Northcross Intermediate
Lighting the Path to Success

Our Equestrian team represented Northcross exceptionally well at the Intermediate Schools Ribbon Day event on Friday. They all gave a huge effort and did a great job winning several ribbons in Turnout and Kevin Markotter won an award for Sportsmanship.

The composite team of Northcross/Kristen were first overall which is an excellent result, sharing the Equestrian trophy. This event involves all Intermediates in the Auckland region from as far north as Orewa and as far south as Pukekohe. An outstanding result! Well done to all the students who were involved and thank you to the parents who organised the team on the day.

The team consisted of:  Sophie Littlewood, Mia Cooper, Ella Rutherford,  Kaitlyn Monti-Ellery,Abbie Sutherland and Kevin Markotter

The Year 8 Girls Softball enjoyed a most successful day at the North Shore Zone day on Thursday.  First up were wins against Northcote and Takapuna, getting us into the semi-finals.  Here we met a strong and confident Albany team, filled with rep players. The girls continued their improvement, both with bat and ball.  Three double plays were a feature of just how skilled they were playing and the win came.

 We were into the finals against a very well-drilled Glenfield team.  Their short-hitting strategy caught us in the first innings but we got the three outs and only 4 runs down.  Our experience at running the bases came to the fore as the opposition fast pitcher struggled for control.  Discipline in the batting box helped to keep in touch and then get our noses in front.  In our final innings, the bats were blazing for a large lead.  Again, the fielding was top notch with several double plays.

 We owe a big, special thanks to our parents for their awesome support, especially Trina Baggett and Wayne Rhodes for their coaching help.  Also a big thanks to Levi and Jack for performing so well as umpires.

On Tuesday this week, we took 90 very enthusiastic swimmers to the Millennium Institute to compete in our annual Swimming Sports Event. Each student swam their hardest to produce their best time with the aim being to gain a spot on our Swim team who will then go on to represent NX at the North Harbour Zone day. Many thanks to our Staff and Parent Helpers who came along on the day and made the Swimming Event run very smoothly. 

Tēnā koutou Parents

A warm welcome to all our school community. We trust the start of the school year has been a positive experience for both you and your child.  A special welcome to our year 7 students, we hope the transition from your primary schools has been a smooth one.

We would also like to extend a warm welcome to our new staff for 2015.

Yesterday morning saw our first meeting as a whole school where year 7 students and new staff were officially welcomed. An acknowledgement to parents for ensuring students wore the correct uniform; 1050 students immaculately presented was an impressive sight.

This obvious pride in personal presentation and the Northcross uniform will permeate into all aspects of school life. Certainly a very positive start to the year. 

Kind regards

Jonathon Tredray
Principal