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𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗖𝗟 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦

Union High School is proud to announce the newly elected leaders of the school’s 2026 Representative Council of Learners (RCL).

Grade 12 learner 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗼 𝗠𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗮 has been elected as president, while 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 assumes the role of vice-president.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘊𝘓 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺.

Similo and Megan will be supported on the RCL by the following group of learners:

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀:

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟴: Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza, Noël Shakane, Lebron Mnweba, Layla Petrus, Kungawo Lisa and Benjamin Munzvenga

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀:

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟵: Chanté Bezuidenhout, Aidan Ferreira, Junior de Bruin and Sihle Nogoxo,

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟬: Enthle Mdlulwa, Alejandro Mentoor, Luvela Makaula and Alive Mayekiso

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭: Dwayne Koeberg (Secretary), Jourdon-Bethany Koeberg, Sinead Christoffels, Alexander Hunter and Sovuyisa Sefa

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮: Lebogang Booysen, Megan Miller, Chavene Lamont (Treasurer) and Christopher Nqumashe

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The Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality’s 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 ceremony, held on Monday morning, 26 January, celebrated the outstanding achievements of the region’s top learners.

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s top matric candidate from the 2025 NSC examinations, 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁, had the honour of addressing an audience of fellow achievers, parents, politicians and officials from both the municipality and the Department of Education.

During the ceremony, Erin was announced as the highest-achieving matric in the municipal region, with fellow Union learner 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗣𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗺𝗮 proudly claiming second place.

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Our Grade 8s, accompanied by their teachers and prefects, set off early this morning on a memorable 𝟭𝟬𝗸𝗺 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 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.

𝘈𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺.

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With plenty of pride and excitement, we are delighted to announce our elected 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦 for the year ahead!

Daly House will be led by 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗸𝗲 and 𝗫𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗺𝗮𝗻, while 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘂𝗱é and 𝗧𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗱𝘀𝘄𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝘇𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮 will be flying the flag for Arnott House.

𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦!

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿!

This morning we hosted our very first 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗦’ 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 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.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀’ 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: while being selected as a prefect is an exciting honour, the year that follows is challenging. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘺.

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.

𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 – 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱.

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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”.

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With the end of their school journey at Union High School now in sight, the 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 begins writing their 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝘀.

We’d like to wish our Grade 12s everything of the very best for the weeks ahead.

𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯. 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬 – 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴

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We are incredibly proud to announce our 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 for the year ahead:

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦.

𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 as they take on this exciting responsibility – guiding and inspiring their peers while upholding the values of Union High School.

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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 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 service held in the school hall.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦, 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳’𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 – 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦, 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.

After the singing of the School Hymn, the ceremony opened with a meaningful Bible reading and prayer delivered by Deputy Head Boy, 𝗧𝗿𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻, and Deputy Head Girl, 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹, 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 – 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 and of the lifelong connections they will always share with their alma mater.

This was followed by the Head Prefects’ Address, in which Head Boy 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝘇𝗶 and Head Girl 𝗔𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲 reflected with warmth and sincerity on their journey through the school – a journey marked by laughter, challenges, growth and unbreakable friendships.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 and of the teachers and friends who shaped their years here.

Adding to the emotional atmosphere, the matrics performed a moving rendition of “𝘐 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥” by One Republic, a song choice that beautifully summed up their message – 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴.

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: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗢𝘂𝘁. One after the other, they made their way from the hall, pausing at the Centenary Bell – a beloved symbol of Union’s enduring legacy.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹 – 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 – 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 – your story will forever be part of Union’s proud history.

As we celebrated 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬, 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, 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝘇𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀 said goodbye to her eldest, Daniel; 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 to her youngest, Kyle; 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹 has a double farewell with twins, Kenza and Alex; 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗚𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 celebrates her youngest, Erin; and 𝗠𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻 watches his eldest, Trystan, take this big step.