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Matric 2021 Done & Dusted!

Our Grade 12s wrote their very last paper of the 2021 NSC examinations this morning! We celebrated with special cupcakes ๐Ÿง
๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€: we aimed to give you the knowledge, skills and wisdom you need in life, we hope that the education you gained here will help you with your future careers, so you can continue to achieve excellence and reach new heights.
Your journey with the school may end here but the chapters for the rest of your life have only just begun!
Set your goals high and dream big! Make mistakes, learn from them and unlock your potential!
We wish you farewell, ๐—š๐—ข ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—™๐—จ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—˜!
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Matrics Donating Shoes To Those Less Fortunate

As soon as they put down their pens after writing their last exam on Wednesday morning, 1 December, Union High Schoolโ€™s 2021 matrics โ€“ the schoolโ€™s newest alumni โ€“ put their school shoes on their desks to be donated to those less fortunate.
This has become a popular way for Unionโ€™s Grade 12s to give back at the end of their high school careers.
As we watched the matriculants leave the school in high spirits – either barefoot, in flip flops, or wearing only their socks – our hearts swelled.
At Union, we strive to cultivate a culture of giving among our learners and seeing so many pairs of shoes and knowing the importance they hold for the underprivileged, make us very proud of our learners.
๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ.
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Eisteddfod: Senior Pianists

Union High School was very fortunate to have many talented senior pianists participating in this yearโ€™s Karoo #Eisteddfod.
All of them did very well and weโ€™d like to congratulate the following learners on their excellent results:
โ€ข ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ entered two pieces, ๐˜“๐˜ข ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅโ€™๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ by Yann Tiersen and the ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ, for which he received 70% and 84% respectively.
โ€ข ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ entered four pieces, ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง ๐˜•๐˜ฐ.5 from ‘In Southern Seas’ by W Carrol (86%), ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š, ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜– 54, by L van Beethoven (84%), ๐˜ˆ ๐˜’๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ by R Michael (81%) and ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ. 2 by B Liu Michael (80%).
โ€ข ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฐ๐—˜๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป entered two pieces, ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ (๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ) and ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜Ž๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, for which she received 70% and 86% respectively.
โ€ข ๐—๐—ผ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ was awarded an exceptional 95% for her entry, ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ง ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜จ by S Joplin.
โ€ข ๐—ข๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐˜‚ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ was awarded 70% for her entry ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ by H Mancini.
โ€ข ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป entered two pieces, ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ by A Walker and ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ by Yiruma for which she received 84% and 86% respectively.
โ€ข ๐—–๐—ต๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ (absent on photo) entered ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ by J Radnich and was rewarded with a splendid 96%.
โ€ข ๐—๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ (absent on photo) entered ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜‰ ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ, ๐˜’.377 by D Scarlatti and received 86% for her efforts.
Well done to all of you!
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Eisteddfod: Junior Pianists

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ to our junior pianists on their wonderful results following this yearโ€™s Karoo Eisteddfod.

Every single one of them scored above 70% (Silver).

They are: Aaliya Jaftha (87%), Cate Cochrane (84%), Chloe Davids (75%), Gerda Clarke (77%), Antonia Adams (82%), Aimee Short (77%), Jenna Woods (77%) and Taegan Hamid (87%). Absent from photo: Samantha Charles (75%) and Antonia Adams (82%).

Well done to you all!

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Scout Camp

Camping is one of Scoutingโ€™s best known and most loved traditions.
The Union boys affiliated to the Graaff-Reinet Scout Troup left for their annual camp this afternoon.
We hope they have a great time as they pitch their tents, tell stories around the campfire, and experience the great outdoors at its very best.
We’re sure the outing will provide them with many unforgettable moments!
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Stepping Up To The Challenge

Union was recently challenged to participate in the โ€˜Dance of Braveโ€™ challenge.
True to form, our learners rose to the challenge and on Wednesday, 24 November, we recorded them taking on the challenge along to the Ndlovu Youth Choirโ€™s latest song, โ€œWe will riseโ€.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll these past two years and the road ahead is still long and uncertain. There is a lot of work that lies ahead and every one of us has a role to play.
However, watching our learners do this dance together, was inspirational. There is nothing that unites us quite like singing and dancing together โ€“ itโ€™s incredible. And, the kindness and camaraderie that we see in our learners each day brings us such a renewed sense of hope for the future.
We hope this video of our learnersโ€™ dance of hope brings you the same joy it has brought us. #BeBraveMzansi!