Bulletin, Hostels

AKH Prefects 2021/22

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€

Union High Schoolโ€™s boarding house prefects for 2021/22 were announced during Arthur Kingwill Houseโ€™s recent hostel supper.

These learners were elected by their fellow boarders to provide them with leadership and guidance during the upcoming year.

Being a house prefect is the ultimate honour given in any school boarding establishment and means a great deal to all who are chosen.

With the honour of being a boarding house prefect comes great responsibility, but the badge presented to them is a symbol in the faith bestowed upon them by the school community and we are sure they will all do an excellent job!

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ to (back) Bubele Thibini, Siya Badiwe, Kendall Krige, (middle) Tamsin James, Kathryn Odendaal, Simamkele Soyana, Chloe Shires, (front) Thembelihle Mxhunyelwa, Asa Matross and Lonwabo Sishuba.

They will be led by Asa Matross and Bubele Thibini as Heads of Hostel and Kendall Krige and Lonwabo Sishuba as Deputy Heads.

Rugby, Sport Results

U/13 Rugby 7’s Tournament

On Tuesday afternoon, 19 October, Union participated in an u/13 rugby tournament hosted by Volkskool at the Botanics Sports Grounds.
The #RugbyMetRede event – in aid of the Pink Trees for Pauline initiative – saw an exciting fun-filled day of sevens rugby from the young guns.
The team won 20 โ€“ 5 against Narsingstraat Primary School 1, 10 โ€“ 5 against Kroonvale Primary and 10 โ€“ 5 against Park Rugby, drawing 5 โ€“ 5 against Volkskool 2.
๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ!
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Good Luck Class of 2021

๐—•๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—–๐—ž to all our matrics who are due to start writing their NSC examinations today, Wednesday, 27 October.

Youโ€™re almost at the finish line! Weโ€™ll be rooting for you every step of the way!

“๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง, ‘๐˜•๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜’๐˜ฎ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ต.” – ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป

Sport Results

Karoo U/17 Cricket Team

๐—จ๐—›๐—ฆ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ
Union High School wishes to congratulate the following Union cricketers on being selected for the Karoo u/17 cricket team: Sisipho Arnols (capt), Brent Hesselink, Shaakir Kazi, Jordan Wilmot, Joshe Horne, Laythan Carelse, Hlaki Skepe and Thokozani Mpanza.
Union wishes them everything of the best in the knowledge that they will represent the school well!
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Union School’s AGM

Dear parents/guardians,
Please take note that the ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—›๐—ข๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ’ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ ๐—•๐—จ๐——๐—š๐—˜๐—ง is available for viewing (by appointment only) in the Union High School Bursar office from 25 October to 5 November.
Please contact the school at 049 891 0262 to make an appointment.
โžก๏ธ The Annual General Meeting at which this budget will be presented to parents will be held on Monday evening, 8 November, in the Union Preparatory School Dome:
โ€ข Union Preparatory School @ 17:30
โ€ข Boarding Houses @ 18:00
โ€ข Union High School @ 18:30
All parents/guardians are requested to diarise this very important date and to make an effort to attend if at all possible.
Sport Results

U/13A vs Grey U/13B

This past Saturday, 23 October, Union’s u/13A cricketers played against Grey Junior’s u/13B cricket team.
Union won the toss and elected to bat first. The Union team was bowled out for a total of 129 in the 41st over. Union’s best batsmen were Yonela Wana with 22 runs and Yaseen Kazi with 15 runs.
Union then made quick work of their Grey opponents, bowling them out for a total of 50 runs, with great fielding leading to 3 runouts.
Union’s best bowler was Geoff Wilmot with 3 wickets.
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Class Of 2021 Valedictory

๐˜›๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง 2021โ€ฆ
The annual Valedictory Speech – which was this year delivered by Union High School’s outgoing Head Boy, Kyle-Luke du Preez – was a goodbye speech, but also a โ€œLook at what weโ€™ve doneโ€ moment.
And what our Class of 2021 have done has been nothing short of miraculous.
From the start of their Grade 11 year, to the end of their Grade 12 year, their schooling experience was masked and distanced, tracked and tested, and always a small coronavirus outbreak away from everyone being sent home.
So, yes, ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ to all that. But also . . . look at what theyโ€™ve done.
As uncertainty swirled around them, they stayed focused. They adapted their learning. They finished their assignments. They passed their tests. They supported one another. They gutted and gritted it out even when the end seemed out of reach.
Off into the future you go. Your minds filled with academic knowledge eager to acquire more and share your skills with others. Your hearts brimming with compassion, patience, understanding, kindness, humility and faith.
We are sad to say goodbye but grateful that our paths have crossed and hopeful for what you will become. Strive to bring joy and comfort to those you meet on your journey through life because when you serve and uplift othersโ€ฆ you will find contentment and joy.
Matrics, your education is only beginning.
Live in this world with an open heart to embrace others with compassion; live in this world with an open mind willing to learn new things; live in this world to end oppression; live in this world with a grateful heart and live in this world with open eyes to see the splendours of God’s creation.
Awards, Bulletin, Prizegiving

Junior Prizegiving 2021

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜
Union High School held its annual prizegiving ceremony for its Primary Department (Grade 5 to 7 learners) on Wednesday morning, 20 October.
The event is one of the most important days in the schoolโ€™s calendar which is long-awaited by everyone – educators and learners alike.
Before learners were presented with different awards as per their performance and achievement, they were addressed by the departmental head of the Primary Department, Mrs Evette Cloete.
In her address, Mrs Cloete emphasized that the prizegiving ceremony is a significant moment in which to celebrate the assiduousness and hard work of the learners across all subjects and extra-mural activities.
โ€œThe schoolโ€™s annual prize-giving ceremony is that moment of the year in which we recognise our top achievers as well as encouraging others to take their studies seriously, so that next year they could be counted amongst outstanding learnersโ€, said Mrs Cloete.
The event also featured delightful performances by two of the primary departmentโ€™s pianists, Taegen Hamid and Katelyn Trollip.
Then came the moment that everyone had been waiting for – the presentation of awards.
Although the ceremony saw numerous awards presented to learners across all subjects and grades, the climax of the event was the presentation of the Old Unionite Shield for the Dux learner which was this year awarded to Grade 7 learner, Katelyn Trollip, who received a big round of applause from her peers and all present in the hall.
It is our firm hope that the time following the prizegiving ceremony will be well-spent by learners and educators alike, as they conclude the yearโ€™s work.

Grade 5:

1๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Antonia Adams (left)

2๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Cate Cochrane (middle)

3๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Owen Paxton (right

Grade 6:

1๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Anna Stocks (middle)

2๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Tara Piercey (left)

3๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Aimee Short (right)

Grade 7:

๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆย ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅย ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณย ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆย ๐˜‹๐˜ถ๐˜นย ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต (1๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ) & ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜•๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ-๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค, ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ 7 (๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ) ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ:ย ย Katelyn Trollip (middle)

2๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Ciara Kivedo (left)

3๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Samantha Charles (right)
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Hair For Cancer

Alexandra Imrie, a Grade 11 learner at Union High School, recently donated a whopping 70cms of her golden locks to the Graaff-Reinet Cancer Association to be made into wigs for those suffering from cancer.
๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—”๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ! ๐—ช๐—ฒ’๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ!
๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full article at the accompanying link.

https://www.graaffreinetadvertiser.com/News/Article/General/alexandra-let-go-of-her-hair-202110211143?fbclid=IwAR1TCWyEgm0te4JHIf6OuTbcAg5ar4fyuQNlzeWwAU8u8rTAVo-K9o4o2fg

Awards, Bulletin, Prizegiving

Senior Prizegiving 2021

Union High Schoolโ€™s ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ญ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š was held on Wednesday morning, 20 October.
We are so glad that we were able to celebrate the many successes of our learners who have really risen above the challenges imposed by the past year.
SENIOR PRIZEGIVING 2021