Month: Mar 2023

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 34th annual 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗨𝗚𝗕𝗬 & 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 kicks off tomorrow, Friday, 31 March, when close to 600 learners and coaches will arrive in Graaff-Reinet for this sporting extravaganza.

“There is great excitement as our hockey and rugby players get ready to once again welcome their counterparts from all over the country to their school for a weekend of rugby and hockey being played in a competitive, but fun-based environment,” said Union’s Head of Sport, Mrs Lou-Ann Gerber. “As always, the school is delighted to once again host this festival and relishes the opportunity that this festival offers us to see the campus fields, boarding houses and AstroTurf filled with happy and fulfilled learners.”

𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙂𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚, 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥.

She added that the staging of the festival would not have been possible without the backing of the school’s sponsors, including the festival’s title sponsors Caltex Eastern Cape and Botha’s Garage.

“We are grateful for their support as we look forward to a weekend of friendship, fun and loads of healthy competition.”

Caltex EC and Botha’s Garage said they were thrilled to support this event.

“It is really special to be on board with sporting events such as these and to be able to welcome a spectrum of schools from around South Africa to Graaff-Reinet,” said Mr Shawn Botha of Botha’s Garage.

“This is a great chance to compete on the sports fields, but also to have fun and to make friends with other schools.”

𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 Clarendon High School, Langenhoven Gimnasium, Hoërskool Framesby, Stellenbosch High School, Cambridge High School, Edgemead High School, Grey High School, Camps Bay High School, Cradock High School, Winterberg Agricultural High School, Gill College, Asherville Secondary School, Spandau Secondary School, Riebeek College, Hoërskool Nico Malan, Hoër Volkskool, Hoërskool Jim Fouché, Hoërskool Brandwag, Victoria Girls’ High School and of course, the Union 1st team and Invitational sides.

𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨!

RUGBY 1ST XV CAPTAIN

Ryan Jenneke will serve Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st XV as their captain for the 2023 season. He will be assisted by vice-captain Chuma Sobantu.

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥.

HOCKEY 1ST XI CAPTAIN

Brigette’s passion for hockey, hours of practice and strong leadership skills have resulted in her appointment as captain of Union’s 1st XI for 2023.

𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦-𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘢 𝘡𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦.

These three girls embody the 3 C’s when leading their team: 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚, 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗢𝗨𝗦 and 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧 and we couldn’t be more proud of them!

Our annual 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗨𝗚𝗕𝗬 & 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 – sponsored by Caltex Eastern Cape – is a much-loved and highly anticipated event on the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet calendar.

With less than a week to go and much to do, we can’t help but relish the opportunity that this festival offers us to see our campus, boarding houses, rugby fields and AstroTurf filled with happy and fulfilled young rugby and hockey players.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱.

As always, the festival promises to be jam-packed offering something for everyone to enjoy, with close to 600 learners competing in rugby and hockey for three consecutive days.

Follow this link to view the Festival Programme: https://www.unionschools.co.za/upcoming-sport-fixtures/

STEAK NIGHT

All parents, Old Unionites and friends of the Union Schools are invited to a steak braai in the 𝙏𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 on Saturday evening, 1 April, at 6.30pm during Union’s 34th annual Senior Rugby & Hockey Festival.

𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 your tickets with Mrs Suzanne Marais at 049 891 0262 or secretary@unionschools.co.za

On Friday, 10 March, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s math whizzes competed in the first round of the 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙖𝙙 (𝙎𝘼𝙈𝙊).

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to the following learners who qualified for the second round:

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟵: Samantha Charles, Katelyn Trollip and Misha Newton
𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟬: Tara Ferreira
𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭: Josh Neill and Sarah Wilmot
𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮: Brigette Oelofsen and Caitrin Spence.