Author: L. Crankshaw

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The annual AGM of the 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗔𝗙𝗙-𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗣 was held on 23 November, marking a bittersweet occasion.

The previous AGM had been a special tribute to Bruce Maree, who had dedicated numerous years to leading the troop with wisdom and grace.

𝘜𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥.

During the AGM, awards were presented to deserving scouts, emphasizing their achievements throughout 2023.

Troop scouter Johan Vorster and Kyle Liebenberg had the honour of handing out the awards. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨:

Aidan Ferreira’s unwavering commitment and dedication earned him the 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱, a testament to his reliability and enthusiasm

Quinn Naudé was acknowledged with the 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱, highlighting his selflessness and willingness to assist others.

The 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 was jointly received by Jordan Maritz and Adriaan van Jaarsveld, recognizing their remarkable progress and development within the troop.

The 𝗕𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹, under the leadership of Josh Neill, emerged as the Best Overall Patrol, exemplifying cohesion, teamwork and excellence in all endeavors.

The 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 was bestowed upon the Eagle Patrol, led by Daniel Marais, who embodied an infectious and uplifting spirit within the troop.

Scouts offers Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s young men a remarkable platform to learn valuable skills, cultivate respect and simply enjoy the adventure of boyhood.

𝗪𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟱 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟮 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

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As the school year comes to a close, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet bids a fond farewell to Mrs Belinda Grewar, who will be retiring.

𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙈𝙧𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙧, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮-𝙛𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨.

Before joining our school’s staff in 1995, Mrs Grewar embarked on an impressive journey in education. After graduating from Stellenbosch and UCT, she taught at various institutions, including Knysna High School, Capricorn High, Pinedene Primary and Vaal High School in Gauteng.

Later, at Jansenville High School, she held the position of Head of the Languages Department and established a resources center for schools in the area. This period was filled with personal growth for Mrs Grewar, despite facing challenging circumstances.

𝘜𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘔𝘳𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘖𝘋 𝘔𝘳 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘳𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳’𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥.

Her learners were lucky recipients of her innovative and engaging lessons. Many past learners fondly recall how Mrs Grewar nurtured their critical thinking and enhanced their creative writing skills, lessons that have served them well in their current careers.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙧𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙧’𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡, where she made a significant impact as the Subject Head of English. Not only did her learners benefit greatly from her expertise, but many new staff members were fortunate to receive her mentorship and guidance as they embarked on their own teaching careers.

As a National Senior Certificate examination marker for eleven years and Deputy Chief Marker of English for the past three years, Mrs Grewar’s immense knowledge, experience, and expertise proved invaluable to both learners and staff at our school.

𝘔𝘳𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴, 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦, 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘊𝘈 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴.

While we will deeply miss Mrs Grewar’s numerous tangible contributions, her delightful dry sense of humor and infectious spirit of fun will leave a significant void within our school community.

She will always be remembered for her cheerful personality. However, it is her deep Christian faith, which has been a source of inspiration and comfort for so many throughout the years, that will leave the greatest void.

𝗪𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

May they find abundant joy, peace and well-deserved rest. May God bless them abundantly for their unwavering dedication and countless contributions.

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The annual Gisela Kingwill Mother & Daughter Morning will be held over next year’s Founders’ Weekend, on Saturday, 27 January, at 09:00.

This year’s event will see guests enjoying an 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 ‘𝘔𝘢𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘛𝘦𝘢 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺’, and will be held under the trees in the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet garden.

Tickets will go on sale on Friday morning, 8 December, and will be available from Ms Elsebe Moos in the Union High School front office during report handout, after which it will be available again when school starts in the new year.

𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘵-𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳!

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It is with heavy hearts that the Union community mourns the loss of our beloved friend, 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 (𝗗𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘆) 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘆.

Her passing leaves a void that will never be filled, and her impact on those who had the privilege of knowing her is something that will be cherished forever.

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘋𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘵 Union High School, Graaff-Reinet. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴.

Additionally, she will always be remembered as “Mrs Junior Hockey,” teaching and inspiring young girls in the art of the game. Dobby’s legacy extends even further through her establishment of the “Anne Beagley Junior Rugby & Hockey Festival” 25 years ago, an event that continues to bring joy and camaraderie to this day.

Dobby’s talents knew no bounds. She nurtured Union’s senior swimmers, guiding them towards excellence, while also fostering a love for the performing arts. Year after year, aspiring young thespians took the stage in productions directed and often written by her, showcasing their talents under her mentorship.

𝙉𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙤𝙗𝙗𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙨. She will be remembered for her wisdom, her unwavering support and guidance to younger colleagues, and her infectious sense of humour and fun. The memories shared with her will forever hold a special place in the hearts of all who were fortunate enough to know her.

𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘬, 𝘋𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘳𝘦, 𝘛𝘪𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘋𝘰𝘣.

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Starting from the beginning of 2024, Union’s boarding establishments will be offering 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 in the afternoons. This will provide a convenient solution for families seeking reliable and supervised care for their children after school.