Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Journey

Some of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s Grade 12 were recently treated to an evening out with the doyen of African storytelling, Rob Caskie.

𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘪𝘳 𝘌𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺.

The Grade 12s learned much about the art of storytelling, leadership and the incredible journey that Shackleton endured.

𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧.

Senior Results vs Burgersdorp

HOCKEY RESULTS

We would like to extend our sincerest congratulations to Union’s 2nd XI on their hard-fought match against Burgersdorp’s 1st team. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗽 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝟰 – 𝟬 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

A 𝗪𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 by our u/16A hockey team as they dominated the field against Burgersdorp’s 2nd XI, winning the match 4-1! Goal after goal, our team proved their mettle with exceptional teamwork and sportsmanship. Congratulations to the girls on this well-deserved victory!

RUGBY RESULTS

Congratulations to our 𝟭𝗦𝗧 𝗫𝗩 on a well-earned 10 – 7 victory against Burgersdorp! 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥. Your school community is incredibly proud of you all!

Hard luck to the 𝟮𝗡𝗗 𝗫𝗩 boys, who narrowly lost their match 13 – 15.

An epic battle on the field as our U/15A’s fought their hearts out, resulting in a 12-all draw against their worthy opponents. Congratulations to our home side for their impressive performance and never-give-up attitude!

We are soo proud of our u/14A boys who gave their best in their encounter against Burgersdorp to claim a 32 – 19 𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬!

𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥, 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴!

Tri The Karoo – Entry Forms

Attention all adventurers and fitness enthusiasts!

Get ready to conquer the ultimate challenge at the inaugural 𝗧𝗥𝗜 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗢 triathlon.

Hosted by Union Schools in Graaff-Reinet, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟰 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, and promises the experience of a lifetime.

𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 ➡️https://www.quicket.co.za/events/220522-tri-the-karoo-2023/

Picture yourself crossing the finish line after completing a tarmac and trail combination race, all while taking in the breath-taking scenery of the spectacular Karoo. This is an event not to be missed, combining the excitement of cycling, running, and swimming into one unforgettable day.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗧𝗥𝗜 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗢 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. Choose between the Olympic, Sprint or Team event and make the most of the beautiful natural terrain on one of the most anticipated events on the triathlon calendar.

But that’s not all – the event promises to be more than just a race. Union Schools has put together a fun and interactive atmosphere for all participants and spectators, with live entertainment, food, and drinks on offer.

Bring your friends and family along and cheer on your fellow athletes as they push themselves to the limit.

So what are you waiting for? Make 14 October 2023 a date to remember and join us for the first-ever 𝗧𝗥𝗜 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗢 experience.

𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣, 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮.

This is your chance to challenge yourself and set the bar high in one of the most picturesque settings South Africa has to offer.

We’ll see you at the finish line!

(𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 can be contacted at 049 891 0262, at uhsmarketing@unionschools.co.za or via WhatsApp at 076 298 0207.)

𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 2023 𝘛𝘙𝘐 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘒𝘈𝘙𝘖𝘖 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘵: https://www.unionschools.co.za/…/TRI-THE-KAROO-2023…