Sport Results

Thokozani To Represent EP in Rugby 7s

During October, Thokozani Mpanza, a Grade 9 learner at Union High School, captained the Sarah Baartman Districtโ€™s u/15 rugby team during a #sevensย tournament hosted in East London.

Thokozani enjoyed a very successful tournament and was subsequently selected for the Eastern Province u/15 sevens rugby team that will travel to Johannesburg in December 2021 to participate in the Summer Games.

Congratulations and good luck, Thokozani!

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Girls Enjoy Local Tennis Tourney

Junior tennis players Misha Newton, Mia Botha, Leigh-Anne Murray and Anna Stocks participated in the 2021 Jocelynn Marais Tennis Tournament held this past weekend, 29 and 30 October, in Graaff-Reinet.
The girls enjoyed a wonderful weekend of tennis, competing against their Cradock, Stirling, Worcester and Collegiate counterparts. The girls enjoyed mixed results, ending 6th in the tournament overall.
A special word of congratulations to Misha Newton, who won 3 out of her 4 singles encounters.
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Lemke Brothers Shine At Biathlon

Brothers Mark and Ben Lemke represented Union High School on Saturday, 6 November, at the EP Biathlon League 3 event in Gqeberha.
Both boys gave it their best on the track and in the pool, enjoying a strong finish, with Ben winning the swimming event and Mark coming in third.
(Mark and Ben are in Grade 5 and 7, respectively.)
Union High School is extremely proud of these two biathletes and wish them all the best for the rest of their events this season!
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Well Done Tara!

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ to Grade 8 learner Tara Ferreira on winning the Girls u/14 division at the recent Nelson Mandela Bay Mini 7 tennis singles competition contested in Gqeberha!

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6-A-Side Hockey Tournament

What do hockey skills, tutus, face paint and funky socks have in common?
In truth, not much really, but they could all be found at Union High Schoolโ€™s AstroTurf yesterday afternoon where a ๐—™๐—จ๐—ก afternoon of 6-A-Side hockey was contested!
All the learners, from Grade 5 through to Grade 12 โ€“ boys and girls – had the opportunity to participate in the tournament.
A total of nine junior teams and nine senior teams entered. The games were played in a round-robin competition format throughout the course of the afternoon.
This proved to be a spectacularly fun afternoon with great participation from learners all-round.
(It was particularly entertaining to watch the educators and coaching staff take to the field.)
Go to our Facebook page to see the photographs:ย  https://www.facebook.com/unionhighschool
โ€ข ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด!
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Top Academic Achievers

At Union High Schoolโ€™s recent prizegiving ceremony, the ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฃ ๐—”๐—–๐—”๐——๐—˜๐— ๐—œ๐—– ๐—”๐—–๐—›๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ 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), Naโ€™eem Mohammad (1st on Year Grade 9), Anna Stocks (1st On Year Grade 6) and Antonia Adams (1st on year Grade 5).
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Thinking Outside The Building

Outdoor learning isnโ€™t 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 โ€œoutdoor 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.
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Gr 4s Meet Their Leaders

Union High Schoolโ€™s 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 Schoolโ€™s Grade 4 classes earlier today, Tuesday, 2 November.
Making the move the Union High Schoolโ€™s Middle School is a daunting one, and Unionโ€™s 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.
โ€œThe prefects set the tone, which then carries on to the rest of the school. Itโ€™s important that we create a welcoming and positive environment,โ€ said Head Girl, Kendall Krige.
โ€œBeing recognised by younger learners as Head Girl, Head Boy, or a prefect means itโ€™s easier for them to approach us. And a friendly, familiar face encourages new learners to chat to us if theyโ€™re nervous, need advice or even just some company.โ€