๐๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
On Wednesday morning, 26 January, Union High School held a memorable ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ meeting.
The blistering heat did not deter the excited competitors, as they walked out proudly in their house colours, chanting cheers, eager to push themselves on both the track and on the field.
Thanks are extended to the House Captains of Daly – Ijabulele Mtwazi and Keratile Nqabeni – as well as those of Arnott – Bubele Thibini and Yandisa Sinyanya – for ensuring that spirits remained high throughout the day.
Competition was fierce but fun and several ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ were delivered on the day:
โข Sisipho Arnols was a joy to watch in the Boys Open 100m (11.03s) and 200m (24,16s)
โข Musa Zweni put forth a stellar effort in the Girls u/17 Shot Put (8,19m)
โข As always, the Boys u/17 100m event was a thriller, with Joshua Swartland coming out tops in 11,5s.
โข Dylan Petitt received two first places โ one in Shotput and one in the Discus event.
โข Grade 12 girls, Chloe Shires and Kendall Krige, both claimed three 1st places โ their tutus didnโt hold them back one bit!
โข Grade 8s Ben Lemke and Misha Newton also performed very well in their track events.
โค This yearโs ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ is Arnott, with 941 points compared to Dalyโs 816.
๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ!
As always, Union High School extends its thanks to the parents who volunteered on the day, as well as to the Old Unionites, staff and learners that assisted the officials.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/unionhighschool/ to view photographs of the event
We’d like to give a special ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐จ๐ง to Union cricketer Skaakir Kaziย who took 6/56 in 21 overs during Unionโs declaration match against Edgemead High School.
Congratulations to Union cricketers, Sisipho Arnols, Hlaki Skepe and Shaakir Kazi on being selected for the 2021 EP Rural Inlands u/17 Team.
During October, Thokozani Mpanza, a Grade 9 learner at Union High School, captained the Sarah Baartman Districtโs u/15 rugby team during a 
Junior tennis players Misha Newton, Mia Botha, Leigh-Anne Murray and Anna Stocks participated in the 2021 Jocelynn Marais Tennis Tournament held this past weekend, 29 and 30 October, in Graaff-Reinet.