Congratulations to 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂 (Grade 8 ), 𝗧𝗮𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 (Grade 9), 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 (Grade 10), and 𝗝𝗼𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 (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 “Für 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. 𝘋𝘳 𝘌𝘳𝘯𝘢 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴.

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. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘔𝘳 𝘒𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘺𝘴.

This musical weekend has enriched the experience and deepened the understanding of music for all four students. According to music educator Ms Zelda Oosthuizen, 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙨𝙤, 𝙏𝙖𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣, 𝙀𝙧𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙅𝙤𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙙.

“𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴.” – 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗺𝗲𝘀

Early this morning, Friday, 1 September, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet congregated on the sportsfields to partake in a special assembly marking Arbor Day.

𝘈𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘈𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺, 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.

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 school’s 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 school’s 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, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙪𝙥𝙘𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨, accompanied by a colourful card containing a motivational message.

𝘈𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘯.

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.

Thank you, NG Graaff-Reinet!

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.

𝘈𝘳𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 (𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺) 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴’ 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬.

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.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜, 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. 𝘐𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺.

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. 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗔𝗿𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱’𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗽𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

Union’s Grade 7 learners put in a lot of extra effort to make their 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗬, which took place this morning, Tuesday, 22 August, a huge success.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘮, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 7𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴.

Market Day involved creating an ‘open market’ atmosphere, where the entire school had an opportunity to purchase goods on sale from our budding Grade 7 entrepreneurs.

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨.

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.

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