Well-done to Erin Gedult on passing her ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) Grade 2 Piano examination with distinction!
Grade 7 ladies treated to tea… and some life lessons
The girls in Union’s Grade 7R class were recently invited to afternoon tea at the Drostdy Hotel by their class teacher, Mrs Hanli Rose-Innes.
With femicide and gender-based violence making headlines these past few weeks, Mrs Rose-Innes used this opportunity to discuss these very relevant issues with the girls. She also spoke to them about proper conduct around boys.
In addition to this, the girls enjoyed a lively discussion about proper manners and etiquette.
As a keepsake, Mrs Rose-Innes presented the girls with a ribbon that they could wear to school that serves as a reminder that being a woman is incredible – it’s exciting, inspiring and empowering!
Union High School 1st XI to play in the Cape Schools’ Cricket Week 2019:
Front row: Luke McNaughton, Jaden Brotherton, coach Stephen Bezuidenhout, Trevor Moos and Zusakhe Ngwane.
Back row: MJ Newton, Kyle-Luke du Preez, James Pienaar, Matthew Hesselink, Caerwyn Spence, Lunga Zantsi, Bowen Langmead, Brett Amsterdam and Thembelihle Mxhunyelwa.
Good luck!
CULTURAL AWARDS ASSEMBLY – 19 September 2019
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT AWARDS
MERIT CERTIFICATE FOR CULTURE:
Amber Bezuidenhout
Anna Bouwer
Ashleigh Shell
Balisa Mduduma
Jemma Grootboom
Katelyn Trollip
Leigh-Ann Murray
Liyabona Ndamase
Megan Miller
Melissa Naude
Rebecca Copeman
Sakeenah Hajie
Samantha Charles
Sinelizwe Mcilongo
Taegen Hamid
Tristan Hope
Aaminah Steele
Anna-May Hayes
Hlumelo Kwini
Leshay Fourie
Noah Edwards
Simo Booysen
Tara Ferreira
Terry Mabuni
ACHIEVEMENT BAR FOR CULTURE:
Azisa Mduduma
Erin Gedult
Khumo (Kananelo) Kometsi
Sasha Cochrane
Zara Deysel-Douman
Ann-Noleen Koeberg
Caytah-Leigh Koeberg
Dumisa Mala
Max Price
Owethu Singeni
Tyra Binney
Vivian McEwan
ACHIEVEMENT BAR FOR CHESS:
Neelon Fourie
Camran Swartz
Na’eem Mahomed
SENIOR DEPARTMENT AWARDS
MERIT CERTIFICATE FOR CULTURE:
Anna Pringle
Arno Nel
Brigette Oelofsen
Cadee Arends
Caitrin Spence
Lana Bouwer
Asa Matross
Lisakhanya Mata
Musawenkosi Kedamile
Lisakhanya Mvandaba
Precious Nobula
Simamkele Soyana
Yandisa Sinyanya
Keratile Nqabeni
Asemahle Wellman
Ayabulela Goliath
Buhlebethu Rolomane
TEAM AWARD FOR CULTURE:
Shayna Japhta (Grade 10 – away on Odyssey)
Benito Vers
Lwambeso Majiza
Tumelo Teys
Elizabeth Afful-Packson
Jemimah Mangunda
Chantelle Bantom (Grade 10 – away on Odyssey)
Mekisha Manzana (Grade 10 – away on Odyessey)
Siphe (Sipheyena) Gwenxane (Grade 10 – away on Odyssey)
Zoë May (Grade 10 – away on Odyssey)
HALF COLOURS FOR CULTURE:
James Rose-Innes (Grade 10 – away on Odyssey)
Ethan Gedult
FULL COLOURS FOR CULTURE:
Hannah Watermeyer (Grade 10 – away on Odyssey)
Lathitha Ngcwangu (Grade 10 – away on Odyssey)
Melissa Swart (Grade 10 – away on Odyssey)
Jade Shires
Khanya Butshingi
Kiah Hoffman
Sabrina Potgieter
Siphesihle Jali
Zintle Maki
Jenna McNaughton (Re-award)
Taylyn Miller (Re-award)
Peter Watermeyer (Re-award)
The members of the 2018/19 prefect body enjoyed a fun evening with the newly elected 2019/20 prefects in the Tony Burrell Union on Monday evening, 16 September.
The evening saw the prefects engage in several fun activities and games, during which the old prefects sharing some of the knowledge they’ve acquired and lessons they’ve learned over the past year with the newly inducted prefects.
Steve and Belinda Grewar recently gifted Union High School a large canvas, with a scriptural reference that reads as follows:
“From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised. Psalm 113:3”
The canvas was mounted in the school’s main quad and bears testament to the school’s inherent Christian ethos which is promoted in all aspects of school life.
The school thanks them for this thoughtful gesture!
This past Saturday, 14 September, some of Union’s Arthur Kingwill House boys and Herby Arnott House girls participated in the second annual Tracks4Cancer event in Graaff-Reinet.
This fundraising event, which saw the learners running and cycling through the Camdeboo National Park, was held in support of the Graaff-Reinet Cancer Association
Union extends its thanks to the organisers for a fantastic event, Mr. Hanno Sparrius for arranging the learners’ participation and the boarders for their enthusiasm.
Old Unionite Ronnie Spies Jnr has recently embarked on an adventure of a lifetime!
In an endeavor to raise awareness of mental health problems as well as environmental issues, he is attempting the first ever solo walk around the circumference of South Africa – a distance of over 6 000 kilometres.
This feat has never been achieved by anyone before.
Follow his journey at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1110939349295501/
Cupcakes for cancer brings joy all around
Every year in September, Union Preparatory School hosts a ‘Party of HOPE’ in support of the Cupcakes of HOPE non-profit organisation.
By way of selling brightly coloured, freshly-baked cupcakes, they raise funds for kids with cancer who are in need of medical and financial assistance
Always willing to offer their assistance, Union High School’s Interact members aided the initiative by selling cupcakes at the high school.
On Sunday afternoon, 8 September, Mrs Lehesta Galloway took the Herby Arnott House girls to view the geological phenomenon that is the Valley of Desolation.
The Camdeboo National Park’s most popular sight, the Valley of Desolation – often called ‘The Cathedral of the Mountains’ – is a hauntingly beautiful valley with outstanding views featuring rugged, piled dolerite columns set against the backdrop of the endless Karoo plains.
From the nearby Toposcope viewpoint, which was also visited by the girls, Graaff-Reinet can be viewed in its entirety from above, nestled in a bend of the Sundays River.