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As pre-season training for the upcoming year is already underway, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 on the incredible achievements of our talented hockey girls who represented our province this season. We are proud to announce that this year, we had one of Union’s largest groups of provincial representatives to date!

A heartfelt 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 goes out to our dedicated coaches and to our Head of Hockey, Mr Calvin Beck. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦.

𝗪𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱: Misha Newton, Chavene Lamont, Caytah-Leigh Koeberg, Sade May, Aaminah Steele, Mia Botha, Onika Jantjies, Unabantu Maneli, Nadine Murray, Abonani Matushe, Logan Marais and Maribel April

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Today, we extend our sincerest gratitude to the Old Unionite Association committee members for their generous contribution in equipping the school’s 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗘 with a new server.

This enhancement will significantly enrich the educational experience for our current learners, providing them with access to advanced technology and resources that are essential in today’s digital age.

𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴, 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦.

We are grateful for their foresight and generosity, which will undoubtedly empower our current learners to reach new heights.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 Union High School, Graaff-Reinet.

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Today marks an exciting transition at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet as we usher in the cricket season, with the rugby posts having been taken down.

As we bid adieu to rugby, we look forward to the anticipation and enthusiasm that cricket brings. 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴.

The 1st XI cricketers are ready to make their mark, and the entire Union community is excited to cheer them on.

𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙!

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On Monday afternoon, 26 August, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕 enjoyed a creative outing at the Jan Rupert Art Centre, participating in an enriching workshop on Abstract Expression hosted by the Rupert Foundation.

After an insightful debriefing on the current exhibition, each participant was provided with a canvas, vibrant paints and a variety of materials to unleash their creativity. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴.

Union extends its 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗙𝗘𝗟𝗧 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘 to Audrey du Preez and the Jan Rupert Art Centre for facilitating such an inspiring and memorable afternoon!

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𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗶 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰!

With just 𝟰𝟰 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 until the highly anticipated 2024 edition of Tri The Karoo, excitement is building!

Set to take place on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟮 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿, at the beautiful Union Schools’ campus, this event is shaping up to be a fantastic weekend full of fun, competition and community spirit.

The festivities will begin on 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟳:𝟬𝟬 with a fun 5km 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗻. This event is the perfect way to kick off an exciting weekend. The start and finishing point will be located at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, making it accessible for everyone! Whether you’re an athlete or simply looking for a fun outing, this event welcomes all. Bring your kids, your dogs and even your prams as we splash some colour on the weekend!

Following the Colour Run, join us for a delicious 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 hosted by the Old Unionite Association at the Tony Burrell Union clubhouse.

Bright and early on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, the action kicks off with four exciting races:

• 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: 1.5km Swim | 40km Cycle | 10km Run
• 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: 750m Swim | 20km Cycle | 5km Run
• 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: 50/100m Swim | 4km Cycle | 1km Run
• 𝗧𝗿𝗶 𝗛𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆: 50/100m Swim | 4km Cycle | 1km Run

While the athletes are competing, the Union Schools’ campus will transform into a lively hub featuring the 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀’ 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁. With a variety of stalls, spectators will have plenty to explore and enjoy throughout the day.

As the sun sets, the festivities continue with the 𝗧𝗿𝗶 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹, hosted by the Graaff-Reinet Club. Get ready for an incredible evening filled with fun, music and celebration as 𝗩𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗻 takes the stage! The Saturday Night Social will also feature the 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 for the Olympic and Sprint Races – it’s completely open to the public, so don’t miss out!

𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 for this exciting event are now open! 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭. Please be aware that a late entry penalty fee will apply for entries submitted after 𝟮𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, so be sure to sign up early!

So, 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝗿𝗶 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗼?

For all the details you need to plan your weekend, visit the website: https://trithekaroo.co.za/ You can also sign up directly here: https://trithekaroo.co.za/enter-online/

For Union learners, please see 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝘂-𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿 for more information or entry forms.

Mark your calendars, gather your friends and family, and get ready for a weekend filled with excitement and community spirit at 𝗧𝗿𝗶 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰!

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We are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet Grade 5 learners, Mia Labuscagne and Carlie George, who recently completed their very first Classical Debut piano exam with RSL!

𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴, 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 – 𝘔𝘪𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 93% 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘵 91%.

Mia’s performance was described by the examiner as outstanding, with the remark that “no significant areas of improvement were identified in this excellent graded certificate.” 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁!

Carlie’s performance was equally impressive, receiving high praise for her “confident and assured performance throughout.” The examiner noted that she effortlessly met both the technical and stylistic demands of the repertoire!

𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙞𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠, 𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨.

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As the Awareness and Acceptance Club (AAC), we are committed to fostering an environment where learners feel safe discussing the challenges they face. These challenges may include Social Anxiety, Depression, Loneliness, or Acceptance, among others. By raising awareness about these issues, we aim to encourage open dialogue without fear of mockery.

Read more about our Vision and our Mission:

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Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s Grade 7 learners put in a lot of extra effort to make their 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗬, which took place this morning, Tuesday, 20 August, a huge success.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘮, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 7𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴.

Market Day involved creating an ‘open market’ atmosphere, where the entire school had an opportunity to purchase goods on sale from our budding Grade 7 entrepreneurs.

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨.

Items on sale included food and drinks, crafts, toys and novelty items, along with some fun activities such as spin-the-wheel, a boba stall and the ever popular sponge-throwing station.