As a school, we accommodate nearly over 400 students with a special educational need.  As part of our provision we have created a sensory space, which students can use to take time out and have a break during moments of stress or anxiety.  One of our parents recently approached us, to ask if she could […]

  A Year 8 student in St. Paul’s High School, Bessbrook has managed to collect 129 Easter Eggs for local homeless charity, Newry Helping the Homeless.  Student, Daniel Halpenny, came up with the “Give Up an Egg” campaign which he launched in school at the beginning of Lent.  Speaking at year group assemblies Daniel encouraged […]

As part of Young Enterprise and LLW, this year 9/100 created 3 mini companies and ran a minimarket in school. The pupils each bought shares in their companies to buy products, and sold pens and pencils, key rings, sweets and chocolates. After their initial investment was returned to the class, there was a profit of […]

Mr Burns and Mr Mooney present Fionnbar Walsh, father of the late Dónal Walsh, with a cheque for 500 euro. Fionnbar spoke honestly about how his son Dónal bravely fought cancer, before passing away tragically almost five years ago.

There is a long history of students from St. Paul’s travelling to Lourdes with our school, and also the groups within our community.  This Easter a number of young people will travel to Lourdes, for a week long pilgrimage, leaving Newry on Easter Sunday morning.  Included among these are Micheal McCloy (Year 8), Aime McNally […]

Pictured above is Year 9 student MacKenzie Cunningham and teacher Ms Pauline Lynch presenting a cheque to Mrs Colleen Pentony. On Monday 6 February, Year 9 student MacKenzie Cunningham presented a cheque for the value of £145.00 to Mrs Colleen Pentony. Colleen is the mother of four year old Alfie Pentony who has muscular dystrophy […]

The Religion Department organised an Easter draw in March with all proceeds going to Trocaire’s Lenten campaign. Over the three days, a total of £300 was raised. This was a result of an earlier visit by Trocaire who spoke to our current Year 11 group about the work of Trocaire abroad. Religion teacher Mrs Graham […]

St Paul’s BBC School Report team, Paul Mc Keown and Johnny Hanratty (Crossmaglen Rangers), Event Organisers, teachers at St Paul’s and Jenay Doyle (Community Fundraising Officer for the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice) come together to launch the 2nd Annual ’24 Hour Spinathon’. The 2nd Annual ’24 Hour Spinathon’ will take place in the pupil foyer […]

On Tuesday 31st March 2015 at 12 noon an all-inclusive marathon of fund raising took place in the student foyer of St Paul’s High School. Mr Bill Geoghegan and his team of spinners organised and achieved a magnificent fund raising activity for four worthy charities: Marie Curie, Southern Area Hospice, Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice and […]

As part of their coursework, Year 14 Physical Education students organised a Santa Run to raise much needed funds for St Paul’s International Projects. They also organised a Pitch and Putt Classic that took place at Cloghogue Pitch and Putt, Newry. All proceeds from this event went to the ‘Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust’. Between both […]