Congratulations to ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ (Grade 8 ), ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฑ (Grade 9), ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ (Grade 10), and ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ (Grade 11) on their successful participation in the 2023 SASMT Annual Music Competition.
On Friday, 18 August, Liso, Taegen and Erin participated in the High School Music Grade 5 to 7 categories. Liso performed “Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor, WoO 59” (also known as “Fรผr Elise”) by L. van Beethoven. Taegen played “Andante” from “Pieces de clavecin, Op. 1” by J.H. Fiocco, and Erin showcased her talent with “Allegro” from “Sonatina in C major, Op. 20” by F. Kuhlau. ๐๐ณ ๐๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ด.
Joy, on the other hand, participated on Saturday, 19 August, in the High School Music Grade 8 and up category, where she performed “Liebenstraum Nocture No. 3 in Ab major” by F. Liszt. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ซ๐ถ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ด.
This musical weekend has enriched the experience and deepened the understanding of music for all four students. According to music educator Ms Zelda Oosthuizen, ๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ๐ค, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ, ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ค๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐.
Early this morning, Friday, 1 September, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet congregated on the sportsfields to partake in a special assembly marking Arbor Day.
This year’s event centred around the ceremonial planting of a Camdeboo Stinkwood tree, chosen for its significance and contribution to the local ecosystem.
The assembly began with a captivating devotion led by the passionate members of the schoolโs Eco Club, who highlighted the intrinsic value of trees and their profound impact on the environment. The school body attentively listened as the Eco Club recited inspiring passages, urging everyone to take care of the natural world.
(The annual Arbor Day celebrations at Union High School not only serves to beautify the campus but also enriched the school’s environmental legacy. The newly planted Camdeboo Stinkwood serves as a symbol of growth, resilience and the schoolโs unwavering commitment to sustainability.)
Earlier this afternoon, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s Grade 12s were pleasantly surprised by members of the local Dutch Reformed Church.
Shortly before leaving the hall, having just finished their first Afrikaans paper of the 2023 trial exams, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ, accompanied by a colourful card containing a motivational message.
Union High School is filled with utmost appreciation and gratitude towards the congregation of Graaff-Reinet’s Dutch Reformed Church for the love and care shown to our learners.
Union Grade 12 learners, Arno Nell and David Kinghorn, recently enjoyed the extraordinary opportunity of being flown from Graaff-Reinet to Gqeberha in a Sling 4 aircraft, to participate in an educational excursion geared towards young minds aspiring to explore the realm of aviation.
Upon their arrival in Gqeberha, the learners were warmly welcomed to the Air Traffic Control Tower at the Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport. The dedicated team from the Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) graciously took the time to explain to Arno and David the intricacies of air traffic control operations. Witnessing the team’s enthusiasm for their work left an indelible impression on the learners, inspiring them to explore potential careers in this field.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐, provided by the prestigious Madiba Bay School of Flight. Under the guidance and expertise of highly experienced instructors, Arno and David were introduced to the fundamental principles of aviation. From understanding aerodynamics to conducting pre-flight checks, the learners gained valuable insight into the world of flying. The hands-on experience provided them with a real taste of the exhilaration and freedom associated with taking to the skies.
Union High School, Graaff-Reinet congratulates Arno Nell and David Kinghorn on their exceptional achievement in winning this competition and experiencing this incredible journey. ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ง๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐บ.
The school expresses its gratitude to the Air Traffic and Navigation Services team at the Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport and the Madiba Bay School of Flight for their warm welcome and enriching lessons. ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฑ’๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
Unionโs Grade 7 learners put in a lot of extra effort to make their ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ, which took place this morning, Tuesday, 22 August, a huge success.
Market Day involved creating an โopen marketโ atmosphere, where the entire school had an opportunity to purchase goods on sale from our budding Grade 7 entrepreneurs.
Items on sale included food and drinks, crafts, toys and novelty items, along with some fun activities such as spin-the-wheel, a balloon popping station and a photobooth.
We are excited to inform the Union Schoolsโ community that ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ช๐ง๐๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐ ๐ผ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐!
This photo captures the old turf being carefully lifted and taken away. It’s a bittersweet moment, as we say goodbye to years of hockey memories, but it also symbolizes the fresh opportunities and exciting future ahead.
We are incredibly excited to be hosting our inaugural ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ this week – from Wednesday, 23 August to Friday, 25 August.
We invite you to join us and witness remarkable performances from the participating schools and individuals. Daily ๐๐ก๐ง๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ฆ will be conveniently available at the door for just R40 per day, allowing you to experience the magic of the Eisteddfod on any given day.
For those who don’t want to miss a single moment, a three-day pass is available at only R100.
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to all the Union High School learners who received awards during our special Winter Awards Assembly on Friday morning, 18 August 2023.
We take great pride in having been able to present ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ to these learners and congratulate them on this wonderful achievement!
๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ were presented to Leah Marais (hockey), Brigettรฉ Oelofsen (hockey) and Hlakanipha Skepe (rugby).
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to Brent Hesselink, Anna Pringle, Tara Ferreira (Re-award) and Caytah-Leigh Koeberg (Re-award) on being awarded ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ for tennis.
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to Cadee Arends, Sasha Cochrane, Johan du Plessis, Vivian McEwan, Arno Nell, Sobuhle Nyambali and Shona Zana on achieving ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ for participation in cultural activities!
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฑ who received Full Colours for Chess
