Cricketers Selected for EP Rural Inland Team

Congratulations to Union cricketers, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ and ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ on being selected for the 2024 EP Rural Inlands u/17 Team.

We wish them the best of luck when they compete in the SA National u17 Rural Week (5 to 10 December 2024) at the Drostdy Technical High School in Worcester.

Congratulations to Yonela Wana, Shaakir Kazi & Makukhanye de Beer

๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜”๐˜ณ ๐˜Œ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ธ๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ.

Junior Interschools Athletics – Results

The annual ๐—๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—›๐—ข๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ง๐—›๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—ฆ event between the Union Schools and Laer Volkskool was held during the month of October.

In perfect weather conditions, our beautiful school fields were a hive of activity where the athletes were involved in various track and field events, such as long jump, high jump, shot put, sprints, middle-distance running and relays.

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.

All participants need to be commended on their good sportsmanship throughout the day, which ensured that an enjoyable event could take place. ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ, ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต.

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ to the athletes representing Union for clinching the overall victory with a score of 863, surpassing Volkskool’s score of 802.

During the meeting 14 ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—ข๐—ฅ๐——๐—ฆ were set, of which 7 were by Union athletes. The new records are as follows:

โ€ข Boys u/7 60m: Aiden van der Walt (UNION) – 10.00s (previous record: 10.10s)
โ€ข Boys u/13 1500m: Jarrod Gerber (LVS) – 5:03.65 (previous record: 5:24.56)
โ€ข Boys u/12 1200m: Lukhona Bulembu (UNION) – 4:11.78 (previous record: 4:20.68)
โ€ข Girls u/10 High Jump: Leah Abader (UNION) – 1.07m (previous record: 1.05m)
โ€ข Boys u/7 80m: Kainon Swartz (UNION) – 13.41s (previous record: 13.61s)
โ€ข Girls u/11 80m: Janike van Zyl (LVS) – 11.45s (previous record: 12.11s)
โ€ข Boys u/13 Long Jump: Jordan Maritz (UNION) – 4.89m (previous record: 4.57m)
โ€ข Girls u/11 100m: Janike van Zyl (LVS) – 14.28s (previous record: 14.44s)
โ€ข Boys u/13 800m: Jarrod Gerber (LVS) – 2:25.26 (previous record: 2:37.38)
โ€ข Boys u/10 Long Jump: Jacobus Wolfaardt (LVS) – 4.11m (previous record: 3.84m)
โ€ข Boys u/12 Shot Put: Dante Mills (UNION) – 9.78m (previous record: 9.51m)
โ€ข Boys u/11 High Jump: Kobus Lotter (LVS) – 1.27m (previous record: 1.25m)
โ€ข Boys u/12 Long Jump: JP Lombard (LVS) – 4.94m (previous record: 4.17m)
โ€ข Boys u/13 High Jump: Jordan Maritz (UNION) – 1.42m (previous record: 1.38m)

Junior Cricket vs Woodridge – Results

Union High School’s ๐—จ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐—” cricketers enjoyed their last fixture of the year this past weekend, taking on a visiting Woodridge College & Preparatory School

On Friday evening, after winning the toss, Union batted first in a T20 encounter at the Botanics Sports Grounds, scoring 119 runs with Joubert Vorster leading the way with 53 runs off 36 balls.

In response, Woodridge was bowled out for just 30 runs, with Khwezi Molonga taking 4 wickets – including a hat-trick – and Ryonn Naude adding 3 wickets.

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐Ÿด๐Ÿต ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€, ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต.

In a 40-over encounter the following day, Union set a total of 109 runs, led by Jordan Maritz with 33 runs.

In a dominant bowling display, Union bowled out Woodridge for just 42 runs. Joubert Vorster and Ryonn Naude both took 3 wickets, while Aiden Ferreira contributed with 2 wickets.

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€.

In an exciting T20 match this past Friday afternoon, Union High School’s ๐—จ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ๐—” cricket team faced a Woodridge College & Preparatory School side, with Union’s captain winning the toss and choosing to bowl.

This strategy paid off as they restricted Woodridge to just 89 runs, with Grant Murray taking key wickets.

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐˜†, ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐Ÿฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€.

The following day, the team took the field for a 35-over match. Woodridge batted first, setting a target of 147 runs.

๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ’๐˜ด ๐˜Œ๐˜ฅ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด (51) ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜’๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ (27) ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง 62 ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต, ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ 18 ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ’๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ.

Another Classroom Transformed

As we prepare to step into 2025, Union High School is pleased to report the transformation of yet another one of our teaching spaces.

With a vision for progress and innovation, the classroom features the standard for all our revamps – a state-of-the-art digital interactive whiteboard, LED lighting and thoughtfully curated furniture.

๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ.

Large windows frame the field, allowing natural light to flood the room, providing a picturesque backdrop for daily lessons.

๐—”๐˜ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. With the transformation of this space, we are proud to offer a teaching environment that reflects our commitment to innovation and excellence

Endurance Riding – Congratulations, Tristan

We are excited to share that Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s young equestrian ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ recently participated in the ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ in Graaff-Reinet.

This event took place over the weekend of 17 and 18 October, where Tristan not only demonstrated his passion for riding but also marked significant milestones in his equestrian journey.

On Friday, October 17, Tristan participated in an 80km Trapleer ride on his horse, SMP Bella May. This ride was particularly special as it marked Bella’s transition out of the Novice phase, allowing her to compete in future races. ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง 5 ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ 26 ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.

The following day, Tristan took on an even greater challenge. He rode 120km on Henarstep Willow, standing out as the only Junior rider in this grueling race, which commenced bright and early at 04:30. ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ 120๐˜ฌ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง 7 ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ 38 ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป!

Matrics Received Care Packages From Dutch Reformed Church

๐—ข๐—ป ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—– ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€.

In a world that often feels hurried and impersonal, this gesture from the Graaff-Reinet Dutch Reformed Church stands out as an example of the community spirit and kindness that makes our town such a wonderful place to live

To the congregation of the Graaff-Reinet Dutch Reformed Church, your thoughtful initiative has made a significant impact. The NSC examinations can be a source of stress and anxiety for many young learners – ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ.

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜.

Jocelyn Marais Tennis Tournament

This past weekend, four of Union High School, Graaff-Reinetโ€™s top junior boysโ€™ and girlsโ€™ tennis players participated in the annual ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜†๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ held in Graaff-Reinet.

Over the course of two exciting days, our players not only showcased their skills on the court but also embraced the spirit of sportsmanship and camaraderie.

Competing against formidable teams from Worcester, Stellenbosch, Hermanus and Cradock, among other, both the boys’ and girls’ teams faced challenging matches that tested their abilities and character. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต.

The tournament was not just about competition; it was also a chance for our athletes to bond and develop friendships with peers from other schools.

๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด.

A special ๐—ง๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—ž ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ goes out to the members of staff, parents and supporters who accompanied our teams and cheered them on from the sidelines.

Revamped Life Sciences Lab

We are thrilled to share the wonderful news that we have recently had the privilege of revamping the ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—™๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ lab at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet.

This project has not only transformed the space but also reinvigorated the learning environment for learners who will walk through its doors each day.

The journey began with the complete gutting of the age-old classroom. We carefully sanded and varnished the floors, breathing new life into the room’s foundation. The outdated box blinds were replaced with modern window coverings, flooding the lab with natural light.

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€’ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

New front-of-classroom cupboards were installed, which function as a traditional whiteboard, while housing the digital interactive whiteboard – an essential tool for dynamic teaching and interactive learning.

To enhance the overall ambiance, the walls and ceiling received a fresh coat of paint, while a stunning mural now graces one wall, adding a splash of colour and creativity that breathes life into the lab.

๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ.

B Age Schools Gala

On Saturday, 19 October, the Newton Park Swimming Pool in Gqeberha became a hub of excitement as it hosted the highly anticipated B Age Schools Gala.

This year, the event drew participation from 31 Eastern Cape schools, spanning from the Inland areas to East London, and featured an impressive total of 1 001 entries.

A special ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง goes to all the swimmers from Union High School, Graaff-Reinet who took part in this gala.

๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜บ, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ 10 ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข.

๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€ made an impressive mark by securing:
โ€ข 5th place in the 50m Breaststroke
โ€ข 7th place in the 50m Freestyle, achieving a personal best time of 30.64 seconds.

๐—ž๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด competing in his first B Age Gala, demonstrated remarkable skill with:
โ€ข 6th place in the 50m Breaststroke
โ€ข 8th place in the 50m Freestyle.

๐—˜๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐˜‚ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ also displayed commendable performance, achieving:
โ€ข 6th place in the 50m Butterfly
โ€ข 9th place in the 50m Backstroke, with a time improvement of 2.22 seconds
โ€ข 10th place in the 14 & Over 100m Freestyle
โ€ข 4th place in the 14 & Over 100m Breaststroke
โ€ข 10th place in the 50m Breaststroke for 15 & Over
โ€ข 15th place in the 50m Freestyle for 15 & Over.

๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ contributed to the team’s success with her strong finishes, including:
โ€ข 9th place in the 50m Butterfly and 13 & Over 100m Freestyle
โ€ข 10th place in the 50m Backstroke
โ€ข 4th place in the 100m Breaststroke
โ€ข 12th place in the 50m Breaststroke
โ€ข 13th place in the 50m Freestyle.

๐—ญ๐—ผรซ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ rounded off the exceptional performances by clinching:
โ€ข 3rd place in both the 14 & Over 100m and 50m Breaststroke
โ€ข 4th place in the 50m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle, and 14 & Over 100m Freestyle
โ€ข 5th place in the 50m Butterfly.

Additionally, ๐—”๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ-๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‡๐—ฎ showcased her talent with:
โ€ข 6th place in the 13 & Over 100m Breaststroke
โ€ข 7th in the 50m Backstroke
โ€ข 9th in both the 50m Fly and 50m Freestyle
โ€ข 10th in the 100m Freestyle
โ€ข 13th in the 50m Breaststroke.

Newcomer ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฐ๐—˜๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป impressed with her outstanding performances, notably:
โ€ข 1st place in the 100m Breaststroke, a phenomenal achievement
โ€ข 6th in the 50m Fly
โ€ข 7th in the 13 & Over 100m Freestyle
โ€ข 8th in the 50m Breaststroke
โ€ข 16th in the 50m Freestyle.

๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ also made waves, finishing:
โ€ข 2nd in the 50m Fly
โ€ข 2nd in the 13 & Under 100m Freestyle, with a time improvement of 9.54 seconds
โ€ข 3rd in the 50m Backstroke and 13 & Under 100m Breaststroke
โ€ข 4th in the 50m Freestyle
โ€ข 5th in the 50m Breaststroke.

๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ!

Gr 7 Academic Enrichment Excursion

This past Friday and Saturday, a group of 12 enthusiastic Grade 7 learners from Union High School had the incredible opportunity to participate in a Social Sciences ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป to the stunning KAROO RIDGE – Conservancy, located just 50 kilometers northeast of Middelburg.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ โ€œ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜‰๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ,โ€ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด.

The journey began early on Friday, 18 October, as the learners departed the Union grounds filled with excitement for the days ahead.

After a scenic drive, they arrived at the picturesque River Lodge at the Karoo Ridge Conservancy. Following a light lunch and a chance to unpack, the learners were warmly welcomed by Helen Wenham, who introduced them to the unique environment they were about to explore.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฒ. This engaging hike not only allowed the learners to appreciate the breathtaking landscape but also provided valuable insights on erosion and its impact on the environment. After an invigorating walk, the group returned to the River Lodge for some relaxation time, which included a refreshing swim before dinner.

๐—”๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ. This experience provided them with a close encounter with the local wildlife, further enriching their understanding of biodiversity in the Karoo region. The day concluded with a delightful dinner and braai in the Boma, where everyone gathered to reflect on the day’s adventures.

Saturday morning kicked off with a hearty breakfast cooked over an open fire, setting the stage for another exciting day ahead. The learners joined David Hall for a ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ, which included discussions on the local flora and fauna, alongside a hands-on activity in small gabion building.

Following a brief comfort break, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น. This hands-on experience reinforced the importance of sustainable practices in farming and conservation efforts.

After a well-deserved lunch, the group wrapped up their enriching excursion and prepared to depart, leaving with a wealth of knowledge and unforgettable memories.

Union extends its ๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—™๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ง ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—˜ to Mrs Hanli Rose-Innes for organising this memorable trip, as well as to Pete and Helen Wenham for their generous hospitality and guidance throughout the excursion.

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