Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior 1st team chess players are ready to make their moves in style!
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐’๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐-๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ and gifted with chess backpacks.
We’re incredibly grateful to the sponsors for making this possible: ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ (Paul Krige), ๐๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ (Gerard Knoesen) and ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐บ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ (Tasmin Knoesen).
On 12 June, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s primary department hosted a spectacular music evening, themed “๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ”.
The school hall was a sight to behold, thanks to the meticulous decorations by dedicated Union moms Amori van Jaarsveld and Karen Scott. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ’๐ด ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ.
From the first note to the last, the vocalists, pianists, choristers and percussionists enthralled the audience with beautiful Christmas carols. The familiar melodies, imbued with the spirit of the season, brought warmth and joy to everyone present. ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ, ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ช๐ฃ๐.
It was truly an unforgettable evening, proving once again that music has the power to bring people together and celebrate the magic of the season, regardless of the time of year.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ in orchestrating this wonderful event. Your hard work and dedication made this magical night possible!
Visit our Facebook page for photographs and recordings of the event.
Congratulations to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet learners Joy Merifield, in Grade 12, and Lisa McEwan, in Grade 5, on claiming the 2nd places in the Karoo Winter Wool Festival’s ๐ข๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก’s high school and primary school categories, respectively
Their artistic talent has earned them a well-deserved prize of R5 000 each and an additional R5 000 each for the school!
Union High School, Graaff-Reinet recently had the privilege of concluding Term 2 by paying tribute to some of its ๐๐ข๐ก๐-๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ.
Among those honoured were ground staff members ๐ ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ๐, ๐ ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ and ๐ ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฑ (๐ก๐ถ๐ฒ๐น) ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, each of whom have dedicated a decade of their lives to the school.
Additionally, much-loved junior school educator ๐ ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ and our diligent estate manager ๐ ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐น๐น were recognized for their exceptional commitment, having served the school for an impressive 25 years.
Their loyalty and dedication have played a significant role in shaping the school’s environment and fostering its growth over the years.
With new challenges and a vibrant atmosphere, Tri the Karoo is set to be a major drawcard for athletes of all levels. ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช’๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ค๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ-๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐ง, ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐.
Keep an eye on the Tri The Karoo Facebook page for exciting updates and details on registration, which opens very soon! Don’t miss your chance to experience the thrill of racing through the beautiful Karoo landscape.
It is with profound sadness that we learned of the passing of ๐ ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ต๐ผ๐๐ a cherished member of the Union Schools community today.
Mr Bez, as he was fondly known, was not only a dedicated teacher and coach, but also a devoted parent of our school. ๐๐ช๐ด ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด.
He was a true pillar of our community and his absence will be deeply felt.
Our hearts go out to his wife, Trudi, their beloved daughters, Amber and Chantรฉ, and the rest of his extended family. We offer them our deepest condolences and pray for strength and comfort during this difficult time.
During Term 2, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s Primary English Department (Grades 5, 6 and 7) embarked on an exciting educational journey by hosting a spelling contest designed to enhance the vocabulary and comprehension skills of their learners.
The contest began with the distribution of spelling lists at the start of the term. Learners were instructed to mark off a few words each week, which they were required to learn for homework every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐, ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐. Alongside learning the correct spellings, learners were also tasked with understanding the meanings of these words, thereby integrating language skills with their overall academic curriculum.
The highlight of this term-long endeavour was the spelling contest, where learners showcased their learning and competed for top honours. The competition culminated in recognizing the best spellers in each grade, with winners receiving well-deserved cash prizes.
