At the Dr Beyers Naudรฉ Local Municipality’s ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ held at the Drostdy Hotel on Wednesday, 22 January, Union High School’s top matric candidate from the 2024 NSC examinations, Joy Merifield, addressed an audience of fellow top achievers, parents, politicians and officials from both the municipality and the Department of Education.
During the ceremony, the ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ were announced: Union’s Na’eem Mahomed secured 3rd place, Adriaan Blignaut from Volkskool took 2nd place and Joy Merrifield, also from Union, proudly claimed 1st place.
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.
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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 annual assembly to acknowledge the learners who had attained ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ during the course of last year was held today, Friday, 20 January.
At Union High School, Graaff-Reinetโs Academic Awards Assembly on Friday morning, 20 January, the sought-after ๐ช๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ was presented to Unionโs 2023 Head Girl, Caitrin Spence.
The blazer was presented to her in recognition of her well-deserved Honours Award. (๐๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ณ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ค๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด.)
๐พ๐๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ ๐ผ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ having maintained an academic average of 95% throughout her Grade 10 and 11 years. It is no small feat to reach this level of academic achievement. Caitrin, however, brings the goal of excellence to all her endeavours, and while sheโs involved in all aspects of life at Union, she demonstrates an unwavering focus on her studies in particular, which has allowed her to reach this level of success.
Caitrin becomes the 5th Unionite to receive this award since its inception in 2004 when it was awarded for the very first time to Carl Bezuidenhout. Since then, the three other Unionites who have enjoyed the privilege of donning the white blazer, consists of Sulette Damons (Class of 2007), Kelsey Minnaar (Class of 2016) and Lynne Mugglestone (Class of 2007).
On behalf of all the educators and staff at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, we would like to congratulate the ๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฎ, 2022.
At Union High Schoolโs recent prizegiving ceremony, the ๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ in each grade were acknowledged for excellence during the academic school year.
The learners who claimed the top spot in each respective grade, are as follows: (left to right) Erin Gedult (1st on Year Grade 8 ), Katelyn Trollip (1st On Year Grade 7), Caitrin Spence (1st on Year Grade 10), James Rose-Innes (1st on Year Grade 12), Matthew Basson (1st on Year Grade 11), Naโeem Mohammad (1st on Year Grade 9), Anna Stocks (1st On Year Grade 6) and Antonia Adams (1st on year Grade 5).
On Friday morning, 16 April, Union High School’s Grade 9, 10, 11 and 12 learners attended an Elevate Education study skills coaching session.
These sessions, presented by energetic study skills facilitators, are aimed at developing a child’s study techniques in Time Management, Motivation, Growth Mindset, Stress Management and Exams and endeavours to reshape a child’s attitude towards studying and forge new habits that are modelled on the very habits used by past top students.
Amber Bezuidenhout
Sasha Cochrane
Terry Mabuni
Cadee Arends
Kathryn Odendaal
Matthew Hesselink