The following Cultural and Winter Sport awards were presented during the Awards Assembly held on Monday morning, 19 August 2024:
Earlier today, on Monday, 19 August, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet proudly announced its ๐ก๐๐ช ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ for the upcoming academic year of 2024/25.
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฅ๐บ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ค ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ช๐ท๐ฐ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐จ๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐, ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ: Muhammad Ahmed, Xavier Barlow, Farronique Booysen, Tara Ferreira, Erin Gedult, Trystan Hulleman, Sarah Jacobs, Shaakir Kazi, Kyle Liebenberg, Daniel Marais, Kenza Neill, Milano Pongoma, Ndodana Speelman, Aaminah Steele and Uyintando Ziswana.
As these young leaders step into their roles, we remind them of the words of John Quincy Adams: โ๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ.โ This quote encapsulates the essence of leadership – the ability to inspire and uplift those around you.
With this new responsibility, the prefects are encouraged to serve the school with pride and dignity. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น, ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ is more than just an annual event; itโs a tapestry woven with deep emotions, fierce competition and unforgettable memories. Every year, this special occasion seems to draw out the very best and, at times, the worst in us. But this duality is not something to be feared or resented – it’s reflection of our deep passion and unwavering commitment to our children. We cheer with all our might when they excel and we feel every stumble as if it were our own.
The intensity of our emotions during Interschools stems from a place of love, pride and an earnest desire to see our children succeed. Itโs in these moments that our true selves are revealed, for better or for worse. We find ourselves in the joyous highs of victory, but also in the quiet moments of reflection after a loss.
This ebb and flow of emotions is not new. Interschools has always been this way – ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ค๐จ๐ข ๐ค๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฃ๐.
INTERSCHOOLS REULTS
Senior Rugby
While Volkskool’s 1st XV may have taken home the win (22-12), it was the Union team that truly captured our hearts! You fought valiantly, showing strength and determination that exceeded all expectations. We couldn’t be more proud of you! Your passion and spirit shone brightly today!
More Results
U/13B: 17 – 17
U/13A: 5 – 5
U/14: 0 – 53
U/15: 7 – 5
U/16: 8 – 25
3rd Team: 0 – 39
2nd Team: 6 – 24
Hockey
In a thrilling chapter of Union’s storied history, the 1st team hockey girls clinched a narrow yet glorious victory over Volkskool with a score of 1 – 0 during the ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ encounter.
๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด to our champions!
More Results
U/13B: 2 – 0
U/13A: 0 – 1
U/14A: 9 – 0
U/16A: 1 – 1
2nd Team: 8 – 0
Senior Tennis
Union’s 1st girls’ team showcased their talent by winning decisively with a score of 8 – 1. The 2nd girls also performed admirably, clinching a narrow victory with a score of 5 – 4. However, the 1st boys faced a tough challenge, ending the match with a score of 1 – 8 in favour of Volkskool.
The 2nd boys and 3rd teams fought valiantly, but ultimately fell short, with scores of 2 – 7 and 2 – 7 for the 3rd girls and 3 – 6 for the 3rd boys, respectively.
Junior Tennis
The first team girls fought valiantly, narrowly losing with a score of 4-5.
The second team girls, however, shone brightly as they clinched victory with a solid 6-3 win. Kudos to them on a stellar effort!
๐ข๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐’ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ. The first team boys faced a formidable challenge and, despite their best efforts, fell to their Volkskool counterparts with a score of 0-9.
The second team boys also put forth a commendable effort but ended with a score of 1-8. Both teams demonstrated great sportsmanship and tenacity and their commitment to the game is something to be proud of.
Quiz
Our quiz team put forth a stellar effort, narrowly missing out on victory in a nail-biting finale, finishing just one point shy with a score of 37-38 in the dying moments of the quiz.
Speeches
Our junior and senior speech learners also took centre stage, displaying eloquence and grace that left a lasting impression on everyone present. ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ต๐ผ๐๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ธ๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ (1st place) ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ comported themselves with remarkable poise, embodying the very essence of what it means to be wonderful representatives of our school.
Chess
The high school teams (Grades 8 to 12), saw the Union 1st team lose 5-9, with the 2nd team making a clean sweep with a point tally of 14-0 in their favour, to claim an overall victory of 19-9 in the division.
Meanwhile, the Primary School teams (Grades 5 to 7) dominated the board, with the 1st team winning 10-4 and the 2nd team winning 13-1, to claim an overall win of 23-5.
Not to be outdone, the Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet team (Grades 1 to 4) fought valiantly to secure an 11-9 victory, contributing to Team Union’s overall triumph.
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
The ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฆ engaged in a fun match that showcased the lighter side of competition, facing off against the Volkskool side. In a spirited encounter, the Matric players lost 7-13, but the camaraderie shared during the games proved that ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฉ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐’ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ!
Wishing all competitors from the Union Schools and Hoรซr and Laer Volkskool the best of luck.
As we engage in friendly competition, let us remember the words of John Wooden: “๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ. ๐๐ต’๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ.”
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ!
MEET OUR 1ST TEAMS
L to R: Joy Merifield, Charlize Vorster, Katelyn Trollip, Amy Waddelow, Sarah Jacobs, Mia Botha, Leigh-Ann Murray, Caytah-Leigh Koeberg, Sadรฉ May (captain), Aaminah Steele, Kenza Neill, Mecoli Vorster, Amber Slater, Misha Newton, Tyra Binney and Tara Ferreira
L to R: Trystan Hulleman, Uyanda Tele, Bulela Zonke, Ababalwe Matutu, Joshua Swartland, Peter Michaels, Makukhanye de Beer, Asemahle Sakati, Na’eem Mahomed (captain), Shaakir Kazi, Xavier Barlow, Muhammed Ahmed, Kyle Liebenberg, Christopher Nqumashe, Jayden Odendaal and Nangawethu Macanda
Vincent Clarke, Joshua Neill, Peter-Daniel Clegg, Sobuhle Nyambali, Trystan Hope and Richard Murray
Nadine Murray, Cayla Newton, Tara Ferreira, Caytah-Leigh Koeberg, Misha Newton, Mia Botha
Lina Tadesse, Ben Kroon, Jasmine Abercrombie, Gerda Clarke, Stephan Vorster, Nina Japhta, Josh Arends and Kwakhanya Ntlonti. Absent: Neelon Fourie
Na’eem Mohamed, Shaakir Khazi, Trystan Hulleman, Tara Ferreira and Erin Gedult
Joy Merifield and Asive Dwane (seniors), as well as Amber Bezuidenhout and Zusange Phehlukwayo (juniors) will proudly represent Union in the annual Speech Competition during this year’s ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ’ week.
BACK: Murray Hope, Midange Nazo(VC), Jordan Maritz(C), Joubert Vorster, Lukhona Bulembu, Dante Mills, Mbuso Tini and Lwandle Dali
FRONT: Khwezi Molonga, Avethandwa Jack, Natneal Wakoyo, Khazimla Jantjies, Caleb Reid, Aidan Ferreira and Ryonn Naude
Miley Burger (Captain), Amelia King, (middle back) Klara van Jaarsveld, Kungawo Lisa, Maribel April, Hermon Wolde, Kari Stern, (middle front) Haley Krige, Chantรฉ Bezuidenhout, Abonani Matushe, Rachel Wenham, Logan Marais, Emma Burger and Taylor Jacobs.
Aidan Ferreira, Dante Mills, Jordan Maritz, Murray Hope, Ryonn Naudรฉ and Joshua Kingwill
Emily Marais, Taylor Jacobs, Miley Burger, Amelia King, Emma Burger and Lisa McEwan
Earlier this morning, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s primary department held its much-anticipated annual speech competition for learners in Grades 5 to 7.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง 22 ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐จ๐ฆ, ๐ค๐ข๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ถ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด.
โข In the ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฑ category, congratulations are in order for Taylor Jacobs, who triumphed with the topic “Tennis.” Joint runners-up Layla Ott, who spoke about “My Life at School,” and Kate Scott, whose topic was “Piano,” also delivered outstanding performances.
โข Moving on to ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฒ, Kungawo Nako emerged as the winner with a heartfelt speech on “My Mother,” while Lilly Hunter impressed the judges with her presentation on “My Favourite Sport,” earning her the runner-up position.
โข The ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ณ category saw Clea Clark take the top spot with her insightful discussion on “Art,” while Chantรฉ Bezuidenhout secured the runner-up title with her engaging speech on “Music.”
๐ผ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ, as well as to the adjudicators: Mrs Louise Vorster, Mrs Christine Nell and Mrs Tracy-Lee Chutu, who played a crucial role in evaluating the participants.
Well done to all participants for their hard work and dedication!
We are thrilled to announce that Mr Andrรฉ Human has joinedย Union High School, Graaff-Reinetย as our new Director of Rugby.
๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ถ๐จ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ.
Mr Human has dedicated the past 17 years to the sport of rugby, working as a professional full-time coach at various levels, both nationally and internationally.
His coaching journey has taken him across South Africa, Ireland and even Uzbekistan, where he served as the National Coaching Consultant for their Rugby Federation. ๐๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ.
Beyond his coaching prowess, Mr Human also holds a qualification as a maths educator. This educational background allows him to prioritise the holistic development of our young rugby players, maintaining a healthy balance between academics, rugby and personal growth. ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ.
Notably, Mr Human’s own rugby career adds to his depth of understanding and knowledge.
He played for Stellenbosch University while pursuing his B. Comm. (Maths) degree and later competed in club rugby in Italy and France. He went on to represent the Stormers and Border Bulldogs professionally, as well as the SA Defense and SA Central Union Team.
Mr Human’s coaching journey began at high school level, where he honed his skills at Stirling High, Grens High and Dale College. He then progressed to coaching professional rugby, leading the Border Bulldogs in the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup for five years.
His expertise also extended to coaching international sides, including Galway Corinthians RFC and Old Crescent RFC in Ireland. Most recently, he made significant contributions as the National Coaching Consultant for the Uzbekistan Rugby Federation, mentoring both men’s and women’s rugby teams in 7s and 15-a-side formats.
With an impressive rugby CV, Mr Human’s experience spans coaching schools, premier club rugby in South Africa and Ireland, as well as the Currie Cup and Super 15 Rugby. His strong understanding of schools’ rugby further enhances our programme, as he brings valuable insights and strategies to elevate our team’s performance.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟรฉ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ฏ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ.
His passion, expertise and commitment to the holistic development of our young rugby players align perfectly with our school’s values.
๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ถ๐จ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ.
“๐ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ข ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข ๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ.” – Nelson Mandela
On Thursday, 17 July, the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet Representative Council for Learners (RCL) embodied Mandela’s wisdom by hosting an impactful event at their school hall. This gathering included guests from Hoรซr Volkskool, Spandau Secondary School, Nqweba Secondary School and Karel du Toit Hoรซrskool.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป’๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
The theme for this yearโs 67-minute programme was “Drug Abuse and Its Impact on Education.”
The insightful and empowering presentations aimed to equip those present with the knowledge and tools to combat drug abuse, thereby enhancing educational programmes in their schools.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐จ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐จ:
– ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, an Old-Unionite, captivated the audience with a speech on the physiological impacts of drug abuse. She urged students to treat their bodies like Ferraris, emphasizing the importance of self-care.
– ๐ ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ต offered a deeply personal perspective on the social consequences of drug abuse and the importance of making good choices. Her presentation resonated strongly with the learners, providing valuable insights.
– ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ addressed the legal ramifications of drug abuse, highlighting its effects on families and communities, as well as the links to domestic and gender-based violence.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ.
Special thanks are due to Mr Elrich Jantjies for organising this significant event and to the event’s sponsors, Karoo Meats and Deli, as well as the school’s Governing Body (SGB), for their generous support.
This week at ๐๐ฅ๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐, a wave of fun and creativity swept through as members delved into the fascinating realm of continuous line portraits. The unique twist? Swapping out the ‘sitter’ every 5 minutes added an unpredictable element to the artistic process.
๐๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต๐ค๐ฉ ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ญ๐บ, ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ.
One of the most enchanting aspects of the experience was observing how each artist approached the task before them. Some started with bold strokes, capturing the essence of their subject in a few swift movements. Others took a more gradual approach, allowing the portrait to emerge organically with each connected line.
Despite the fast-paced nature of the exercise, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ช๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ as participants honed their observation skills and delved deeper into the intricacies of the human form.
On Friday afternoon and evening, the Union Schools’ dedicated chess teachers organised an engaging ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฃ in the Tony Burrell Union.
The event brought together the junior and senior chess players of Union, providing them with ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐.
Throughout the bootcamp, participants delved into various chess strategies and endgame techniques, guided by experienced instructors who shared their insights and expertise.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด’ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด.