GRAAFF-REINET NEWS - A Grade 12 learner at Union High School, Samantha Charles, has become only the sixth Unionite to receive the school’s top accolade, the Honours Award, since its inception in 2004.
This award recognises her exceptional academic achievement - maintaining a 90% academic average throughout her Grade 10 and Grade 11 years.
At the school’s Academic Awards Assembly on Friday morning, 16 January, Samantha received the highly coveted white blazer as a signature of the Honours Award.
Achieving success at this level is no small accomplishment.
Samantha is known for the way in which she approaches every endeavour with purpose and determination, and maintaining an unwavering focus on her academic pursuits while being actively involved in all aspects of life at Union.
Her commitment has allowed her to excel consistently.
She joins an esteemed group of recipients who have had the honour of donning the white blazer: Carl Bezuidenhout (2004), Sulette Damons (Class of 2007), Lynne Mugglestone (Class of 2007), Kelsey Minnaar (Class of 2017) and Caitrin Spence (Class of 2023).
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