“๐ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ข ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข ๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ.” – Nelson Mandela
On Thursday, 17 July, the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet Representative Council for Learners (RCL) embodied Mandela’s wisdom by hosting an impactful event at their school hall. This gathering included guests from Hoรซr Volkskool, Spandau Secondary School, Nqweba Secondary School and Karel du Toit Hoรซrskool.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป’๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
The theme for this yearโs 67-minute programme was “Drug Abuse and Its Impact on Education.”
The insightful and empowering presentations aimed to equip those present with the knowledge and tools to combat drug abuse, thereby enhancing educational programmes in their schools.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐จ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐จ:
– ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, an Old-Unionite, captivated the audience with a speech on the physiological impacts of drug abuse. She urged students to treat their bodies like Ferraris, emphasizing the importance of self-care.
– ๐ ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ต offered a deeply personal perspective on the social consequences of drug abuse and the importance of making good choices. Her presentation resonated strongly with the learners, providing valuable insights.
– ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ addressed the legal ramifications of drug abuse, highlighting its effects on families and communities, as well as the links to domestic and gender-based violence.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ.
Special thanks are due to Mr Elrich Jantjies for organising this significant event and to the event’s sponsors, Karoo Meats and Deli, as well as the school’s Governing Body (SGB), for their generous support.
