Category: Bulletin

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet looks forward to hosting our 25th annual Anne Beagley Junior Rugby & Hockey Festival this year!

We are excited to welcome schools from across the country for four unforgettable days of top-quality junior rugby and hockey, great sportsmanship and a lot of festival fun!

𝘉𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 25𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯! RSVP here: https://forms.gle/fteywCjzWGZmnW927

𝗪𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗼!

What an unforgettable morning at Thru The Karoo!

A heartfelt 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to the incredible organisers for putting together such a joyful event and for giving Union High School the opportunity to be part of it.

𝗧𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 who passed our water station – your smiles and appreciation made the early start and busy morning more than worthwhile.

A very special thank you must go to groundsman, 𝗔𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝘂 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀, whose love for Union shines through in everything he does.

𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 “𝘜𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘥” 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥, 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 – 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘺!

We are also deeply grateful to 𝗠𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 for so generously giving his morning, alongside the enthusiastic boarders from Arthur Kingwill House, to help man a water station with such energy and pride.

To the wonderful Union girls who helped at our station – 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝘂𝗻.

And lastly, sincere a thank you to FreshStop At Astron Energy for their generous contribution to our stall!

𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵!

As preparations for this year’s school production of 𝘠𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺 continue in full swing, it feels only right to pause and give credit where it is truly due.

𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝘃𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, quietly and masterfully guiding the cast through rehearsals, is once again bringing her remarkable gift for theatre to life on our stage.

First invited to become involved in school productions back in 2004 as choreographer, Mrs Putter soon became an essential creative force, going on to direct alternating middle and high school productions year after year.

𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹’𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 – from the unforgettable 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨, with its stage stretching into the audience, to more recent colourful favourites such as 𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘥, 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘵, 𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 and 𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰.

What makes Mrs Putter’s productions so special is the joyful energy and creativity that radiates through every detail. An avid seamstress, she designs and makes the costumes herself, often contributing to backdrops as well, alongside the long-standing support of Mrs Janet Kingwill, who has assisted with backdrops faithfully over the years.

𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺, 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 – she never flusters, even when dress rehearsals feel like pure chaos. Somehow, by opening night, everything comes together seamlessly and the singing, acting and dancing are always nothing short of incredible.

𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦.

Union High School is truly fortunate to have someone like Mrs Putter at the heart of its cultural life. Her dedication, creativity and steady presence have enriched the school community for over two decades, leaving lasting memories not only for audiences, but for the many children whose confidence and talents she has nurtured along the way.

Her productions are more than performances – they are celebrations of colour, joy and teamwork – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱.

Union High School’s unforgettable 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗘 & 𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗜 is back!

Join us on 27 February at 16:45, departing from The Coldstream Restaurant, for a golden-hour adventure to the breathtaking Valley of Desolation. 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 as all proceeds will go toward our u/15A cricket team’s upcoming season. Enjoy hand-selected wines, delicious local snacks and great company, all while making a meaningful difference.

𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 – 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹!

Union High School’s annual 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗭 once again provided an evening filled with sharp thinking, House spirit and plenty of laughter, proving that academic competition remains a highlight on the school calendar.

𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥-𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥.

While Daly has already enjoyed success on the sporting fields this year, the House also showed its academic strength by claiming top honours in this year’s battle of brains, finishing on 𝟭𝟮𝟭 points, just ahead of Arnott on 𝟭𝟭𝟲.

The event was a wonderful reminder that learning and competition can go hand in hand with fun and friendship.

Congratulations to Daly on a well-deserved victory 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.

Union High School’s Grade 5 to 7 learners joyfully participated in 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗗 𝗗𝗔𝗬 today, celebrating the joy of reading together.

The morning was a wonderful reminder of how stories connect us, build confidence and inspire imagination and 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺.

Get ready, Graaff-Reinet – 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 is coming your way this April!

This year, Union High School’s senior department is excited to present 𝗬𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬, a musical inspired by the timeless music of The Beatles.

𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬 (𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘩 𝘈𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴), 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺… 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘦, 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥?

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 coming soon – including casting announcements and ticket sales.