Bulletin, Cultural

Annual Junior (gr 8 – 9) Speech Competition

Outstanding young speakers at annual speech competition

Congratulations to the evening’s winner, Caitrin Spence, and runner-up, Grace Merrifield.

Union High School’s annual Junior Speech Competition was held on Tuesday evening, 7 May.

This year’s event saw eleven of the school’s junior Grade 8s and 9s go up against one another in an evening filled with thought-provoking speeches.

With speeches ranging from humorous to emotional, intellectual and serious, all who attended were captivated by the speakers and very impressed by the high quality of speeches and the obvious preparation that had gone into the evening.

Even though this event was a first for many of the learners involved, the experience was enjoyed by all.

Union would like to thank all the participants involved – it was pleasing to see so many enthusiastic learners presenting their speeches.

 

 

Hockey, Sport Results

Union Learners in EP Hockey Squad

Union learners in EP hockey squad

Hockey at Union High School continues to flourish as is evident by the exceptional performances of the players at the recent provincial trials.

Three learners, Micela Loock, Jenna McNaughton and Sonwabise Mroro, were selected to represent the province at interprovincial tournaments in the coming June school holiday.

Micela Loock, Jenna McNaughton and Sonwabise Mroro

Jenna and Micela will represent the EP u/18A team in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands (15 to 22 June) and Sonwabise the EP u/14B team in Bloemfontein (23 to 27 June).

“Playing at provincial level affords players the opportunity to participate at the highest level and grow their skills through the experience,” said coach Alvin August.  “We are incredibly proud of each and every one of them and wish them the best of luck for the forthcoming tournaments.”