On Saturday the Union Schools’ rugby players traveled to Makhanda for their annual derby against Graeme College.
1st Team Report Our last fixture for the 2nd term was against our arch rivals Graeme College from Makhanda, as to be excepted it was a tough task at hand. The match started off by both teams taking the opportunity to put points on the board,ย Union through a penalty kick and Graeme through a converted try. It was a tough physical battle in the 1st half which Union dominated but couldn’t put the points on the board. We went into half time trailing by 26-10. Graeme could only manage to score one more try in the second half and Union couldn’t manage to put more points on the board. Lack of discipline and not taking our chances led to Union not being able to score more points. Graeme won the game by 31-10.
U/13A While the final score saw Union’s u/13As losing 12-17, the score doesn’t reflect their efforts on the field, with the boys delivering a truly impressive performance, leaving their supporters beaming with pride.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ, with the u/7s delivering a fiery performance and securing a 20-10 victory. The u/9A and u/11A teams faced tough competition, ultimately losing 0-26 and 0-35 respectively.
Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st team hockey girls faced off against their Kingswood College counterparts today, with the match ending in a 1-1 draw.
Although the Union girls held a 1-0 lead for the majority of the match, the Kingswood team rallied and in a heart-stopping moment, managed to equalize with less than a minute remaining on the clock.
Other Results: 2nd lost 0-5 U16A lost 6-0 U14A won 1-0 14B lost 3-0
This past weekend saw Grade 10 learner ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ competing in the Lormar Endurance Ride in the Middelburg district, where he completed the 80km race to successfully qualify for the Fauresmith International Endurance Ride taking place in the Free State during July this year.
With new challenges and a vibrant atmosphere, Tri the Karoo is set to be a major drawcard for athletes of all levels. ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช’๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ค๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ-๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐ง, ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐.
Keep an eye on the Tri The Karoo Facebook page for exciting updates and details on registration, which opens very soon! Don’t miss your chance to experience the thrill of racing through the beautiful Karoo landscape.
๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค Nina Japhta who claimed third place in the u/18 Girls’ category and Neelon Fourie who claimed third place in the u/18 Boys’ category.
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ข๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ Sarah Wilmot who won the Open Section for women – Sarah received a cash prize for being the best female player of the day.
The U/13A team played brilliant rugby in their match against Queens Junior. Union started strong, getting onto the scoreboard first. Queens quickly replied with a try and converted it to take the lead at 7-5. However, Union showed their resilience and skill by scoring two quick tries, leading 17-7 at halftime.
In the second half, Union continued their impressive performance, adding one more try to their tally. Despite Queens’ efforts, they managed to score again but fell short. The game ended with a final score of 24-19 in favor of Union.
What a great win for Union against one of the big Eastern Cape schools! Congratulations to the team on their fantastic performance.
More results: U11B: lost 3 – 49 lost U11A: lost 50-5 U13B: lost 0-49
Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s senior hockey teams faced off against a visiting Queenstown Girls’ High School on Saturday with the following results:
โข u/14B drew 0-0 โข u/14A won 7-1 โข u/16B won 3-0 โข u/16A lost 0-2 โข 3rd team won 1-0 โข 2nd team lost 1-2 โข 1st team won 3-1
It is with profound sadness that we learned of the passing of ๐ ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ต๐ผ๐๐ a cherished member of the Union Schools community today.
Mr Bez, as he was fondly known, was not only a dedicated teacher and coach, but also a devoted parent of our school. ๐๐ช๐ด ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด.
He was a true pillar of our community and his absence will be deeply felt.
Our hearts go out to his wife, Trudi, their beloved daughters, Amber and Chantรฉ, and the rest of his extended family. We offer them our deepest condolences and pray for strength and comfort during this difficult time.
During Term 2, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s Primary English Department (Grades 5, 6 and 7) embarked on an exciting educational journey by hosting a spelling contest designed to enhance the vocabulary and comprehension skills of their learners.
The contest began with the distribution of spelling lists at the start of the term. Learners were instructed to mark off a few words each week, which they were required to learn for homework every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐, ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐. Alongside learning the correct spellings, learners were also tasked with understanding the meanings of these words, thereby integrating language skills with their overall academic curriculum.
The highlight of this term-long endeavour was the spelling contest, where learners showcased their learning and competed for top honours. The competition culminated in recognizing the best spellers in each grade, with winners receiving well-deserved cash prizes.
