Welcome to the first edition of our new Eco-Committee Newsletter.  This edition was designed and edited by the Eco-Committee at St Paul’s High School.  Enjoy! newsletter_letter_2

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 […]

Caolan McCauley, a Year 9 student has taken it upon himself to create his own Anti-Bullying account on Twitter in order to help young people to use their voices to take a stand against bullying. Caolan is an excellent student, and St Paul’s Anti-Bullying mentor, Anita Dennison said ‘I am very proud that Caolan has […]

Mr Jarlath Burns, Principal of St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook, welcomed a large crowd of parents, friends and pupils, to the GCSE Prize giving. Mr Burns introduced the platform party and welcomed Mrs Eileen Fearon Chairperson of the Governors, Very Rev Father Seán Larkin, PP, Vice-chair of Board of Governors, Ms Katy McGovern, Student Office […]

Mrs Michelle Toner, parent of Rebecca in Year 8 came to St Paul’s recently to speak to a group of Year 8 Art and Design pupils about her craft work and her involvement with autism at a local level. Michelle’s eight year old daughter Louise, a pupil at nearby Rathore School for Special Needs was […]