Tendo Zikusoka ’28. Photo by Mr. John Spear.
Tendo Zikusoka ’28 is a student who recently joined Northwood School. He is a freshman here and on the soccer team. His brother, Ndhego, came for the second half of last year, and was a senior. Ndhego and Tendo’s father came to Northwood in 1991 and graduated in 1993, and at last year’s commencement, he awarded Ndhego his diploma.
Tendo felt that this year was his time to come to Northwood. With two members of his family attending Northwood, it was natural he would eventually join them. He’s been at Northwood for a few weeks now and said that he enjoys the soccer program at Northwood more than back home. “The program here is more detailed; the coaches focus more on the player’s development. The training amount is about the same, though,” Zikusoka said.
Tendo is from Busoga, Uganda, which is in Jinja, Uganda. He said the weather back home is very dry. There is some rain where he lives, but he is used to mostly hot, dry weather. He is still adjusting to the climate of Lake Placid, where the norm is freezing temperatures and lots of snow. Back home, Tendo likes to go to the national park for fun.
So far, at Northwood, Tendo has been settling in well. He likes his roommate, Jonathan Fischer ‘27, and is still acclimating to his new classes. He likes all his classes so far.
Tendo is a great addition to the Northwood community and to the soccer program at Northwood. He will fit into the culture at Northwood well.
