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We were thrilled to welcome back our learners for the start of the 2024 academic year earlier today!

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙮𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠.

With smiling faces and renewed energy, our learners eagerly embraced the new year and quickly settled into their respective classrooms. It is inspiring to witness their determination and readiness to tackle the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦.

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On behalf of all the educators and staff at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, we would like to congratulate the 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟬 academic achievers of Term 4, 2023 in Grade 8 – 11.

“𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵.” – 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿

Grade 11

1.Joy Merifield

2. Na’eem Mahomed

3. Joshua Neill

4. Sarah Wilmot

4. Caytah-Leigh Koeberg

6. Charlize Vorster

7. Tyra Binney

8. Johannes du Plessis

9. Joshua Basson

10. Sobuhle Nyambali

10. Max Price

Grade 10

1.Erin Gedult

2.Milani Pongoma

3. Sarah Jacobs

3. Kenza Neill

3. Trystan Hulleman

6. Megan Nortje

7. Tara Ferreira

8. Muhammad Ahmed

8. Aaminah Steele

10. Ndondana Speelman

Grade 9

1.Samantha Charles

1.Katelyn Trollip

3. Amber Bezuidenhout

4. Ciara Kivedo

4.Anebel Norval

6.Misha Newton

7. Jade Palmer

8. Lisa Vutula

9.Taegen Hamid

9. Josh Arends

Grade 8

1. Amber Slater

2. Kirsten Collet

3. Richard Murray

4. Jade Slater

5. Liso Sobantu

6. Zack Verwey

6. Lina Tadesses

8. Jennavieve Woods

9. Jannat Qaiser

9. Kyle Finnis

9. Callum Jacobs

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On behalf of all the educators and staff at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, we would like to congratulate the 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟬 academic achievers of Term 4, 2023 in Union’s primary department. (High School to follow.)

“𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵.” – 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟳:

1. Isabella Hulleman

2. Antonia Adams

3. Gerda Clarke

4. John-Henry King, Quinn Naudé and Owen Paxton

7. Zunaida Deysel, Thomas Taylor, Cayla Newton, Alyssa Trollip and Cate Cochrane

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟲:

1. Clea Clark

2. Chanté Bezuidenhout

3. Adriaan van Jaarsveld

4. Rachel Wenham

5. Aidan Ferreira

6. Isabelle Tadesse

7. Samantha Gilfillan

8. Kira Hector, Miley Burger and Logan Marais

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟱:

1. Noël Shakane

2. Nieke van Jaarsveld, Kari Stern and Amelia King

5. Ryan Collett

6. Adam Clark and Ryonn Naudé

8. Mason Knoesen

9. Joshua Kingwill and Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza

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We are thrilled to welcome Standard Bank as the official sponsor of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s annual Senior Cricket Festival

𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙤𝙣𝙗𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙!

This is a fantastic opportunity for us to not only continue to develop cricket as a sport in Graaff-Reinet, but to also take this much-loved annual festival to the next level. 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴.

Joining us for 2024’s edition of the festival – being held from 10 to 13 January – are some incredible schools who will be bringing their A-game to the field. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲: Stirling High School, East London, Edgemead High School, Westering High School, Hoërskool DF Malherbe, Hoër Tegniese skool Daniel Pienaar Technical High School, Lilyfontein School, Hoërskool Nico Malan, Victoria Park High School, Rand Park High School, Fairmont High School and Cradock High School.

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𝙂𝙤 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙, 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 2023!

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The annual AGM of the 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗔𝗙𝗙-𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗣 was held on 23 November, marking a bittersweet occasion.

The previous AGM had been a special tribute to Bruce Maree, who had dedicated numerous years to leading the troop with wisdom and grace.

𝘜𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥.

During the AGM, awards were presented to deserving scouts, emphasizing their achievements throughout 2023.

Troop scouter Johan Vorster and Kyle Liebenberg had the honour of handing out the awards. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨:

Aidan Ferreira’s unwavering commitment and dedication earned him the 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱, a testament to his reliability and enthusiasm

Quinn Naudé was acknowledged with the 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱, highlighting his selflessness and willingness to assist others.

The 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 was jointly received by Jordan Maritz and Adriaan van Jaarsveld, recognizing their remarkable progress and development within the troop.

The 𝗕𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹, under the leadership of Josh Neill, emerged as the Best Overall Patrol, exemplifying cohesion, teamwork and excellence in all endeavors.

The 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 was bestowed upon the Eagle Patrol, led by Daniel Marais, who embodied an infectious and uplifting spirit within the troop.

Scouts offers Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s young men a remarkable platform to learn valuable skills, cultivate respect and simply enjoy the adventure of boyhood.

𝗪𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟱 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟮 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.