Learners Feature In “Voices From The Heartland”

We are so proud to announce that some of our very own Union High School learners have been featured in the Imibala Trust’s first official book, 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱!

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘮𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 9 𝘵𝘰 20, 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺.

The book is more than just a creative showcase – 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. It was launched earlier this year as part of the 2025 Indie Authors Rise Up – Fire Fringe Book Festival, highlighting culture and heritage from across the country.

𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘨𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵’𝘴 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.

A huge 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to our talented learners whose work was selected for publication: Lina Tadesse, Amber Slater, Jade Slater, Clea Clark, Gerda Clarke, Saskia Strydom and Jourdon-Bethany Koeberg.

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴’ 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮!

Well Done Gr 7’s

This past term, our learners have been channeling their creativity and skill into a range of 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗦.

Featured here are some of our Grade 7s – 𝗧𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻, 𝗞𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝘂𝗱𝘀𝗼𝗻 and 𝗜𝗿𝗮 𝗤𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶 – with their hand-crafted crane. Complete with hydraulics and a pulley system, their creation impresses with its smooth rotation and sturdy design.

𝘈 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴-𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯!

Primary Department Music Evening

Union High School’s Primary Department is delighted to invite you to their annual 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚, taking place on Tuesday, 30 September.

Themed “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘺”, this year’s showcase promises a magical night filled with songs that will have you humming along and tapping your feet.

𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝟯𝟬 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 and will be available from the Union High School foyer starting Monday, 15 September.

𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴.