Junior Rugby & Hockey Festival Results

U/13A Hockey Team

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ-๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ 17 ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ 6 ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.

Their formidable defense and dynamic offense led them to victories against several strong opponents: Gonubie (2-0), Stirling (5-0), Charlo (2-0), Clarendon (4-0) and Cambridge (4-0). The teamโ€™s only draw came in their final match against Lorraine Primary, ending in a 0-0 stalemate.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐— ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ.

The girlsโ€™ performance at the festival has set a high bar for their upcoming matches against Gill Primary and Woodridge this week. ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด.

U/13 Hockey Invitational Team

The Union invitation side did us proud during our annual Anne Beagley festival at the start of the holiday. Playing mostly first teams from other schools, the girls did well to secure victories against Stirling Inv and Gonubie. The girls drew to Cradock and lost to Lorraine and Sunridge. Throughout the festival, they are to be commended on their fantastic team spirit and showing true grit against some tough opposition.

U/13 Rugby Team

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ.

The festival kicked off with a thrilling match against Lilyfontein. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. Their hard work and team spirit led to a decisive 24-7 victory, setting a high standard for the rest of the festival.

In their second game, Union faced a formidable opponent in Clarendon Park. ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. The game was closely contested and their performance was admirable. The narrow margin highlighted their potential and competitive spirit, showing that they were a force to be reckoned with.

The third match saw Union take on Crewe Primary, a strong opponent. Although the boys went down 8-0, they continued to show resilience and effort. Their performance was commendable, reflecting their growth and dedication throughout the season. Each player gave their all, showcasing their commitment to the sport and their team.

Throughout the festival, the boys performed brilliantly, showing significant improvement, teamwork and sportsmanship. ๐™๐™๐™š๐™ž๐™ง ๐™š๐™›๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ช๐™จ๐™ž๐™–๐™จ๐™ข ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™š๐™ซ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™œ๐™–๐™ข๐™š, ๐™ข๐™–๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ช/13๐˜ผ ๐™ง๐™ช๐™œ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™–๐™ข ๐™– ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™–๐™ข ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™›๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™–๐™ก. Their journey through the festival was not just about the scores but about the invaluable experience gained and the camaraderie built among the team members.

The boys have shown that they have the potential to grow and succeed in the sport. With their determination and spirit, there is great anticipation for their continued development and success in the upcoming 3rd term fixtures.

Thank You To Our Chess Sponsors

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior 1st team chess players are ready to make their moves in style!

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜†’๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€-๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€ and gifted with chess backpacks.

We’re incredibly grateful to the sponsors for making this possible: ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ (Paul Krige), ๐˜’๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ (Gerard Knoesen) and ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ (Tasmin Knoesen).

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜!

Christmas in June

On 12 June, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s primary department hosted a spectacular music evening, themed “๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ”.

The school hall was a sight to behold, thanks to the meticulous decorations by dedicated Union moms Amori van Jaarsveld and Karen Scott. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ’๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ.

From the first note to the last, the vocalists, pianists, choristers and percussionists enthralled the audience with beautiful Christmas carols. The familiar melodies, imbued with the spirit of the season, brought warmth and joy to everyone present. ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š๐™จ ๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™˜๐™–๐™จ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™™๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ, ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ข ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™– ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ค๐™› ๐˜พ๐™๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ข๐™–๐™จ ๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™š๐™ง ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™…๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™š.

It was truly an unforgettable evening, proving once again that music has the power to bring people together and celebrate the magic of the season, regardless of the time of year.

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ in orchestrating this wonderful event. Your hard work and dedication made this magical night possible!

Visit our Facebook page for photographs and recordings of the event.

Well Done, Chloe-Anne!

Union High School, Graaff-Reinetโ€™s ๐—–๐—ต๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฒ-๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ, a 14-year-old martial arts prodigy, garnered significant recognition on Saturday, 8 June, by winning a silver medal at the Eastern Cape MMA Classics.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜น๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด (๐˜”๐˜”๐˜ˆ), ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ธ ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ-๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.

Her performance at the Eastern Cape MMA Classics not only earned her a medal but also solidified her reputation as a rising star in the sport. Chloe-Anne’s dedication to her training and her passion for MMA were evident throughout the competition, impressing both judges and spectators alike.

Looking ahead, Chloe-Anne Fourie is set to compete in the South Africa Championship in Stellenbosch in October 2024. ๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ซ๐™ž๐™™๐™š ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ก๐™–๐™ง๐™œ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฉ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™˜๐™–๐™จ๐™š ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™–๐™œ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™—๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™–๐™˜๐™ง๐™ค๐™จ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ฎ.

OVK Art Competition

Congratulations to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet learners Joy Merifield, in Grade 12, and Lisa McEwan, in Grade 5, on claiming the 2nd places in the Karoo Winter Wool Festival’s ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—ž ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก’s high school and primary school categories, respectively

Their artistic talent has earned them a well-deserved prize of R5 000 each and an additional R5 000 each for the school!

๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.

UHS Pays Tribute to Long-Serving Staff Members

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet recently had the privilege of concluding Term 2 by paying tribute to some of its ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ก๐—š-๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—™๐—™ ๐— ๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ.

Among those honoured were ground staff members ๐— ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„, ๐— ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ and ๐— ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ (๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น) ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, each of whom have dedicated a decade of their lives to the school.

Additionally, much-loved junior school educator ๐— ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ and our diligent estate manager ๐— ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น were recognized for their exceptional commitment, having served the school for an impressive 25 years.

Their loyalty and dedication have played a significant role in shaping the school’s environment and fostering its growth over the years.

๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.

Rugby vs Graeme College – Results

On Saturday the Union Schools’ rugby players traveled to Makhanda for their annual derby against Graeme College.

1st Team Report
Our last fixture for the 2nd term was against our arch rivals Graeme College from Makhanda, as to be excepted it was a tough task at hand. The match started off by both teams taking the opportunity to put points on the board,ย  Union through a penalty kick and Graeme through a converted try. It was a tough physical battle in the 1st half which Union dominated but couldn’t put the points on the board. We went into half time trailing by 26-10. Graeme could only manage to score one more try in the second half and Union couldn’t manage to put more points on the board. Lack of discipline and not taking our chances led to Union not being able to score more points. Graeme won the game by 31-10.

Other Results:
U14: 8-55
U15: 0-50
U16: 13-45
2nd : 6-55

U/13A
While the final score saw Union’s u/13As losing 12-17, the score doesn’t reflect their efforts on the field, with the boys delivering a truly impressive performance, leaving their supporters beaming with pride.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ, with the u/7s delivering a fiery performance and securing a 20-10 victory. The u/9A and u/11A teams faced tough competition, ultimately losing 0-26 and 0-35 respectively.

Senior Hockey vs Kingswood – Results

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st team hockey girls faced off against their Kingswood College counterparts today, with the match ending in a 1-1 draw.

Although the Union girls held a 1-0 lead for the majority of the match, the Kingswood team rallied and in a heart-stopping moment, managed to equalize with less than a minute remaining on the clock.

Other Results:
2nd lost 0-5
U16A lost 6-0
U14A won 1-0
14B lost 3-0