๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐๐!
This past weekend saw the Union Schools host its annual Foundersโ Weekend, celebrating an incredible 106 years of rich history and tradition.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐นโ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
The festivities kicked off on Friday morning with a warm assembly led by Headmaster Mr William Pringle. His uplifting words set a reflective tone for the day, as learners filled the hall with a heartfelt rendition of the school song, followed by a prayer led by Head Girl Milani Pongoma. Special messages from learners, including Head Girl Aaminah Steele and younger learners Kari Stern and Grace Kitching, added a personal touch, reinforcing the spirit of unity that defines Union.
๐๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ญ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ง๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ท๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ง๐ถ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ.
Later that sunny afternoon, the AstroTurf transformed into a lively battleground where Union’s young hockey players faced off against their moms, dads and Old Unionites. The laughter and support from the sidelines perfectly captured the essence of the Union community.
The excitement continued as the much-anticipated hockey match between the Old Girls and the 1st team was contested. Well done to the 1st team who claimed victory with an 8-3 score. Notable performers were recognized, with Leigh-Ann Murray named ‘Most Promising Player,’ Sarah Jacobs awarded ‘Best Defender,’ and Misha Newton honored for ‘Best Goal.’
๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ, ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ณ๐๐น ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ.
Saturday brought more festivities, starting with the Gisela Kingwill Mother & Daughter morning, themed โFloral PositiviTEA.โ
The school garden was beautifully transformed into a floral haven, thanks to the creativity of Mrs Anรฉlle Ekkard and the matric farewell committee. Local musician Archie Pienaar provided a lovely soundtrack, enhancing the atmosphere as attendees savoured delicious treats and participated in exciting lucky draw giveaways.
๐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ต๐บ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐บ, ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ฎ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ญ๐ช ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ-๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ถ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ.
As the day progressed, the annual Dads vs Lads cricket matches took centre stage, filled with laughter and friendly competition. Old Boys also joined the fun, playing against the 1st, 2nd and u/15A teams.
In addition to the cricket, the inaugural Founders’ Weekend tennis matches were also greatly enjoyed by all those who participated.
The day culminated in a trophy presentation for the cricketers, celebrating the achievements of our talented learners and emphasizing the Union Schools’ commitment to excellence.
๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. The legacy of our founders continues to inspire, reminding us that we stand on the shoulders of remarkable individuals.
๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ. ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ง๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ด!
