The ๐จ๐ก๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ – which graces the foyer of the school hall – stands as a testament to the legacy and achievements of generations past at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet.
Gifted to the school by ‘The Past Pupilsโ Association’ (๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ) in the 1940s to commemorate the school’s Silver Jubilee, this board embodies the enduring bond between alumni and alma mater.
Since its inception, Union has been a crucible of excellence, nurturing leaders, scholars and achievers. The Honours Board proudly displays the names of head prefects, bursary winners, Dux learners and matriculants with A aggregates, each name a beacon of inspiration for the school’s current and future learners.
๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐ค๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ’๐ด ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ข๐ญ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด.
As learners pass beneath it each week, they are reminded of the legacy they inherit and the standard of excellence they are called to uphold.
