As this month draws to a close, so too does an extraordinary chapter in the life of our school.
With ๐ ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐น๐น retiring as Estate Manager of Union High School, we paused this morning to honour a man whose quiet dedication has shaped our school for nearly three decades.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, Mr Kingwill has been a steady and faithful presence on our campus – arriving before most, leaving long after many and tending to our grounds and facilities with pride and care.
๐๐ช๐ด ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ด; ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ.
During Assembly today, we paid a very special farewell tribute to him. There was a deep sense of gratitude in the air as we reflected on the years he has given so selflessly. Following Assembly, our staff and learners formed an ๐๐ข๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ – a corridor of appreciation – lining up to thank him in a way words alone never quite could.
In an emotional moment, Mr Kingwill was invited to ring the Centenary Bell – its clear notes echoing across the grounds he has cared for so faithfully.
๐๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ง๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ค๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ฆ.
๐ ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐น๐น, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐, ๐ต๐๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
