๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to Daly House for their spectacular victory at today’s Interhouse Athletics Day!
After a sun-soaked day of competition, they triumphantly seized the win with a final score of 584 to 561, breaking Arnott’s impressive winning streak of more than 10 years!
Union High School will be hosting the 2025 ๐จ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐๐ง for the Grade 1 to 7 learners on Monday, 27 January.
Members of the Union community are invited to attend the ๐๐ข๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ’ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ celebrations on Friday and Saturday, 24 and 25 January 2025.
Union High School, Graaff-Reinet will host its annual ๐๐ข๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ’ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ on Friday morning, 24 January, at 11:00.
All parents, Old Unionites and friends of the Union Schools are invited to a steak braai in the ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ฃ on Friday evening, 24 January, at 6.30pm in honour of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 2025 Founders’ Weekend.
Union High School, Graaff-Reinetโs Old Girls, parents and friends of the school are invited to join the Old Girlsโ team that will take on the schoolโs 1st team during the annual Foundersโ Weekend encounter on Friday afternoon, 24 January.
All parents, friends of the Union Schools and Old Unionites are invited to come and enjoy ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ผ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐ช๐๐ก๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ at Union High School as part of the school’s Founders’ Weekend celebrations
Teams will be selected as players arrive. Players must convene in front of the Tony Burrell Union before 14:00.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป at 083 282 5051 to find out more or to let him know you are available and want to play.
CRICKET – SATURDAY
MOTHER & DAUGHTER MORNING
The annual Gisela Kingwill Mother & Daughter Morning will be held during Foundersโ Weekend, on Saturday, 25 January, at 09:00.
This yearโs event will see guests enjoying a ‘๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ช๐๐๐’ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต’, held under the trees in the Union High School garden.
Tickets will be available for purchase as of Tuesday morning, 12 November, from Ms Elsebรฉ Moos in the Union High School front office.
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to senior music student, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ (Grade 12), who successfully passed her ABRSM Grade 7 Performance Practical Examination and achieved 72%!
๐๐ป ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ. For the exam, Erin had to select and perform four pieces presented as a continuous programme.
She performed Tempo di Minuetto (3rd movement from Sonata in A) by Martinez (piece 1), Calme du soir (No. 2 from 10 petits morceaux, Op. 94) by Moszkowski (piece 2), New Kid (No. 9 from The Christopher Norton Jazz Preludes Collection) by Christopher Norton (piece 3) & Pop Bossa (No. 5 from Latin Preludes 2) by Christopher Norton (piece 4).
๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ! It is evident in all the exams that you have completed in four years: Performance Grade 4 (2021), Performance Grade 5 (2022), Music Theory Grade 5 (2023), Performance Grade 6 (2023) and Performance Grade 7 (2024)!
As a new year unfolds, fresh beginnings and exciting opportunities await the learners of Union High School.
The Grade 8s kicked off their academic journey bright and early Monday morning with an unforgettable ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ก๐ to the Camdeboo Environmental Centre, setting a positive tone for the year ahead.
Perfect weather greeted the Grade 8 learners as they ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ธ๐บ ๐ต๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, accompanied by knowledgeable guides from the Camdeboo National Park, Union staff members and supportive school prefects.
Upon reaching the Environmental Education Centre, the eager Grade 8s took a moment to refuel with some snacks. This break was followed by engaging activities led by the parkโs educational team, designed to enrich their understanding of the environment while encouraging teamwork. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ธ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐, ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐.
By the end of the day, although completely exhausted, the Grade 8s returned to campus with a renewed sense of excitement and anticipation. They were not just tired; they were prepared and eager to embrace the journey of becoming seniors at Union High School.
This past weekend, saw our u/13A cricketers deliver an outstanding performance at the ๐ช๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐/๐ญ๐ฏ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น, remaining unbeaten across their three matches.
* ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ธ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ:Union scored 131/5, with Cayden Thompson (32) and Josh Kingwill (26) leading the charge. They restricted Hangklip to 44/8, winning by 87 runs, with Josh taking an incredible 4/4 in 4 overs.
* ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒโ๐: Union bowled out St Georgeโs for 33, with Nathaneal Phillips claiming 4 wickets. Union chased the target effortlessly, winning by 10 wickets, with Ryan Collett smashing 22 off 9 balls.
* ๐๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Union posted 157, thanks to Cayden Thompsonโs 40 off 23 balls and Josh Kingwillโs 32. They restricted Westering to 80/7, winning by 77 runs. Sintayu Kaitro (3 wickets for 2 runs) and Nathaneal Phillips (2 wickets) starred with the ball.
The annual assembly to acknowledge the learners who had attained ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ during the course of last year was held today, Friday, 17 January.
Grade 6 learnersGrade 7 learners
โข ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ: Tiyanah Abader Emma Burger Aaron Dyter Carlie George Isabel Hyldig Taylor Jacobs Sintayu Kaitro Mia Labuscagne Layla Ott Keira Raley Kate Scott Shana Theron
โข ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ณ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ: Lilly Hunter Hermon Wolde Adam Clark (Re-award) Ryan Collett (Re-award) Mason Knoesen (Re-award) Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza (Re-award) Noรซl Shakane (Re-award) Kari Stern (Re-award) Nieke van Jaarsveld (Re-award)
The group engaged in various activities that encouraged collaboration and communication, all while enjoying the stunning scenery and unique culture of the area.
The senior cricket festival began with Union High School playing a warm-up T20 match against Daniel Pienaar on Wednesday, 8th January 2025. Union High won the toss and decided to field first. Daniel Pienaar scored 184 runs. In reply, Union High School tried to chase down the score but fell short, with Daniel Pienaar winning by 116 runs.
50 Over Format
Union High School won the toss and chose to bat first. They were bowled out for 100 runs. Victoria Park High School successfully chased down the target, winning the 50-over game by seven wickets.
Declaration Game
Union High School lost the toss, and DF Malherbe decided to bat first, scoring 82 runs in 28 overs. The standout bowler was Yaaseen Kazi, who took 4 wickets for 30 runs in 11 overs, maintaining an economy of 2.73. Well done, Yaaseen!
Union High School then needed to pass the target and set a new one for DF Malherbe. The team managed to score 176 runs, taking a lead of 94 runs. Richard Murray was the top scorer, contributing 75 runsโwell done, Richard!
Union High School then required 5 wickets in two hours for an outright win. They succeeded, with Trystan Hulleman claiming the final wicket on the last ball of the day’s play.
45 Over Format
Union High School won the toss and chose to bat first. The 1st team demonstrated great character while batting against quality bowlers, accumulating 231 runs in 45 overs. The standout performer was Makukhanya De Beer, who scored 57 runsโwell deserved!
Richard Murray and Makukhanya De Beer put together a solid 100-run partnership-excellent teamwork.
In the second innings, Union High School put in an all-out effort while fielding. The best bowling figures came from Yaseen Kazi, who bowled 9 overs, with 3 maidens, 15 runs, and 2 wickets.
1. ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ – with an impressive 6 distinctions and an overall average of 88.29%, Joy has shown outstanding academic excellence that stands as a testament to her hard work and perseverance. 2. ๐ก๐ฎโ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐บ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ: 3 distinctions with an average of 80% 3. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐บ๐ผ๐: 3 distinctions and an average of 79.86% 4. ๐๐ผ๐๐ต๐๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ถ๐น๐น: 2 distinctions with an average of 77.14% 5. ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: 3 distinctions with an average of 77.00% 6. ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐: 3 distinctions and an average of 74.57% 7. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ: 3 distinctions with an average of 73.86% 8. ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐บ๐๐ผ ๐ก๐ด๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฎ: 3 distinctions and an average of 72.71 % 9. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ: 2 distinctions with an average of 71.14% 10. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฏ๐๐ต๐น๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ: 2 distinctions and an average of 70.57%
