On behalf of all the educators and staff at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, we would like to congratulate the ๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐ญ๐ฌ academic achievers of Term 4, 2023 in Grade 8 – 11.
On behalf of all the educators and staff at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, we would like to congratulate the ๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐ญ๐ฌ academic achievers of Term 4, 2023 in Union’s primary department. (High School to follow.)
This is a fantastic opportunity for us to not only continue to develop cricket as a sport in Graaff-Reinet, but to also take this much-loved annual festival to the next level. ๐๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ, ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ, ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ง๐ช๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ด.
Joining us for 2024’s edition of the festival – being held from 10 to 13 January – are some incredible schools who will be bringing their A-game to the field. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ: Stirling High School, East London, Edgemead High School, Westering High School, Hoรซrskool DF Malherbe, Hoรซr Tegniese skool Daniel Pienaar Technical High School, Lilyfontein School, Hoรซrskool Nico Malan, Victoria Park High School, Rand Park High School, Fairmont High School and Cradock High School.
Keeping with tradition, our matrics left their school shoes after they finished their last exam this past Friday afternoon to be donated to the less fortunate.
The annual AGM of the ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐-๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ was held on 23 November, marking a bittersweet occasion.
The previous AGM had been a special tribute to Bruce Maree, who had dedicated numerous years to leading the troop with wisdom and grace.
During the AGM, awards were presented to deserving scouts, emphasizing their achievements throughout 2023.
Troop scouter Johan Vorster and Kyle Liebenberg had the honour of handing out the awards. ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐จ:
Aidan Ferreira’s unwavering commitment and dedication earned him the ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ, a testament to his reliability and enthusiasm
Quinn Naudรฉ was acknowledged with the ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ, highlighting his selflessness and willingness to assist others.
The ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ was jointly received by Jordan Maritz and Adriaan van Jaarsveld, recognizing their remarkable progress and development within the troop.
Baffalo Patrol – Best Overall Patrol๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ
The ๐๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น, under the leadership of Josh Neill, emerged as the Best Overall Patrol, exemplifying cohesion, teamwork and excellence in all endeavors.
The ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ was bestowed upon the Eagle Patrol, led by Daniel Marais, who embodied an infectious and uplifting spirit within the troop.
Scouts offers Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s young men a remarkable platform to learn valuable skills, cultivate respect and simply enjoy the adventure of boyhood.
