In a tradition that never fails to impress, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet once again hosted its annual ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
The event took place this past Saturday morning as part of Union’s Founders’ Weekend festivities. With the 2024 Matric Farewell Committee moms and kids taking charge of the decor, this year’s theme, the ‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party,’ added an extra touch of whimsy to the occasion.
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต, ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ’๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐จ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ, ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ.
As the attendees stepped foot onto the school grounds, they were greeted by the delightful melodies played by local musician Archie Pienaar on the keys. Quirky decor elements were scattered throughout, with cups hanging from trees and delightful hats adorning all the guests.
๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ฃ’๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐จ. ๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ก๐๐๐, ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐จ.
The two guest speakers, Mrs Karen Scott and Mrs Anziske Kayster, delivered powerful messages during the event. With a focus on self-acceptance and challenging societal norms around princess culture, their speeches left a lasting impression on all in attendance.
All those lucky enough to attend were also treated to a mouthwatering array of eats and drinks and, to add an extra layer of excitement, lucky draw giveaways were generously provided, offering a chance for attendees to win fabulous prizes.
As usual, the Gisela Kingwill Mother & Daughter resulted in a truly magical affair – with empowering speeches, cool surroundings, melodic tunes, delectable treats and lucky draw giveaways, ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐.
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