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Union High School, Graaff-Reinet marked a significant milestone this afternoon as it celebrated the official opening of its recently resurfaced AstroTurf. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡’𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨’ 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣.

Underneath the blue skies, the school’s hockey players, along with their parents, staff, friends of the Union Schools and Old Unionites gathered on the pristine turf for the special ceremony. The atmosphere was filled with excitement and pride as everyone awaited the momentous event.

Addressing the assembled community, Headmaster Mr William Pringle extended a warm welcome to all attendees and expressed his heartfelt gratitude to those who played a vital role in making this project a reality. 𝙃𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩.

With great joy and a shared sense of accomplishment, the ceremonial red ribbon was cut, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the Union Schools.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺.

With the newly resurfaced AstroTurf serving as a testament to Union’s commitment to providing its learners with top-notch facilities, the celebration of this achievement during Founders’ Weekend made the occasion even more remarkable – 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

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Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s Old Boys & Girls took to the field on Friday & Saturday, 26 & 27 January, in the traditional Founders’ Weekend cricket and hockey matches against the learners.

A lot of fun was had as these matches are not only about what happens on the field, but also on the sidelines and afterwards as current and former Unionites of al vintages share some time together.

CRICKET AWARDS

At the cricket prizegiving ceremony held in the Tony Burrell Union upon conclusion of the day’s play, the following trophies were presented by Mr Rhett Newton, Chairman of the Old Unionite Association:

• Best Bowler – 1st XI: Shaakir Kazi
• Best Batsman – 1st XI: Xavier Barlow
• The Dave Stern Memorial Award for an up-and-coming cricketer: Xavier Barlow
• Most valuable player of the day – 1st XI: Yonela Wana

• Best Schoolboy Performer – 2nd XI: Joshua Neill
• Best Schoolboy Performer – u/15: John-Henry King

𝘔𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺’𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘉𝘰𝘺𝘴’ 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘏𝘚 1𝘴𝘵 𝘟𝘐 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳’𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳.

HOCKEY AWARDS

𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴, 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵.

A round of applause goes to our outstanding 1st team players who received well-deserved recognition. 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 Amber Slater, awarded the title of ‘Most Promising Player’, Caytah-Leigh Koeberg, securing the ‘Best Defender’ award, and Leigh-Ann Murray, claiming the top spot for ‘Best Goal.’

𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙅𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙘𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 – 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨.

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In a tradition that never fails to impress, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet once again hosted its annual 𝗚𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 & 𝗗𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

The event took place this past Saturday morning as part of Union’s Founders’ Weekend festivities. With the 2024 Matric Farewell Committee moms and kids taking charge of the decor, this year’s theme, the ‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party,’ added an extra touch of whimsy to the occasion.

𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵, 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯, 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦.

As the attendees stepped foot onto the school grounds, they were greeted by the delightful melodies played by local musician Archie Pienaar on the keys. Quirky decor elements were scattered throughout, with cups hanging from trees and delightful hats adorning all the guests.

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣’𝙨 𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚, 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩 𝙖 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙨.

The two guest speakers, Mrs Karen Scott and Mrs Anziske Kayster, delivered powerful messages during the event. With a focus on self-acceptance and challenging societal norms around princess culture, their speeches left a lasting impression on all in attendance.

All those lucky enough to attend were also treated to a mouthwatering array of eats and drinks and, to add an extra layer of excitement, lucky draw giveaways were generously provided, offering a chance for attendees to win fabulous prizes.

As usual, the Gisela Kingwill Mother & Daughter resulted in a truly magical affair – with empowering speeches, cool surroundings, melodic tunes, delectable treats and lucky draw giveaways, 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗨𝗟.

Visit our Facebook Page to view photographs of the event.

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Union High School, Graaff-Reinet is beaming with pride as it celebrates the exceptional achievement of Caitrin Spence, the Head Girl for 2023.

Caitrin’s outstanding performance in the recent matric exams has seen her being recognised as the 3rd highest achieving matriculant in the ECDoE’s Cluster B, which consists of the Amathole East, Amathole West, Buffalo City, Chris Hani West, Nelson Mandela and Sarah Baartman districts.

Her remarkable success was recognized and celebrated at a special awards ceremony held in East London on Friday afternoon, 19 January.

Caitrin has also been awarded the Rupert Achievement Award for being the 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖 in Graaff-Reinet for 2023.

(𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘈𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴.)

The inspiring 2023 Head Girl of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet achieved an outstanding average of 92.63% and an impressive total of 9 subject distinctions in the recent NSC examinations.

𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀:

• English Home Language: 83%

• Afrikaans FAL: 87%

• Mathematics: 92%

• Life Orientation: 96%

• Accounting: 97%

• Information Technology: 96%

• Physical Sciences: 93%

• Tourism: 97%

• IEB’s Further Studies Mathematics: 86%

𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀

Caitrin has exciting plans for her future. She will be commencing her studies at Stellenbosch University next week, pursuing a degree in B Com Actuarial Sciences.

𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥.

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It’s an extraordinary experience and a privilege for the Union Schools’ to be able to offer our young musicians the highest calibre learning and performance opportunities to assist them throughout their musical careers.

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 2024 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦.

Rocco de Villiers, undoubtedly one of South Africa’s most celebrated pianists, will visit Graaff-Reinet for a 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 #concert, in which some of our young, but formidably talented pianists, will join him for a programme of short sets.

𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙛 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙙𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙨, the second half will see the flamboyant de Villiers entertain the audience with a magnificent performance on the piano.

This very special concert is set to take place on Friday evening, 16 February at 19:00 in the John Rupert Theatre.

Tickets will go on sale on 1 February from Union High School’s front foyer, so be sure to 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘!

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We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟬 candidates from the Class of 2023 for their outstanding academic achievements during the recent NSC examinations.

𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 44 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨.

The 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟲 candidates distinguished themselves by achieving A aggregates, a testament to their exceptional academic prowess.

1. 𝗖𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 – 9 distinctions, achieving an outstanding 92.63%.

2. 𝗦𝗶𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮 – impressive performance with 6 distinctions, attaining a commendable 89%.

3. 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗳𝘀𝗲𝗻 – demonstrating excellence with 5 distinctions, securing a well-deserved 84%.

4. 𝗖𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 – an exceptional achievement of 6 distinctions with an impressive 83.29%.

5. 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 – notable performance with 4 distinctions, achieving a commendable 80.86%.

6. 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 – demonstrating excellence with 3 distinctions, securing a remarkable 80%.

7. 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗹 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 – a commendable achievement of 5 distinctions, attaining an admirable 79.29%.

8. 𝗚𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 & 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮-𝗟𝗲𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻 – they both deserve recognition for their outstanding performance, each obtaining 3 distinctions and an impressive average of 78.43%.

10. 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 – an exceptional achievement of 3 distinctions with a notable average of 77.43%.

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯!

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Union High School, Graaff-Reinet is incredibly proud of the outstanding achievements of its Grade 12 learners in the recent National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, which has seen the school being recognised as the third highest achieving school in the Sarah Baartman, Nelson Mandela, Chris Hani West, Buffalo City, Amathole East and Amothole West cluster of educational districts.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴, 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

Let’s delve into the results achieved by each subject and acknowledge the educators who played a vital role in shaping the success of the learners.

𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿:

Under the guidance of Mrs Belinda Grewar, the English Home Language class achieved an impressive 98.4% pass rate, with one subject distinction. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗮𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗿:

Mr. Maarten Kruger led his learners to a 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 in Afrikaans FAL, accompanied by an impressive 7 subject distinctions.

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗠𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 & 𝗠𝗿 𝗘𝗹𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗷𝗶𝗲𝘀:

With a commendable 96.1% pass rate and 8 subject distinctions, Mr Bienvenue Mbanga and Mr Elrich Jantjies have proven their expertise in guiding learners through the complexities of Mathematics. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗚𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁:

Mrs Gedult’s commitment to ensuring her learners excel in Mathematical Literacy has resulted in a stellar 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲, along with 5 subject distinctions. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴.

𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗱:

With an impeccable 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 and a total of 25 subject distinctions, Mrs Bronwen Langmead has exemplified the importance of Life Orientation. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴.

𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗸𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗱:

Mrs Anelle Ekkerd deserves recognition for achieving a commendable 93.8% pass rate in Accounting, accompanied by 7 subject distinctions. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴.

𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱:

Under the guidance of Mrs Nelia Read, the Business Studies class achieved a commendable 96.4% pass rate, with 2 subject distinctions. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶 𝗛𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀-𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀:

Mrs Jacqui Heunis-Jones’s expertise and passion for Computer Applications Technology is evident in the outstanding results achieved by her students – a flawless 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲, coupled with 4 subject distinctions. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦.

𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗸𝗼:

Congratulations to the Grade 12 Geography class of 2023, whose efforts have seen them obtain a perfect 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲, along with two subject distinctions.

𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲:

Mr William Pringle has guided his learners to a remarkable 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝘔𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦’𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴.

𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀:

Mr Hanno Sparrius’s dedication to teaching Life Sciences is evident in the respectable pass rate achieved by his learners, along with 3 subject distinctions. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴.

𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲:

Mrs Catherine Pringle’s expertise and enthusiasm for Physical Sciences have resulted in an impressive 95.2% pass rate and 6 subject distinctions. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴-𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.

𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱:

Mrs Nelia Read has made a significant impact on the Tourism class, achieving a perfect 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲, along with 3 subject distinctions. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺.

The exceptional results are a testament to the hard work, dedication and passion displayed by both the learners and their educators. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙪𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to all the educators whose unwavering commitment has contributed to shaping these remarkable young minds. The future is undoubtedly bright for the learners of Union High School as they step confidently into new endeavors, armed with the knowledge and skills acquired during their time at this institution.

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Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s Grade 8 learners set off bright and early this morning on their highly anticipated annual orientation day hike, accompanied by park rangers, their educators and this year’s prefects.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? The Camdeboo National Park’s Environmental Education Centre, where they will engage in a range of educational and team building activities that promote personal growth and camaraderie