Today marked another step closer to saying goodbye to our ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, as we captured their official matric photo.
With the countdown to Valedictory already well underway, weโre cherishing these last few days of Term 3 – ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ 4 – before they begin their final examinations.
๐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ดโฆ Our ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ has now been officially welcomed into the Old Unionite Association, marking both the closing of one chapter and the beginning of a lifelong bond with the Union family.
In light of ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ (coming up this Sunday, 5 October), our Union High School prefects turned into cookie-carrying superheroes today!
๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด, they made their way around the school, surprising our incredible teachers with cookies made especially for them!
A small gesture to say a ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ to the educators who inspire, guide and shape the future every single day.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ – ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป!
With this year’s ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ adventure having come to an end, we reflect with gratitude on what a true privilege it has been for our learners to experience nights like these – beneath the breathtaking Karoo sky, with its endless stars, moonlight and the stillness of nature.
After days of challenge, laughter, growth and adventure our Grade 10s returned to campus today to a true heroโs welcome.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐๐ด๐, ๐๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ – ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ – ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ, capturing the pride of a journey completed and the joy of being reunited.
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐บ๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด.
A huge ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ to our Union High School learners who showed up in full force today to support the South African National Blood Service blood drive!
Your willingness to roll up your sleeves (literally!) and give back is nothing short of amazing.
๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ตโ๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด!
1st XI T20 Match
On a bright and competitive day of cricket, Union High School 1st XI faced off against Framesby High School in a T20 encounter. Winning the toss, Union High School elected to bowl first.
Framesby made full use of the batting conditions, posting a formidable 169 runs in their 20 overs. Despite the challenging target, Mohammed Ahmed stood out with an impressive bowling performance, claiming 3 wickets for 36 runs in his 4 overs a commendable effort under pressure.
In response, Union High School began their chase with a positive mindset but struggled to keep up with the required run rate. Ultimately, they were bowled out for 83 runs, falling short of the target.
U15 Match
In the U15 clash, Framesby batted first and delivered an explosive performance with the bat, setting a daunting total of 305 runs.
Union High Schoolโs bowlers worked hard to contain the opposition, with Thimna Qofo delivering a notable performance by picking up 3 crucial wickets, showcasing both skill and perseverance.
Chasing a steep target, Union High School U15 showed great determination but were ultimately bowled out for 122 runs, falling short by 183 runs.
Both teams displayed great sportsmanship and effort throughout the matches. Union High School will take valuable lessons from the encounters as they continue to develop their cricketing potential
Union High School vs Masizakhe Cricket Club
Union High School claimed a confident 8-wicket victory over Masizakhe Cricket Club in an exciting T20 match.
After winning the toss, Union High School elected to bowl first and made excellent use of the conditions. Masizakhe Cricket Club were restricted to 95 all out in the 15th over, struggling to build momentum against a disciplined bowling attack. Trystan Hulleman was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with an impressive 3-wicket haul Imitha with to wickets in his first match for the first Team well done.
In response, Union High Schoolโs top order delivered a composed batting performance. Despite losing a wicket during the powerplay, the team remained unfazed. De Beer and Yaaseen Kazi anchored the innings with a solid partnership, sticking to their game plan and rotating the strike well.
Yaaseen Kazi scored a valuable 37 runs before being dismissed, while De Beer played a mature knock, finishing not out on 28 after opening the innings and guiding the team home.
Union High School reached the target comfortably, securing the win with 8 wickets in hand.
A special mention goes to Daniel Marais and Xavier Barlow, who proudly represented the school in their 50th match โ a remarkable milestone.
Well done to all the players on a solid all-round performance and a well-deserved victory!
On Friday morning our Grade 5 to 7 learners eagerly participating in our annual Primary Department ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ.
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ – showcasing not only their talent, but also their growth and courage.
๐๐โ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ!
Grade 5:
Runner-up:ย Kelly van Rensburg
Winner: Saskia Strydom
Grade 6:|
Runner-up:ย Taylor Jacobs
Winner: Layla Ott
Grade 7:
Runner-up: Abdullah Muhammad
Winner:ย ย ย ย ย Iminathi Jaxa
Union High School ๐๐ Graeme College – ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐
๐จ/๐ญ๐ฏ๐
The Union u/13A side set the tone for the weekend with two ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ performances.
On Friday, 26 September, Union piled on 149/3 thanks to a classy 55 from ๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐น๐น and an unbeaten 50 from ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐.
The bowlers then stole the show – none more so than ๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐, who ripped through the Graeme batting order with a devastating spell of 6/11, which included a brilliant ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต-๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ!
Backed up by ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ (2/6), Graeme were skittled for just 24, giving Union a thumping 125-run victory.
The team carried that momentum into Saturdayโs clash, where they put up another strong total of 203/5.
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป shone with a composed 55 not out, well supported by ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ (32) and ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐น๐น (31).
With the ball, Phillips, Kingwill and Holmes once again did the damage, sharing six wickets between them. Graeme could only muster 90 in reply, handing Union a dominant 113-run win.
๐จ/๐ญ๐ญ๐
The u/11A boys had two ๐ต๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด against strong opposition.
On Friday, Graeme posted 160/7, despite a strong bowling effort from ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ธ (2/13), ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป (2/15) and ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ (2/28). Unionโs batting couldnโt match the effort, falling short by 104 runs.
The Saturday game saw Union dismissed for 49, with Graeme cruising to victory by 7 wickets. Still, Union celebrated wickets from ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ, ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ, who never stopped fighting.
U/11B vs Graeme College
Graeme scored 150/9, with Owami Kotishini taking 4/14. Union replied with 78 all out, Andre Putter top scoring with 34. Union lost by 72 runs.
Union batted first and posted 71 runs, with Simo Mcinga top-scoring with 24. Graeme chased down the target, losing 4 wickets in the process. Bhote Mussa impressed with the ball, taking 3 for 10, but Union went down by 6 wickets.
๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ
It was a weekend filled with ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด and ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด across all age groups. The u/13A side led by example, delivering two emphatic wins, while the u/11A and u/9A teams showed great fighting spirit against strong Graeme outfits.
From Holmesโ magical hat-trick to Sternโs composed half-century, the Union cricketers gave their supporters plenty to cheer about, making for a truly ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต.
Huge congratulations to our matric cricketers, ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ and ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ๐, on receiving their ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ for Union High Schoolโs 1st XI!
๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ, ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ.
Well done, ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐น and ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ – the Union family is incredibly proud of you!