Awards – Page 2 – Union Schools

Top Academic Achievers

At Union High School’s recent prizegiving ceremony, the 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦 in each grade were acknowledged for excellence during the academic school year.

The learners who claimed the top spot in each respective grade, are as follows: (left to right) Erin Gedult (1st on Year Grade 8 ), Katelyn Trollip (1st On Year Grade 7), Caitrin Spence (1st on Year Grade 10), James Rose-Innes (1st on Year Grade 12), Matthew Basson (1st on Year Grade 11), Na’eem Mohammad (1st on Year Grade 9), Anna Stocks (1st On Year Grade 6) and Antonia Adams (1st on year Grade 5).

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Junior Prizegiving 2021

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

Union High School held its annual prizegiving ceremony for its Primary Department (Grade 5 to 7 learners) on Wednesday morning, 20 October.

The event is one of the most important days in the school’s calendar which is long-awaited by everyone – educators and learners alike.

Before learners were presented with different awards as per their performance and achievement, they were addressed by the departmental head of the Primary Department, Mrs Evette Cloete.

In her address, Mrs Cloete emphasized that the prizegiving ceremony is a significant moment in which to celebrate the assiduousness and hard work of the learners across all subjects and extra-mural activities.

“The school’s annual prize-giving ceremony is that moment of the year in which we recognise our top achievers as well as encouraging others to take their studies seriously, so that next year they could be counted amongst outstanding learners”, said Mrs Cloete.

The event also featured delightful performances by two of the primary department’s pianists, Taegen Hamid and Katelyn Trollip.

Then came the moment that everyone had been waiting for – the presentation of awards.

Although the ceremony saw numerous awards presented to learners across all subjects and grades, the climax of the event was the presentation of the Old Unionite Shield for the Dux learner which was this year awarded to Grade 7 learner, Katelyn Trollip, who received a big round of applause from her peers and all present in the hall.

It is our firm hope that the time following the prizegiving ceremony will be well-spent by learners and educators alike, as they conclude the year’s work.

https://www.facebook.com/unionhighschool/videos/393595445730311

Grade 5:

1𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳: Antonia Adams (left)

2𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳: Cate Cochrane (middle)

3𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳: Owen Paxton (right

Grade 6:

1𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳: Anna Stocks (middle)

2𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳: Tara Piercey (left)

3𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳: Aimee Short (right)

Grade 7:

𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘶𝘹 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 (1𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳) & 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘭 𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘕𝘪𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘬 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘭𝘭-𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤, 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 7 (𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩) 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭: Katelyn Trollip (middle)

2𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳: Ciara Kivedo (left)

3𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳: Samantha Charles (right)

Junior Prizegiving 2021

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Senior Prizegiving 2021

Union High School’s 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 was held on Wednesday morning, 20 October.

We are so glad that we were able to celebrate the many successes of our learners who have really risen above the challenges imposed by the past year.

https://www.facebook.com/unionhighschool/videos/1233584217142364

SENIOR PRIZEGIVING 2021

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Cultural Bars For Melissa & Taegan

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Grade 7 learners Melissa Naude and Taegan Hamid who were presented with cultural bars this morning, 20 August, in recognition of their contribution to the richness of the cultural pillar at Union High School.

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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.

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A Fresh Look At Studying

On Friday morning, 16 April, Union High School’s Grade 9, 10, 11 and 12 learners attended an Elevate Education study skills coaching session.

These sessions, presented by energetic study skills facilitators, are aimed at developing a child’s study techniques in Time Management, Motivation, Growth Mindset, Stress Management and Exams and endeavours to reshape a child’s attitude towards studying and forge new habits that are modelled on the very habits used by past top students.

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Philosophy Club

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯

A new club was created at Union High School this year – and it’s definitely making people think.

The 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 will see participants getting together every two weeks to discuss numerous thought-provoking topics, that vary from the metaphysical to the pragmatic, including, but not limited to, morals, perception, love, emotions and different views of reality.

The club was created by Grade 12 learners, Max Wright and James Rose-Innes, who were inspired by a recent donation of a ‘THINK Table’ to the school by Old Unionite, Mr Adrian Arnott.

The Philosophy Club’s founders, Grade 12 learners James Rose-Innes and Max Wright.

Mr Arnott gifted the school with this extraordinary thought-provoking table in order to promote a culture of ‘deeper thinking’ at the school.

The idea behind it certainly took root and led to these two matric learners, who found the idea of developing often unvoiced ideas discovered in other classes too appealing to be ignored, establishing a forum for the free expression of thought and speech, where learners can have fun while having the space to explore ideas.

At its inaugural meeting on Tuesday afternoon, 9 March, it already boasted 14 members who delved right into the first topic up for discussion – a classic thought experiment known as the trolley dilemma, developed by philosopher Philippa Foot in 1967.

The trolley dilemma is a thought experiment about a fictional scenario in which an onlooker has the choice to save 5 people in danger of being hit by a trolley, by diverting the trolley to kill just 1 person. The term is often used more loosely with regard to any choice that seemingly has a trade-off between what is good and what sacrifices are “acceptable,” if at all.

The philosophical discussion that ensued generated a wealth of rich and meaningful conversation among the learners present and allowed the learners to think through the consequences of an action and consider whether its moral value is determined solely by its outcome.

Any learners that are interested in expanding their perspectives, joining in conversations that challenge opinions and sharing their insights are encouraged to attend the Club’s next meeting on Tuesday evening, 23 March, at 17:00 in the Union High School Hall.

Some of the Philosophy Club’s members around Union’s ‘THINK Table’ at the inaugural meeting on Tuesday, 9 March.

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Academic Awards

We would like to take this opportunity to honour learners in each respective grade who had attained high academic successes during the course of last year.

We would like to congratulate these learners – not simply on their high achievement in academics, as important as that is – but on their deep and genuine engagement in learning and an eagerness to stretch and challenge themselves to get the most out of their education at Union.

• These awards are calculated on learners’ November 2020 results.

• These Grade 6 to 8 learners identified here, will be awarded academic bars, the Grade 9 and 10 learners academic ties and the Grade 11 and 12 learners Half and Full Colours.

Grade 6
Kirsten Collett
Nasreen Foster
Tara Piercy
Aimee Short
Amber Slater

Grade 7
Josh Arends
Amber Bezuidenhout
Samantha Charles
Taegen Hamid
Ciara Kivedo
Jade Palmer
Katelyn Trollip

Grade 8
Muhammad Ahmed
Sasha Cochrane
Zara Deysel-Douman
Tara Ferreira
Erin Gedult
Kenza Neill
Megan Nortje

Grade 9
Caytah-Leigh Koeberg
Na’eem Mahomed
Sade May
Joy Merifield
Joshua Neill
Charlize Vorster

Grade 10
Cadee Arends
Lana Bouwer
Siyamthanda Desha
Jenna-Lee Jansen
Tayla Kingwill
Siphosethu Malontana
Gemma Naude
Brigette Oelofsen
Anna Pringle
Simone Prinsloo
Caitrin Spence
David Venter
Andrue Victor
Trinity West

Grade 11 Half Colours
Amber Binney
Alexandra Imrie
Chloe Shires

Grade 11 Full Colours
Matthew Basson
Kendall Krige
Matthew McNaughton
Grace Merifield
Kathryn Odendaal

Grade 12 Half Colours
Catelyn Anthony
Kyle-Luke du Preez
Petra Japhta
Litha Mngoma
James Pringle

Grade 12 Full Colours
Mekisha Manzana
Amzolele Relu
James Rose-Innes
Melissa Swart
Hanna Watermeyer

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Gr 12 Awards

2020 has not been an easy year, especially for our Grade 12 learners. Thankfully we are still able to acknowledge their perseverance and achievements with the presentation of bursaries, special awards and select academic awards.

Congratulations to the following recipients: