The UHS Primary Department’s prizegiving ceremony – during which the Grade 5 to 7 learners were awarded for their hard work throughout the year – was held on Friday morning, 11 October, in the Union High School hall.
Upon arrival, guests were welcomed to the school with the beautiful sounds of the junior marimba band and after everyone had filed into the hall, the junior choir, accompanied by Mrs Sanette Brink, delivered a stunning rendition of ‘Believer’ by Imagine Dragons.
Caytah-Leigh Koeberg and Tyra Binney then led the devotion.
The school’s headmaster, Mr William Pringle, delivered the customary Headmaster’s Address, after which Mr David Langmead, chairman of the School Governing Body, gave a beautiful speech in which he encouraged the learners to follow their dreams. To conclude the speeches, Mrs Yvette Cloete (Head of the Primary Department) delivered a report of the year’s activities.
Next up on the programme was the presentation of the academic prizes, which was this year conducted by special guest, Mrs Tasneem Mahomed.
After this was concluded, Aaminah Steele, accompanied by Sasha Cochrane on the piano, delivered a beautiful performance of the song ‘This is me’ from The Greateast Showman.
Pianist Erin Gedult then entertained the audience with the piece ‘Arabeque No 2’ by Burgmuller.
Lastly, the music, cultural and sports awards were presented, after which the ceremony was concluded with a word of thanks delivered by Grade 7 learner Terry Mabuni.
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Union High School
Primary Department Prizegiving
ACADEMIC AWARDS – GRADE 5
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Certificates of merit for Diligence
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Tristan Hope Megan Putter Jesse Taylor-Freeme Stephan Vorster |
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Certificates of merit for Overall Progress
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Amyoli Mabope Kimberley Menos Leigh-Anne Murray Onwaba Ngaphi |
| Certificate of merit for Bilingualism | Ciara Kivedo |
| The Chookie Geard Prize for Work Presentation | Ciara Kivedo |
| Prize for General Knowledge | Similo Mvandaba |
| Certificate of merit for the Tables Champion | Samantha Charles |
| The UHS Prize for Mathematics | Samantha Charles |
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Certificates of merit to learners who achieved an average of 80% or more for the year
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Josh Arends Amber Bezuidenhout Anna Bouwer Samantha Charles Rebecca Copeman Bradley Davenport Taegen Hamid Ciara Kivedo Melissa Naude Misha Newton Anebel Norval Jade Palmer Ashleigh Shell Daniel Short Katelyn Trollip Lisa Vutula |
| 3rd on year | Katelyn Trollip |
| 2nd on year | Jade Palmer |
| 1st on year | Ciara Kivedo |
ACADEMIC AWARDS – GRADE 6
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Certificates of merit for Diligence
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Muhammad Ahmed Zack Botha Zelresch Frazenburg Anna-May Hayes Kananelo Kometsi Senamile Mvandaba Alexander Neill |
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Certificates of merit for Overall Progress
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Makukhanye De Beer Lukhona Kettledas Kyle Liebenberg Malan Meyer |
| Certificate of merit for Bilingualism | Megan Nortje |
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Merit Certificates for Excellence in Languages
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Zara Deysel-Douman Erin Gedult Tara Ferreira Megan Nortje Matthew Paxton Emma Short |
| Prize for General Knowledge and the Overall General Knowledge prize | Emma Short |
| Certificate of merit for the Tables Champion | Emma Short |
| The Chookie Geard Prize for Work Presentation | Zara Deysel-Douman |
| The UHS prize for Mathematics | Matthew Paxton |
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Certificates of merit for learners who achieved an average of 80% or more for the year
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Sasha Cochrane Zara Deysel-Douman Cullan Erasmus Tara Ferreira Erin Gedult Alastair Imrie Kenza Neill Megan Nortje Matthew Paxton Hayden Pienaar Emma Short Aaminah Steele |
| 2nd on year | Megan Nortje and Emma Short |
| 1st on year | Tara Ferreira |
ACADEMIC AWARDS – GRADE 7
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Certificates of merit for Diligence
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Alinda Goosen Bontle Mashiane Vivian McEwan |
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Certificates of merit for Overall Progress
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Xavier Barlow Joshua Basson Max Price Sinesipho Sididi Chungwa Tshomela |
| Prize for General Knowledge | Jayden Swart |
| The Chookie Geard Prize for Work Presentation | Angus McLaggan |
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Certificates of merit for learners who achieved an average of 80% or more in one or more subjects
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One subject
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Chulumanco Faku Jordan Hall Dylan Kivedo Babalwa Lewis Kyra McCabe Camran Swartz |
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Two subjects
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Matthew Davenport Alinda Goosen Bontle Mashiane Thokozani Mpanza Joshua Swartland |
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Three subjects
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Zeraida Deysel Ann-Noleen Koeberg Max Price Owethu Singeni |
| Four subjects | Joshua Neill |
| Five subjects | |
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Six subjects
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Tyra Binney Johannes Du Plessis Charlize Vorster |
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Seven subjects
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Sadé May Jayden Swart |
| Eight subjects | Terry Mabuni |
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Nine subjects
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Caytah-Leigh Koeberg Na’eem Mahomed |
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Certificates of merit for learners who achieved an average of 80% or more for the year
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Tyra Binney Johannes du Plessis Caytah-Leigh Koeberg Terry Mabuni Na’eem Mahomed Sade May Jayden Swart Charlize Vorster |
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Learners achieving the top mark in the grade for the following subjects:
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| Afrikaans | Charlize Vorster |
| Economic Management Sciences | Charlize Vorster |
| Natural Sciences | Caytah-Leigh Koeberg |
| Creative Arts | Caytah-Leigh Koeberg |
| Life Orientation | Caytah-Leigh Koeberg |
| Technology | Johannes Du Plessis |
| English | Terry Mabuni |
| Social Sciences | Na’eem Mahomed |
| Mathematics | Na’eem Mahomed |
| 3rd on year | Charlize Vorster |
| 2nd on year | Caytah-Leigh Koeberg |
| Old Unionite Shield for the Dux Student (1st) | Na’eem Mahomed |
CULTURAL AWARDS
| ART | |
| Gordonville Art Prize | Terry Mabuni |
| CHESS | |
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Merit Certificate for Chess
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Josh Arends Erin Gedult Azisa Mduduma Caytah-Leigh Koeberg Jayden Swart |
| Merit Certificate for the most improved Chess player | Josh Arends |
| Merit Certificate for the most promising Chess player | Na’eem Mahomed |
| Harwood Dixon Trophy for the Chess Champion | Na’eem Mahomed |
| PUBLIC SPEAKING | |
| The Ron Dugmore Cup for the Best Speaker | Caytah-Leigh Koeberg |
| DRAMA | |
| Certificate of merit for the best supporting Actor | Dylan Kivedo |
| Certificate of merit for the best supporting Actress | Ann-Noleen Koeberg |
| The Alistair Kingwill Cup for the Best Actor | Na’eem Mahomed |
| The Bernadette Palmer Cup for the Best Actress | Caytah-Leigh Koeberg |
| MUSIC | |
| Merit Certificate for Progress in Music | Katelyn Trollip |
| The Leon Fouche/Joan Kramer Cup for the pupil who gained the highest mark in the external piano exam | Erin Gedult |
| The Leon Fouche Cup for the most outstanding Music Pupil | Erin Gedult |
| Brink Family Trophy is awarded to the learner who contributed the most to the Cultural activities of the School | Kananelo Kometsi |
| SALISBURY EXCHANGE | |
| The Penny Family Shield for the girl exchange student(s) | Caytah-Leigh Koeberg |
| Certificate for boy exchange student(s) | Matthew Davenport |
SPORT AWARDS
| ATHLETICS | |
| U/11 Victor Ludorum | Daniel Short |
| U/11 Victrix Ludorum | Anna Bouwer |
| U/12 Victor Ludorum | Matthew Paxton |
| U/12 Victrix Ludorum | Lisakhanya Menos |
| U/13 Victor Ludorum | Alutha Wesi |
| U/13 Victrix Ludorum | Siphosethu Vena |
| CROSS-COUNTRY | |
| Hofmeyer/Mclaren Cup for the U/11 Boys’ Champion | Daniel Short |
| UHS trophy for U//11 Girls’ Champion | Jemae-Mari Davids |
| UHS trophy for U/13 Boys’ Champion | Alutha Wesi |
| UHS trophy for U/13 Girls’ Champion | Lisakhanya Menos |
| CRICKET | |
| UHS trophy for U/11 batsman scoring the most runs for the season | Daniel Short |
| UHS trophy for U/11 bowler taking the most wickets for the season | Peter-Daniel Clegg |
| UHS trophy for best fielder U/11 | Yaseen Kazi |
| UHS Shield for U/13 batsman scoring the most runs for the season | Camran Swartz |
| UHS Shield for U/13 bowler taking the most wickets for the season | Shaakir Kazi |
| UHS Shield for best fielder U13 | Alutha Wesi |
| UHS trophy for the most promising cricket player | Alutha Wesi |
| Justin Kingwill Trophy for The Best All-Round cricket player | Alutha Wesi |
| HOCKEY | |
| Certificate for the most improved player | Leshay Fourie and Xarah Hoffman |
| UHS Trophy for the most promising player | Sadé May |
| UHS Trophy for the best all-round player | Sonwabisi Mroro |
| SWIMMING | |
| UHS Trophy for the most Promising Swimmer | Chloe Erasmus |
| RUGBY | |
| Certificate of merit for the best forward player of the year | Thokozani Mpanza |
| Certificate of merit for the best back line player of the year | Camran Swartz & Alutha Wesi |
| Certificate of merit for the best all-round player of the year | Alutha Wesi |
| UHS Trophy for the most promising player | Alutha Wesi |
| Mickleburgh Cup for the most improved U/13 player | Chulumanco Faku & Na’eem Mahomed |
| TENNIS | |
| Merit Certificate for Progress in Tennis | Stephan Vorster |
| Certificate for Boys Doubles Champions | Matthew Paxton and Peter-Daniel Clegg |
| Certificate for Girls Doubles Champions | Tara Ferreira & Misha Newton |
| Gilbert Biggs Cup for the Junior Boys’ Champion | Matthew Paxton |
| UHS Trophy for the Junior Girls’ Champion | Tara Ferreira |
| ALL ROUND ACHIEVEMENT IN SPORT | |
| Oxenham Cup for the Most Promising All-Round Junior Sportsman | Matthew Paxton |
| Oxenham Cup for the Most Promising All-Round Junior Sportswoman | Caytah-Leigh Koeberg |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| The Hazel van Niekerk Award for All-Round Achievement in Academic, Sport and Culture to a Grade 7 (boy or girl or both) who will continue their education at Union High School | Na’eem Mahomed & Caytah-Leigh Koeberg |
