At Union High Schoolโs recent prizegiving ceremony, the ๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ in each grade were acknowledged for excellence during the academic school year.
The learners who claimed the top spot in each respective grade, are as follows: (left to right) Erin Gedult (1st on Year Grade 8 ), Katelyn Trollip (1st On Year Grade 7), Caitrin Spence (1st on Year Grade 10), James Rose-Innes (1st on Year Grade 12), Matthew Basson (1st on Year Grade 11), Naโeem Mohammad (1st on Year Grade 9), Anna Stocks (1st On Year Grade 6) and Antonia Adams (1st on year Grade 5).
Outdoor learning isnโt a new concept. Teachers at Union have long enjoyed taking their learners outside for lessons and teaching in the outdoors.
Earlier this year, however, it was decided to formalise the โoutdoor classroomโ concept at Union for the benefit of learners and educators alike.
We are therefore extremely excited to be able to announce that construction recently began on our first designated outdoor classroom space, which will be ready for use at the start of the 2022 academic year.
The space will be fully equipped to move indoor learning outside without sacrificing the necessary resources to teach or the comfort of learners.
This space will provide a new alternative to traditional classrooms by removing walls and windows to optimize ventilation, while creating a sustainable, dynamic learning experience for learners.
This is the first of several such spaces planned for the Union campus.
We hope you will share in our excitement, knowing what an asset these spaces will be for our campus and how much enjoyment our learners will get from them.
Union High Schoolโs newly elected Head Prefects for 2022, Matthew Basson, Kendall Krige, Sisipho Arnols and Asa Matross are a team of talented and enthusiastic learners, eager to uphold the morale and camaraderie of the school while serving as positive role models for the younger learners of the school.
This was evident during these four learnersโ visit to Union Preparatory Schoolโs Grade 4 classes earlier today, Tuesday, 2 November.
Making the move the Union High Schoolโs Middle School is a daunting one, and Unionโs Head Prefects wanted to make sure that the little Grade 4s โ who will be making the move in 2022 โ feel welcomed and reassured about this big step in their schooling career.
โThe prefects set the tone, which then carries on to the rest of the school. Itโs important that we create a welcoming and positive environment,โ said Head Girl, Kendall Krige.
โBeing recognised by younger learners as Head Girl, Head Boy, or a prefect means itโs easier for them to approach us. And a friendly, familiar face encourages new learners to chat to us if theyโre nervous, need advice or even just some company.โ
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐
Union High Schoolโs boarding house prefects for 2021/22 were announced during Arthur Kingwill Houseโs recent hostel supper.
These learners were elected by their fellow boarders to provide them with leadership and guidance during the upcoming year.
Being a house prefect is the ultimate honour given in any school boarding establishment and means a great deal to all who are chosen.
With the honour of being a boarding house prefect comes great responsibility, but the badge presented to them is a symbol in the faith bestowed upon them by the school community and we are sure they will all do an excellent job!
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to (back) Bubele Thibini, Siya Badiwe, Kendall Krige, (middle) Tamsin James, Kathryn Odendaal, Simamkele Soyana, Chloe Shires, (front) Thembelihle Mxhunyelwa, Asa Matross and Lonwabo Sishuba.
They will be led by Asa Matross and Bubele Thibini as Heads of Hostel and Kendall Krige and Lonwabo Sishuba as Deputy Heads.
On Tuesday afternoon, 19 October, Union participated in an u/13 rugby tournament hosted by Volkskool at the Botanics Sports Grounds.
The #RugbyMetRede event – in aid of the Pink Trees for Pauline initiative – saw an exciting fun-filled day of sevens rugby from the young guns.
The team won 20 โ 5 against Narsingstraat Primary School 1, 10 โ 5 against Kroonvale Primary and 10 โ 5 against Park Rugby, drawing 5 โ 5 against Volkskool 2.
๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ด๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐บ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ!
๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ to all our matrics who are due to start writing their NSC examinations today, Wednesday, 27 October.
Youโre almost at the finish line! Weโll be rooting for you every step of the way!
“๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง, ‘๐๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ด, ๐’๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต.” – ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป
๐จ๐๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ
Union High School wishes to congratulate the following Union cricketers on being selected for the Karoo u/17 cricket team: Sisipho Arnols (capt), Brent Hesselink, Shaakir Kazi, Jordan Wilmot, Joshe Horne, Laythan Carelse, Hlaki Skepe and Thokozani Mpanza.
Union wishes them everything of the best in the knowledge that they will represent the school well!
Dear parents/guardians,
Please take note that the ๐จ๐ก๐๐ข๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ’ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ง is available for viewing (by appointment only) in the Union High School Bursar office from 25 October to 5 November.
Please contact the school at 049 891 0262 to make an appointment.
The Annual General Meeting at which this budget will be presented to parents will be held on Monday evening, 8 November, in the Union Preparatory School Dome:โข Union Preparatory School @ 17:30
โข Boarding Houses @ 18:00
โข Union High School @ 18:30
All parents/guardians are requested to diarise this very important date and to make an effort to attend if at all possible.
This past Saturday, 23 October, Union’s u/13A cricketers played against Grey Junior’s u/13B cricket team.
Union won the toss and elected to bat first. The Union team was bowled out for a total of 129 in the 41st over. Union’s best batsmen were Yonela Wana with 22 runs and Yaseen Kazi with 15 runs.
Union then made quick work of their Grey opponents, bowling them out for a total of 50 runs, with great fielding leading to 3 runouts.
Union’s best bowler was Geoff Wilmot with 3 wickets.