Author: L. Crankshaw

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Launched in 2012 in Graaff-Reinet, the non-profit organisation 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 has been creating awareness, uniting communities and raising money for those afflicted with cancer for the past 10 years!

In honour of their 10th anniversary as well as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet has wrapped the trunks of about 40 trees lining the school’s sidewalk with a pop of pink material to show our support of this worthy cause.

We 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 and neighbouring schools to share our message of support and help raise funds for those affected by Cancer by wrapping their trees in pink for the month of October!

Locals can 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 by purchasing Pink Trees for Pauline merchandise at Hello You in Somerset Street, Graaff-Reinet.

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After a three-year hiatus, Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet’s wildly popular 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 “The Wild Karoo Auction” is back and will this year be held on Friday evening, 4 November.

This year’s offering will include many exciting auction lots – there will be something for everyone!

𝘼𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚 (but is not limited to): accommodation packages which vary from luxury retreats to self-catered getaways; top-class trophy safari packages; biltong hunting packages; livestock and live game; original artworks; professional photo-shoots; dining experiences; collectors wine and a variety of awesome products and services.

𝘓𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗮𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀.

Those who have never participated in this auction are encouraged to give it a try – it’s an exciting way to support a good cause and enjoy a bidding war against friends.

𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘺𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭’𝘴 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 – 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴.

“The Wild Karoo” is a unique fundraising event for Union Preparatory School and the school would like to extend special thanks to all the contributors and sponsors for their support and generosity – without which this event could not be a success.

𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 for the gala event are available from each of the Union Schools’ front offices and from Tyremart Fitment Centre in College Road.

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯@𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰.𝘤𝘰.𝘻𝘢 

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This Saturday evening, 15 October, will see Union High School’s most glamorous night of the year being held – 𝙩𝙝𝙚 2022 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡.

The school extends an invitation to all those interested, to attend the official 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖 𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗚 being held on the school’s Puttick Field prior to the event.

Come and watch as the youngsters make an appearance, emerging in their red carpet worthy outfits from rumbling hot rods, Italian exotics, supercars and the classics, to the dazzle of camera flashes, cheering and ululating crowds.

• 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘙30 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘔𝘳𝘴 𝘌𝘭𝘴𝘦𝘣𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

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𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺

As of Tuesday, 11 October, Union High School boasts probably the most modern science classroom in the Eastern Cape.

The recently refurbished classroom was unveiled to learners and staff at the start of the 4th term and, going forward, will help create many a “wow moment” in education for Union’s learners.

As the school’s Physical Sciences classroom and laboratory was decades old, 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧, 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚.

“Our dream was to convey the study of chemistry and science with as much enthusiasm as possible. It is so much easier with the right tools, technology and infrastructure,” said Mr Langmead, Union’s Governing Body vice-chair. “What we now have is a visually stimulating high-tech space, where we can place special emphasis on experimental learning, enriched by media and electronic support.”

𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙞𝙣. It is light, embracing, crisp, and colourful. The space celebrates the spirit of science and chemistry, the cobalt blue, the flame of the Bunsen burner, the array of the periodic table, and the endless chains of chemical compounds.

It is geared perfectly for practical demonstration. This is further complimented by an interactive digital teaching screen with excellent audio features. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣’𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚.

The feedback from learners and staff has been extremely positive and all are tremendously excited about this new addition to the school’s campus.

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𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮:

1. Matthew Basson

2. Kendall Krige and Grace Merifield

4. Amber Binney

5. Marli Brummer

6. Tamsin James

7. Matthew McNaughton

8. Chloe Shires

9. Kathryn Odendaal

10. Lauren Waddelow

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭:

1. Caitrin Spence

2. Siphosethu Malotana

3. Cadee Arends

4. Tayla Kingwill

5. Trinity West, Jenna-Leigh Jansen and Brigette Oelofsen

8. Gemma Naude

9. Andrue Victor

10. Sinazo Soyana and David Venter

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟬:

1. Joy Merifield

2. Na’eem Mahomed

3. Caytah-Leigh Koeberg

4. Sarah Wilmot

5. Ethan Linch

6. Charlize Vorster

7. Joshua Neill

8. Max Price

9. Tyra Binney

10. Joshua Basson and Sobuhle Nyambali

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟵:

1. Erin Gedult and Sasha Cochrane

3. Tara Ferreira and Sarah Jacobs

5. Kenza Neill

6. Trystan Hulleman and Megan Nortje

8. Alastair Imrie

9. Farronique Booysen and Aaminah Steele

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟴:

1. Katelyn Trollip

2. Amber Bezuidenhout

3. Anebel Norval, Ciara Kivedo and Samantha Charles

6. Jade Palmer

7. Taegan Hamid and Misha Newton

9. Ashleigh Shell

10. Lisa Vutula

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟳:

1. Aimee Short

2. Amber Slater

3. Richard Murray and Elizabeth Houseman

5. Jade Slater

6. Kirsten Collett and Tara Piercey

8. Zach Verwey and Sixolile Singeni

10. Nasreen Foster

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟲:

1. Isabella Hulleman

2. Owen Paxton, Antonia Adams and Zunaida Deysel

5. Gerda Clarke and Philip Kayster

7. Thomas Taylor and John-Henry King

9. Cate Cochrane and Alyssa Trollip

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟱:

1. Clea Clarke

2. Chanté Bezuidenhout and Adriaan van Jaarsveld

4. Rachel Wenham

5. Aidan Ferreira and Helen van den Heever

7. Connor Te Water Naude and Kira Hector

9. Miley Burger and Jordan Maritz

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The next time you drive the 54kms between Graaff-Reinet and Nieu-Bethesda, take cognisance of just how far the distance is and how long it takes in a car. Then imagine walking this distance (in fact – walking 65km), carrying all you need to survive on your backs for 5 days!

This year’s instalment of this annual adventure saw 61 excited, well equipped Grade 10s journey by foot down the Gats River Canyon between Nieu-Bethesda and Graaff-Reinet carrying all they needed to survive on their backs. Upon conclusion of the five days, they emerged as stronger, wiser young adults on the other side, having learned so much along the way.

𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙙𝙮𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙮 2022 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠: https://theunionschools.pixieset.com/odyssey2022/