Cupla Focal presentation at St Paul’s

Pictured Above – Back row: Ms Anne McElroy, Kevin Nogher, Darren Mackin, Keenan Shields, Miceal McCartney, Miss McCoy Front Row: Noelle Cunnane, Nassim Zerai, Jade McCaffrey   Students in 9/53 were recently presented with their ‘cupla focal’ award after completing a speaking test in Irish.  This award recognises the ability of these students to speak […]

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Omedetougozaimasu! (…that’s Congratulations in Japanese!)

 Year 14 student, Lauren O’Hare, pictured with her certificate of proficiency from JLPT.   Last December Year 14 student Lauren O’Hare completed her Japanese language proficiency test in Dublin – an exam that’s held worldwide in 54 countries. Lauren began learning Japanese through her own self-study almost four years ago. She took the opportunity to […]

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St Paul’s back in the MacLarnon Final!

Once again, St Paul’s High School will feature in the BT Colleges Mac Larnon Cup Final after an impressive defeat of St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena last Saturday. We’ve reproduced the match report below from the Ulster Colleges GAA website below. St Paul’s Bessbrook 1-13 St Louis Ballymena 1-6 Last year’s beaten finalists St Paul’s […]

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St Paul’s in U14 Ulster Final

The Under-14 Gaelic footballers of St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook will face Patrician College, Carrickmacross in the final of the BT Colleges Loch an Iúir cup this Friday (24 February) at 12.00 noon in Crossmaglen. We’re getting ready to cheer our Under 14s to success, and we’re hoping a large crowd of St Paul’s fans […]

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St Paul’s pupils awarded Gradam Naomh Pól



Pictured above: Back Row – Sinead McKenna, AOibhinn McGuinness, Mr. Mooney, Aoife Malone, Leanne McGuinness,
 Front Row – Ciara Bannon, Jarlath Burns, Una McNulty, Ciara Murphy Saturday next promises to be a very special one for six pupils from St. Paul’s Bessbrook when they represent their club St. Killian’s Whitecross at the All Ireland final of Scór na […]

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University of Ulster accreditation for past pupil Ben Rogan

St Paul’s High School past pupil Ben Rogan receiving his certificate from Professor Anne Moran. Ben Rogan, a past pupil of St Paul’s, who continued his education at University of Ulster has recently completed a course on Personal and Professional Development as part of the University of Ulster’s widening access strategy. Ben Rogan successfully completed […]

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Open Day 2012

St Paul’s Science students demonstrating an experiment to a P7 pupil and a parent at Open Day.    St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook held its annual Open Day on Saturday 25 January.  Prospective pupils from Primary 7 classes in our feeder primary schools and their parents visited the school in large numbers.  They were guided […]

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Emergency First Aid Awareness Course

 St Paul’s teaching and non-teaching staff at a recent training course.   Recently, teachers and classroom assistants from St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook took part in a one-day, two-part training programme delivered by Seamus McCabe (PIPS, Newry and Mourne)  as part of the school’s ongoing training and professional development programme. The training included the ‘B […]

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Cool FM Road Safety Roadshow visits St Paul’s

Pictured above is the PSNI Road Safety Roadshow. The event, held in association with AXA Insurance and Cool FM, was attended by students from St Paul’s, St Joseph’s, Crossmaglen and St Mark’s, Warrenpoint. Pictured above are students, roadshow operatives and St Paul’s Principal Mr Oliver Mooney and Vice-Principal Mr Jarlath Burns.   _ St Paul’s High […]

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All Star Award for Aimee!

  Pictured is PE teacher, Miss Michaela Downey, Aimee Mackin, St Paul’s Gaelic girls’ coach & teacher, Mrs Julie Simpson and Principal, Mr Oliver Mooney. The KUKRI Ulster schools All Star team headed to Kinnegad on Saturday with St Paul’s very own Aimee Mackin, Aimee being the youngest in the squad achieving the All star award. […]

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