Bulletin

We are excited to inform the Union Schools’ community that 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙛 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙!

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭. 𝘞𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵.

We are incredibly excited to be hosting our inaugural 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗢𝗢 𝗘𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗𝗗𝗙𝗢𝗗 this week – from Wednesday, 23 August to Friday, 25 August.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴.

We invite you to join us and witness remarkable performances from the participating schools and individuals. Daily 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 will be conveniently available at the door for just R40 per day, allowing you to experience the magic of the Eisteddfod on any given day.

For those who don’t want to miss a single moment, a three-day pass is available at only R100.

𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤, 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢, 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻, 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀.

Visit our webpages for more information: https://www.unionschools.co.za/camdeboo-eisteddfod/

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴.

We take great pride in having been able to present 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 to these learners and congratulate them on this wonderful achievement!

𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 were presented to Leah Marais (hockey), Brigetté Oelofsen (hockey) and Hlakanipha Skepe (rugby).

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Brent Hesselink, Anna Pringle, Tara Ferreira (Re-award) and Caytah-Leigh Koeberg (Re-award) on being awarded 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 for tennis.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Cadee Arends, Sasha Cochrane, Johan du Plessis, Vivian McEwan, Arno Nell, Sobuhle Nyambali and Shona Zana on achieving 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 for participation in cultural activities!

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺.

CHESS

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗘𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡, held early Wednesday morning, 16 August, was a memorable event indeed.

The top speakers from Grade 5, 6 and 7 confidently took the stage in a room filled with their peers, proud parents and a panel of adjudicators.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜. From humorous anecdotes to emotional stories, intellectual discussions and serious topics, each speaker brought something unique to the stage. The level of preparation and the delivery of these young speakers left everyone in awe.

Union High School would like to express its gratitude to all the talented participants who took part in the competition. It was truly inspiring to see so many enthusiastic learners presenting their well-rehearsed speeches. Their dedication and hard work were clearly visible.

A special mention goes to the 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 of each respective grade. In Grade 7, Cate Cochrane took home the victory, followed by Sinalo Blaauw as the runner-up. In Grade 6, Clea Clark stood out with her outstanding speech and Rachel Wenham was recognized as the runner-up. Finally, in Grade 5, Adam Clark delivered an exceptional speech and was declared the winner, while Emily Raath received recognition as the runner-up.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆.

On Tuesday evening, 15 August, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet hosted a 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗣 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦’ 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 in the school’s Tony Burrell Union.

The evening provided an opportunity for the school’s chess players – from prep school through to matric – to compete against their parents in a game of chess.

[ 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘴-𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. ]

As the event commenced, the 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙥 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨.

Throughout the evening, across the floor, participants could be seen crowded close to the chessboards, nervously assessing the game, with the opportunity of beating their opponents cause for much excitement and it was quite heart-warming to see the younger children playing their moves like stalwarts with rapt concentration and a collected demeanour.

In the end, whether a match was won, lost or drawn, a ton of fun was had by all!

After conclusion of the matches, all those who attended could help themselves to a delicious selection of soups and breads.

𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥é𝘤𝘰𝘳.

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