Summer weather and happy learners made for a perfect ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐ for Union High School Grade 5 to 12 swimmers on Tuesday evening, 28 January.
The two houses entered into the spirit of the day and gave great support to all the swimmers and, after an evening of extraordinary effort, ๐ฟ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฎ๐๐๐งโ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ, with a total of 543 points, compared to Arnott’s 364.
The Interhouse Gala holds a special place in our hearts as it’s always an event thatโs filled with smiles, friendly rivalry and a strong sense of camaraderie among all those participating. Last nightโs event only served to โ once again โ remind us of how fortunate we all are to be a part of such an incredible school community.
๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ง๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ด, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ง๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต.
[ This year marked the third year that our Interhouse gala was held in our newly extended 25m swimming pool, resulting in the breaking of a total of 25 records. ]
๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก goes to the following swimmers for their exceptional performances:
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐/๐ญ๐ฎ: Taylor Jacobs was the standout, securing an impressive six first-place finishes and setting four new records. Catie Davenport and Gemma Murray also deserve commendation for their contributions.
๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐/๐ญ๐ฎ: Uziah Willemse shone brightly, clinching three first-place finishes, two second places and one third. Notable performances were also delivered by Michael Maritz and Thomas Krige.
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐/๐ญ๐ฐ (๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ): Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza dominated this category with five first places, one second place and three new records. Lilly Hunter and Kari Stern also performed admirably.
๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐/๐ญ๐ฐ (๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ): Dante Mills excelled with three first places, one second, one third and a new record to his name. Cayden Thompson also had a commendable showing.
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐/๐ญ๐ฐ (๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ): Miley Burger led the field with five first places and one second. Bella Hawkins, Kayla Norval, Micha Murray and Clea Clarke also made notable contributions.
๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐/๐ญ๐ฐ (๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ): Aidan Ferreira and Jordan Maritz both delivered strong performances, with Aidan achieving two first places, a second, a third and a fourth, while Jordan secured two first places, a new record, a second and a third place. Murray Hope also performed well with a first and a second place finish.
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐/๐ญ๐ฒ: Alyssa Trollip displayed dominance with four first places, four new records and two second places. Zoรซ Mills garnered multiple second places, a couple of firsts as well as a record, while Gerda Clarke consistently placed third.
๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐/๐ญ๐ฒ: Mark Lemke showcased his talent with multiple first-place finishes, including a fifth place.
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป: Misha Newton led this group with five first places and one second. Mecoli Vorster, Rebecca Copeman, Esethu Mabula, Sarah Jacobs and Tara Ferreira also made significant contributions.
๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป: Ben Lemke stood out with six first places and five new records, while Daniel Marais consistently kept pace and Peter-Daniel Clegg and Kyle Liebenberg also delivered strong performances.