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Another term completed brings with it another opportunity to celebrate the hard work and achievements of our learners.

On behalf of all the educators and staff at @Union, we congratulate our 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦 for Term 3.

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵. 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬!

There are certain moments in a matric year that quietly remind you that school is coming to an end and today’s Old Unionite Association induction was one of them.

Union High School’s 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 gathered with members of the OUA committee as they were formally welcomed into the Association – 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭.

OUA Chairman 𝗠𝗿 𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘁𝗼𝗻 spoke to the matrics about something quite simple, but important: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵. He encouraged them to hold onto the friendships they have made at Union, to keep up with their classmates as life takes them in different directions and to remain connected to the school that has been such a big part of their lives.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘵𝘰𝘰, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨.

As part of their induction, each matric was also gifted a beautiful leather Class of 2026 keyring by the OUA – 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 from Union learners to Old Unionites.

Once the formalities were over, the OUA treated the Grade 12s to lunch – a chance simply to sit together, chat and enjoy one another’s company during these last few weeks of school.

Their time as Union learners may be drawing to a close, but today was a gentle reminder that 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹.

On Monday evening, Union High School’s 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 had the pleasure of spending some time with a number of the businesses and individuals who so generously support sport at our school.

Beautifully hosted at The Coldstream Restaurant, the evening was an opportunity to step away from the usual rush of fixtures and school life, enjoy some lovely food and refreshments and simply connect with the people who play such an important role in making many of our sporting opportunities possible.

The evening was initiated by our Head of Sport, Mr Calvin Beck, specifically as an opportunity to engage with Union’s existing sports sponsors.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂, the hope was to start conversations about what sponsorship at Union could look like going forward – to better understand where our sponsors’ interests lie and, ultimately, to build stronger, more meaningful partnerships around our various sporting codes, teams, tours and initiatives.

𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, but more importantly, there was time for genuine conversation around the tables.

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who joined us and, indeed, to all those who continue to support sport at Union in so many different ways.

𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥.