Dear Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet community,
As we approach the much-anticipated ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ event between the Union Schools and Volkskool, I wanted to take a moment to share my thoughts and excitement with you.
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ-๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ท๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ด, ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด, ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐บ, ๐ณ๐ถ๐จ๐ฃ๐บ, ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ป ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ.
Having been a newcomer to Graaff-Reinet once myself, I vividly remember my first Interschools experience. Initially, it was hard to understand the hype and the build-up. However, witnessing the passion and excitement firsthand was an unforgettable experience.
๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ. The energy, the rivalry and the unity are something special, making this week the highlight of the year for me.
For one week, our town becomes a stage for fierce competition, with allegiances divided between two excellent schools. This division only adds to the excitement and vibrancy of the event. It is a time when we all come together to support our learners, fostering a spirit of community and sportsmanship.
As we prepare for the upcoming competitions, I wish both the Union Schools and Volkskool all the very best. In any competition, there are winners and losers, but we must remember that, as a town, we are all winners.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ-๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐, ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
I encourage everyone to support the sportsmen and sportswomen of both schools with passion and respect. Let us make this Interschools event another success, celebrating not only our victories but also the spirit of friendly competition and mutual respect that defines us.
๐๐ฆ๐ตโ๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ.
Warm regards,
Mr R. Hulleman
PRINCIPAL: Union Preparatory School
