Past pupil Ryan Cinnamond, with his mum Peggy, his dad John, pictured with students Emma Martin, Glen McKeown, Mrs Roisin Martin, and Head of Year 13 Ms Christine Fearon. St Paul’s hosted an exciting school and community based event on Friday 8th November, in the form of a Blood Transfusion Day.  The NI Blood Transfusion […]

Year 11 and 12 Learning for Life and Work pupils attended a Fire Safety in the Workplace presentation on Thursday 7 November. The presentation was delivered by Mr Rory Dumigan, who is Watch Commander for the Newry District. The purpose of the talk was to raise awareness of Fire Safety at Work and to help pupils […]

The School Bank Committee. Back Row (L-R), Darren McClorey (Auditor), Oisin Groom (Bank Manager), Ryan Clarke (Teller), Colman Burns (Teller).  Front Row (L-R), Deirbhile Teggart (Teller), Bronagh Ryan (Teller), Shannon McCabe (Sales & Marketing) and Lauren Warde (Assistant Manager). Eight Year 13 students in collaboration with First Trust have set up a School Bank at St Paul’s.  […]

Pictured are Anna Carr and Dearbhla Wright Anna Carr and Dearbhla Wright, both Year 13 students at St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook, have been selected to represent the Southern Area Schools in the inter-board netball tournament which will be played in the Antrim Forum on Saturday 9 November.

In preparation for Money Matters Week, representatives from the Newry and Crossmaglen branches of Bank of Ireland visited Year 13 and Year 14 boys to provide practical advice and guidance on how to manage money during university years. Students were asked to work out a manageable budget during university and match it to their student […]

Year 13 Business Studies students, pictured with Conor Patterson and Adrian Toner, from First Derivatives, Newry A selection of Year 13 Business Studies students attended an Innovation Roadshow on Wednesday 23 October at the WIN Conference Centre, Canal Quay, Newry with their teacher Mrs Ann O’Hare. The students had the opportunity to listen to and meet with […]

St Paul’s Under-18 Boys’ Football team were in action twice over their half-term break. On Tuesday they played St Mary’s Magherafelt in Galbally and saw a four point lead evaporate in the last four minutes of the game that ended up a draw 1-11 a piece. Saturday’s game against St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon was played in the […]

Photograph front: Claire Mackin (Head Girl, St Joseph’s), Aoife Malone (Head Girl, St Paul’s), Ashlyn Bagnall (Deputy Head Girl, St Paul’s), Megan Sloan (Head Girl, St Louis) St Paul’s hosted a very successful Female Safety event where three hundred Post 16 girls from St Paul’s High School, St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel and St Joseph’s […]

The St Paul’s team which defeated Omagh CBS in their first game of the Danske Bank Ulster Colleges MacRory Cup.  St Paul’s, Bessbrook, kicked off their Danske Bank Ulster Colleges MacRory Cup campaign with a hard fought win against Omagh CBS. The match, which was played at St Paul’s, Lurgan, opened with St Paul’s flying […]

 Congratulations to Year 9 student Paddy McGrath, winner of the Library Hallowe’en poetry competition, pictured with ‘scary’ Head of P.E. Mr John Rafferty   Paddy’s winning Hallowe’en poem is below. Remember to visit our Library News page for updates and information from our fantastic school library. The scariest thing that I ever saw Was last […]