On July 29th 2023 the Chess Club members represented the school in the inter-school Nairobi Region Chess competition.
Mark Iha emerged position 3, Kamau Kange was poistion 5 and Alvin Nderitu poistion 7.
The Chess club runs in both the Primary and Secondary Sections of the school.
On 4th July the whole school took to the fields again this time to participate specifically in track and field events. All classes from Grade 1 to Form 4 participated.
The events featured were Tyre Race, Skipping Race, Spoon Race, Sack Race, 100M, 200M, 400M, 4 by 100M, 800M, 1500M. Also field events: Shot Put, Discus, High Jump and Long Jump.
Discus was the new feature this year in field events. Great performances recorded during the day were:
Kamau Kange Form 1 Broke the High Jump record.
Form 3 had the fastest 4 by 100M times in the school. The 4 runners in this great 4 by 100M team were: Bessel Onyango, Ryan Mwilu, Davis Tatuli and Jacob Muchunu.
Jason Kibungei Standard 8 won both the 800M and 1500M primary section race.
Andrew Muchigi Standard 8 won 100M, 200M, Primary Shot Put, Primary Long Jump and Primary Discus.
What an Athletic day!
Unlike all other seasons, this season saw the start of competitive rugby in Grade 7s(Under 13 years). This was a step forward by the administration to get the game into the young lads.
The U13s were not able to participate in any tournament but they had a friendly triangular tournament which featured RVA and Cavina School. It was a great afternoon to see the young players new in the game putting their best foot forward to win against both schools.
On a different scene; the Under 15 years (Form Ones) also had their share of introduction to the game. They had a chance of participating in the International schools league tournament. They started off by playing friendlies which they lost. At some point at the start of the season one would have easily gotten discouraged if there was need to have Form Ones play but as they played more games they were able to become better and display good quality rugby. In the ultimate Under 15s Tournament at RVA they became second losing the the defending champions St. Andrews School Turi by a 2 point margin in the finals.
For the Under 16 years (Form 2s) the boys participated in the Damu Changa league and Blackrock 10s tournament. These leagues exposed them to the game as they only had a chance to play 1 game in their Form 1 year. In the leagues they got ejected in the group stages and Quarter finals respectively. They displayed hope for the future of the game in the school!
For the seniors (Form 3s and Form 4s) the team had mixed fortune as the Team A 7s started off the season by winning Gold in the annual Hillcrest U19s 7s aside tournament. The team A also featured in the Nairobi County 15s, Prescott Cup 15s and Blackrock 10s tournament. In all the 3 tournaments they recorded minor losses and got ejected in Quarter finals, Group Stages and Quarter Finals respectively.
With all this action the school rugby team has a bright future worth looking forward to!
Talent show in the school has become an annual event which features a variety of activities that enable the boys bring out the talents that they have nurtured away from class. The primary and secondary shows are held separately with the primary talent show being held in the swimming pool and the secondary on the library forecourt.
Both sections had afternoons on different days where there were live performances. Pieces of art work were also exhibited and displayed.
It was evident after the two afternoons that the boys have more than what they receive from classwork!
On Saturday 3rd June the Strathmore School rugby Teams A and B got an invitation to the annual Saint Marys School Blackrock Rugby Tournament. This year the tournament was setup to be a 10s Tournament.
Having been runners-up in last year’s 7s tournament the team was positive and hopeful for this year’s 10s tournament.
Both Teams A and B were able to qualify for the main cup quarterfinals.
Team A lost in the quarter finals against a well oiled Kitondo High School while Team B lost to UpperHill A after a gallant fight.
The tournament Finalists were RVA A and Rosslyn Academy. Rosslyn emerge winners this year.
We hope for the best to the team as they take-on the Term 2 rugby season.
Saturday 20th 2023 the rugby team went to the annual Hillcrest 7s aside tournament. They managed to emerge champs in the finals after after edging out Breaburn Garden Estate 27 – 12
We hope for the best for them this season as they start the Prescott 15s season and county 7s competition!
On 13th May 2023 the U17 Strathmore School team was at RVA (Rift Valley Academy) to play against schools featuring in the KAISSO U17s Volleyball boys league. They played 7 matches and in the finals they played German School and won 2 sets to 1.
Congratulations to the Volleyball Team!
The 6th Roll Ball World Cup 2023 at was held in Pune India from 21st April to 26th April 2023. Kenya emerged victorious. The national team was captained by our very own Sports Director Mr. Joseph Alukhala. Joseph steered the team to a good fight through the competition.
We congratulate Joseph and the team in their great efforts in preparing and representing the country in the Rollball World Cup!
On the 25th April to 28th April our swimmers participated in the nationals schools swimming championship. 3 of our swimmers competed well for Nairobi County and managed to qualify for East Africa Secondary School games in Rwanda. The qualification criteria for the East Africa Schools Swimming Championships was Position 1 & 2 in all events.
Their performances were as follows:
Curtis Kamotho
Position 1 50m Breastroke
Position 1 50m Backstroke
Emmanuel Otieno
Position 2 100m Freestyle
Adam Otieno
Position 2 100m Breastroke
All of them have qualified for East Africa Games, Rwanda. In August. We wish them all the best!
From the 26th April to 29th the Rangers were at Lake Nakuru National Park for camping and rangers activities. It was fun and great exposure to the boys as they ventured into the wild.
