This year we had the annual U11 and U13 soccer Tournament on the 8th October. The Tournament categories had 12 teams each.
In the U11 Category; Thika Road Christian emerged victors with Makini and Strathmore scooping the runners up and first runners up respectively.
In the U13 category; Makini School won followed by Strathmore and St. Austins in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.
The Form 3 Captains in collaboration with the school management have come up with an initiative dubbed FEED THE NEEDY. This initiative aims at raising awareness about drought situation and also raising funds aimed at ameliorating the food crisis. We would like to channel our efforts especially towards school-going children in the north of Kenya so that as many of them as possible are able to get at least one meal a day. This we hope, will in turn, keep many of these children in school. Our aim is to raise KES 1,000,000/- (One Million Shillings).
we would like to appeal to each member of the school community to consider donating meals to these hungry children. Each meal is valued at KES 300/-. You can donate as many meals as you can afford.
You can make a donation by M-Pesa as detailed below:
PAY BILL NUMBER: 561550
ACCOUNT NUMBER: ACCOUNT NUMBER: LISHA e.g.10040LISHA
Please note that this campaign will run until Wednesday, 19th October 2022.
After a stellar performance in the 1st Edition, The Debate Club had the privilege to once again take part in the 2nd Edition of the Mashujaa Debate School Tournament at Strathmore University on 3rd and 4th of September. The tournament had more than 30 schools participating.
The competition aims to equip students from East Africa with important advocacy and critical thinking skills that are essential for future leaders and policy makers.
The debate squad comprised of three junior teams: Team A (Emmanuel Mumo, Anthony Fernandezand Daniel Mugane), Team B (Aaron Kiuna, Kwame Kimani, and Augustine Karanja) and Team C
(Fidel Muthemba, Ian Irungu, Myles Wangai and Rikki Siddondo).
The quiz-masters were: Stefan Mari, David Zawadi and Trevor Ojwang for team A and Tratton Onyango, Ray Mburu and Kanja Erik for team B.
The interesting and exciting stage was in the finals where Strathmore team C and Strathmore team A both qualified and debated against each other. This was the climax. Having debated against each other back at school, both teams knew each other’s strengths and weaknesses. After a heated engagement that exhibited mastery of facts, coherence and apt use of debate jargon, Team A were crowned the winners of the Junior debate competition.
BEST SPEAKERS
Three of our debaters were among the top ten best speakers. Augustine Karanja was the 5th best speaker.
Aaron Njugi 7th position and Fidel Muthemba came at number ten.
QUIZ-MASTERS
The quiz masters having won the first edition of Quiz masters competition, had one agenda; to defend their championship. Comprised of Team A (Stefan, Trevor and Zawadi and B ( Tratton, Kanja and Ray). Both teams showcased their prowess in various topics from science, technology, general knowledge, history mathematics etc.
Both teams won against their competitors and faced each other at the semi- finals. Team A beat team B qualifying for the finals where they locked horns with Kianda school and retained their title as the Quiz Masters Champions.
This year after a long break we got back to the excursion activities for each class. All classes except for the candidate classes had a chance of going for a full day excursion.
The excursion days offered students an official day out of class to get in touch with nature!
From the 15th July 2022 to the 30th August 2022 the annual Inter-class football tournament was held for both Primary and Secondary sections.
With Grade 8 winning the Primary league and Form 3A winning the Secondary League.
The runners-up in the Primary were Grade 6 and the runners-up for the Secondary were Form 2A
The the golden boot and the Most Valuable Player award in secondary went to Form 3A’s Jeremy Wachira. For the primary Standard 8’s Kakai Simiyu and Dante Ecessah scooped the Golden Boot and Most Valuable Player Award respectively.
The students are already forming teams to participate in the International Schools leagues which started at the beginning of September 2022.
This year all classes from Grade 1 to Form 4 participated in the annual talent show. The Primary and Secondary section had the shows on different days for a whole afternoon. The Talent Show offers a chance for the boys to express their different talents. This year the ranges exhibited were: Music, Spoken Word, Poetry and Art work.
The younger boys in the lower primary classes had a fun afternoon while for the other classes boys were able to organise themselves and prepare for a good performance. This demanded the boys to create time from their usual study and sports routine to come up with things that would bring out other capabilities they believe they have.
We look forward to the next Talent Show in the coming years.
Interview with Matthew Mandi 4A (Captain of Rugby Team A) By Peter Mutura and Mark Muikia 1A
Commencement of Rugby season on Saturday 21st May with a tournament at Hillcrest School.
Q: How was the tournament?
A: It was exciting as many players got to play their first game since the covid-19 pandemic. We did very well in the pool stages beating majority of the teams apart from RVA team A who beat us in both the finals and the pool stages.
Q: How was the tournament towards the end?
A: We entered the final against the RVA team A. There was a bit of intimidation seeing as we had already lost to RVA in the pool stages and conceded a few tries before we scored.
First league game – Damu Pevu (Derby at Saint Mary’s)
Q: How was the first league game?
A: It was beyond our expectations as we emerged victorious against our bitter rivals. Indeed we couldn’t have asked for better.
Second and Third league games
Q: How were the other games?
A: Initially we were supposed to play Aquinas High School however they forfeited and we received a walk over. Thereafter, we played Light Academy. It was a good game and once again we managed to win despite the unfavorable conditions presented to us.
The main event: BLACKROCK
Q: What were the team’s expectations in the tournament?
A: It was a very enticing experience as we faced some rivals from the 2020 rugby season.
Q: How were the games?
A: The first game was against RVA’s Team B. We went into the game with a lot of motivation and managed to win the game as we had a score to settle from the previous tournament.
Our last game –the final- was against RVA’s main team. There was a lot of tension and excitement as there was a lot at stake. This would determine whether we took the trophy home or not. Nevertheless we played as best as we could. However, just as we had made a comeback towards the end of the first half I unfortunately received a vicious tackle and as a result, I slightly dislocated my shoulder and had to sit out the rest of the game. Sadly, in the end we lost by a very close margin. It was a very tough and painful loss to take.
Q: Do you think you would’ve helped the team to victory if you played the rest of the game?
A: Yes, I think I would have helped the team to victory. Nevertheless, they played very well and as their captain I am very proud of them even though they lost. It would be my honor to stand by them in future through wins or losses. They indeed are the real MVPs.
Despite his injury, Matthew Mandi managed to become the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Blackrock tournament. Becoming the first Strathmore School student to do so since Joseph Kimeu in 2008.
The school won the Damu Pevu league this year on 26th June by winning the finals against Kiambu High School (21 – 5). The team has earned a promotion to the prestigious league of Prescott Cup next year.
Kudos to the 2022 team and hoping for a good 2023 season.
The 17th June 2022 was set aside for the 2022 Sports Day. The day has become a culture of the school as it unites all pupils and students from Grade 1 to Form 4. All classes came together to create 4 teams: Chui, Nyati, Ndovu and Simba each head by a super captain.
All routine activities in the school come to a halt on this day so that the focus of the school turns to ball games, field games and team events.
Sportsmanship, Camaraderie and team spirit was the order of the day as Chui, Nyati, Ndovu and Simba teams battled it out in different events.
At the end of the day team Nyati was decleared winner with 223 points closely followed by Ndovu with 222 points. Chui and Simba scraped the remaining points with Chui getting 213 and Simba 209 to clench the 3rd and 4th slots respectively.
What an exhilarating day!
On Saturday 12th June and Sunday 13th June, The Debate club attended the East Africa Mashujaa debate competition held at Strathmore University. The students comprised of three teams:
1. The Junior debate team, which had: Aaron Njugi, Andrew Kimeu, Augustine Karanja, Emmanuel Mumo, Kwame Kimani, Leandre Saende, Fidel Muthemba, Riki Siddondo and Michael Saende.
2. The public speaking group comprised of: Brian Maina, Kanja Erick, Hillary Wekesa and Ray Mburu.
3. The quiz masters were: Stefan Mari, Tratton Onyango, Mark Angwenyi, Trevor Radonde, Ayub Abdilatif and David Zawadi.
All the teams were competitive in their various categories. The junior debate team emerged position four out of the 46 schools present.
Some of the debaters who were amongst the best top 30 debaters in the junior category. They were: Augustine Karanja, Leandre Saende and Aaron Njugi.
The public speakers, showcased their communication prowess. Brian Maina emerged position two in the highly contested category.
Finally, the crown was lifted by the Quiz Masters who excellently sailed through all the stages and emerged the champions. They were: Trevor Radonde, Stefan Mari and David Zawadi.
It was indeed a great day for the boys. It was a great learning experience filled with fun.
This year we celebrate our 60th Anniversary. The Math Contest held on 30th October 2021 was an initiative aimed at positively impacting the community around us as we commemorate the Diamond Jubilee.
For many years, Strathmore School has been associated with excellence in academics, especially in mathematics. To share this heritage with the public primary schools in our sub-county(Westlands) we had a boys’ math contest.
The contest was an opportunity to motivate and mentor Standard 8 boys in their final year of school. Teachers also got valuable feedback about the areas that the boys are doing well and the areas they may need to work on as they prepare for KCPE examinations.
Each participating school had to nominate 5 boys and an accompanying teacher. As the boys were tackling math questions, the teachers had a chance to go around the school. The teachers shared teaching experiences and got some insights of how the school operates. After the 2 hour paper the boys had a break and went into a mentoring session by the school Principal Mr. John Muthiora. The principal spoke about The qualities that make a virtuous man. Later after lunch they had a second session by Dr. Jeffery Osoro. Dr. Osoro is the Scholar of the Year 2015 and an alumnus of Nairobi Primary. Dr. Osoro spoke on What it takes to succeed in High School.
At the end of the day prizes were won and attendance certificates issued.
The winning school was Visa Oshwal. They went home with a Trophy, book voucher and contest medals for each participant.
The 1st runner up school was Nairobi Primary School. They went home with a Trophy, book voucher and contest medals for each participant.
The 2nd runner up school was Hospital Hill School. They went home with a Trophy, book voucher and contest medals for each participant.
The winner of the contest was David Nganga from Westlands Primary School. He received a Trophy and certificate of merit.
1st runner up was David Kithinji from Visa Oshwal Primary School. He received a Trophy and certificate of merit.
2nd runner up was Owen Kiptanui from Loresho Primary School. He received a Trophy and certificate of merit.
We hope for the best in KCPE for the schools and the Pupils who participated.
