Union High School, Graaff-Reinetโs ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก, held early Wednesday morning, 16 August, was a memorable event indeed.
The top speakers from Grade 5, 6 and 7 confidently took the stage in a room filled with their peers, proud parents and a panel of adjudicators.
๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐. From humorous anecdotes to emotional stories, intellectual discussions and serious topics, each speaker brought something unique to the stage. The level of preparation and the delivery of these young speakers left everyone in awe.
Union High School would like to express its gratitude to all the talented participants who took part in the competition. It was truly inspiring to see so many enthusiastic learners presenting their well-rehearsed speeches. Their dedication and hard work were clearly visible.
A special mention goes to the ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฆ of each respective grade. In Grade 7, Cate Cochrane took home the victory, followed by Sinalo Blaauw as the runner-up. In Grade 6, Clea Clark stood out with her outstanding speech and Rachel Wenham was recognized as the runner-up. Finally, in Grade 5, Adam Clark delivered an exceptional speech and was declared the winner, while Emily Raath received recognition as the runner-up.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ’๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐.
