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Academic, Bulletin

We are unbelievably proud of our Matric Class of 2024, who has achieved a 𝟵𝟴,𝟭% pass rate in the recent NSC examinations.

𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢 64% 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘳’𝘴 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 27% 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘧 44 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴.

1. 𝗝𝗼𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 – 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. 𝗡𝗮’𝗲𝗲𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱: 3 distinctions with an average of 80%
3. 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘁: 3 distinctions and an average of 79.86%
4. 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹: 2 distinctions with an average of 77.14%
5. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: 3 distinctions with an average of 77.00%
6. 𝗧𝘆𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘆: 3 distinctions and an average of 74.57%
7. 𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲: 3 distinctions with an average of 73.86%
8. 𝗟𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗺𝘀𝗼 𝗡𝗴𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗮: 3 distinctions and an average of 72.71 %
9. 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲: 2 distinctions with an average of 71.14%
10. 𝗦𝗼𝗯𝘂𝗵𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝘆𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗶: 2 distinctions and an average of 70.57%

𝘈𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 2024’𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.

Academic, Bulletin

This morning, Union High School hosted a lovely information session for its 2025 Grade 8 learners and their parents.

𝘚𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘺𝘢𝘳𝘥, 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘠𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

The gathering saw the school’s educators address the learners and their families as they embark on this important journey into high school.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆.

With the gentle rustling of leaves overhead and the warm sun illuminating the courtyard, the event fostered a sense of community and belonging among the attendees.

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

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On behalf of all the educators and staff at Union High School, we would like to congratulate the 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟬 academic achievers of Term 4, 2024.

“𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥.” – 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘁 𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭:
1. Erin Gedult
2. Milani Pongoma
3. Megan Nortje
4. Tara Ferreira and Sarah Jacobs
6. Kenza Neill and Aaminah Steele
8. Trystan Hulleman
9. Demi Kretzmann and Someleze Ntshuca

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟬:
1. Katelyn Trollip
2. Samantha Charles and Amber Bezuidenhout
4. Misha Newton
5. Anebel Norval
6. Taegen Hamid
7. Ashleigh Shell, Jade Palmer and Anna Bouwer
10. Ciara Kivedo

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟵:
1. Amber Slater
2. Kirsten Collett  
3. Richard Murray 
4. Jade Slater 
5. Lina Tadesse 
6. Jasmine Abercrombie 
7. Liso Sobantu 
8. Jourdan-Bethany Koeberg
9. Zack Verwey 
10. Jannat Qaiser        

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟴:
1. Isabella Hulleman
2. Cayla Newton
3. Antonia Adams
4. Kay-Leigh Hartney
5. Alyssa Trollip
6. Gerda Clarke and Zunaida Deysel
8. Konke Gawula
9. Zoë Mills
10. Avuya Tsutsu

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟳:
1. Clea Clark
2. Chanté Bezuidenhout
3. Adriaan van Jaarsveld
4. Rachel Wenham
5. Aidan Ferreira
6. Miley Burger
7. Micha Murray and Isabele Tadesse
9. Kira Hector and Zanda Shabalala

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟲:
1. Kari Stern
2. Nieke van Jaarsveld, Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza and Noël Shakane
5. Amelia King
6. Adam Clark
7. Ryan Collett
8. Hermon Wolde
9. Mason Knoesen and Ryonn Naude

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟱:
1. Taylor Jacobs
2. Shana Theron
3. Mia Labuschagne
4. Sintayu Kaitro and Kate Scott
6. Keira Raley, Layla Ott and Emma Burger
9. Aaron Dyter
10. Carlie George

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𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to Grade 11 learner 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 who was one of only 5 learners selected to represent the Sarah Baartman District at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) Exhibition being held from 18 to 20 September at Air Force Base Waterkloof in Pretoria.

𝘌𝘳𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 – 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳!

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Earlier today, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s Grade 11 Geography learners enjoyed an educational outing to the Valley of Desolation, led by their teacher, Mrs Danelle Botes.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦.

Filled with anticipation and curiosity, the learners eagerly delved into the rugged terrain, putting their classroom knowledge into practice. With Mrs Botes guiding them, they navigated through the unique geological formations, marveling at the towering dolerite columns that characterize the valley.

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On behalf of all the educators and staff at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, we would like to congratulate the 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦 of Term 1, 2024.

𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬!

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟱
1. Taylor Jacobs
2. Shana Theron
3. Sintayu Kaitro
4. Kate Scott
5. Mia Labuschagne and Emma Burger
7. Klara van Jaarsveld and Layla Ott
9. Tiyanah Abader, Mackenzie Preston, Aaron Dyter, Isabel Hyldig and Lisa McEwan

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟲
1. Nieke van Jaarsveld, Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza and Kari Stern
4. Noël Shakane
5. Amelia King
6. Hermon Wolde
7. Ryan Collett, Ryonn Naude
9. Gia Scheepers
10. Adam Clark and Joshua Kingwill

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟳
1. Clea Clark
2. Chanté Bezuidenhout
3. Rachel Wenham
4. Aidan Ferreira
5. Adriaan van Jaarsveld and Isabelle Tadesses
7. Miley Burger
8. Maribel April, Kate Charles and Micha Murray

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟴
1. Isabella Hulleman
2. Cayla Newton
3. Antonia Adams, Kay-Leigh Hartley and Zunaida Deysel
6. Gerda Clarke, Carlen Prinsloo, Alyssa Trollip and John-Henry King
9. Avuya Tsutsu
10. Riley Knoesen

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟵
1. Amber Slater
2. Kirsten Collett
3. Richard Murray
4. Jade Slater
5. Liso Sobantu
6. Lina Tadesses
7. Jannat Qaiser
8. Alex Hunter, Zack Verwey and Jasmine Abercrombie

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟬
1. Amber Bezuidenhout
2. Katelyn Trollip
3. Samantha Charles
4. Misha Newton
5. Anebel Norval
6. Melissa Naudé
7. Ashleigh Shell
8. Jade Palmer
9. Ciara Kivedo
10. Benjamine Lemke

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭
1. Erin Gedult
2. Milani Pongoma
3. Kenza Neill and Megan Nortjé
5. Tara Ferreira
6. Sarah Jacobs
7. Aaminah Steele
8. Demi Kretzmann and Trystan Hulleman
10. Farronique Booysen and Ndondana Speelman

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮
1. Joy Merifield
2. Na’eem Mahomed
3. Sarah Wilmot and Joshua Neill
5. Max Price
6. Johannes Du Plessis
7. Sobuhle Nyambali
8. Charlize Vorster
9. Bontle Mashiane
10. Tyra Binney and Joshua Basson

Academic, Bulletin

On Thursday, 22 February, a group of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet Grade 12 learners, accompanied by Mrs Bronwen Langmead and Mrs Tess Neill, had the privilege of attending a panel discussion led by Professor Jonathan Jansen at the ‘𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’ 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 held at the Feathermarket Centre in Gqeberha.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘝𝘞𝘚𝘈, 𝘊𝘰𝘦𝘨𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢, 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴.

Professor Jansen’s engaging and humorous presentation left the learners with thought-provoking reflections. 𝙃𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚, the value of academic achievements, the significance of giving their best efforts, the importance of passion for their work, readiness to adapt their careers and the essence of showing vitality in their pursuits, rather than being stagnant.

Following the panel discussion, the floor was opened for questions, where Sarah Wilmot and Na’eem Mahomed raised insightful queries.

The Grade 12s then explored the ‘Working World’ careers expo, where they encountered a diverse range of opportunities from over 100 Higher Education Institutions. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

To conclude the eventful day, the group made a customary milkshake stop before returning home.

Academic, Bulletin

On Friday afternoon, 19 January, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet Headmaster, Mr William Pringle, attended the Provincial Top Achievers’ Awards Ceremony in East London, where he was presented with a prestigious 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗘𝗥’𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗 by Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane.

Mr Pringle accepted the award on behalf of Union High School, which was being honoured as the 3rd Highest Achieving School in the Eastern Cape Department of Education’s Cluster B, based on the results of the recent NSC examination. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘉𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘰 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘪 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘕𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘉𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴.

Academic, Bulletin

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s annual assembly to acknowledge the learners who had attained 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗦𝗨𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦 during the course of last year was held earlier today, Friday, 19 January.

• 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯:

Adam Clark
Ryan Collett
Amelia King
Joshua Kingwill
Mason Knoesen
Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza
Ryonn Naude
Noël Shakane
Kari Stern
Nieke van Jaarsveld

• 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟳 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯:

Isabella Tadesses
Kira Hector
Chante Bezuidenhout (Re-award)
Miley Burger (Re-award)
Clea Clark (Re-award)
Aidan Ferreira (Re-award)
Logan Marais (Re-award)
Adriaan van Jaarsveld (Re-award)
Rachel Wenham (Re-award)

• 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯:

John-Henry King
Zoë Mills
Cayla Newton
Carlen Prinsloo
Kwakhanya Ntlonti
Alyssa Trollip
Zunaida Deysel (Re-award)
Antonia Adams (Re-award)
Gerda Clarke (Re-award)
Isabella Hulleman (Re-award)

• 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟵 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯:

Kirsten Collett
Richard Murray
Amber Slater

• 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟬 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯:

Misha Newton
Amber Bezuidenhout (Re-award)
Samantha Charles (Re-award)
Ciara Kivedo (Re-award)
Anebel Norval (Re-award)
Jade Palmer (Re-award)
Katelyn Trollip (Re-award)

• 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟬 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯:

Muhammad Ahmed
Tara Ferreira
Ndodana Speelman
Aaminah Steele

• 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟬 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯:

Erin Gedult
Trystan Hulleman
Sarah Jacobs
Kenza Neill
Megan Nortjé
Milani Pongoma

• 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯:

Tyra Binney (Re-award)
Charlize Vorster (Re-award)

• 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯:

Joshua Neill
Caytah-Leigh Koeberg (Re-award)
Na’eem Mahomed (Re-award)
Joy Merifield (Re-award)
Sarah Wilmot (Re-award)