Year 11 and Year 13 Gaeilge students attend Gaeltacht

On Thursday 26th February, Year 11 and Year 13 Irish students, accompanied with Miss Mc Coy and Mr Mooney, embarked on a 4-day trip to the Gaeltacht in Rann na Feirste, Co. Dhún na nGall. The trip was ran in collaboration with 3 other schools, Sacred Heart Grammar School, St Louis Grammar Kilkeel and Abbey […]

Events, Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Irish, News, Students

Banc na mBuaiteoiri win Community Outreach Award!

Pictured above are students Matthew McLoughlin, Hannah Rushe, Karen Murphy, Rebecca Munroe and Cliodhna Sloan. Also in the picture are teachers Mr Gary McKinley, Mrs Ann O’Hare and Mrs Clare Maguire. Congratulations to our ‘Banc na mBuaiteoiri’ team who won the Community Outreach Award at the regional finals of the First Trust Bank (FTB) Build […]

Banc na mBuaiteoiri, Events, News, Students, Success

Class 08-51 set new ‘Guinness World Record’

Pictured above is class 08/51 and science teacher Mrs Tracy O’Hare. Absent from photo is classroom assistant Mrs Anne McElroy. Class 8-51, together with their science teacher Mrs Tracy O’Hare and classroom assistant Mrs Anne McElroy, attended a Guinness World Record attempt in the Odessy Arena, Belfast on Tuesday 24th February. They were with Primary […]

Events, News, Science, Students, Success, Year 8

Staff & Students go Yellow for Childhood Liver Disease

Pictured above is Mr Neil McArdle, winner of the raffle. Also pictured is Hannah Babe, Aoife Donnelly and Miss Lorna Murtagh. St Paul’s hosted its fifth ‘Big Yellow Friday’ in order to raise awareness of Childhood Liver Disease and to raise much needed funds for the foundation. Hannah Babe, a Year 12 pupil co-ordinated the day […]

Charity, Events, Hospice, News, Staff, Students

Semi-Final heartbreak for St Paul’s Mac Rory team

St Paul’s Mac Rory team fell short of a place in their second Mac Rory Final in three years, as St Patrick’s Academy, Dungannon came out winners by seven points in the Semi-Final. It has been a great year for the team as they remained unbeaten in the group stages and went on to win […]

Events, Gaelic Football, MacCormack, MacRory, News, Sport, Students

Annual Careers poster competition winners

Pictured above are the winners of the poster competition Seana McArdle, Chea McArdle and Mairead Campbell. Pictured with the winners is Ms McGreevy and Miss Cartmill St Paul’s annual Careers poster competition has proved to be a great success this year again with many excellent entries. This year the winners were Seana McArdle 10/43, Chea McArdle […]

Art, Art & Design, Careers, Events, News, Students, Success

Staff and students ‘strut their stuff’ on the catwalk

Our Business studies students who are competing in the All Ireland Build a Bank Challenge hosted a charity fashion Show on Tuesday 24th February. The show was supported by several local clothing businesses; Berling, Rosie’s Closet, DV8, Miss Selfridges, Mark’s and Spencers, Coast, Louis Boyds, Burtons, Elody Bridal and The Bridal Loft who donated an […]

Banc na mBuaiteoiri, Events, Fundraising, News, Staff, Students, Success

St Paul’s Pitch and Putt Classic!

Year 14 students at St Paul’s are running a Pitch and Putt Classic on Saturday 28 February. The event is taking place at Cloghogue Pitch and Putt course and all proceeds are going towards the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust. Sponsorship or Entry for a team of 4 people is £40. The students are currently seeking sponsorship of the […]

Announcements, Events, Fundraising, News, Students

Year 8 students participate in App Development Programme

Over a course of two days all our Year 8 pupils had the opportunity to participate in an App Development Programme supported by Sentinus. The purpose of the programme is to encourage key stage three pupils to consider a career in Software Development in response to the current skills shortage in the IT sector. During […]

Events, ICT, News, Science, Students, Year 8

St Paul’s launch ‘Best Ball’ Programme

St Paul’s officially launched a new cross community Primary School sports project known as Best Ball. The programme is a cross community sports initiative aimed around the concept of team-work, mutual respect and cultural appreciation. Through the initiative Primary seven pupils from Cloughreagh and Bessbrook Primary schools are being coached a modified form of Olympic […]

Bessbrook Primary School, Events, News, Sport, St Peters Cloughreagh, Students