Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s Grade 8 learners set off bright and early this morning on their highly anticipated annual orientation day hike, accompanied by park rangers, their educators and this year’s prefects.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป? The Camdeboo National Park’s Environmental Education Centre, where they will engage in a range of educational and team building activities that promote personal growth and camaraderie
We were thrilled to welcome back our learners for the start of the 2024 academic year earlier today!
๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฎ๐๐ช๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ .
With smiling faces and renewed energy, our learners eagerly embraced the new year and quickly settled into their respective classrooms. It is inspiring to witness their determination and readiness to tackle the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ.
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to Union learners ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ (Grade 5) and ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ (Grade 7) who have been selected for the ECHS u/13 invitational hockey team, which will see them represent their school and country as they embark on an exciting tour to the Netherlands later this year.
๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง, ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ฉ ๐ผ๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ข, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ. During their time there, they will not only compete against renowned hockey clubs but also attend coaching clinics led by esteemed international coaches. This experience will undoubtedly enhance their skills and further nurture their passion for the sport.
We want to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Klara and Miley. ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐ข ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ.
The 17th annual Senior Cricket Festival at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet was a massive success!
๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐๐ง๐ฎ 10 ๐ฉ๐ค 13, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐ช๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ค ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง, ๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐จ.
The beautiful playing venues not only provided a great setting for the games but also contributed significantly to the overall success of the event.
The festival saw some intense competition on the field, with players showcasing their skills and determination to bring victory to their schools. Off the field, there was an incredible sense of camaraderie among the players, creating an atmosphere of sportsmanship and friendship.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ the 12 teams that participated in the festival. Their enthusiastic involvement added to the competitive spirit and made the event memorable for everyone involved.
We were also thrilled and immensely grateful to have had the honour of welcoming ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ on board as the official sponsors of the festival this year – their generous support has been instrumental in making this event a resounding success.
๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ’๐ด ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ญ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Standard Bank for their support and belief in our vision and look forward to many more successful collaborations in the future.
The 17th annual Senior Cricket Festival was not only a showcase of talent and sportsmanship but also served as a fantastic way to kick off the year at Union – ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ’๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ!
โข ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ดโ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บโ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ.
This past weekend,ย Union High School, Graaff-Reinetย proudly saw ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ธ๐ฒ represent the school in the u/17 boys category at the 5th Biathlon League event held in Gqeberha.
The day kicked off with an exhilarating 800m sprint, where Ben lined up alongside nine other athletes. With an explosive start and a thrilling finish, Ben showcased his talents and claimed a well-deserved second place. Clocking in at an impressive Personal Best time of 2:16.01, he narrowly missed out on first place (2:15.71).
Next on the agenda was the 100m freestyle swim, which took place in the Newton Park Swimming Pool. Ben crossed the finish line in an outstanding time of 1:05.64, finishing just behind the leading time of 1:02.56.
When the final scores were tallied, a total of 2043.78 points saw Ben emerge as the overall champion of the boys u/17 event.
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ Ben!