Union High Schoolย is bursting with pride following Grade 7 learner Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza’s stellar performance at the ๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐ด ๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ in Gqeberha.
Angelique secured 1st place in the Girls u/12 50m, a 3rd place finish in the 50m Backstroke and a commendable 4th in the 50m Butterfly.
Transitioning to the Girls u/13 category, she captured 3rd place in the 100m Freestyle while triumphantly clinching 1st in the 100m Backstroke.
Union High School would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude to Mr Arland Stanley of Stanley Accounting Services for his generous sponsorship of the u/16A rugby team with brand new jerseys this year.
๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ณ๐ถ๐จ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด!
Today marked a delightful occasion at our school as we celebrated our Top 6 senior boys’ and girls’ tennis players in a lovely ceremony held in the tennis clubhouse.
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ด-๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ, ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ 1๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ด.
Coach ๐ง๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ presented the kits, which included stylish bags, tennis dresses for the girls and tennis tops for the boys, along with matching warm-up tops for everyone.
The highlight of the ceremony came when our girls’ tennis captain, ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ, stepped up to deliver a heartfelt speech.
๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ท๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ, ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ต, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ช๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ.
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to Union High School Grade 7 learner ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ on winning a silver medal in the Boys u/13 Shotput event at the Eastern Cape Provincial Primary Athletics Championships, held this past weekend at Queen’s College in Komani.
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ’๐ด ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ง 10.7 ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ข ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ-๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ
Saturday, 15 March, saw Union High School’s senior rugby teams facing off against their counterparts from St Andrew’s School in Bloemfontein.
In the ๐/๐ญ๐ฑ๐ match, Union fought hard but ultimately fell to St Andrew’s with a score of 10-37. The ๐/๐ญ๐ฒ๐ team enjoyed a great game, holding St Andrew’s to a scoreless game, finishing at 12-0. The ๐/๐ญ๐ฐ๐ team battled valiantly but ended the day with a 12-29 loss.
The day saw excellent performances from the ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ซ๐ฉ, who dominated their match with a resounding 44-0 victory,
Our ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ฉ triumphed over St Andrew’s with a strong 41-10 win. In the first half the Union boys got off to a very good start and we managed to put the first points on the board through a try by Ronan Ewers. St Andrew’s then got a penalty which they converted taking the score to 5- 3. Another try by Christopher Nqumashe extended our lead to 12-3. The boys put pressure on the St Andrew’s defense and this lead to a brilliant individual try by Elvandre Meyer extending our lead even further by 17-3. St Andrew’s then scored a try and we went into half time leading 17-10.ย
The second half the boys came back even more fired up as we broke the defense line of the opposition and scored once again through Yonela Wana, the scored 24- 10. Union then received a yellow card but that did not put us on the back foot as we managed to score two more tries through a second try by Elvandre Meyer and Shaakir Kazi, taking our lead to 41-10.
Overall, we are incredibly proud of our boys’ efforts and sportsmanship on the field today. ๐๐ผ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป!
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to Union High School swimmers Daniel Marais, Kyle Liebenberg, Zoรซ Mills, Gerda Clarke, Esethu Mabula, Alyssa Trollip and Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza who were selected to compete at this yearโs Top 8 Invitational Gala in Gqeberha.
The ๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐ด ๐๐๐๐ – which will be held this evening, Wednesday, 12 March, at the Newton Park Swimming Pool – is the culmination of the season’s ‘B’ Age Group Galas where the top 8 swimmers in each age group and each stroke are selected to participate
One-Way 30-Min Matches
The true test of a team is not how they perform when things go their way, but how they respond when faced with adversity. After a tough Friday, They walked back onto the field with a determination that could not be measured by the scoreboard. They played for each other, stood tall in the tough moments, and proved that setbacks do not define them but how they rise does.
Drew vs Pearson. Players of the Match: Tara Ferreira & Sarah Jacobs
Won vs Westering. Players of the Match: Ferronique Booysen & Mia Botha
Lost vs DSG. Players of the Match: Leigh-Ann Murray, Nadine Murray & Katelyn Trollip
Won vs Framesby (a game where we dominated and could have easily scored more). Players of the Match: Kenza Neill & Misha Newton
Our U14s ended the weekend on a high note at the EP Trials, showcasing their talent and teamwork. Won vs Victoria Girls.
Drew vs Victoria Park
They played structured, disciplined hockey and represented Union with pride. Their performance at trials was a testament to their hard work and dedication.
Final Thoughts
This weekend embodied everything we stand for as the hockey first team. Mind over matterโwe refused to let setbacks define us. Compete to conquerโevery game, every moment, we fight to be better than we were before. Heart of a championโwe played with passion, resilience, and a belief in each other.
We are not just playing hockey; we are changing the story. We are stepping onto the field with purpose, commanding the moment, and proving that we have the strength to conquer the mind. This weekend was another step in the right direction and I have no doubt that this team is capable of great things.
Well done, girls
Facing Pearson is always a demanding fixture, and while the results may not reflect the effort, our teams showed immense heart and resilience.
U16A lost 6-0
U14A lost 3-0
1st Team lost 5-0 Pearson capitalized on their set plays, scoring three goals from short corners, a penalty flick, and a well-worked field goal.
Despite the losses, I was incredibly proud of how the girls handled themselves. They showed grit, fought until the final whistle, and continued to play within our structures.
We feel truly privileged to have been able to attend the spectacular ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ถ๐ฟ performance in Graaff-Reinet tonight.
๐๐ช๐ต๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ถ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ-๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด.
It was also an extraordinary honour for our little Union Preparatory School choir to share the stage and perform a song alongside such talented young artists – ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ!
A ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ to the choir for including Graaff-Reinet in their tour and to everyone who purchased tickets through the Union Schools for their support
Get ready for an unforgettable experience at the Wild Karoo Auction, a unique fundraising event hosted by Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet.
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ.
Visit the Wild Karoo Auction website at https://auctions.swiftvee.com/…/the-wild-karoo-auction… to explore the exciting items available for bidding. With new lots being uploaded at regular intervals, there’s always something fresh to discover. ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ!
A highlight of the evening will be the exclusive live bidding on select lots during the gala. ๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ญ๐บ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ.
๐ง๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ the Union Schools’ front offices and at Tyremart Graaff-Reinet on College Road. Get yours today!