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A couple of weeks on and there is still a warm sense of appreciation as we look back on the 𝟯𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 & 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹.

Played out in beautiful Karoo conditions, the festival delivered not only high-quality hockey and rugby, but also a wonderful spirit of camaraderie between all participating teams.

From the first whistle on Friday to the final moments on Monday, the fields were filled with energy, sportsmanship and the unmistakable buzz that has become synonymous with this special weekend.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀.

Our 1st team hockey girls produced a series of outstanding performances, showcasing both attacking flair and disciplined structure. Convincing wins over Hoërskool Brandwag (11-0), Hoërskool DF Malherbe (13-0), and Nico Malan High School (10-0) set the tone early on, before a composed 4-1 semi-final victory over Pearson High School secured their place in the final. In a fitting end to the weekend, Union met a strong Oranje Meisieskool 2nd team in the final, finishing as worthy runners-up after a hard-fought match. 𝘛𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

It was also delightful to see Hoër Volkskool Graaff-Reinet‘s 1st hockey team doing exceptionally well, finishing fifth overall in the tournament. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘧𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯.

𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀, our 1st XV delivered two confident performances, securing a well-earned 19-7 victory over Cambridge High School, followed by an impressive 40-7 win against Somerset College. These results were a pleasing reflection of the side’s physicality, cohesion and intent and added to an already successful festival weekend for Union.

𝗪𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 Sekondêre Meisieskool Oranje‘s 2nd team on successfully defending their title as 2026 champions and to all participating teams for the passion, skill and respect shown throughout. A special 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 goes to the coaches and managers, whose dedication – often over a busy holiday period – ensures opportunities like this for their players. To the parents and supporters on the sidelines, your encouragement added immeasurably to the occasion.

Finally, our 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗙𝗘𝗟𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to our anchor sponsors, Astron Energy Eastern Cape, together with local partners Astron Energy Graaff-Reinet, represented by 𝗠𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘇𝗮, and Astron Energy Bothas Market Square, represented by 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁 and 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁. Your support plays a vital role in making this festival possible and continues to uplift school sport in our community.

𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 – 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 – 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥. 𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳.

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A heartfelt 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to Justin and Liesl Kingwill of Blaauwater Farms & Guesthouse for their generous donation of PRINCESS hockey backpacks to our U11A girls.

Gestures like this mean so much, not only in a practical sense, but in the way they uplift and encourage our young players.

It is always incredibly special to see members of our community stand behind our teams, investing in their journey and sharing in their passion – and 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹.

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We are incredibly pleased to welcome 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝘆𝗻𝗮 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘁𝗮 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, as she joins our staff at the start of this term.

𝘈𝘯 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.

Miss Japhta will be teaching Grade 10 English, Grade 11 Life Orientation and Creative Arts to our Grade 8 and 9 learners.

𝗔𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, we look forward to the contribution she will make during her time at Union and trust that her time here will be both rewarding and memorable. 

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We are delighted to welcome 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝘇é-𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗞𝗼𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 to Union High School as she joins our Intermediate Phase teaching team.

Stepping into the role following the retirement of Mrs Yvette Cloete, we are grateful to have such a passionate young educator continue the important work within this space.

A recent Bachelor of Education graduate from UNISA, specialising in Intermediate Phase Teaching, 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗞𝗼𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀, with a particular strength in Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Beyond the classroom, her experience in coaching and instructional environments has strengthened her ability to motivate, instil discipline and build meaningful relationships with learners. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘥.

Alongside her professional strengths, Miss Koegelenberg brings a warm, engaging – and truly sparkling – personality, which is sure to make a meaningful impact within our school community.

Originally from Cradock, she has recently relocated to Graaff-Reinet and is excited to become part of the Union family. She will be teaching Grade 6 and 7 Mathematics, as well as Grade 7 Natural Sciences, where her enthusiasm for these subjects is sure to inspire curiosity and a love of learning in her classroom.

𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗞𝗼𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 and look forward to the positive contribution she will make to our school and our learners.

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On behalf of all the educators and staff at Union, we would like to congratulate the 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗠 1, 2026.

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮:

1. Jade Palmer, Samantha Charles & Katelyn Trollip

4. Misha Newton & Amber Bezuidenhout

6. Ben Lemke

7. Megan Putter

8. Taegan Hamid

9. Ciara Kivedo

10. Anna Bouwer & Peter-Daniël Clegg

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭:

1. Alice du Toit

2. Richard Murray

3. Jade Slater

4. Amber Slater

5. Jannat Qaiser

6. Alexander Hunter, Callum Jacobs & Emma Gibbons

9. Jacquin Smith

10. Benjamin Loots & Kirsten Collett

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟬:

1. Isabella Hulleman & Antonia Adams

3. Cayla Newton

4. Zunaida Deysel

5. Zoë Mills

6. Konke Gawula & Gerda Clarke

8. Sintle Mdlulwa & Kay-Leigh Hartney

10. Anna-Rose de Wet

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟵:

1. Clea Clark                                                     

2. Chanté Bezuidenhout                           

3. Isabelle Tadesse                                          

4. Maribel-Martisha April                              

5. Micha Murray                                             

6. Rachel Wenham                                         

7. Miley Burger                                                

8. Edgar Jacobs                                                

9. Richere Cudjoe                                            

10. Kira Hector

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟴:

1. Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza                        

2. Lilly Hunter                                                  

3. Luchae Thomas                                           

4. Hermon Wolde                                           

5. Kari Stern                                                     

6. Zuraicha Deysel                                           

7. Noël Shakane                                              

8. Ryan Collett                                                 

9. Lwandle Dali                                                

10. Adam Clark     

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟳:

1. Taylor Jacobs

2. Kate Scott & Shana Theron

4. Emma Burger

5. Isabel Hyldig

6. Layla Ott

7. Mia Labuschagne & Aaron Dyter

9. Mackenzie Preston, Cloe Burton-Moore & Jameson Houseman

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟲:

1. Lesedi Mphahlele

3. Kirsten Trollip & Madison Tam

4. Iyana Magwetshu & Rosemary Brown

6. Kelly van Rensburg

7. Harlee Palmer

8. Saskia Strydom

9. Samual Wakoyo

10. Abelo Msimang & Gemma Murray

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟱:

1. Ané van der Pol

2. Isabella Petrus

3. Cara Murray & Amia Steenkamp

5. Gia du Preez, Kiara Knoesen, Zanelle Botha & Grace Kitching

9. Hibbah Kazi, Keira Kingwill & Courtney Diza

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Today, we said goodbye to someone very special to our Union family – 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗬𝘃𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗲 – as she closes a remarkable 18-year chapter at our school.

In a deeply meaningful final assembly this morning, filled with music, small gestures and quiet emotion, learners and staff came together to honour a woman whose calm presence, unwavering consistency and gentle leadership have left a lasting mark on our Primary Department and the wider life of Union.

The assembly carried a gentle blend of celebration and emotion – our junior choir honoured Mrs Cloete with a rendition of her favourite song, 𝘊𝘶𝘱𝘴, after which Mrs Cloete made her way through a guard of honour filled with smiling, emotional faces. 𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸, 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹, a symbolic and fitting farewell to a chapter so faithfully served.

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 – a loving tribute to the well-known “Lady in Black,” whose signature style became as much a part of her identity as her calm and composed presence around the school.

𝘛𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘳𝘴 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 – 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦.

What set her apart, though, was her remarkable way with children. Firm, yet never harsh. Disciplined, yet always kind. She carried herself with a calm authority that earned the respect of learners and colleagues alike, all while maintaining a gentle, reassuring presence. 𝗜𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 – a balance that is not easily achieved, but one she carried so naturally.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱. 𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱. These are the qualities that have come to define Mrs Cloete’s time at Union. Beyond her role, she has been a trusted colleague, a steady hand, and a loyal friend – someone whose wisdom and experience have enriched our school in countless ways.

𝘞𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘔𝘳𝘴 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴