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Known as the ‘Home of Cricket’, Lord’s Cricket Ground in England, undoubtedly, is the legendary ground and the haven of the gentleman’s game.

There is a tradition at Lord’s for a distinguished visitor to ring the large silver bell outside the Bowler’s Bar of the Pavilion, five minutes before the start of play in a Test Match. This was installed to further make it a unique cricket destination.

𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 ‘𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡’ 𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙. 𝙃𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣’𝙨 2023 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨’ 𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨.

The bell was erected by the Old Unionite Association 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻, who served as chairman of the Old Unionite Association at the time of his passing, and will henceforth be known as the ‘David Stern Memorial Bell’.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭 – 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘴 – 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦, 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 1𝘴𝘵 𝘟𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩, 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺.

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet has always been closely tied to the scouting movement in Graaff-Reinet.

The Graaff-Reinet Scout Troop was established in 1910 and is recognised throughout South Africa for its high calibre of Scouts that go out into the world.

Scouts offer boys of Union High School and beyond (from Grade 5 to 12) 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙢.

The Scout Troop will hold its 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟲 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆, from 18:00 to 20:00 at the Chookie Geard Scout Hall, where skills such as outdoor survival, first aid, citizenship, leadership as well as teamwork are learned.

𝘈𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘔𝘳𝘴 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘵 072 178 7699.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮!

Congratulations to the Class of 2022, who achieved a 96.6% pass rate, with 57 out of 59 learners passing the NSC examination.

While disappointed that we did not achieve a 100% pass rate, we are delighted in the overall excellent performance of our learners.

A special word of congratulations goes to our top candidate 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 on achieving six subject distinctions and an average of 85%, as well as 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 (five subject distinctions and an average of 83,14%), 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗲 (five distinctions and an average of 82,57%), 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 (3 distinctions and an average of 79,86%), 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘆 (4 distinctions and an average of 79,25), 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 (4 distinctions and an average of 78,29%), 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗰𝗡𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗼𝗻 (1 distinction and an average of 73,71%), 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗿𝘆𝗻 𝗢𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗮𝗹 (2 distinctions and an average of 73,14%), 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝘆𝗹𝗲 (2 distinctions and an average of 72,82%) and 𝗖𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 (1 distinction and an average of 71,86%).

Thirty-nine (66%) of the learners qualified for Bachelor Studies, while eighteen (31%) qualified for Diploma studies.

𝘼 𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 54 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙗𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙.

Our sincerest thanks go to a very dedicated team of educators, who assisted these learners in reaching their full potential, as well as to all stakeholders in this community for their tremendous support of our efforts to maintain excellence in education and academics in particular.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to senior music student, 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁é 𝗢𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗳𝘀𝗲𝗻, who successfully passed her Rockschool Contemporary Practical Examination with assurance!

Brigetté played a Contemporary Rockschool Grade 7 Graded Certificate Examination and achieved 83% (Merit).

A Contemporary Rockschool Graded Certificate examination plots the student stylistic specialism, helping them to develop an in-depth understanding of the type of music that appeals to them mostly, whether it is pop, rock, metal, blues, country, funk, latin, jazz, reggae or film and musical theatre.

Brigetté mastered the key skills up to Grade 6 and developed notable security of appropriate technique, use of expressive devices, rhythmic complexity, fluency and musical understanding. She has mastered the ability to improvise with conviction and personality plus demonstrate strong musical form as well as structure. Her performances showed mature and authentic stylistic awareness, with developing individuality and communication.

𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮-𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙑𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙮 (𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩) 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙋𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨 (𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙤 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩) 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚.

According to Ms Zelda Oosthuizen, her music educator, Brigetté showed exceptionally diligent work, especially for keeping in mind that Brigetté takes music as an additional module while still achieved subject music standard.

𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵é, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬!

Fraser Davis and Robert Wallace from Salisbury Cathedral School in the UK will be joining us in Grade 7 for the duration of Term 1, after which two Union learners, Zoë Mills and Brett Kenmuir, will be heading to Salisbury for Term 2.

𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭.