Pictured above are first and second prize winners with their teachers Mrs Mone, Mrs McCormick, Miss O’Rourke and Mrs Campbell (Head of English). Here was the challenge…. Deliver a story in and around 100 words that would entertain the reader. What was needed was a tight plot, colourful words and clear punctuation to draw the […]

Year 12 student Sarah Jane Ferguson, Year 13 student Shauna Murphy and Year 14 student Catherine Donnelly all had Art work selected to be published in one of the UK’s largest supplier of Art Materials Catalogue for 2015-2016. Sarah had her work selected as the new cover design and was presented with a voucher for […]

Students Bianca Hughes, Mairead Campbell, Maureen Byrne and Aileen McGuire organised a fundraiser that raised £434.00 for Cancer Research. With the help of many others, they baked, purchased baked goods, donated and generally brought some Christmas cheer to our mad hatters inspired tea party in aid of Cancer Research UK. Special thanks to Mille Fiori […]

The annual Year 14 Interview Skills Day took place recently at St Paul’s. The event helps to prepare students for impending university and employment interviews. A wide range of our partners from industry and education were in attendance and participated in the mock interview sessions, advising pupils on their interview technique and making suggestions for […]

Mrs L Hollywood (Head of Year 13), Jack Mallon, David Loye, Danielle McWall (Course Director BSc Hons Accounting), Francine Kennon and Orla McManus Danielle McWall, Course Director BSc Hons Accounting from Ulster University Business School spoke to year 13 and 14 students to introduce an exciting new course “Accounting Pathways” and explain the benefits of […]

Congratulations to Year 14 student, Tara O’Hanlon, who has reached the All-Ireland final of the Lions Youth Award scheme. Tara, who had previously won the Newry Lions competition, and was representing her local area. On Sunday 13th December in Banbridge she won the regional heat. Also in the picture are the three interviewers of the panel and […]

Year 12 Learing for Life & Work students recently attended the Victims of Conflict Conference in the Market Place Theatre, Armagh. Students were given the opportunity to meet a very wide and diverse group of people who had in one way or the other been involved in the conflict. These included Alan Bracknell whose father […]

Congratulations to Mr Martin Rafferty and the A Level PE students who raised a whopping £2800 for St Paul’s International Projects by completing the annual dash to Camlough from the gates of the school – and back! Well done to Oisin Carnegie who was the first student Santa back across the line, and to Mr Benny McArdle, who […]

Year 8 – Aoife Tierney My name is Aoife Tierney.  I was selected as student of the month by my art teacher Mrs McArdle. The theme we are studying is self-portraits. I have done mine using shading pencils. For the parts that showed colour, I decided that if it was a light colour I would […]

Members of the Gateway Club in Newry had their Annual Christmas Party recently at St Paul’s High School. Organised by class 12/73, and their irrepresible form teacher, Mr Paddy McAvoy, this was a very successful and enjoyable night, with over a hundred people in attendance. Our school caretaker Mr Kevin Kearney supplied the music on […]