Academic Honours

At Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s Academic Awards Assembly on Friday morning, 20 January, the sought-after π—ͺπ—›π—œπ—§π—˜ π—•π—Ÿπ—”π—­π—˜π—₯ was presented to Union’s 2023 Head Girl, Caitrin Spence.

The blazer was presented to her in recognition of her well-deserved Honours Award. (𝘈𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘈𝘸𝘒𝘳π˜₯ π˜ͺ𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘡𝘩𝘦 𝘩π˜ͺ𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘡 𝘒𝘀𝘀𝘰𝘭𝘒π˜₯𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘡𝘦π˜₯ 𝘒𝘡 𝘜𝘯π˜ͺ𝘰𝘯 𝘒𝘯π˜₯ π˜ͺ𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘒𝘸𝘒𝘳π˜₯𝘦π˜₯ 𝘰𝘯 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘒𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘀𝘀𝘒𝘴π˜ͺ𝘰𝘯𝘴.)

π˜Ύπ™–π™žπ™©π™§π™žπ™£ 𝙬𝙖𝙨 π™₯π™§π™šπ™¨π™šπ™£π™©π™šπ™™ π™¬π™žπ™©π™ π™©π™π™š 𝙃𝙀𝙣𝙀π™ͺ𝙧𝙨 π˜Όπ™¬π™–π™§π™™ 𝙛𝙀𝙧 π™šπ™­π™˜π™šπ™₯π™©π™žπ™€π™£π™–π™‘ π™–π™˜π™–π™™π™šπ™’π™žπ™˜ π™–π™˜π™π™žπ™šπ™«π™šπ™’π™šπ™£π™© having maintained an academic average of 95% throughout her Grade 10 and 11 years. It is no small feat to reach this level of academic achievement. Caitrin, however, brings the goal of excellence to all her endeavours, and while she’s involved in all aspects of life at Union, she demonstrates an unwavering focus on her studies in particular, which has allowed her to reach this level of success.

Caitrin becomes the 5th Unionite to receive this award since its inception in 2004 when it was awarded for the very first time to Carl Bezuidenhout. Since then, the three other Unionites who have enjoyed the privilege of donning the white blazer, consists of Sulette Damons (Class of 2007), Kelsey Minnaar (Class of 2016) and Lynne Mugglestone (Class of 2007).

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 π˜₯𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘊𝘒π˜ͺ𝘡𝘳π˜ͺ𝘯 𝘒𝘯π˜₯ 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 π˜₯𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦π˜₯!