St Paul’s are All-Ireland Champions!

The senior Gaelic footballers of St Paul’s High School have been crowned All-Ireland champions after a gripping final played in front of a huge St Paul’s crowd at Kingspan Breifne Park in Cavan. The Ulster Mac Larnon champions faced the Leinster winners Ardscoil Rís, Dublin. St Paul’s were always the dominant side, and the team […]

Announcements, Gaelic Football, Sport, Students, Success

All-Ireland Final Live updates via Twitter

Join us on Twitter now to read live updates from today’s All-Ireland Colleges B Football Final in Kingspan Breifne Park, Cavan.   How do I do this? 1. Register for free at www.twitter.com 2. Follow St Paul’s – @stpaulsbbrook or www.twitter.com/stpaulsbbrook 3. Make sure you use hashtag #naomhpolabu on all your posts so others can see you […]

Announcements, Gaelic Football, Sport, Students

All-Ireland Final for St Paul’s

Following their victory in the semi-final over St Colman’s College, Fermoy, County Cork, the senior footballers of St Paul’s High School are only one game away from an All-Ireland Colleges title. Playing in front of a large St Paul’s crowd on Saturday 24 March in Portarlington, County Laois, St Paul’s stormed through the semi-final with […]

Announcements, Gaelic Football, Sport, Success

Northern Ireland Creative Movement and Dance Championships 2012

  Intermediate Dancing Team    Junior Dancing Team   The Northern Ireland Championships were held in Lisburn Leisureplex on Saturday 10 March. Over eighty teams participated in the competition, making it the largest School Dance Fitness Competition Event to date. St. Paul’s High School competed in the School Dance Championship competing in 3 out of the 4 […]

Dance, News, Staff, Students, Success

Health Promotion in Action at St Paul’s

AS Level Health and Social Care students recently carried out small-scale health-promotion campaigns throughout the school, to promote good health. This is part of a module within their studies, which is delivered by Ms Caroline McShane. A series of classes ranging from Years 8 to 11 were used as target groups for the A Level […]

Health and Social Care, News, Staff, Students

We welcome back the Mac Larnon Cup heroes

Special whole-school assemblies were held on Tuesday morning in St Paul’s High School to welcome back the Mac Larnon Cup team who won the Ulster Championship in Armagh the previous day. The team was cheered on to the stage by the whole school who had assembled in two groups in the Assembly Hall, and Master […]

Gaelic Football, Sport, Students, Success

St Paul’s are Mac Larnon Champions 2012!

For the first time in the forty-six year history of St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook, the senior footballers are BT Colleges Mac Larnon Cup Champions after a thrilling victory over St Columb’s College, Derry at the Morgan Athletic Grounds in Armagh on 19th March. St Paul’s Bessbrook 1-10 St Columb’s Derry 0-6   St Paul’s […]

Announcements, Gaelic Football, Sport, Success

Giants success… and we’re there to see it!

Over 100 Year 8 and Year 9 students travelled to the Odyssey Area in Belfast to see Ice Hockey team Belfast Giants take on Sheffield Steelers in the final game of the Elite Championship. We had a great night, and were delighted to help cheers the Giants to success and the championship title. Some photos are […]

Events, Students, Trips

Prestigious Award for Past Pupil Emer McDonnell

Recent past pupil Emer McDonnell, who is currently studying for a Honours Degree in Chemical Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast, was presented with a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Entrance Scholarship Award.   The award was presented to her by Professor Ellen Douglas-Cowie, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University at a ceremony held recently at Queen’s. Emer’s parents […]

News, Science, Staff, STEM, Students, Success

Fáinne Airgid for Year 10 students at St Paul’s

Head of Irish, Miss Ciara McCoy, and Head of Year 10, Mr Brendan McArdle congratulate some of the students in Year 10 who received their Fáinne Airgid (Silver Fainne) for proficiency and fluency in Irish.    

Irish, News, Seachtain na Gaeilge, Staff, Students, Success