Meet Our New RCL Leaders

Union High School is proud to announce the newly elected leaders of the school’s 2025 Representative Council of Learners (RCL), who are poised to guide the learner body with enthusiasm and dedication.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜Š๐˜“ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜บ, ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ, ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ.

๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ & ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—›๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป

Grade 12 learner ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—›๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป has been elected as president, while matric learner ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ assumes the role of vice-president.

โ— ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—›๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป joined the Union Schools in Grade 8 after moving to Graaff-Reinet and since then, he has made remarkable contributions to our school. A talented athlete, Trystan plays for the 1st team in both cricket and rugby. His leadership skills are evident as he serves on the Media Team and takes on the responsibility of Deputy Head Boy at the school.

Trystan’s involvement extends beyond sports; he is a Blood Peer Promoter, highlighting his commitment to community service. Academically, he excels as a Top 10 student and has achieved Full Colours for Culture and Academics. His multifaceted talents and leadership qualities make him an exceptional choice for the role of RCL President.

โ— Hailing from King William’s Town, ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ joined Union as a boarder in Grade 10 in 2023. Since her arrival, she has proven to be an invaluable asset to our school community. Milani currently serves as a school prefect and Head Girl at the hostel, where her leadership and mentoring skills shine.

In addition to her various roles, Milani is a Top Level Club member, a First Aider and a Mentor to our younger Unionites. She also holds the position of vice-chairman of the InterAct Club, where she actively engages in community service initiatives. Milani’s dedication and passion for making a difference align perfectly with her new role as vice-president of the RCL.

๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜Š๐˜“ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ:

๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€:

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿด: Aidan Ferreira, Kira Hector, Liso Mamase and Svenn Norman.

๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€:

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿต: Konke Gawula, Qhama Jacobs, Onika Jantjies, Luyolo Khali, Hlelo Skotshi and Carlen Prinsloo.

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ: Shanica Abrahams, Alexander Hunter, Leander Kraai and Amber Slater.

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ: Josh Arends (Secretary), Yaaseen Kazi, Nombulelo Ncombo and Lisa Vutula.

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ: Jayden Eiman (Vice-Secretary), Trystan Hulleman (President), Alex Neill (Treasurer) and Milani Pongoma (Vice-President).

๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜Š๐˜“ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง 2025. ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต.

Sarah Baartman Chess Trials

On Saturday, 15 February, Union High School hosting the first round of the ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ต ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€.

This event has attracted 130 chess players, ranging from u/10 to Open categories, from across the district.

Among the competitors are 28 talented young Unionites who are ready to showcase their skills and represent their school.

๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด. ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ!

A Night At The Movies – Second Show

๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™—๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ค๐™› ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™ฎ๐™š, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™™๐™ž๐™™๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™›๐™ช๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ.

Due to overwhelming demand, we’ve decided to host a second showing of our 1st team hockey girls’ highly anticipated movie night!

Join us on Tuesday evening, 18 February, at the John Rupert Theatre for the second showing of ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’.

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†: Tickets will go on sale starting tomorrow morning, 12 February, at Union High School’s front foyer. Donโ€™t wait too long – these tickets are expected to sell just as quickly as the first batch!

TICKETS FOR 20 FEBRUARY SOLD OUT

Join the Union High School 1st team hockey girls on Thursday evening, 20 February, for a movie night at the John Rupert Theatre in support of their 2025 fundraising efforts!

๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—ž๐—˜๐—ง๐—ฆ cost R50 each and will be available as of Monday morning, 10 February, from Ms Elsabรฉ Moos in the Union High School foyer.

The featured movie is ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต.

Those attending are requested to arrive at around 17:30 to get their movie drinks and snacks before the movie starts at 18:00.

๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ก ๐™–๐™œ๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ก๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š!

Please note that ticket numbers are limited to 140, so all those wanting to attend are advised to get their ticket soonest! No tickets will be sold at the door.

Interhouse Speech Contest

This evening’s ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—›๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—˜๐—–๐—› ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง was a celebration of the spoken word with some extra spice thrown in due to the fact that for the first time in a while, Arnott and Daly were pitted against one another.

This year was also unusual in that the Head Prefects of Union and Arthur Kingwill House were invited to participate. With a wide range of topics to choose from, our Grade 11s and 12s spent the week writing and preparing their speeches – an admirable feat during such a very busy time.

๐˜ˆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜”๐˜ด ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ, ๐˜”๐˜ณ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ 3 ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.

๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ’s poignant speech on ‘Choosing the Middle Seat’ had us all inspired and earned her third place. ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ’s ‘last minute’ speech on Procrastination took a well-deserved second place with ๐—”๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐——๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ’s brilliantly executed speech on the Power of Storytelling earned him a standout first position.

Mr Langmead concluded the evening by sharing some valuable tips on speechmaking and all that was left was to announce ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€.

๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ (third place), ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ (second place) and ๐—”๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐——๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ (1st place)

๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ!

Well Done To UHS 1st Hockey Girls

This past weekend, Union High School’s ๐Ÿญ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—˜๐—”๐—  ๐—›๐—ข๐—–๐—ž๐—˜๐—ฌ ๐—š๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ proved that they are not just athletes – they are leaders dedicated to making a positive impact in their community.

Rather than waiting for donations to come their way, these exceptional young women took matters into their own hands by organising a plastic bottle collection and recycling initiative. Their efforts not only aim to raise funds for upcoming tours but also contribute to cleaning up our beloved town.

While many were enjoying the weekend, the hockey girls were busy showcasing their commitment to both their sport and the environment.

(Even those representing Union in tennis at the Burgersdorp tournament joined in the effort, bringing back bottles in a true show of teamwork and dedication.)

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ – ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ญ.

But the effort doesn’t stop there! The hockey team is now issuing a challenge to the Graaff-Reinet community: can you match their incredible commitment to raising funds and cleaning up the environment? Every contribution, no matter how small, makes a difference and helps both the team and the planet.

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚’๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ.

Save The Date: DRAKENSBERG BOYS CHOIR

๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ-๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต!

Get ready to be swept away by a breathtaking blend of classic choral masterpieces, vibrant Afro-Pop energy and beloved South African favourites performed by the incredibly talented young voices of the Drakensberg Boys Choir.

๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: 10 March 2025
๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ: NG Grootkerk, Graaff-Reinet
๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€: R180 for adults; R160 for pensioners; R120 for children under 12

Tickets will be available at the Union High School’ front office as from Friday, 7 February. (๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ.) Hurry, as seats are limited!

๐˜ˆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ

Interhouse Quiz Night

In an unforgettable evening of wit and House pride, Union High’s ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—›๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ค๐—จ๐—œ๐—ญ night unfolded with all the exuberance one could hope for, proving once again that brains sometimes trump brawn.

๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, it was Arnott that claimed the ultimate victory in a battle of knowledge, finishing with an impressive total of 107 points, leaving Daly trailing at 94.

The quiz, which took place in the school hall, featured lively teams from Grade 8 to 12.

๐—”๐˜€ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜, ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ across various categories, including Arts, Literature, Entertainment and Sport.

Laughter permeated the hall as participants encountered quirky questions and amusing missteps. Contestants often found themselves in fits of giggles, especially when a particularly mischievous question stumped even the brightest minds. It was a delightful reminder that the spirit of the event was as much about fun and fellowship as it was about competition.

๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐˜’๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ต ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜, with members demonstrating impressive teamwork and diverse knowledge. Each correct answer was met with cheers from their supporters, while Daly’s fans rallied in spirited encouragement.

Congratulations to Arnott for their superb performance and to all the participants who made the night a fantastic celebration of knowledge.

๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜บโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ, ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ – ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด!

Celebrating Founders’ Weekend

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜!

This past weekend saw the Union Schools host its annual Foundersโ€™ Weekend, celebrating an incredible 106 years of rich history and tradition.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—นโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜† ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ.

The festivities kicked off on Friday morning with a warm assembly led by Headmaster Mr William Pringle. His uplifting words set a reflective tone for the day, as learners filled the hall with a heartfelt rendition of the school song, followed by a prayer led by Head Girl Milani Pongoma. Special messages from learners, including Head Girl Aaminah Steele and younger learners Kari Stern and Grace Kitching, added a personal touch, reinforcing the spirit of unity that defines Union.

๐˜ˆ๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ.

Later that sunny afternoon, the AstroTurf transformed into a lively battleground where Union’s young hockey players faced off against their moms, dads and Old Unionites. The laughter and support from the sidelines perfectly captured the essence of the Union community.

The excitement continued as the much-anticipated hockey match between the Old Girls and the 1st team was contested. Well done to the 1st team who claimed victory with an 8-3 score. Notable performers were recognized, with Leigh-Ann Murray named ‘Most Promising Player,’ Sarah Jacobs awarded ‘Best Defender,’ and Misha Newton honored for ‘Best Goal.’

๐—”๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ, ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ.

Saturday brought more festivities, starting with the Gisela Kingwill Mother & Daughter morning, themed โ€œFloral PositiviTEA.โ€

The school garden was beautifully transformed into a floral haven, thanks to the creativity of Mrs Anรฉlle Ekkard and the matric farewell committee. Local musician Archie Pienaar provided a lovely soundtrack, enhancing the atmosphere as attendees savoured delicious treats and participated in exciting lucky draw giveaways.

๐˜ˆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Œ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜บ, ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜ช ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ-๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ.

As the day progressed, the annual Dads vs Lads cricket matches took centre stage, filled with laughter and friendly competition. Old Boys also joined the fun, playing against the 1st, 2nd and u/15A teams.

In addition to the cricket, the inaugural Founders’ Weekend tennis matches were also greatly enjoyed by all those who participated.

The day culminated in a trophy presentation for the cricketers, celebrating the achievements of our talented learners and emphasizing the Union Schools’ commitment to excellence.

๐—”๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. The legacy of our founders continues to inspire, reminding us that we stand on the shoulders of remarkable individuals.

๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ. ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด!

Mayoral Top Achievers Awards

At the Dr Beyers Naudรฉ Local Municipality’s ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜† held at the Drostdy Hotel on Wednesday, 22 January, Union High School’s top matric candidate from the 2024 NSC examinations, Joy Merifield, addressed an audience of fellow top achievers, parents, politicians and officials from both the municipality and the Department of Education.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ณ ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ฅรฉ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.

During the ceremony, the ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† were announced: Union’s Na’eem Mahomed secured 3rd place, Adriaan Blignaut from Volkskool took 2nd place and Joy Merrifield, also from Union, proudly claimed 1st place.

๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ!

Congratulations, Erin!

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ to senior music student, ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ (Grade 12), who successfully passed her ABRSM Grade 7 Performance Practical Examination and achieved 72%!

๐—”๐—ป ๐—”๐—•๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—  ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. For the exam, Erin had to select and perform four pieces presented as a continuous programme.

She performed Tempo di Minuetto (3rd movement from Sonata in A) by Martinez (piece 1), Calme du soir (No. 2 from 10 petits morceaux, Op. 94) by Moszkowski (piece 2), New Kid (No. 9 from The Christopher Norton Jazz Preludes Collection) by Christopher Norton (piece 3) & Pop Bossa (No. 5 from Latin Preludes 2) by Christopher Norton (piece 4).

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Œ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜บ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ.

๐—˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ! It is evident in all the exams that you have completed in four years: Performance Grade 4 (2021), Performance Grade 5 (2022), Music Theory Grade 5 (2023), Performance Grade 6 (2023) and Performance Grade 7 (2024)!