Interschools 2025 Hosted On Union Campus

We are thrilled to announce a landmark moment in the history ofย Union High Schoolย – for the first time since 1971, the entire Interschools festival will be hosted on the Union campus!

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต-๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ณ.

For years, the rugby games have been held at the Botanics Sports Grounds, but after much debate, careful negotiation and meticulous planning, it has been decided that Interschools 2025 will bring all the action back to the Union Schoolsโ€™ campus. This is a monumental occasion for the Union community, one that promises to elevate the Interschools experience to new heights!

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ. ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด – ๐˜ช๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ. ๐˜๐˜ต’๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.

The atmosphere at Union during Interschools is electric and this time around, watching the rugby matches from the comfort and familiar surroundings of The Union will undoubtedly take the event to another level. The stands will be packed, the crowds will be roaring and the spirit of the Union Schools will be alive like never before.

๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ, ๐—ช๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—”๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜!

This momentous occasion is not only for the current learners, staff and families, but we also want to invite all Old Unionites from near and far to join us for the festivities.

Whether you’re a recent matriculant or someone who walked the halls decades ago, Interschools 2025 will be an event to remember – one that binds generations of Union alumni in celebration of the school that has shaped us all.
The Union spirit is timeless, and we look forward to seeing as many Old Unionites as possible returning to their alma mater for this historic event.

We canโ€™t wait to welcome everyone to the heart of Union for what promises to be a day of excitement, camaraderie and school pride. ๐—ฆ๐—ผ, ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ โ€” ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ & ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ!

Top 10 Academic Achievers of Term 4, 2024

On behalf of all the educators and staff at Union High School, we would like to congratulate the ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฃ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ academic achievers of Term 4, 2024.

“๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ.” โ€“ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ:
1. Erin Gedult
2. Milani Pongoma
3. Megan Nortje
4. Tara Ferreira and Sarah Jacobs
6. Kenza Neill and Aaminah Steele
8. Trystan Hulleman
9. Demi Kretzmann and Someleze Ntshuca

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ:
1. Katelyn Trollip
2. Samantha Charles and Amber Bezuidenhout
4. Misha Newton
5. Anebel Norval
6. Taegen Hamid
7. Ashleigh Shell, Jade Palmer and Anna Bouwer
10. Ciara Kivedo

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿต:
1. Amber Slater
2. Kirsten Collettย ย 
3. Richard Murrayย 
4. Jade Slaterย 
5. Lina Tadesseย 
6. Jasmine Abercrombieย 
7. Liso Sobantuย 
8. Jourdan-Bethany Koeberg
9. Zack Verweyย 
10. Jannat Qaiserย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿด:
1. Isabella Hulleman
2. Cayla Newton
3. Antonia Adams
4. Kay-Leigh Hartney
5. Alyssa Trollip
6. Gerda Clarke and Zunaida Deysel
8. Konke Gawula
9. Zoรซ Mills
10. Avuya Tsutsu

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿณ:
1. Clea Clark
2. Chantรฉ Bezuidenhout
3. Adriaan van Jaarsveld
4. Rachel Wenham
5. Aidan Ferreira
6. Miley Burger
7. Micha Murray and Isabele Tadesse
9. Kira Hector and Zanda Shabalala

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฒ:
1. Kari Stern
2. Nieke van Jaarsveld, Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza and Noรซl Shakane
5. Amelia King
6. Adam Clark
7. Ryan Collett
8. Hermon Wolde
9. Mason Knoesen and Ryonn Naude

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฑ:
1. Taylor Jacobs
2. Shana Theron
3. Mia Labuschagne
4. Sintayu Kaitro and Kate Scott
6. Keira Raley, Layla Ott and Emma Burger
9. Aaron Dyter
10. Carlie George

Practical Piano Examinations

Weโ€™re so very proud of our Union High School Primary Department music students who completed their ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—”๐—ก๐—ข ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—”๐— ๐—ฆ this year.

(๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ด, ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด.)

The three latest learners to successfully pass their exams are:
โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ: Classical Debut Exam: Distinction, 90%. (Recognized for her amazing notational and rhythmic accuracy!)
โ€ข ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ: Contemporary Debut Exam: Distinction, 91%. (Praised for his confident technical skills and perfect sync.)
โ€ข ๐—ง๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ต ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Grade 1 Classical Exam: Distinction, 93% (The adjudicator noted her impressive command of the instrument and excellent coordination.)

๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค! ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถโ€™๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ!

Reflecting on 2024

This past year, Union High School has made significant strides in improving its grounds and buildings, marking a commitment to providing a ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ, ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ for all learners.

From the resurfacing of the AstroTurf to the installation of closed-circuit television cameras and the revamping of classrooms, the initiatives have created a more vibrant and secure educational setting.

๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—”๐—œ๐—— ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ข๐— 

We were extremely pleased to be able to utilise our brand-new First Aid Room for the first time during this yearโ€™s winter sports programme. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด. This addition to our school infrastructure underscores our commitment to creating a safe and supportive environment for all our learners.

๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—™๐—”๐—–๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—™

One of the highlights of the year was the official opening of the newly resurfaced AstroTurf during the schoolโ€™s annual Foundersโ€™ Weekend celebrations. The highly anticipated event brought together hockey players, parents, staff, friends of the school and Old Unionites to celebrate the milestone. The ceremony, filled with excitement and pride, culminated in the ceremonial cutting of the red ribbon, symbolizing a new chapter for sports at the School. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜›๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ง ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ด, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ-๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด.

๐—–๐—–๐—ง๐—ฉ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก

In line with its commitment to safety, the school installed closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in all junior school classrooms and the quad area. This crucial initiative aims to create a protective environment for learners, staff and visitors. The strategically placed cameras cover essential areas, including entrances, hallways and classrooms, ensuring thorough surveillance of the schoolโ€™s primary department. ๐˜‰๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด. The proactive approach to campus security reflects the schoolโ€™s dedication to nurturing a safe learning environment.

๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—”๐— ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ข๐— ๐—ฆ

In addition to the transformation undergone by the old bookroom into a stunning state-of-the-art teaching space, the hardworking groundsmen undertook significant renovations during the fourth term to the Life Sciences classroom and the Lecture Room. These vital spaces received special attention to create engaging and inspiring environments conducive to learning. The commitment to excellence at the school extends beyond the curriculum; it encompasses providing an atmosphere where curiosity and a love for learning can flourish. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด’ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ.

Thank You, Standard Bank

We are excited to announce that Standard Bank will continue its partnership as the official sponsor of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s annual ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—–๐—ž๐—˜๐—ง ๐—™๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—Ÿ for a second year!

๐™’๐™š ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™›๐™ช๐™ก ๐™—๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค ๐™š๐™ญ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ข ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™—๐™ค๐™–๐™ง๐™™ ๐™–๐™œ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ!

This sponsorship provides us with a wonderful opportunity to further develop cricket in Graaff-Reinet and elevate this cherished annual festival. With Standard Bank’s esteemed history in sports sponsorship, we believe they are the perfect partner for this event. ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด.

The 2025 edition of this festival – taking place from 8 to 11 January – will feature an impressive line-up of schools ready to showcase their skills on the field.

๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: the hosting side from Union High School, Marlow Agricultural High School, Edgemead High School, Daniรซl Pienaar Technical High School, Stirling High School, Nico Malan High School, Westering High School, Hoรซrskool DF Malherbe, Lilyfontein School, Cradock High School, Victoria Park High School, Rand Park High School, Muir College and Hoรซrskool DF Malan.

Pictured here is Mr Heinrich Frazenburg representing the Standard Bank Group, alongside Union’s 1st XI captain, Shaakir Kazi, celebrating this exciting partnership.

๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต.

Scouts Annual General Meeting

On Thursday evening, 14 November, the Graaff Reinet Scouts Troop held its 112th Annual General Meeting (AGM), a gathering that proved to be both meaningful and memorable.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†.

The AGM was marked by a deep sense of gratitude, particularly for the leadership of Jacques Ferreira and Johan Vorster, who have admirably stepped up to guide the troop following the passing of Mr Bruce Maree in December 2022.

๐˜”๐˜ณ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ’๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ 50 ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.

The evening also held bittersweet moments, especially as the troop bid farewell to matric learner Josh Neill. In his farewell address, Josh shared inspiring words about the essence of scouting and the invaluable lessons learned under the Scout banner. His message resonated with the younger scouts, reminding them that even as members transition out of the troop, their influence and inspiration continue to shape the next generation.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—š๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น-๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€. Each accolade reflects the passion and commitment of the individuals within the troop. The 2024 awards were presented as follows:

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ.

As the Graaff Reinet Scouts Troop looks forward to the adventures that await in the coming year, there is a palpable excitement in the air – the troop is grateful for the opportunity to be part of such a meaningful journey and they are eager to continue fostering growth, learning and camaraderie in the spirit of scouting.

A Heartfelt Farewell To Mrs Louise Vorster

As the sun sets on another year at Union High School, we celebrate a remarkable journey and bid farewell to a beloved educator, mentor and friend – Mrs Louise Vorster.

๐—”๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐— ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น.

Mrs Vorster joined Union High School in 1999 and since that day, she has embraced every opportunity to engage with the school community. Her passion for education and commitment to her learners have been evident in her multifaceted involvement – coaching tennis, golf and hockey, as well as supporting numerous musicals and Interact fundraisers. Her dedication to the arts and sports has enriched the lives of countless learners, fostering a spirit of teamwork and creativity.

As a teacher, Mrs Vorster brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to her learners. Many matriculants can attest to the invaluable insights gained from her Grade 7 Afrikaans notes, which have become a trusted resource in preparation for their final NSC Afrikaans examination. ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ.

In crafting this tribute, we find it fitting to blend the past and present tenses as Mrs Vorsterโ€™s attributes remain timeless; they continue to shine brightly even as she steps into a new chapter of her life. She has left an indelible mark on Union High School, gracefully navigating the waves of change while always prioritizing the well-being of her learners and colleagues.

๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด – ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค, ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ. ๐˜Œ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฌ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด.

Empathy has been a constant companion for Mrs Vorster, guiding her interactions and creating a nurturing classroom environment. Many young lives have been touched by her unwavering support and compassion, which have fostered a sense of belonging and encouragement among her learners.

Life’s challenges are universal, and Mrs Vorster has faced her own with courage and resilience. In times of personal setbacks, she has leaned on her faith, drawing strength from the One who supports us during our darkest hours. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ.

As we reflect on her time at Union High School, we do so with tremendous fondness. Aunty Louise, as she is affectionately known, leaves us equipped with her talent, wisdom and a heart full of love. ๐™’๐™š ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ช๐™š๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™–๐™จ ๐™จ๐™๐™š ๐™š๐™ข๐™—๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฌ ๐™Ÿ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฎ, ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™จ๐™š ๐™จ๐™๐™š ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™›๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š.

Mrs Vorster’s association with Union High School has been a fruitful season and as she prepares to embrace new adventures, we know she does so with her feet firmly planted on the Word of God, eagerly anticipating the blessings that lie ahead. While she may be retiring from her official role, her influence and legacy will forever remain woven into the fabric of our school community.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚, ๐— ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด – ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ!

Tennis – Selection to represent Eastern Cape

It is with great pleasure that we ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ the following Union tennis players on their selection to represent the Eastern Cape, in their respective age groups, at the upcoming National Schools’ Week in January and Synergy Cup in February:

Cayla Newton, Amelia King, Tara Ferreira and Taylor Jacobs

๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜:
Tara Ferreira (Eastern Cape Elephants u/19 Girls)
Cayla Newton (Eastern Cape Elephants u/15 Girls)

๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฝ:
Taylor Jacobs (Eastern Cape Synergy Team u/13)
Amelia King (Eastern Cape Synergy Team u/13)

New Chapter For Tennis At UHS

We are thrilled to announce an exciting ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ก๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ at the Union Schools!

Born to Play Tennis Academy, led by the dynamic duo Tiaan and Lente Mostert, will be taking over the reins of our tennis programme, catering to players from u/10 level all the way through to our senior first teams.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ’๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.

Coaches Tiaan and Yente Mostert

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ brings a wealth of experience to our programme, boasting around 10 years of coaching expertise. As a junior player under 18, he had the honour of representing his country in international competitions in England and Scotland. His dedication to the sport has played a pivotal role in the development of many young players, earning him immense respect and admiration from those he coaches. Tiaan is known for his exceptional technical skills – thereโ€™s no shot he canโ€™t teach! His passion for the game and commitment to his players make him an invaluable asset to our tennis community.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ is no stranger to success. As a former junior player, she achieved an impressive ranking of #4 among women in South Africa during her under 18 years. Lente also had the privilege of representing her country and was awarded a prestigious scholarship to play college tennis in the USA. Her journey in tennis has fueled her passion for promoting health and fitness, which she shares with her students through the sport. Lente’s enthusiasm and expertise will undoubtedly inspire our players to reach new heights.

๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€; ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ. Their mission is to cultivate a love for tennis among players of all ages and skill levels. They aim to help our athletes compete effectively with larger schools, ensuring that every player has the opportunity to thrive. With their guidance, we are confident that our tennis programme will flourish, fostering talent and sportsmanship in our young players.

๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด.