Principal’s Message
Kia ora parents and whanau, To start this edition of the Beacon/Ramaroa, I would like to both thank and acknowledge our amazing parents for donating their time and energy to coach our netball, basketball, and hockey teams at Northcross Intermediate. We know it takes real dedication and effort to be at every practice and game […]
Double Victory for NX Boys Netball Teams
Once again, we proudly entered both Year 7 and Year 8 boys’ teams into the North Harbour Netball Zone Day – and what a day it was! Both teams were dominant throughout the pool rounds, going undefeated and securing their spots in the semi-finals. Just as the semi-finals began, the weather took a dramatic turn, with […]
Northcross Schoolwide Speech Final
Last week we held our much-anticipated NX Speech Finals where finalists from each team across the school presented their speeches to a large audience of their peers and judges. We had the opportunity to listen to speeches on a diverse range of topics and the standard was exceptionally high. Our judges, Liz Bailey from Long […]
North Harbour Zone Netball Success
Last week, our top Year 7 and Year 8 girls’ netball teams proudly represented our school at the North Harbour Zone Day. With perfect weather and top-tier competition, both teams delivered outstanding performances throughout the day. The Year 7 team also had a fantastic day, suffering just one loss in the pool stage. That same opponent awaited […]
NX Warrior 2025 – Champions Crowned!
What another thrilling journey it’s been! The NX Warrior 2025 competition saw 240 students sign up, with 100 then selected to take on 48 fierce challenges over 10 weeks. From 13-minute plank holds and modified beep tests carrying 15kg of gravel, to blindfold balance trials, memory games, push-ups, and even eating locusts – this event […]
Music Tuition Concert Night
Northcross celebrated our fantastic music tuition program last week with a concert night featuring our woodwind, brass and string students having lessons in our music tuition lessons and a their amazing tutors. Big congratulations to all the brave soloists and ensemble performers whose hard work, commitment and dedication is paying off. Sylvia Watson – HOD […]
Kids Sing 2025
Our 75 strong Northcross Choirs Nox Vox and Massed Choir performed extremely well in this years Kids Sing choir competition and Gala Festival. Our Nox Vox auditioned choir achieved a bronze placing by the adjudicator and Massed Choir a commended for their performances. Big thank you to Patrick Kelly our choir conductor, Melinna Kartjaharda our […]
NX Cross Country
95 keen runners took to the challenging 3.5km NX Cross Country course at Long Bay Beach. The conditions were perfect for long distance running, a clear cool day with a slight breeze off the water, making for some fast finishes. Even though our NX athletes were in competitive mode this did not stop them supporting […]
Auckland Chess Power Regionals
In the last week of July eight of our very keen and ingenious chess players attended the Auckland Chess Power Regionals. Carrying on from their success at other tournaments this year all of our NX students played exceptionally well. Five of our players won all 7 of their rounds – Justin Wang, Ryan Chen, Aleksei […]
NX Made Care Packages
Last term in Biotech and Food Technology, our project brief was to design and create useful products for members of our community. We partnered with the local Salvation Army to find out what items they needed to include in care packages for people in need. Our students then got to work developing and testing prototypes, […]