Arthur Kingwill House Dinner

Arthur Kingwill House’s annual ๐—›๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—Ÿ ๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ was a truly lovely affair.

The young men and ladies of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet went above and beyond to ensure that they looked their absolute best, and it was clear that they put a lot of effort into their appearances.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ‘๐˜”๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต’. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ.

Guests were treated to a delicious dinner that was prepared with great care and attention to detail. It was evident that the effort put into the culinary experience was greatly appreciated by all who attended.

However, it was not just the food that made the evening so special. It was the genuine warmth and camaraderie that filled the room. Conversations flowed effortlessly and laughter echoed through the air.

The speeches delivered by Mr Donald Kingwill, Shona Zana and Brent Hesselink evoked feelings of nostalgia, especially among the matrics, as it was a reminder that their time at Arthur Kingwill House was coming to an end.

๐˜–๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ 2023 ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด. ๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜’๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ.

๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐——๐—ฆ

Special recognition was given to individuals who excelled in various areas. The hostelโ€™s ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‡ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ included Kirsten Collett (3rd juniors), Richard Murray (2nd juniors), Luca Kinghorn (1st Juniors), David Kinghorn (3rd seniors), Jude Langmead (2nd seniors) and Yayama Dali (1st seniors). These individuals demonstrated their knowledge and skills, earning them well-deserved accolades.

Richard Murray and Misha Newton were recognized as the ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป, while Jude Langmead and Ngomusa Zweni received the honours for ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป. Their dedication and achievements in the realm of sports were duly acknowledged.

The top ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ of Arthur Kingwill House were also celebrated. Samantha Charles, Richard Murray, Milani Pongoma, Matthew Oosthuizen, Joy Merifield, and Brent Hesselink were all commended for their excellent academic performance, highlighting their hard work and commitment to their studies.

The hostelโ€™s ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐˜€ were awarded to Brent Hesselink, Shona Zana, Ndalo Qwalela, Ngomusa Zweni, Joshua Horne, Gemma Naude, Jude Langmead, Kaitlin Kenmuir and Siphosihle Thibane. These individuals demonstrated exceptional dedication and contributions to the Arthur Kingwill House community, and their efforts were duly recognized.

Sarah Wilmot and Sobuhle Nyambali were awarded the prestigious ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† for their deserving qualities. This scholarship acknowledges their character and conduct, as well as their spiritedness and leadership within the boarding community.

Shona Zana and Ngomusa Zweni were honoured with the ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜†, which recognizes their exceptional contributions to boarding life at Arthur Kingwill House. Their character, conduct, spiritedness, and quality of leadership set them apart and made them deserving recipients of this special award.

Lastly, the Arthur Kingwill House ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ was presented to Brent Hesselink and Ndalo Qwalela. This award symbolizes their unwavering loyalty and commitment to the principles and values upheld by Arthur Kingwill House.