Year: 2023

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞, learners and staff, to the start of our third term at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet!

We hope you all had a rejuvenating break and are ready to dive back into our educational journey together.

𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮, 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯, 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.

Congratulations to Joy Merifield, a Grade 11 learner at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, on claiming 1st place at the recent Karoo Winter Wool Festival’s 𝗢𝗩𝗞 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡.

Joy’s artistic talent has earned her a well-deserved prize of R10 000 for herself and an additional R10 000 for the school!

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘰𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗧: horse riders flying across wintry Free State grasslands, hundreds of horses encamped with their riders, support teams and spectators gathered round fires each night to discuss the glories and tragedies of the day, and riders getting up at midnight in freezing conditions to check on their horses.

This is the legendary Fauresmith Endurance Ride – the highlight of the South African endurance horse-riding calendar – where Union High School, Graaff-Reinet Grade 9 learner 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲, is currently competing.

𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘺, 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 201𝘬𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯, 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘩 200. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘥 (𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴) 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘥 – 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵-𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦!

Tristan – we are incredibly excited on your behalf that you qualified for this prestigious race and can’t wait to hear that you successfully crossed the finish line! 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗟𝗨𝗖𝗞 for the next couple of days!

Congratulations to 𝗕𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼𝘀𝗶 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘆𝗲, a Grade 9 learner at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, on winning second place in the ‘High School Poetry Competition’ hosted by the HeraldLIVE – Nelson Mandela Bay to commemorate this years’ Youth Day!

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.

Bukhobenkosi’s poetic talent nabbed her some great prizes and saw her work showcased in The Herald’s Youth Day supplement.

𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙪𝙠𝙝𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙠𝙤𝙨𝙞 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, and we look forward to witnessing her continued growth and success as she continues to inspire other young artists. Keep reaching for the stars, Bukhobenkosi!

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet would like to extend a heartfelt 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to Pick n Pay Graaff- Reinet and Radium – Graaff Reinet for their generous sponsorship of our Top 6 boys and girls tennis players.

Pick n Pay’s contributions of new kit have provided our players with the competitive edge they need for their 2023 season, as well as fostering a sense of team spirit through their uniform appearance.

Moreover, Radium’s sponsorship of new tennis bags has been a huge support for our players to carry their equipment with ease and convenience, and we are incredibly grateful for their contribution.

𝘈𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘸𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴’ 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴.

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet would like to extend a big 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to Botha’s Garage and Shawn Botha for supplying our u/13A rugby and hockey teams with their amazing new kit!

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘙𝘶𝘨𝘣𝘺 & 𝘏𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥.

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗼, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻!

We would like to extend a 𝗕𝗜𝗚 word of 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to Mr Johan de Jager and Steers for their generous sponsorship of our Union High School, Graaff-Reinet u/16A rugby team!

Thanks to their support, we were able to get brand new match jerseys 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚.

Your generosity is greatly appreciated, and we look forward to representing Steers and Union High School with honour on the rugby field. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵!