At Union High School, we treasure our traditions, which create cherished memories and reinforce the values we hold dear.
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ผ๐ผ๐ป, Wednesday, 19 March, when Grade 7 class teachers, Mrs Hanli Rose-Innes and Miss Justine Matthews, hosted a delightful tea for the young Grade 7 ladies at the charming The Coldstream Restaurant.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ.
Through events like these, they not only teach important social skills but also foster a sense of community and belonging among our girls.
The afternoon’s guest speaker, Mrs Amori Van Jaarsveld, Union mom and proprietor of the Windmill Junction, delivered a beautiful speech that resonated deeply with all the girls.
๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ – encouraging them to embrace their individuality with both grace and confidence.
Her message beautifully wove together the ideals of classiness and boldness, urging the girls to stand tall and unapologetically claim their rightful place in every room they enter.
In her address, Mrs van Jaarsveld reminded us that strength and sophistication can coexist harmoniously, while ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐.
