2022 – Page 18 – Union Schools

Sport Results

UHS Swimmers Plunge Into Karoo Gala Action

A total of 69 swimmers represented the Union Preparatory School and Union High School at the annual 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗢 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 held at Hoër Volkskool earlier today, Tuesday, 22 February.

Schools who attended included Gill, Cradock, Volkskool, Marlow as well as a group of home-schoolers.

The high standard of swimming at this event continues to amaze 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

As always, competition was fierce in all events – 104 in total – but Union’s swimmers never gave in, giving their best in all their races.

The day’s climax saw all age groups racing in relays. It was an incredibly close competition and thoroughly enjoyable to watch as a spectator.

Union High School is so 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗗 of all our swimmers who committed and gave their time to swim for their school and would like to thank them for their stellar efforts.

Visit https://www.facebook.com/unionhighschool/ to view photos of the event.

Sport Results, Tennis

Sarah Baartman District Tennis

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 the following Union tennis players on their inclusion in the Zone 2 Sarah Baartman District Teams:

	𝘂/𝟭𝟮 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀: 1. John-Henry King 2. Owen Paxton (Absent) 7. Brett Kenmuir 8. Ethan Raath 10. Triston Hudson 11. Aidan Ferreira (absent) 𝘂/𝟭𝟮 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀: 2. Mia Botha
	𝘂/𝟭𝟰 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀: 1.Tara Ferreira 2. Mischa Newton 5. Mecoli Vorster 6. Jourdan Koeberg
	𝘂/𝟭𝟲 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀: 7. Josh Neill 8. Angus McLaggan 𝘂/𝟭𝟲 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀: 1. Caytah-Leigh Koeberg 5. Charlize Vorster
𝘂/𝟭𝟵 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀: 4. Brent Hesselink	𝘂/𝟭𝟵 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀: 2. Marli Brummer

Cricket, Sport Results

Senior Cricket vs Muir College

This past Saturday, 19 February, three Union High School cricket teams travelled to Uitenhage to compete against their Muir College counterparts.

Union’s 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗫𝗜 won the toss and elected to bat. The team was bowled out in the 38th over for 125 runs. Union’s top batsmen were Ivan Murray (38), Josh Horne (16) and Jude Langmead (13). Muir passed Union’s score in the 24th over of their innings, losing only two wickets in the process. Union’s best performing bowlers were Lihle Mxhunyelwa and Hlaki Skepe who took one wicket each. Muir won by 8 wickets.

During the second team‘s 50-over encounter, Muir went in to bat first, scoring 156 all out. Union passed their score on the 2nd last ball of the innings to win by three wickets. Ruhzé Hendriks and Jayden Swart enjoyed an 80-run partnership for the 1st wicket.

After winning the toss, Union’s 𝘂/𝟭𝟱𝗔 cricketers went in to bat, scoring 71 all out. Jade Lottering (19) and Xavier Barlow (10 not out) performed best with the bat. Muir quickly surpassed their score, winning the match by 8 wickets with a score of 72/2.

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An Exciting Future For Union

The Union High School Governing Body is pleased to announce that it will soon begin construction of a 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚-𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 to the Middle School on the corner of Donkin and Caledon Street.

Once completed, this exciting development will provide 179 square metres in additional classroom space.

Construction is expected to begin within the next couple of months and to be completed and ready for use at the start of the 2023 academic year.

The new building will connect to the current Middle School and will feature modern classrooms, covered patios on the front and side of the building and contemporary breakout spaces.

While the overall design of the new building will “fit in” with the existing historic setting, the classrooms itself will consist of innovative learning spaces that aligns with the pedagogical vision of the 21st century. Think beautiful spaces that are light, airy, fitted with the latest technology and that make learners feel good to be at school.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

• 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 5-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘺𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.

https://www.facebook.com/unionhighschool/videos/321910853233602/

Seen here are the artist impressions of the new building.

Sport Results

Congratulation Caytah-Leigh & Tara

It is with great pleasure that we 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 the following Union tennis players on their selection to represent the Eastern Cape, in their respective age groups, at the National Schools’ Week in Pretoria from 18 to 22 March:

Caytah-Leigh Koeberg (Eastern Cape u/19 Girls); Tara Ferreira (Eastern Cape Aloes u/15 Girls)

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Blood Drive – 15 February

𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦-𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

Union High School invites all parents, learners aged 16 and over, and members of the Union community to 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗗 at the SANBS blood drive being held on Tuesday afternoon, 15 February, between 13:30 and 18:00 in the Tony Burrell Union.

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Stoep Tasting 2022

Situated in the heart of Graaff-Reinet against a magnificent mountain backdrop, 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙮 𝘼𝙧𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙩 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚, one of the Union High School’s boarding establishments, has opened its doors to accommodate visitors to town during the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗘𝗣 𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 festivities (27 to 29 May 2022).

𝘛𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘈𝘱𝘱 𝘢𝘵 082 927 0282 𝘰𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘦-𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘫𝘦𝘯𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦@𝘨𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮.

Sport Results

Junior Tennis vs Gill Primary

On Wednesday afternoon, 9 February, 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡’𝙨 𝙏𝙤𝙥 4 𝙅𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙧 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨’ 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙨’ 𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 matched-up against a visiting Gill Primary side.

It was a wonderful afternoon for our players and we were very impressed by the sportsmanship and camaraderie shown by all those participating.

Union won the fixture overall by 12 matches to 0.

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘!

Sport Results

Interhouse Gala

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝘁, 𝗦𝗪𝗜𝗠!

On Wednesday evening, 9 February, Union High School’s much-anticipated 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 was held in perfect conditions.

Competition between the two houses was keen throughout the evening, and the air was filled with excitement and spirit as the swimmers cheered for their respective houses and peers.

At the end of the evening, 𝘿𝙖𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙣, with 490 points to Arnott’s 476.

There were events for swimmers from u/12 through to Open and it was wonderful to see so many swimmers participating.

The open boys’ and girls’ events produced some exciting finishes which were lovely to watch.

The 2022 matrics ended the gala off on a high note with a fun relay.

Well done to all the swimmers who took to the water (especially those who had to find their costumes at the bottom of their cupboards), as well as to the staff for all their hard work.

• 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯

Visit https://www.facebook.com/unionhighschool to view photographs of this event.

We look forward to an exciting Interschools clash against Volkskool next week, on Wednesday, 16 February.

Athletics, Sport Results

CMC Athletics

Union High School extends a big word of 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to the following athletes who have been selected to represent the Graaff-Reinet High Schools’ CMC Athletics Team at the Sarah Baartman Athletics Meet being held at the Oval in Gqeberha on Thursday, 17 February:

• Kyle Liebenberg (u/15 shot put)

• Ethan Linch (u/17 3000m)

• Jayden Odendaal (u/17 shot put)

• Sisipho Arnols (u/19 200m, 100m, long jump)

• Dylan Petitt (u/19 discuss)

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰 𝘡𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘏𝘰ë𝘳 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘴𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺, 5 𝘍𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 7 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥, 3 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 2 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘻𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘴.

Year: 2022

UHS Swimmers Plunge Into Karoo Gala Action

Sarah Baartman District Tennis

Senior Cricket vs Muir College

An Exciting Future For Union

Congratulation Caytah-Leigh & Tara

Blood Drive – 15 February

Stoep Tasting 2022

Junior Tennis vs Gill Primary

Interhouse Gala

CMC Athletics

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