Cradock batted first and scored 88 for 3 in 20 overs. Kyle-Luke du Preez took 1 wicket for 8 runs in 4 overs, Rogan Odendaal 1 for 11 in 4 overs and Kwande Mhlabeni 1 for 16 in 3 overs. Union replied with 93 without loss in the 13th over.
Kyle-Luke du Preez 56*
Sisipho Arnold’s 25*
Union High School won by 10 wickets.
On Thursday 6 September, the 1st XI cricket team left to take part in the annual Pearson Cricket Festival. Owing to the rain, the boys played just one match. Despite this, the boys made use of every opportunity to enjoy the outing and put together some fun-filled team building experiences.
Results from the T20 vs Muir on Friday.
Union won the toss and sent Muir in to bat, hoping to take advantage of what appeared to be perfect bowling conditions. Union were met with some very good patient batting upfront from the Muir openers who put together a solid partnership. This was finally broken by some fine fielding which resulted in a run out. This allowed the Union boys to put pressure on the new batsman and they managed to curb Muir’s run rate. Union continued to take wickets at regular intervals, but it proved too little too late and Muir managed a well-played 139 in their 20 overs. Union went in to bat and could just not find any rhythm, struggling to get the scoreboard ticking over or put together any form of a partnership. The Union boys lost early wickets and could just not recover ending their innings on 64/6 – losing the match by 75 runs.
Bowling figures: Jaden Brotherton took 1 for 33 in 4 overs, James Pienaar 1 for 40 in 4 overs, Caerwyn Spence 1 for 13 in 4 overs and Khwezi Simon took 1 wicket for 8 runs in 2 overs.
The best batsmen were James Pringle top scored with 19 not out and Peter Watermeyer 11 not out.
The grade six learners visited the African Imprint Outdoor Centre on the banks of the Sundays River, just outside Kirkwood, from the 10th to the 12th of September. This facility caters for outdoor learning activities which are facilitated by a group of well qualified instructors.
The children were put through their paces in a variety of activities which challenged them in various ways. They were taught the basics of rowing, balancing, turning and stopping canoes on the river; they had to overcome their fears on a zip-line over the river; they learnt to build flag poles and had to brave a stringent obstacle course. All activities were carried out in groups. Points were allocated to each group for performance, attitude and enthusiasm and healthy competition prevailed amongst the groups. Many other challenge, balancing and ball skill games made up the remainder of the activities.
The group also visited the Addo Elephant Park for a morning and were treated to sightings of two big bull elephants and a herd of buffalo. Many buck species, zebra, dung beetles and other wild life were spotted. For many this was a first time experience.
The weather treated us most kindly and the learners enjoyed their tasks in sunshine with no wind. A swim in the cement dam was enjoyed by many.
Our sincere thanks go to Mrs Wendy Venter and Mr Reinhard Gerber who willingly drove the buses and assisted us.
SUMMER AWARDS ASSEMBLY
SPORTS AWARDS – 2018
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT AWARDS
ACHIEVEMENT BAR FOR ATHLETICS:
Laythan Carelse
Philasande Tsutsu
ACHIEVEMENT BAR FOR CRICKET:
Laythan Carelse
Brent Hesselink
Jude Langmead
CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR SWIMMING:
Chloe Erasmus
Emma Short
Daniel Marais
Matthew Paxton
ACHIEVEMENT BAR FOR SWIMMING:
Tayla Kingwill
Brigette Oelofsen
ACHIEVEMENT BAR FOR TENNIS:
Tayla Kingwill
Caytah-Leigh Koeberg
Kwande Mhlabeni
Brent Hesselink
Matthew Paxton
HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS
ATHLETICS
TROPHIES: (Results of Inter-house athletics meeting)
Victor Ludorum (Boys):
Wendy Albertyn Trophy U15 Ntsika Ngongoma
Sparks-Marcow Trophy U17 Matthew Carelse
Victrix Ludorum (Girls):
Trevor Albertyn Trophy U15 Erin Mitchell
André Paris Cup U17 Laetitia Theron
Willem Theron Trophy for Boys Open Th
Cheryl Geard Trophy for Girls Open Throwing Events Rosslyn Sparks
Ross Garner Trophy for Boys Open Long Distance Cameron Muir
Minnaar Cup for Boys Open Sprints Soyama Mbobi
Evan van Zyl Trophy for Girls Open Long Distance Sanja du Plessis
Zeta Marais Shield for Girls Open Sprints Sima Desemela
Old Unionite Cup for Winning House:
Arnott House to be collected by House-Captains, Pholani Yayi & Luvo May
Alex Murray Cup for Inter-house relay winners – Not awarded due to rain
Special performance awards will be made at the Prizegiving at the end of the year.
MERIT CERTIFICATE FOR ATHLETICS:
Jenna McNaughton
Cameron Muir
Matthew Carelse
Ntsika Ngongoma
TEAM AWARDS FOR ATHLETICS:
Laetitia Theron
Jason Beaumont
Rosslyn Sparks
Candice Russell
Breyton Damons
HALF-COLOURS FOR ATHLETICS:
Erin Mitchell
Iviwe Ndamane
Sanja du Plessis
Marché Green (re-award)
Thando Haarmans (re-award)
COLOURS FOR ATHLETICS:
Luke McNaughton
Olwethu Ngcai
Soyama Mbobi (re-award)
BIATHLON
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR BIATHLON:
Kendall Krige
Drew Dobinson
TEAM AWARDS FOR BIATHLON:
Sanja du Plessis
HALF-COLOURS FOR BIATHLON:
Jenna McNaughton
Micela Loock
COLOURS FOR BIATHLON:
Cameron Muir (re-award)
Candice Russell (re-award)
CRICKET
MERIT CERTIFICATE FOR CRICKET:
Kwezi Simon
James Pringle
Peter Watermeyer
Jaden Brotherton
Zusakhe Ngwane
TEAM AWARDS FOR CRICKET:
Noa Cilliers
Caerwyn Spence
Ronan Retief
Trevor Moos (re-award)
Terrance Siyaya (re-award)
HALF-COLOURS FOR CRICKET:
Brett Amsterdam
Luke McNaughton
COLOURS FOR CRICKET:
Matt Harpur
Cowan Swartz
Sinethemba Ndudula
SWIMMING
INTERHOUSE GALA & LONG DISTANCE
UHS Trophy for 100yrds Freestyle – Boys: Michael Krige
Saunders Cup for 100yrds Freestyle – Girls: Megan Doyle
Deloryse van der Merwe Cup for Most Improved U16 Girl: Rachel Pringle
Fischer Trophy for Inter-house Gala Trophy:
Arnott House to be collected by House-Captains, Pholani Yayi & Luvo May
Special performance awards will be made at the Prizegiving at the end of the year.
JUNIOR TEAM RECOGNITION AWARDS FOR SWIMMING:
Hannah Bodenstein
Kendall Krige
TEAM AWARDS FOR SWIMMING:
Megan Doyle
Candice Russell
Cameron Muir
Jade Shires
Jason Wright
HALF-COLOURS FOR SWIMMING:
Ben Kroon
Michael Krige (re-award)
TENNIS
TEAM AWARDS FOR TENNIS:
Bowen Langmead
Matthew Hesselink
Kyle-Luke du Preez
HALF-COLOURS FOR TENNIS:
Ebben Johnston
Jeanne-Marie Brummer
Christine Harris
COLOURS FOR TENNIS:
Matt Harpur
Noa Cilliers
Kelly Rose-Innes
Jenna McNaughton
Rebecca Langmead
Micela Loock (re-award)
CULTURAL AWARDS
LIBRARY – SERVICE AWARD
Library Monitors
Sabrina Potgieter
Zintle Maki
Sonique Simpson
Bavuyise Hermans (re-award)
Yonwaba Smith (re-award)
Library Assistants
Zoe May
Petra Japhta
Sayma Wajid
PEER PROMOTERS – BLOOD DONOR REPRESENTATIVES
(badges received from South African National Blood Service)
Cameron Muir
Jenna Harvey
Mthawelanga Mzimba
Pholani Yayi
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ST AIDERS
SERVICE AWARDS FOR 1ST AID
Zita Jacobs
Faith Macdonald
Britney Ludick
Jada Smith
Sonique Simpson
Gr 6 group at African Imprint Outdoor Centre near Kirkwood. Fun activities, beautiful weather.
In anticipation of the School’s centenary celebrations in 2019, it was decided that a centenary arch should be designed and constructed to commemorate the occasion. Mr Bernie Weyer of Waterston Weyer Roon Architects was commissioned to supply the drawings for the arch inspired by an arch that exists on the farm Lochdale, belonging to Mr and Mrs George Hope. The builder was Mr Charlie Moos.
The bell for the arch, originally from Rietpoort Farm, was kindly donated to the School by Mr David Stern (Class of 1998). The ironmongery to the bell and the frame which houses it was kindly done by Mr Gustav Grassman of Grassies Staal of Graaff-Reinet.
The three plaques on the walkway leading to the arch were inspired by the learner representatives on the Union 100 Committee, Taylyn Miller and Peter Watermeyer. They read: TRUTH PSALM 43:3 SEND FORTH YOUR LIGHT AND YOUR TRUTH, LET THEM GUIDE ME; LOYALTY PROVERBS 3:3 NEVER LET LOYALTY AND KINDNESS LEAVE YOU! TIE THEM AROUND YOUR NECK AS A REMINDER; JUSTICE ISAIAH 1:17 SEEK JUSTICE, ENCOURAGE THE OPPRESSED
Contained in a vault in the arch and sealed with a plaque reading “BENEATH THIS STONE LIES A TIME CAPSULE WITH MESSAGES OF GOODWILL FROM THE SCHOOL TO BE OPENED IN 2069” is a container which houses information and messages to the School, which will hopefully survive for fifty years until it is opened in 2069. This was inspired by a time capsule that is rumoured to have been placed in the school building behind the foundation stone in 1919. This has, however, never been found.
Surrounding the arch is a garden of fifty of the Union 100 Rose, a rose that was commissioned specially for the occasion, and which will forever bear this name. This Union 100 rose project was managed by Mrs Alet Kingwill, and was paid for by an Old Unionite who wishes to remain anonymous.
The arch is a gift to the School from the Class of 2018 who paid for its construction.
Union High’s Junior Speech competition was held today. Congratulations to Melissa Swart, who finished in 1st place. Second place went to James Rose Innes and Catelyn Anthony was placed third. Sixteen learners took part in the competition. We also thank our adjudicators Moyra Marais, Garth Hitge and Rachel Pringle.
The parents, friends and supporters of Union hockey will, from 2019, be able to enjoy a warm cup of coffee and other refreshments and eats at the new Union AstroTurf “Short Corner”, and will no longer have to walk all the way to the Tony Burrell Union to keep warm on chilly winter mornings.
This project was the brainchild of Mrs Liesl de la Harpe, then a serving School Governor, and Mr Stephen de la Harpe (Class of 1989) who kindly donated the capital for the project. Their daughter, Paige, represented the 1st Hockey Team and matriculated in 2017. Mrs de la Harpe indicated that she hoped that the project would contribute to the spirit around the AstroTurf.
The drawings for the project were supplied by Mr Bernie Weyer of Waterston Weyer Roon Architects and the builder was Jackson Faltein Construction. The building, with its gabled roof is in keeping with the existing standard of all of the facilities on our beautiful campus. The electrical work was done by Mr Grant Hobson of Ken’s Radio. The name for the facility, “The Short Corner” was coined by 2018 Headgirl and 1st Team Hockey Captain, Rebecca Langmead.
On the 1st September students from the Karoo OGKK (Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate Kyokai) dojo based in Graaff-Reinet attended the 35th Annual Southern Cape and Eastern Cape Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate Tournament held in the picturesque town of George in the Western Cape.
The Tournament, hosted by Jannie Le Grange Sensei (7th Dan), saw teams from George, Uniondale, Port Elizabeth and Graaff-Reinet compete across 26 different divisions based on age, gender and rank in elimination stages. The categories for this tournament were Kata (detailed pattern of movements) and Kumite (freestyle sparing).
Having never attended a karate tournament before, our learners elected to compete in the individual Kata category with approximately 110 other entrants.
They returned home with two gold and two bronze well deserved medals, with James Rose-Innes and Max Price each achieving a bronze medal and Max Wright and Tyra Binney bringing home gold.
On Friday, 7 September, twelve rugby players, coached by Mr Felix and Mr Sparrius, travelled to Port Elizabeth to participate in the EPRU under 17 Sevens qualifiers. This was the first experience of 7’s rugby for the Union boys, and after the first match, the team realised what fitness levels are required of them to perform at optimum level, and to enjoy the game.
Union’s players were devastated to lose three of their matches on the stroke of the final whistle. However, through positive reinforcement and self-belief, they knew that a victory in the final match was inevitable. In a free-flowing match, displaying all their skills, the Union boys were extremely tenacious and outplayed their opponents, ending their campaign with a well-deserved victory.
This was an enjoyable tournament, with many positives taken and lessons learnt about this wonderful game. We commend the team on their great sportsmanship and being fine ambassadors for our school.
Results: Lost 0 – 33 to Framesby; Lost 5 – 12 to Andrew Rabie; Lost 5 – 12 to Humansdorp;
Lost 7 – 12 to Ndzondilelo; Won 29 – 10 against Arcadia.