Arthur Kingwill House’s annual ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ 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.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ‘๐๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ค ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต’. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต ๐ด๐ฆ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ.
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.
๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ 2023 ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด. ๐๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ง๐ง ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ.
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Special recognition was given to individuals who excelled in various areas. The hostelโs ๐ค๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ 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 ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป, while Jude Langmead and Ngomusa Zweni received the honours for ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป. Their dedication and achievements in the realm of sports were duly acknowledged.
The top ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ 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 hostelโs ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ 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 ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ 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 ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ต๐, 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 ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ 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.