speech Day which recognizes and awards the spirit and academic talent of Northwood. Thank you to our guest speaker, Mr Lyle, who has been part of Northwood (previously Beachwood) for the past 31 years (since 1985), this being his final Speech Day assembly as he retires next year.

Amongst many other outstanding awards throughout the class of 2016, we congratulate our top 3 Academic achievers:  James Meadows, on achieving Dux, Kyran Appanna on Proxime Accessit, and Nimal Gajadhur on placing 3rd in grade for their dedication and excellence in their studies.

We congratulate Cole Wallace on his appointment as Head Prefect, along with Slater Capell, Robin Weersma, Sibisiso Khumalo and Mark Fouche’ on their roles of Deputy Head Prefects – we are proud to have young men of such caliber leading Northwood into 2017

A special mention is also made of the appointment of Robin Weersma as Head Prefect of John Bruyns House, along with Hugo Scholler and Thabang Molefe who will assist him in their role as Deputy Head Prefects of our boarding establishment.

 

On Friday 30 September twelve teams from around the country will arrive for our 4th annual Shaun Pollock Cricket Festival.

There will be 12 teams participating in the festival this year. The teams include:

1. Northwood
2. Northwood Invitational
3. Centurion High School from Pretoria
4. Garsfontein High School from Pretoria
5. Paarl Gim from the Western Cape
6. Thomas More
7. ILembe XI
8. Sunfoil Development
9. Hudson Park for the Eastern Cape
10. Parktown High School from Gauteng
11. Queens College form the Eastern Cape
12. Penryn College from Mpumalanga

A 50 over game will be played on the Saturday and a T20 on the Sunday. After these two days we will then do the fixtures for the last two days according to the results and strength of the teams

SATURDAY 1st October
TEAM	VS	TEAM		VENUE
CENTURION	vs	PAARL GIM		POLLOCK
GARSFONTEIN	vs	QUEENS COLLEGE		NORTHLANDS 1
TMC	vs	HUDSON PARK		NORTHLANDS 2
PENRYN	vs	ILEMBE		CRUSADERS B
NORTHWOOD	vs	PARKTOWN		SMITH
INVITATIONAL	vs	SUNFOIL		WHITFIELD
SUNDAY 2nd October
CENTURION	vs	QUEENS COLLEGE		NORTHLANDS 1
GARSFONTEIN	vs	PAARL GIM		CRUSADERS MAIN
NORTHWOOD	vs	HUDSON PARK		NORTHLANDS 2
PENRYN	vs	INVITATIONAL		WHITFIELD
PARKTOWN	vs	ILEMBE		CRUSADERS B
TMC	vs	SUNFOIL		POLLOCK

With a number of matches and different formats of the game to be played over the festival, it definitely means that some exciting cricket awaits us.

For further information please email:  ashedlock@nwood.co.za

Please see the below advert for the advertised position.

Congratulations to the following learners who have been elected as Prefects for 2017.

Kiash Arjun Matthew Bedderson Ethan Biggar Kyle Brooks Slater Capell Joshua Chesterman Luke Coleman Sebastian Dunnington Jordan Edy Mark Fouché

Scott Gibson Damien Govender Ndumiso Hlombe Stratten Kennedy Sibusiso Khumalo Alex Leven Gregory Johnston Luke Macpherson Junior Mbuluyo Mvelo Mlangeni

Kaamil Naicker Kaelin Naidoo Hugo Scholler Tyrone Stanley Matthew Talbot Brandon van Wyk Ross Venning-Pridham Cole Wallace Robin Weersma Daniel Zvidzai

Today Northwood bid farewell to Mr Bobby (Chaithram) Ramjathan as he embarks on his retirement after 47 years of dedication and professionalism as Laboratory Technician.  Mr Ramjathan first started at Beachwood at age 18 in 1969 after finishing his studies at Avoca Secondary.  He credits Mr Raycomaille, who was head of Physical Science at Beachwood at the time, for teaching him what would become his lifelong profession.  Today, after a career that spans almost 5 decades, spanning both Beachwood and the amalgamation with Northlands into Northwood, he is known as one of the top Laboratory Assistants in the province. He will be greatly missed at Northwood by staff and students alike.