Year 13 student Cloideach Rafferty has had her GCSE Art and Design examination work selected for inclusion in this year’s True Colours Exhibition held at the Ulster Museum. Needless to say that only the very best from across Northern Ireland is awarded this honour and accolade. Congratulations to Cloideach and her teacher Mrs McArdle. We spoke […]

Library Art Competition winners, pictured with Head of Art and Design, Mrs Siobhan O’Hare and school Librarian, Mrs Michelle Morgan. Mrs Siobhan O’Hare, Head of Art & Design presented the winners of  the Library Art Competition with their prizes at assembly last week, This year for the first time, the Art Department has joined forces with Mrs Morgan, […]

Well done to Year 8 student Wiktoria Hebda who has impressed her teachers and fellow students with her animation skills. Wiktoria enjoys using animation software on her iPad to create little cartoons – and has impressed her Art & Design teachers. You can see one of Wiktoria’s animations below. We’re always looking for clever, innovative ideas […]

Careers poster competition winner Niall Mc Crink pictured with Head of Careers, Mrs Siobhan Kearney, Head of Art and Design, Mrs Siobhan O’ Hare and Year 10 Careers Teacher, Ms Joanne Leonard. Niall Mc Crink 10/03 is the winner of our Year 10 Careers Poster Competition. All year 10 pupils were asked as part of their Monthly Assessed Homework to produce a […]

As World Book Day approaches, the library is running a Superhero Art Competition. Send your entries to Mrs Morgan before 28th February.

Pictured above are the winners of our annual Christmas Card Competition. Congratulations to Pádraig O’Hanlon was the overall winner from the entries in Years 8, 9, and 10. Second place was awarded to Dara Collins, while Ellen Marron was awared third place. Vouchers for Easons and Art materials were presented to the winners. The winning card […]

Pictured here is Year 13 Art & Design student Derry Kimmins. Congratulations to Year 13 Art & Design student Derry Kimmins who has been recognised by exam body, CCEA as an upcoming young artist and designer. Her examination work from GCSE has been nominated and selected for inclusion in the highly prestigious ‘True Colours Exhibition’. […]

On Tuesday 18th June, St Paul’s held their annual Art and Design exhibition. Work on display included some examples of GCSE, AS and A2 work. There was a huge turnout to visit the exhibition including parents, grandparents and extended family members. The range of work on display included Fine Art Painting, Jewellery Design, Textile Design, Furniture Design […]

Pictured above are students from St Paul’s Bessbrook and Newtownhamilton High School showing off their patches that they did as part of the Shared Education Programme (SEP).  Year 8 pupils from both St Paul’s and Newtownhamilton High School met recently to discuss the work they have done to date on their joint patchwork quilt project. […]

Pictured above are students who were successful in the Newry and Mourne Environmental Calender poster Competition. Also in the Picture is Vice Principal Mr Jarlath Burns and Art teachers Mr Brendan McArdle and Miss Leanne O’Reilly. Year 9 pupil Dearbhail McCullough was a winner in the competition and she received her poster returned to her framed, […]