23rd to 27th April Kisii High School hosted the The Kenya National Youth Chess Championship 2023. Strathmore School was well represented with 31 boys who qualified for the championship. The boys ranged from Grade 2 to Form 4.
The final rankings saw our boys ranked 4th out of the 77 schools and clubs that participated. It was a good boost for our chess club.
On the 10th March at Moi Girls High School there was the Sub County Levels of KSEF.
Strathmore School Science Club had 8 entries spread across 4 categories – Chemistry, Biology & Biotechnology, Agriculture and Engineering.
In the 8 entries we had; 3 qualified for the next round which is Regional Level which was on 14th April 2023.
The 8 entries that were entered were:
Chemistry – Electrolysis machine
Biology & Biotechnology – Septic water purifier
Agriculture – Fruit picker
Agriculture – Home-made sprinkler
Engineering – Push down water dispenser
Engineering – Versatile aircraft
Engineering – Advanced charcoal cooler
Engineering – Compression (mosquito net)
The 3 entries that qualified and positions were:
1. Advanced Charcoal cooler by Mark Teiye Form 2 and Roy Maina Form 2 became position 20 in Nairobi
2. Water Dispenser by Grade 7 Xavi Odumbe and Kamita Gichui Grade 7 became position 25 in Nairobi
3. Versatile Aeroplane by Jason Gatu Grade 7 became position 26 in Nairobi
Congratulations to the club members who had entries and those looking forward to next year.
The handball team played in the county games on the 5th and 6th April
We were pooled alongside Parklands Secondary and Githurai Secondary. The team won against Githurai Secondary and lost to Parklands Secondary.
In the knockout stages they played and fought hard but lost narrowly to Utawala Academy 18-16.
That marked the end of the Handball season and we look forward to better performance next season.
After the Westlands Sub County Basketball Games the Strathmore Team progressed and to the County Games on Wednesday 5th April.
The team was pooled alongside Dagorreti High School and Clay City in Pool A. The team won against Clay City and Lost of Dagoretti High School.
The next match was against Hospital Hill which they won 45 to 40 and qualified for the county quarter finals.
In the quarter finals the team played against Langata High School and lost 43 to 58 bowing out of the competition.
The best is yet to come as most players from this team will be there for the County games next year.
The Strathmore Swimming Team went out to compete for Nairobi County Championships on the 6th April. The following were the best performance that the team achieved:
Emmanuel Otieno was 3rd in 50M butterfly
Adam Otieno was 1st Position in 100M Breast Stroke, 1st Position in 100M Free Style, 1st Position in 50M Breast Stroke
Cutris Kamotho was 2nd in 50M Backstroke and 2nd in 50M Breast Stroke
Emmanuel Otieno, Adam Otieno and Curtis Kamotho qualified to represent Nairobi Region Swimming team in the Nationals in Eldoret.
Curtis, Adam, Dante and Emmanuel were the best team in the 4 by 50m Medley Relay.
On 31st March the Primary Boys represented the school in the Kilimani Zonals Athletics Championship:
1. Jose Maria Omondi position 6 , 400m.
2. Stephan Olumbe position 6, Shot put.
3. Tuari Muriithi position 4 , High Jump. Long Jump no 5.
4. Leone Marrosi position 6, 200m.
The boys bowed out of the competition since the top 2 positions were slotted in for the Sub County Games.
The boys were thankful for the experience and promised to work harder in preparation for future Athletics events.
On the weekend of 31st March, 1st April and 2nd April the debate team participated in the East African Debate Championship. The following were the results:
31st Friday and 1st Saturday
Team A
Strathmore Vs Riara – Strathmore Won
Strathmore Vs Crowford – Strathmore Won
Strathmore Vs Juja Senior – Strathmore Won
Strathmore Vs Light academy – Strathmore Won
Team B
Strathmore Vs Nova Pioneer – Strathmore Won
Strathmore Vs kinderworld – Strathmore Won
Strathmore Vs St Monica – Strathmore Won
Strathmore Vs Msongari – Strathmore Won
Team C
Strathmore Vs Juja Senior – Strathmore Lost
Strathmore Vs Nairobi School – Strathmore Won
Strathmore Vs Nova – Strathmore Won
Strathmore Vs Upperhil – Strathmore Won
On 2nd April Sunday
Main cup Quarter finals
Strathmore Team BÂ vs Strathmore Team C – Strathmore C Won
Strathmore Team A vs Riara – Strathmore Team A Won
Semis
Strathmore Team C vs Light Academy – Strathmore Lost
Strathmore Team A vs New life Rwanda – Strathmore Lost
The best speaker in the whole competition is Ian Irungu
The boys did extremely well. A tremendous improvement compared to the last competition.
On 1st April 2023 we had an invitational tournament for the Grade 1s to 5s. The Grade 1s to 5s have been having Saturday soccer training sessions.
The teams that participated were:
Strathmore Grade 1 to 5 teams
St. Marys Primary (5 teams)
Lukenya Primary (5 teams)
Ujuzi Soccer Academy (5 teams)
After tallying all the points after the round robbin play the winners were Lukenya Primary, runnners up was Saint Marys School and Strathmore was 2nd runners up.
The Saturday training sessions have taken an upbeat turn after the sizzling tournament.
The Westlands Sub-County Term 1 games came to a close on Saturday March 25th 2023. We had boys participating in Handball, Basketball and Athletics. In athletics: Owen Dima (100Meters and 200Meters Sprint), Daniel Njai(400Meters Sprint), Gabriel Kariuki 3000Meters run and the team of Sean Ochieng’, Peter John Mutura, Bessel Onyango and Owen Dima(4 by 100Meters) qualified to proceed to the county games. Dima was position 1 in the 100Meters and 200Meters, Njai poistion 1 in 400Meters Sprint and the 4 by 100 Meters team was 2nd place.
In Basket ball the team ranked 2nd after a tough loss to Hospitall Hill in the finals. Handball team ranked 3rd after winning the 3rd place playoff against Kabete Vet Lab School.
We wish all the teams the best as they proceed to the county games.
Boys from both Primary and secondary participated in the annual Master Class Chess Championship in which the boys emerged best boys team.
The will be heading for the National Schools competition in April 2023.
We wish the the best in representing the school.
