Chess Champions
The Chess Power Cluster Day at Northcross took place on the 23rd May. Northcross students competed against their peers from Albany Junior and Murrays Bay. They all played seven rounds each and had some very close games with the timer rapidly counting down. Individually our Northcross Students took out the top three placings with Justin […]
Kāhui Ako Oneroa Orchestra Day
On Friday 24th Northcross hosted our annual Kāhui Ako Oneroa Orchestra Day. The Oneroa Orchestra is a one day massed orchestra involving musicians from our local primary schools, secondary schools and Northcross Intermediate. The purpose of the day is to build connections between schools, focusing on the common interest of music. The goal is to build […]
Auckland Kids Lit Quiz
In mid May some of our top readers from around the school participated in the Auckland Heats of the annual Kids Lit Quiz, held at St Cuthbert’s College. The Kids Lit Quiz is a highly competitive, worldwide event which celebrates the ‘sport of reading’, with hundreds of teams involved across New Zealand alone. Participants must […]
Y7 Challenger Series
Millennium Centre Water Safety by Julia Chen The last activity our class did was water safety at the Millennium Centre. Even though we only stayed in the pool for an hour, I still had a lot of fun! First of all, my group learnt what we should do if we were lost at sea with […]
Footy Finesse at Futsal Zone Day
Three Northcross Boys teams took part in the North Harbour Intermediate Tournament at the North Shore Events Finder Stadium in the last week of the term . Year 8 Boys Team 1 Year 7 Boys Team 1 Many of the Y7 Team 1 players had football experience but very limited experience on a […]
Y8 Finlay Park Camp
Over the month of March, we took almost 750 year 8 students down to Finlay Park on Lake Karapiro for our four-day camping experience. Thanks to the staff and parent volunteers who were able to come down and take part in camp, supporting both the school and students. We love the experience of camp, not […]
Classy Cricket from NX Team
Eleven of our best Cricketers ventured down to Freyburg park to compete in the North Harbour zone day. In perfect cricketing conditions, our boys played two matches where they were impressive with both bat and ball. With smaller boundaries than we are used to, we were able to smash an impressive 242 runs in our […]
Athletes Tough it out in NH Triathlon Event
Just over 110 Northcross students took part in the North Harbour Triathlon on 8th of March at Long Bay reserve. It was perfect conditions for a triathlon – very little wind, warm seas and overcast skies. Our Northcross competitors were fantastic representatives for the school both on and off the course. They were determined, full […]
Tag Teams Battle it out in Tournament
NX sent three teams to the NH Tag Zone Day held at Freyberg Park, Browns Bay. With Tag becoming such a popular sport, selection of these teams was exceptionally difficult this year with many of our students involved in representative Tag teams at Oceania Tag Nationals. Both our Boys and Girls Teams went through Pool […]
NX Making Waves at NH Swimming Comp
Amidst the gleaming waters of Millennium Pools, a spirited atmosphere filled the air as students from various schools gathered for a day of swimming prowess and sportsmanship. Hosted with impeccable organisation by Takapuna Normal Intermediate, the Swimming Zone Day proved to be a testament to perseverance and resilience among the many young athletes. As the […]