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A New Chapter For Arthur Kingwill House

𝗔 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘

As Union High School prepares to bid farewell to Mr Donald Kingwill who will be retiring soon, we do so with immense gratitude for his years of dedicated service to Arthur Kingwill House.

𝘔𝘳 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦.

Replacing someone of his caliber is no easy task – his impact is woven into the very fabric of AKH.

𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻.

We are delighted to announce that, in 𝗠𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀, we have found an individual who embodies the values, energy and compassion needed to guide Arthur Kingwill House into its next chapter.

Mr Sparrius is no stranger to the Union family. Having joined Union High School in 2012 as a Life Sciences teacher, he quickly established himself as a respected educator and a mentor to our learners.

His involvement in rugby and athletics – 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 – has made him a favourite among our learners, who appreciate both his enthusiasm and genuine care.

𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀, Mr Sparrius has also played an important leadership role on our Governing Body, where he currently oversees the discipline portfolio with fairness, integrity and a steady hand.

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴.

Mr Sparrius and his lovely family will move into Arthur Kingwill House at the start of 2026 and we look forward to welcoming them into this special community.

As we prepare for this transition, we extend our heartfelt thanks to Mr Kingwill for his loyal service and 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀’𝘀 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Arthur Kingwill House could not be in better hands.

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The Writing Is On The Wall….

As the Grade 12s’ time @theunionschools rapidly nears its end, the members of the Class of 2025 came together today to sign their names to the school’s signature wall, where all our soon-to-be high school graduates leave their mark to indicate “they were here”.

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We Take Pride In Our Christian Ethos

At the Union Schools, we take great pride in our strong Christian ethos, which continues to guide us in all we do.

As a small reminder of this, we’re delighted to share that 𝗪.𝗪.𝗝.𝗗. bracelets, in Union’s colours, are now available at our Clothing Shop.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 – 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯.

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Save The Date – Mother & Daughter Morning

𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘻𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 2026 !

Please 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 for Union High School’s 2026 Gisela Kingwill Mother & Daughter Morning, set to take place on Saturday, 24 January, at 09:00, during the school’s annual Founders’ Weekend celebrations.

This time around, the event will be themed ‘𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 & 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴’

𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 this December from Ms Elsebé Moos in the Union High School front office during report handout and again when school resumes in the new year.

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Lest We Forget

In honour of 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬, or Poppy Day as it is often known, which is observed on 11 November each year, a Remembrance Day Service was held at St James’ Anglican Church in Graaff-Reinet on Sunday, 9 November.

(𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 11 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘳. 𝘐𝘯 1918, 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘳 (1914 – 1918) – 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘯-𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 “𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘴” 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 8 634 300 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴.)

This is an important and deeply meaningful occasion, especially for the families and relatives of the fallen – and also for Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, as we pause to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

In the photo are Union’s representatives – our 2025 Head Girl, Misha Newton; Head Boy, Liso Booi; Deputy Head Girl, Katelyn Trollip and Deputy Head Boy, Josh Arends.

𝗪𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿:

• Lt Charles M. de V. Booysen SAAF (1943)
• Lt Victor P. de Kock MBE DSC MID (1943)
• 2nd Lt Fanie Nieuwoudt SAAF (1943)
• Trooper Gerrit T. Ferreira (1944)
• Lt Ronald Briggs DFC SAAF (1944)
• Trooper John G. Erlank (1944)
• Lt Allan McCabe SAAF (1944)
• Lt Piet Welman SAAF (1944)
• Capt. A.C. Ramsay RE (1945)
• Flt. Sgt Billy Wright SAAF (1945)
• Lt Noel Wright SAAF (1945)
• L Cpl Mark A. Plateel SAMS (1981)

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘭𝘥,
𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘯,
𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨,
𝘞𝘌 𝘞𝘐𝘓𝘓 𝘙𝘌𝘔𝘌𝘔𝘉𝘌𝘙 𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘔.

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Remembering Mr Tony Burrell

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Mr Tony Burrell, Union’s sixth Headmaster and a man whose vision helped shape the Union we know today.

In 1975, at just 38 years old, Mr Burrell took up the reins as Headmaster of Union High School and Superintendent of Arthur Kingwill House – roles he fulfilled with dedication and heart until 1990.

He believed strongly in the power of connection and worked to strengthen ties with Old Unionites far and wide, helping establish a National Executive for the Old Unionite Association.

𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 – complete with a lounge, kitchen, clubhouse and changerooms – a space that continues to bring our community together. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

We remember Mr Burrell with gratitude for his leadership, his vision and his enduring legacy at Union.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺.

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Trees For Fees

As the Karoo welcomes the warmth of Spring, Union High School’s 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗦 greenhouse is a flourishing oasis of green!

The seedlings being nurtured behind Arthur Kingwill House are thriving under the care of our headmaster, learners and hardworking ground staff and 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘳.

A beautiful variety of indigenous trees are currently available for purchase, including the Wild Olive (𝘖𝘭𝘦𝘢 𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘦𝘢 var. 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘢), the Camdeboo Stinkwood (𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘢), the Huilboerboon (𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘢), the Kei Apple (𝘋𝘰𝘷𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘴) and the majestic Outeniqua Yellowwood (𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴).

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝟭𝟱𝟬 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵.

In addition to the trees, vibrant red geranium plants are on sale at R30 per bush.

We’re also delighted to announce that roses are now in stock for 𝗥𝟭𝟱𝟬 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵.

𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘧𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵.

From all of us at Union, a heartfelt 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 for keeping this initiative growing strong!

To place your order or learn more, email headmaster@unionschools.co.za

Bulletin

Tri The Karoo 2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘁! Mark your calendars and dust off those running shoes and bikes – the 4th edition of 𝗧𝗿𝗶 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗼 will once again be held on the Union High School campus on 16 and 17 October next year!

Be sure to follow the Tri The Karoo Facebook page to stay up to date with all the latest news in the run up to the event!

Bulletin, Cultural

Scouts Sharpen Their Campcraft Skills

Recently, unfazed by the blazing Karoo sun, seven Scouts from the 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗳𝗳-𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗽 and two adult leaders gathered bright and early at the Chookie Geard Scout Hall – hats on, water bottles filled, spirits high and 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬.

With a troop full of new, eager faces, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀. From knot work and pioneering to building a mock campsite that looked straight out of a survival guide, the Scouts threw themselves into every task. Each activity became a lesson – not just about Scouting, but about teamwork, problem-solving and leadership.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦.

Of course, not everything went perfectly – a few wobbly lashings here, a tent that didn’t quite stand there – but that’s what Scouting is all about. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲.

After a morning of hard work, everyone gathered for a well-earned braai – boerie sizzling, laughter flowing and a true sense of camaraderie in the air. 𝘈 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 – 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘱!