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Congratulations to 𝗕𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼𝘀𝗶 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘆𝗲, a Grade 9 learner at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, on winning second place in the ‘High School Poetry Competition’ hosted by the HeraldLIVE – Nelson Mandela Bay to commemorate this years’ Youth Day!

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.

Bukhobenkosi’s poetic talent nabbed her some great prizes and saw her work showcased in The Herald’s Youth Day supplement.

𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙪𝙠𝙝𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙠𝙤𝙨𝙞 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, and we look forward to witnessing her continued growth and success as she continues to inspire other young artists. Keep reaching for the stars, Bukhobenkosi!

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet would like to extend a heartfelt 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to Pick n Pay Graaff- Reinet and Radium – Graaff Reinet for their generous sponsorship of our Top 6 boys and girls tennis players.

Pick n Pay’s contributions of new kit have provided our players with the competitive edge they need for their 2023 season, as well as fostering a sense of team spirit through their uniform appearance.

Moreover, Radium’s sponsorship of new tennis bags has been a huge support for our players to carry their equipment with ease and convenience, and we are incredibly grateful for their contribution.

𝘈𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘸𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴’ 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴.

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet would like to extend a big 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to Botha’s Garage and Shawn Botha for supplying our u/13A rugby and hockey teams with their amazing new kit!

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘙𝘶𝘨𝘣𝘺 & 𝘏𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥.

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗼, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻!

We would like to extend a 𝗕𝗜𝗚 word of 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to Mr Johan de Jager and Steers for their generous sponsorship of our Union High School, Graaff-Reinet u/16A rugby team!

Thanks to their support, we were able to get brand new match jerseys 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚.

Your generosity is greatly appreciated, and we look forward to representing Steers and Union High School with honour on the rugby field. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵!

The arts have a vital role to play in nation building and the well-being of our people.

This is echoed in the words of our late national patron Mama Albertina Sisulu when she said: “𝘔𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.”

Union High School subsequently established the annual 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗢𝗢 𝗘𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗𝗗𝗙𝗢𝗗, which will celebrate its inaugural edition this year, as an arts development platform, offering various opportunities to young performers from age 5 to 18, in all communities for participation, development and showcasing of talents in music, dance, theatre and fine arts.

Entries have officially opened for the 2023 Camdeboo Eisteddfod! This 3-day event – 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘨𝘦 5 𝘵𝘰 18, 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤, 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 – will be held in Graaff-Reinet on 23, 24 and 25 August.

𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦: 𝟭 𝗝𝗨𝗟𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯

Should you wish to be part of this very exciting event, click here to find out more: https://www.unionschools.co.za/camdeboo-eisteddfod/

𝘼𝙣𝙮 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙛𝙤𝙙@𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨.𝙘𝙤.𝙯𝙖

Some of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s Grade 12 were recently treated to an evening out with the doyen of African storytelling, Rob Caskie.

𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘪𝘳 𝘌𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺.

The Grade 12s learned much about the art of storytelling, leadership and the incredible journey that Shackleton endured.

𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧.

Attention all adventurers and fitness enthusiasts!

Get ready to conquer the ultimate challenge at the inaugural 𝗧𝗥𝗜 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗢 triathlon.

Hosted by Union Schools in Graaff-Reinet, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟰 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, and promises the experience of a lifetime.

𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 https://www.quicket.co.za/events/220522-tri-the-karoo-2023/

Picture yourself crossing the finish line after completing a tarmac and trail combination race, all while taking in the breath-taking scenery of the spectacular Karoo. This is an event not to be missed, combining the excitement of cycling, running, and swimming into one unforgettable day.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗧𝗥𝗜 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗢 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. Choose between the Olympic, Sprint or Team event and make the most of the beautiful natural terrain on one of the most anticipated events on the triathlon calendar.

But that’s not all – the event promises to be more than just a race. Union Schools has put together a fun and interactive atmosphere for all participants and spectators, with live entertainment, food, and drinks on offer.

Bring your friends and family along and cheer on your fellow athletes as they push themselves to the limit.

So what are you waiting for? Make 14 October 2023 a date to remember and join us for the first-ever 𝗧𝗥𝗜 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗢 experience.

𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣, 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮.

This is your chance to challenge yourself and set the bar high in one of the most picturesque settings South Africa has to offer.

We’ll see you at the finish line!

(𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 can be contacted at 049 891 0262, at uhsmarketing@unionschools.co.za or via WhatsApp at 076 298 0207.)

𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 2023 𝘛𝘙𝘐 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘒𝘈𝘙𝘖𝘖 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘵: https://www.unionschools.co.za/…/TRI-THE-KAROO-2023…

𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗟𝗨𝗖𝗞 to all learners who are starting their 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗔𝗠𝗦 this week!

Remember to stay focused, take breaks when you need them, and trust in all the hard work and preparation you’ve put in so far.

𝘞𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵!

The power of words, intonation and body language was unleashed during Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s annual 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗘𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡.

Eleven speakers were brave enough to enter and certainly impressed the audience and adjudicators alike with excellent speeches.

We extend our grateful thanks to Grade 12 learner Anna Pringle for ensuring the smooth running of the programme.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to 𝗝𝗼𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱, who claimed third place, the evening’s runner-up 𝗖𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, whose intelligent approach and good preparation served her well, and the overall winner 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗳𝘀𝗲𝗻, who performed with confidence and flair.