Congratulations to Grade 7 learner ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป on excellent results achieved at his very first archery competition, hosted on Saturday, 26 April, by Hoรซr Volkskool.
Mason managed to claim a bronze medal in the competitionโs primary schools section for boys while competing against archers from Graaff-Reinet, Kariega, Despatch and Jeffreys Bay.
๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐๐ข๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ!
On Saturday, 26 April 2025, the Union High School 1st XV delivered a dominant performance against Cradock High School, securing an emphatic 51โ7 victory.
Union got off to a flying start, crossing the try line twice in the opening stages of the match. The early points gave the team solid momentum, which they capitalized on throughout the first half. By the break, Union had surged ahead to a commanding 36โ0 lead.
The second half followed a similar script, with Union maintaining control through relentless pressure, dominating both territory and possession. Their structured gameplay and disciplined defense kept Cradock on the back foot, while the attack continued to pile on the points.
A special mention must go to Sibabalwe Mbutye, who had a standout performance by scoring a hat-trick of tries, showcasing his skill, speed, and finishing ability.
This commanding win is a testament to the teamโs preparation and cohesion and bodes well for the rest of the season.
Other results:
U14: 5-25
U15: 15-17
U16: 32-5
2nd: 13-7
We are beyond thrilled to announce that this week, Union High School is welcoming a team from Staccato Music to ๐๐ฝ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น’๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ to create an even more dynamic and engaging environment for our learners and community.
The enhancements will include an impressive array of ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐-๐ข๐-๐ง๐๐-๐๐ฅ๐ง ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐ง.
Weโre excited to be installing a brand new sound desk, complemented by high-performance amplifiers and bass subs that will ensure rich, full-bodied sound for all our performances.
In addition, we will be equipping our stage with new hanging microphones and wireless belt packs, making it easier for our performers to shine. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ!
But thatโs not all. Weโre equally excited about the complete overhaul of our lighting system. The new setup will not only enhance the visual experience but also offer the capability to be controlled from a computer located at the back of the hall. This means that our lights can be synchronized with music, creating a mesmerizing ambiance that truly elevates the mood and energy of our events.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ.
We are confident that this new setup from Staccato Music will take Union High School’s productions and cultural events to new heights, leaving a lasting impression on all who attend.
Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ซ๐ฉ traveled to Oudtshoorn over the Easter weekend to participate in the Langenhoven Gimnasium Sports Festival.
๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ, Langenhoven Gimnasium, the boys faced an early challenge as the hosts secured the first points with a try, leading 7-0.
However, Union quickly responded with a try from ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ, leveling the score. Union then took the lead with two penalty kicks, bringing the score to 13-7.
๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด further extended the lead with another try, making it 18-7. Unfortunately, a lapse in concentration allowed Langenhoven Gimnasium to narrow the gap to 18-14. ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ถ’s try ensured that Union went into halftime with a comfortable 23-14 lead.
๐๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ง, ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ๐ซ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ง๐ต ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ช๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ญ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ, ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ด๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง 31-23.
Union’s second game was against Brighton Secondary School, also from Oudtshoorn.
Brighton struck first, scoring a try and taking a 5-0 lead. A well-executed line-out and maul set the stage for Union’s first try, scored by ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ.
Brighton then capitalized on defensive lapses from Union, regaining the lead at 12-7. ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ก๐พ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ made his mark by scoring a try, which, along with a conversion by ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐๐ธ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ, put Union ahead 14-12. A penalty try pushed the score to 21-12 in favour of Union at halftime.
However, the second half mirrored earlier struggles, as costly mistakes, including a red and yellow card, allowed Brighton back into the game. They narrowed Union’s lead to 21-19 before ๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ scored again, bringing the tally to 28.
๐๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ, ๐๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ค๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ด๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง 29-28.
This morning, Thursday, 17 April, Union High School celebrated its ๐ฆ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ, marking a momentous occasion to honour our learners’ accomplishments across various summer sporting activities.
Additionally, we recognised the talents and contributions of our learners in Culture and Service.
๐๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด.
Congratulations to Union High Schools newly appointed #SANBS ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ for 2025!
๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.
They are: (back) Jenelle Theron, Ben Lemke, Anna Bouwer, Endinako Jadezweni, (front) Rebecca Copeman, Jemae-Mari Davids, Amber Bezuidenhout and Anรจbel Norval.
Congratulations to the following Union High School ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ on successfully passing their Level 2 certification: Jemae-Mari Davids, Nombulelo Ncombo, Brogan Koeberg, Taegan Hamid, Ciara Kivedo, Milani Pongoma, Lina Tadesse, Zelreech Frazenburg, Erin Gedult, Lolwethu Dayimani and Viwe Ngxekisa.
๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐, especially with 77% of our learners scoring above 90% and an impressive 36% exceeding 95%!
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฑ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ง๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด.
A special ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ to the Union High School SGB for their unwavering support of the First Aid programme; their support is truly invaluable!
This past Saturday, 12 April, saw several Union High School participate in another round of trials for the Sarah Baartman Chess Union.
๐๐ถ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ท๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ช๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ค ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐:
โข ๐จ๐ญ๐ด ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ: Neelon Fourie (Gold) and Stephan Vorster (Bronze).
โข ๐จ๐ญ๐ด ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ: Lina Tadesse (Gold).
โข ๐จ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ: Gerda Clarke (Gold) and Isabella Tadesse (Bronze).
โข ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ: Caron Goliath (Gold) and Keith Hudson (Bronze).
โข ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ: Gia Scheepers (Silver) and Shana Theron (Bronze).
๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ’๐ด ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด
On Saturday, 12 April, Union High School’s rugby teams enjoyed a great day on the field as they faced off against Kariega’s Bergsig at home.
The ๐จ๐ญ๐ฏ๐ team delivered an outstanding performance, winning decisively with a score of 53-5. The ๐จ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ team also put in a commendable effort, narrowly winning 7-5.
The ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ซ๐ฉ faced a tough challenge, finishing with a score of 7-37 against Bergsig.
The ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ team triumphed over Bonzai with a solid 24-0 victory.
The ๐จ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ squad followed suit, securing a 14-7 win against Bergsig.
Lastly, the final match of the day saw the ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ฉ battling to a dramatic 29-29 draw. Union got off to a good start but ill-discipline led to Bergsig getting he first points on the board through a penalty kick, taking the lead by 0-3. Union then managed to score a try by Elvandre Meyer and Makukhanye de Beer converted it, taking the score to 7-3 in favour of the Union side. A mistake on a attack led to Bergsig scoring and taking the lead by 7-10. A brilliant try by Liso Booi allowed Union to take the lead taking the score to 12-10. Bergsig then scored two more tries before half time and taking the lead by 12-22 going into the half-time break.
The second hald proved to be much like the 1st half where the Union boys didn’t take the opportunities on hand. Bergsig scored once again and extended their lead to 12-29. The Union boys fought back and scored tries through Yaaseen Kazi, Yonela Wana and Janathen van den Berg. The game ended in a hard fought draw 29-29.
Despite an early start this morning, the Union Schools’ ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ players had an outstanding day in Gqeberha against Sunridge Primary School.
The u/7A team secured a 2-1 victory, while the u/7B side followed suit with a solid 2-0 win.
The u/8A players enjoyed an impressive 7-2 triumph and the u/8B team added to the winning streak with a 3-0 victory.
The u/9A team dominated the game, finishing with a score of 13-0 and the u/9B team also celebrated a resounding 9-0 win.
As the day continued, the u/10A team achieved a commanding 10-0 victory and the u/10B team capped off an incredible performance with a 7-1 win.
The u/13 teams were equally impressive, with the u/13A and u/13B teams each winning 2-1, while the u/13C team secured a 2-0 victory and the u/13D team triumphed with a 5-0 win.
๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ, ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐!