Junior Prizegiving 2021

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜
Union High School held its annual prizegiving ceremony for its Primary Department (Grade 5 to 7 learners) on Wednesday morning, 20 October.
The event is one of the most important days in the schoolโ€™s calendar which is long-awaited by everyone – educators and learners alike.
Before learners were presented with different awards as per their performance and achievement, they were addressed by the departmental head of the Primary Department, Mrs Evette Cloete.
In her address, Mrs Cloete emphasized that the prizegiving ceremony is a significant moment in which to celebrate the assiduousness and hard work of the learners across all subjects and extra-mural activities.
โ€œThe schoolโ€™s annual prize-giving ceremony is that moment of the year in which we recognise our top achievers as well as encouraging others to take their studies seriously, so that next year they could be counted amongst outstanding learnersโ€, said Mrs Cloete.
The event also featured delightful performances by two of the primary departmentโ€™s pianists, Taegen Hamid and Katelyn Trollip.
Then came the moment that everyone had been waiting for – the presentation of awards.
Although the ceremony saw numerous awards presented to learners across all subjects and grades, the climax of the event was the presentation of the Old Unionite Shield for the Dux learner which was this year awarded to Grade 7 learner, Katelyn Trollip, who received a big round of applause from her peers and all present in the hall.
It is our firm hope that the time following the prizegiving ceremony will be well-spent by learners and educators alike, as they conclude the yearโ€™s work.

Grade 5:

1๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Antonia Adams (left)

2๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Cate Cochrane (middle)

3๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Owen Paxton (right

Grade 6:

1๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Anna Stocks (middle)

2๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Tara Piercey (left)

3๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Aimee Short (right)

Grade 7:

๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆย ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅย ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณย ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆย ๐˜‹๐˜ถ๐˜นย ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต (1๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ) & ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜•๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ-๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค, ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ 7 (๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ) ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ:ย ย Katelyn Trollip (middle)

2๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Ciara Kivedo (left)

3๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ: Samantha Charles (right)

Hair For Cancer

Alexandra Imrie, a Grade 11 learner at Union High School, recently donated a whopping 70cms of her golden locks to the Graaff-Reinet Cancer Association to be made into wigs for those suffering from cancer.
๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—”๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ! ๐—ช๐—ฒ’๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ!
๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full article at the accompanying link.

https://www.graaffreinetadvertiser.com/News/Article/General/alexandra-let-go-of-her-hair-202110211143?fbclid=IwAR1TCWyEgm0te4JHIf6OuTbcAg5ar4fyuQNlzeWwAU8u8rTAVo-K9o4o2fg

Senior Prizegiving 2021

Union High Schoolโ€™s ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ญ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š was held on Wednesday morning, 20 October.
We are so glad that we were able to celebrate the many successes of our learners who have really risen above the challenges imposed by the past year.
SENIOR PRIZEGIVING 2021

 

Head Prefects For 2022

Union High School is delighted to announce our new head prefects for 2021/22.
They are Matthew Basson (Head Boy), Kendall Krige (Head Girl), Sisipho Arnols (Deputy Head Boy) and Asa Matross (Deputy Head Girl).
As a community, we join together in congratulating them on their appointments.
We wish them all the best for their year of leadership and servitude and know that they will do their school proud!

U/13 Cricket vs Herbert Hurd

๐˜‚/๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป
This past Saturday, 16 October, Union’s u/13A cricketers travelled to Gqeberha to compete against their Herbert Hurd counterparts.
Union won the toss and elected to bat first, scoring 133 in 35 overs. Unionโ€™s best batsmen were Callum Jacobs (24) and Yaseen Kazi (22).
Union then managed to bowl the Herbert Hurd side out for a total of 104, to win the match by 29 runs.
Unionโ€™s best bowlers were Yaseen Kazi, who took 4 wickets, and Richard Murray, who claimed 2.

Prefect Camp

Our newly elected #prefects for 2021/22 are attending their prefect camp this weekend, 15 to 17 October.
This year, the camp is being held in the heart of Addo at the ‘Leaders in Life’ outdoor education centre.
Accompanied by Mrs Nelia Read and Mr Hanno Sparrius, our learner leaders will spend the weekend doing fun-filled activities geared towards fostering the development of key skills such as confidence, self-belief, communication and team spirit.
Since arriving on the farm Riversong at the Leaders In Life-School and Sports Camps on the banks of the Sundays River in Addo, Union High School’s new #prefects have enjoyed an activity-fueled itinerary consisting of flag making, paddling and various team building games, which included a challenging obstacle course!

Elevate Parent Webinar

We urge Union High School parents to register for the final two parent webinars of the year this term.

The focus is on helping parents to support their children in the lead up to end of year tests and exams. We will cover exam preparation and exam room skills (including time management and answering the questions!)

  • The first webinar is nextย Wednesday 20thOctoberย atย 6pm
  • The final webinar is onย Wednesday 3rdNovemberย atย 6pm

Parents can register forย freeย here:ย https://get.elevatecoaching.info/za/register

As a reminder the students also have access to our website which contains past papers and memos for every subject from Grade 4-12:ย https://zastudent.elevateeducation.com/exam-questions

Art Club Explores Local Gallery

The members of Union High School’s Art Club managed to escape the searing heat this week and spent a cool, contemplative time in the Hester Rupert Art Gallery Graaff Reinet.
During this time they were shown some of the national treasures that are exhibited in this gallery, including original works by Irma Stern, Maggie Laubser, Alexis Preller and Walter Battis.
The young artists looked at works from various art movements such as Impressionism, Expressionism, Surrealism and Post Modernism.
They also saw works in different mediums including oil paint, watercolour, sculpture and various printing techniques.
We are so fortunate to have a collection such as this in Graaff-Reinet, and the Art Club came away with a new appreciation of the visual arts.

Snr Tennis vs Cradock High

๐—” ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€
On Tuesday afternoon, 12 October, Union High School’s Top 6 boys and girls tennis players hosted their Cradock High School counterparts for what turned out to be a very enjoyable afternoon of tennis.
All the matches were played in great spirit and tightly contested and we extend our thanks to the Cradock players for travelling to Graaff-Reinet and their wonderful sportsmanship.

AK House Dinner

๐—” ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ โญ
On Monday evening, 11 October, the Grade 8 to 12 boarders at Unionโ€™s Arthur Kingwill House enjoyed their annual house dinner and awards evening on the fields in front of the Tony Burrell Union.
The weather played along beautifully for this auspicious event, themed โ€˜Under the Starsโ€™, with fairy lights and great camaraderie creating a wonderful ambiance.
The event was an opportunity for the boarding houseโ€™s staff and learners to reflect back on the year, to celebrate and recognize the immense growth each boarder experienced in this time, as well as to say farewell to the matric group.
It was a delight to see the learners dressed in their finery – they represented themselves very well and enjoyed a truly memorable evening.
To start the evening, Mr Donald Kingwill, Superintendent of Arthur Kingwill House, welcomed the guests and thanked all those who had contributed to the success and happiness of the past year, particularly the 2021 Grade 12s and prefect body. They have led the boarding house with quiet dignity and a passion for the school which doesnโ€™t go unnoticed.
๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต, ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด, ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜บ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ:
Tennis Award: Jarrod Naude and Gemma Naude.
Basketball Award: Primrose Mutapati and Thando Matotie.
Grade 8 and 9 General Knowledge Champions: 1st Oyama Tukwayo, 2nd Megan Nortje and 3rd Angus McLaggan.
Grade 10 to 12 General Knowledge Champions: 1st Kendall Krige, 2nd Simamkele Soyana and 3rd Jarrod Naude.
Top Academic (Grade 8 and 9): Joy Merifield.
Top Academic (Grade 10 to 12: Grace Merifield.
Service Awards: Martin van der Berg, Primrose Mutapati, James Pienaar, Soyama Mbetshu, Jarrod Naude, Hannah Watermeyer, Thando Matotie, Kaydn Retief, Rogan Odendaal, Litha Mngoma, Michael-Joe Newton, Kelly-Page Scott.
The Fidelitas Award for the boarder who contributed most to hostel life by being punctual, neat, courteous and well-behaved: Rogan Odendaal.
The Bridget Stander Memorial Trophy for the learner who, by his or her character, conduct, spiritedness and qualities of leadership, has contributed most to the boarding life at Arthur Kingwill House: Primrose Mutapati.
The prefect body for 2021 โ€“ those who will lead this boarding house and take care of the younger boarders over the next year โ€“ was also announced. This will be made known in a separate announcement to follow soon.