Month: Jul 2024

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Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior 1st team chess players are ready to make their moves in style!

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀-𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝘀 and gifted with chess backpacks.

We’re incredibly grateful to the sponsors for making this possible: 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘰𝘶 𝘉𝘰𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘺 (Paul Krige), 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘺 (Gerard Knoesen) and 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘨𝘦 (Tasmin Knoesen).

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁!

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On 12 June, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s primary department hosted a spectacular music evening, themed “𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲”.

The school hall was a sight to behold, thanks to the meticulous decorations by dedicated Union moms Amori van Jaarsveld and Karen Scott. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨’𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦.

From the first note to the last, the vocalists, pianists, choristers and percussionists enthralled the audience with beautiful Christmas carols. The familiar melodies, imbued with the spirit of the season, brought warmth and joy to everyone present. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙪𝙣𝙚.

It was truly an unforgettable evening, proving once again that music has the power to bring people together and celebrate the magic of the season, regardless of the time of year.

𝗪𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 in orchestrating this wonderful event. Your hard work and dedication made this magical night possible!

Visit our Facebook page for photographs and recordings of the event.

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Congratulations to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet learners Joy Merifield, in Grade 12, and Lisa McEwan, in Grade 5, on claiming the 2nd places in the Karoo Winter Wool Festival’s 𝗢𝗩𝗞 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡’s high school and primary school categories, respectively

Their artistic talent has earned them a well-deserved prize of R5 000 each and an additional R5 000 each for the school!

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

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Union High School, Graaff-Reinet recently had the privilege of concluding Term 2 by paying tribute to some of its 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚-𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗙𝗙 𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗦.

Among those honoured were ground staff members 𝗠𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝗠𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗿 𝗭𝗮𝗹𝗶 and 𝗠𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 (𝗡𝗶𝗲𝗹) 𝗠𝗲𝘆𝗲𝗿, each of whom have dedicated a decade of their lives to the school.

Additionally, much-loved junior school educator 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 and our diligent estate manager 𝗠𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 were recognized for their exceptional commitment, having served the school for an impressive 25 years.

Their loyalty and dedication have played a significant role in shaping the school’s environment and fostering its growth over the years.

𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

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