Academic, Bulletin

Coping With Grief And Loss

During their Creative Arts lesson on Tuesday, 18 May, Union’s Grade 9s were fortunate to be gifted a workshop by drama therapist Paula Kingwill.
The workshop, titled “Arts for Hope”, deals with grief and loss – poignant at a time when Covid has forced us to get personal with the loss of so much.
Paula taught the Grade 9s about the way they can deal with grief – by flocking together in support of one another.
Using hands as a symbol of unity and comfort, the class was guided into creating art that would assist them in this process.
It was a joy to see our learners absorbed in this valuable workshop and, upon the conclusion of the workshop, they expressed their gratitude to Paula for guiding and teaching them.
Sport Results

Good Luck Jade & Unathi!

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ and ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—–๐—ž to Union High School’s Jade Edwards and Unathi April who were invited to participate in the final round of the EP u/18 hockey trials to be held on Sunday morning, 30 May at the Diocesan School for Girls (DSG).

Bulletin

Thank You To Our Advertisers

The Union High School AstroTurf, located on the schoolโ€™s beautiful campus in Graaff-Reinet, offers businesses an opportunity to display their brands next to the turf as a fundraising initiative in aid of Union’s ongoing AstroTurf project.
We remain grateful for the partnership we enjoy with the business sector in this regard and are thankful for the continuing support from the businesses that have supported this project from the get-go as well as the new businesses that have recently come on board as advertisers.
Their support guarantees the success of Union’s AstroTurf project and will ensure that the facility continues to serve young hockey players for many more years to come.
Interested parties should contact Mrs Mariรซtte Burger at uhsmarketing@unionschools.co.za or at 061 310 8343 for more information.
Sport Results

Sport Results: Rugby vs Muir College

๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ซ๐—ฉ ๐˜ƒ๐˜€ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ
Union High Schoolโ€™s 1st XV played Muir College Boysโ€™ High School in their annual derby day fixture at Union this past Saturday, 15 May.
Union started the match well by applying lots of pressure which the Muir College side struggled to deal with.
Union opened up a 9-0 lead through the boot of James Pienaar who kicked exceptionally well in very windy conditions. Muir College was relentless on attack, but Union was equal to the task on defence.
Union was unlucky to not have slotted another couple of penalties towards the end of the first half. Both teams created opportunities but failed to convert and assert dominance. Muir scored a converted try just before half-time, which ended 9-7 in favour of Union.
The second half was going to be tough as Union received a yellow card on the stroke of half-time. Union defended well during this period with 14 men only conceding a try. Muir then took the lead 12-9.
It was a match of multiple opportunities created by both sides and Union, unfortunately, failed to convert theirs. With 10 minutes to play, Union cut open the Muir defence but could not hold onto the last pass to score and regain the lead.
โ€œI must commend the Union team, they played their hearts out and kept on trying until the final whistle,โ€ commented coach Mr Christopher Felix. โ€œThis loss is hurting, but as a coach, I am proud of the way the boys played. Union had a last gasp at drawing the match but unfortunately failed to convert. My message was simple: keep on trying and enjoy the match. Which they did wholeheartedly.โ€
Congratulations to Muir College for taking the spoils 12-9.
Bulletin, Cultural Awards

Scouts In Action Again

The return to Scouting after a lengthy Covid-19 break was met with great enthusiasm by all the Union scouts.

Their first meeting for 2021 was held on Thursday evening, 13 May, in the Chookie Geard Scout Hall in Neser Street.

Open to all boys from Grade 5 to 12, Scouts has a lot to offer with a varied and diverse programme featuring unique hands-on learning experiences aimed at helping boys grow into their very best future selves.

Contact Mr Bruce Maree at 049 892 3203, 082 783 7027 or chiefscout@intekom.co.za to find out more.

Bulletin, Rugby

Thank You Compu-Serve!

Union High School extends a grateful word of thanks to Mr Donovan Burger and Mr Chris Erlank of ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚-๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ for the new custom Union-branded rugby post protector and line flag covers for the Puttick and Minnaar rugby fields.
They have really enhanced the look of our sports grounds and we are immensely grateful for their support.
Seen here is Mr Donovan Burger with Unionโ€™s 1st XV captain Mihlali Tyanase and coach, Mr Christopher Felix.
Bulletin, Hockey

New Kit For 1st XI

Union High School extends its thanks to Botha’s Garage Graaff-Reinet for their sponsorship of our 1st team hockey girls’ new kit.
We are very grateful for their support!
๐Ÿ“ท Seen here is Union’s 1st team hockey girls with their coach, Miss Antonet Louw, and sponsor Mr Shawn Botha of Botha’s Garage.
Sport Results

Sport Fixtures 15 May

An exciting day of sport is lined up for this Saturday, 15 May, at Union High School as we welcome Muir College Boysโ€™ High School for rugby and the Diocesan School for Girls for hockey to our campus.
We wish the participating teams the best of luck for their respective encounters!
[๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.]
Rugby, Sport Results

New Kit For 1st XV

Union High Schoolโ€™s 1st XV received their new playing kit earlier today, Saturday, 8 May, thanks to the generous sponsorship provided by Bothaโ€™s Garage.
Mr Shawn Botha, of Bothaโ€™s Garage, visited the school today to present the jerseys to 1st XV captain Mihlali Tyanase. The teamโ€™s coach Mr Christopher Felix, commented โ€œWe are very grateful to our 1st XV sponsor for their support this season. Our players are putting a lot of time and effort into their rugby and the provision of new kits plays an important motivational role.โ€
Union High School is extremely grateful to Bothaโ€™s Garage for their support. Weโ€™re sure that anyone that has ever had dealings with the team at Bothaโ€™s Garage can attest to how extremely fortunate we are to have them involved at Union.
Seen here is Unionโ€™s 1st XV coach, Mr Christopher Felix, captain Mihlali Tyanase (Nr. and teammates Liso Binqela (Nr. 15) and MJ Newton (Nr. 9), accepting the kit from Mr Botha on behalf of the team.
Rugby, Sport Results

First Of The Season for UHS 1st XV

In 2020, Covid-19 destroyed many a Grade 12 learnerโ€™s dream of playing for his 1st XV, and, at one point, we could almost see 2020 repeating itself and we were all worried that the 2021 season could be over before it even began.
Needless to say, the resumption of school rugby in April was a welcome relief for all who love the game.
On Saturday, 8 May, Union High School’s 1st XV enjoyed a friendly match against Asherville Secondary School, their first since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The boys played the game with fierce enthusiasm and pride and suffice to say, we loved every minute of it, from the build-up with the war cry to the spectators supporting us from the back of their bakkies outside the school grounds.
We extend our thanks to Asherville Secondary School’s 1st XV for the friendly competition, the Union drivers for availing themselves on a Saturday to transport the Asherville players to the game and back and to the Union boys and their coach for, as always, making their school proud by giving it their best.
โžก๏ธ Next Saturday, 15 May, Union will play Muir College.