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“𝘈 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭.” – Nelson Mandela

On Thursday, 17 July, the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet Representative Council for Learners (RCL) embodied Mandela’s wisdom by hosting an impactful event at their school hall. This gathering included guests from Hoër Volkskool, Spandau Secondary School, Nqweba Secondary School and Karel du Toit Hoërskool.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵, 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀.

The theme for this year’s 67-minute programme was “Drug Abuse and Its Impact on Education.”

The insightful and empowering presentations aimed to equip those present with the knowledge and tools to combat drug abuse, thereby enhancing educational programmes in their schools.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨:

– 𝗗𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, an Old-Unionite, captivated the audience with a speech on the physiological impacts of drug abuse. She urged students to treat their bodies like Ferraris, emphasizing the importance of self-care.

– 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗵 offered a deeply personal perspective on the social consequences of drug abuse and the importance of making good choices. Her presentation resonated strongly with the learners, providing valuable insights.

– 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 addressed the legal ramifications of drug abuse, highlighting its effects on families and communities, as well as the links to domestic and gender-based violence.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.

Special thanks are due to Mr Elrich Jantjies for organising this significant event and to the event’s sponsors, Karoo Meats and Deli, as well as the school’s Governing Body (SGB), for their generous support.