Our Grade 8s, accompanied by their teachers and prefects, set off early this morning on a memorable ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ธ๐บ ๐ต๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ ๐ข๐๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ in the heart of the Camdeboo National Park.
As part of their high school orientation, they are spending the night immersed in nature, rounding off the day with a special dinner, surrounded by the quiet beauty of the park.
With plenty of pride and excitement, we are delighted to announce our elected ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ฆ for the year ahead!
Daly House will be led by ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ธ๐ฒ and ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป, while ๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ฑรฉ and ๐ง๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ will be flying the flag for Arnott House.
This morning we hosted our very first ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ฆ’ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ก๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ just before the first school day of the year officially began.
As the sun rose, our prefects, together with their teachers-in-charge, Mrs Nelia Read and Mr Hanno Sparrius and headmaster Mr William Pringle, met bright and early to share a delightful breakfast, warm conversation and a sense of anticipation for the year ahead.
Each prefect was presented with a special keepsake – a prefect mug – as a reminder of the responsibility and pride that comes with their role.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐’ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: while being selected as a prefect is an exciting honour, the year that follows is challenging. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐จ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ.
Pastor Simon van der Pol from Freedom Church shared a beautiful devotion and led the group in prayer, grounding the moment in faith and purpose.
As the Grade 12s’ time @theunionschools rapidly nears its end, the members of the Class of 2025 came together today to sign their names to the school’s signature wall, where all our soon-to-be high school graduates leave their mark to indicate “they were here”.
With the end of their school journey atย Union High Schoolย now in sight, the ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ begins writing their ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐.
Weโd like to wish our Grade 12s everything of the very best for the weeks ahead.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ as they take on this exciting responsibility – guiding and inspiring their peers while upholding the values of Union High School.
Friday, 17 October 2025, will long be remembered as a day filled with emotion, reflection and pride as Union High School bid farewell to the Class of 2025 during a heartfelt ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ service held in the school hall.
After the singing of the School Hymn, the ceremony opened with a meaningful Bible reading and prayer delivered by Deputy Head Boy, ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐น๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป, and Deputy Head Girl, ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ถ๐น๐น, setting a reverent tone for what was to follow.
Headmaster Mr William Pringle then addressed the gathering, delivering words that resonated deeply with both the learners and parents – ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ and of the lifelong connections they will always share with their alma mater.
This was followed by the Head Prefectsโ Address, in which Head Boy ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ and Head Girl ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ต ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ reflected with warmth and sincerity on their journey through the school – a journey marked by laughter, challenges, growth and unbreakable friendships.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ and of the teachers and friends who shaped their years here.
Adding to the emotional atmosphere, the matrics performed a moving rendition of โ๐ ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅโ by One Republic, a song choice that beautifully summed up their message – ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ญ๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด.
As the slideshow of memories played, capturing moments from their Grade 12 year, there was laughter, nostalgia and quiet tears – a vivid reminder of how quickly time passes and how much these young men and women have grown.
Finally, as the School Song echoed through the hall, the Class of 2025 stood together one last time as Union learners – united in spirit and tradition.
Then came the moment that always stirs the heart: ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ข๐๐. One after the other, they made their way from the hall, pausing at the Centenary Bell – a beloved symbol of Unionโs enduring legacy.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น – a tradition that marks both an ending and a beginning.
In that moment, surrounded by proud parents, staff and friends, the Class of 2025 stepped into the next chapter of their lives – ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ – your story will forever be part of Unionโs proud history.
As we celebrated ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ, we could hardly believe how many of our very own staff members were bidding farewell to their own children in the Class of 2025!
This year, ๐ ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ said goodbye to her eldest, Daniel; ๐ ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด to her youngest, Kyle; ๐ ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ถ๐น๐น has a double farewell with twins, Kenza and Alex; ๐ ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ celebrates her youngest, Erin; and ๐ ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐น๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป watches his eldest, Trystan, take this big step.
Our newly elected 2025/26 prefects attended their much-anticipated ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ – a weekend dedicated to leadership, learning and loads of fun!
Set in the heart of Addo, at the beautiful Leaders In Life-School and Youth Camps outdoor centre, the group – guided by Mrs Nelia Read and Mr Hanno Sparrius – took part in exciting challenges and activities designed to grow confidence, strengthen teamwork and inspire self-belief.
With this year’s ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ adventure having come to an end, we reflect with gratitude on what a true privilege it has been for our learners to experience nights like these – beneath the breathtaking Karoo sky, with its endless stars, moonlight and the stillness of nature.
Our ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ adventurers making their way home, backpacks and all, down into the heart of GraaffReinet – ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ!
After days of challenge, laughter, growth and adventure our Grade 10s returned to campus today to a true heroโs welcome.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐๐ด๐, ๐๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ – ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ – ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ, capturing the pride of a journey completed and the joy of being reunited.
