Union High School look back at the un-brrr-lieveable snowfall of October 1953
An unforgettable snowstorm With freezing temperatures and snowfall being experienced throughout the Karoo these past two days, we thought we’d share this #throwback to October of 1953 when a snowstorm…
A message to all Matriculants
You will never forget 2020 and no one will ever forget the class of 2020. The highlight of your school career, your for-old-times-sake year, has become a sad year. You…
THE SANBS URGES YOU TO KEEP BLOOD STOCKS UP
Following a successful run during stages five and four of the national lockdown, the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) has started to see a decline in their blood stocks.…
SANBS Honouring the Resilient Woman of South Africa
“My wish for women is that they understand that they are extremely powerful and that it is their responsibility to take over from where the women of 1956 left off.”…
Moet-kyk Video deur Gretha Wiid
Skole is in ‘n krisis. Kom ons word net n bietjie wakker! #redafrikaanseskole #redgoeieonderwys “Elke skool wat hule kant bring, Afrikaans of te nie, moet ondersteun en geëer word!”
Happy 50th Birthday Westering High School
Westering High School opened in 1970 with 178 pupils under the principalship of Mr P A Blackbeard. In 1991 Mr Lionel Heath took over as principal. In 1997 Mr…
Port Elizabeth teacher to represent South Africa at the AU Teacher Awards
A Port Elizabeth teacher will fly the flag high after being selected to represent South Africa at the African Union Teacher Awards to be held in Ethiopia. Collegiate Girls High…
For You – watch this video – Your future is in your hands
A message to all our Schools That Rock learners
Union High School: Take care of yourself and your team members during Covid-19
“When I walk into a school, and it becomes obvious to me that the adults enjoy working there, I immediately suspect it’s a good place for students. Strong staff morale…
Aansoeke vir Hoërskool Aliwal Noord nou oop vir 2021
Missie Hoërskool Aliwal-Noord, strewe daarna om ‘n omgewing te skep waarin elke leerling in sy totaliteit volgens sy eie potensiaal, maksimaal ontwikkel. AUDENTIOR ITO – DAADKRAGTIG VORENTOE Vision Everything…
Hoërskool Aliwal-Noord mis landsdiens
Vlnr: Blommekind en Blom bekruip Natuurlik mooi! Tydens die inperking mis Hoërskool Aliwal-Noord die landsdiensmiddae. Vanaf Nasionele vlak is daar besluit om sover moontlik steeds landsdiensprojekte aan te pak. Een…
Union High School: A letter from the Head Prefects
Left to right: Laetitia Theron, Bowen Langmead, Sakhe Booi and Brett Amsterdam Dear Mr Pringle and staff, The current circumstances we live in are unknown to us all and they…
Alies Interact delivers on a promise!
Lukhanyo Children’s Home On a visit to Lukhanyo Children’s Home in Herschel last year the Interacters promised to come and paint their dormitories in 2020. Unfortunately with lockdown this has…
Union High School: welcoming more learners back to campus
As we reach the end of yet another successful week of on-campus schooling, we are getting very excited to welcome even more learners back to school next week. . We…
Union High School: A new world for teachers
In these unprecedented and uncertain times, it is normal for people to experience higher levels of stress and anxiety, teachers included. From one day to the next, our teachers have…
Union High School: Gr 12s had a session with Director of Clinical Research
Earlier this week, Union’s Grade 12s enjoyed an informative, interactive Zoom session with Ms Leandra Lombard. Ms Lombard is a Director of Clinical Research at the TB Alliance in Johannesburg…
Aliwal North High School join forces with Aliwal North Primary Land Service
Marnus Snyman van die Alies Interact klub neem die donasie in ontvangs van Juffrou Elna Terblanche The Land Service members of the Primary School collected clothing for Lukhanyo Children’s Home…
Suretha Campher tells her “Blood story”
Suretha Campher is a school teacher in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. She is a regular participant in three World Transplant Games, where she has won 5 gold medals for long jump, 100m…
Union High School: Exchange student making headlines
Grade 7 learner Daisy Sears spent the first term of 2020 at Union High School as one of this year’s Salisbury Exchange Students. She returned to the UK shortly before…
To the Youth of South Africa
All of us have been through trials that left us feeling like we’ve been stripped bare. At times our prayers are nothing more than weak whispers of, “I love you.”…
Aan die jeug van Suid-Afrika
Jy wat jonk is, moet vreugde vind in jou jeug en jou jong dae ten volle geniet. Hou kommer uit jou hart en vermy wat jou liggaam kan kwaad doen. Prediker…
Laerskool Stulting leerders baie kunstig tydens inperking!
Laerskool Stulting se Grondslagfase het hulle nie deur die inperking laat stuit nie en het behoorlik met hulle talente gewoeker! Die maats het die tyd gebruik om pragtige kunswerke en…
Laerskool Stulting leerder bly vir altyd in ons harte…
Ons harte gaan uit na Ronaldo Kirsten, voormalige leerder van Laerskool Stulting, se familie en vriende met sy onverwagse afsterwe. Hy sal altyd deur sy klasmaats en onderwysers onthou word…
Fun Friday at Stulting!!!
A school that functions as a unit, is a school that moves forward. Friday the Foundation Phase teachers delivered milk tart and pancakes to all the Intermediate Phase teachers. We…
Laerskool Stulting bewys wat is deursettingsvermoë!!!
Die Grondslagfase-personeel het die afgelope week die wind en weer trotseer en weer ‘n “pick-up-and-go” gehad, sodat ouers hulle kinders se werkies vir die volgende paar weke by die skool…
Laerskool Stulting se eerste skooldag terug na inperking!
Die Stulting-span, voor en agter die skerms se harde werk was toe uiteindelik getoets en het gesorg vir ‘n seepgladde proses om seker te maak almal is deur die ondersoek-…
SCHOOL TERMS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR
The following amended school calendar for the balance of 2020 was formally received on 9 June 2020 from the Department of Basic Education (DBE). [Please note that the Minister has…
THE SANBS URGES YOU TO GIVE BLOOD AND MAKE THE WORLD A HEALTHIER PLACE
Each year, millions of South Africans need blood transfusions in order to lead healthy lives. If it weren’t for voluntary blood donations, who knows what people would have to do…
Hoërskool Aliwal-Noord stel nuwe Studente-onderwyser bekend
“Indien u gewonder het wie hierdie aandoenlike jong lat is wat op ANHS se sosiale media pronk, dit is ons eie Pieter van Schalkwyk! Pieter is afkomstig van Queenstown waar…
Union High School: Teachers return to their classrooms
“What would our school be without our dedicated teachers and members of staff, who do their utmost to ensure our learners receive the best education possible?” In preparation for the…
Union High School: Another Unionite earns their Golden Key
We’ve recently received word of yet another Old Unionite, honoured by the Golden Key International Honour Society! Rezayda Baartman’s tenacity and passion for her field of study, has resulted in her…
Old Unionite, Tracey-Lee Abels, one of NMU’s high achievers
Yet another one of Graaff-Reinet’s bright young minds has been invited to join the esteemed Golden Key International Honour Society. Tracy-Lee Abels, who matriculated from Union High School in 2018, is…
Hoërskool Framesby: Brandon Wilkie sluit in 2021 aan by Sharks
Brandon Wilke van Hoërskool Framesby in Port Elizabeth, het bekend gemaak dat hy in 2021 by die Sharks aansluit. Baie geluk, Brandon. Geniet elke oomblik daarvan!
Union High School: Old Unionites to join the Golden Key International Honor Society!
Amanda, Kelly and Kirsten Congratulations to Old Unionites Amanda, Kelly and Kirsten (Class of 2018) who were recently invited to join the Golden Key International Honor Society! “We are incredibly…
Union High School: Conquering the road less travelled
JP Kruger Embarking on a degree while working full-time can be extremely challenging in terms of trying to balance work commitments and personal life, with the demands of academic studies.…
Hoërskool Cradock leerder presteer by Poort Nasionale Skryfkompetisie
Lariska Rossouw Hoërskool Cradock lewer elke jaar skrywers op wat presteer en wie se skryfstukke, prosa en poësie, opgeneem en gepubliseer word in “Die Poort” nasionale uitgawe. Hierdie jaar is…
Union High School: 5K Challenge
Last week, the community of Graaff-Reinet was invited to take part in a 5K Challenge set by Union High School. As Covid-19 has significantly changed the landscape for mass participation…
Union High School: Lace up your running shoes and join us this Saturday ?
Don’t forget to register for the UHS Family 5K Fun Run & Walk in support of the UHS Covid-19 Care Fund. Participate anywhere you want to. You can run, walk,…
Union High School: Matric under #lockdown
By necessity, 2020 will be a matric year like no other. Although it is also an immensely stressful time for the learners of Grade R right through to 11, the…
Hoërskool Despatch lewer ‘n wenner op: Rassie Erasmus
Schools That Rock publiseer kort berigte van ‘n aantal oud-leerders van skole op ons Facebook en Webtuiste. Hoërskool Despatch in die Oos-Kaap het ‘n oud-leerder gelewer wat na skool, beslis sy…
Union High School: What’s cooking?
The kitchen has always been the heart of the home, but as the Coronavirus pandemic rages, it’s the war room! Besides the three meals a day needed during #lockdown, snacks are…
Union High School: Easter, Hope and Rainbows!
This year, Easter comes at the end of a very challenging week. The Easter message, however, of unquenchable light in the midst of darkness, joy casting out despair, goodness rising…
Union High School Grade 8’s Art
“Art isn’t always about pretty things. It’s about who we are, what happened to us, and how our lives are affected.” – Elizabeth Broun Union High School’s Grade 8s recently…
Message from Bowen Langmead, Headboy from Union High School
Dear fellow Unionites It’s day 12 of lock-down, and strangely enough, I find myself missing school. I miss being bored with my friends; I miss aimless conversations at the back…
Union High School: the lighter side of COVID19 lockdown
The Davenport brothers, Bradley and Matthew, from Union High School Graaff Reinet, provided their parents with some comic relief on Tuesday morning when they pitched up for their first Term…
Union High School learners do their best at home
It’s brilliant to hear about all the learners doing their best at home to stay on top of their schoolwork! As Theodore Roosevelt once said, “With self-discipline most anything is…
Union High School – Bittersweet farewell
Union High School recently said goodbye to our two exchange students from the Salisbury Cathedral School in England. Daisy Sears and Theo Jacques were part of UHS for the entirety…
CHS-Netbal neem deel aan Despatch Sportfees
CHS is verteenwoordig deur Roshay Hendricks (kaptein). Andiswa Futuse, Chulumanco Duka, Angela Nqabisa, Ané Nortje, Zaanri Hay, Jana du Toit, Anushka Pieterse en Candice Bosch. (Foto verskaf) Hoërskool Cradock se…




















































