Year 9 Annual Public Speaking Competition

December 3, 2019

Congratulations to all entrants in the competition. 14 pupils won through in class heats to present speeches on a range of topics, such as; inequality for women footballers in the GAA; the dangers in farming; and the tyranny of wigs, tan and make-up in Irish dancing. The standard this year was top-notch.

The winners were Erin McCullough – 1st place for her electric speech on Body Image; Kian Rigley 2nd place for his entertaining speech on littering; and Niall McGovern for his thought-provoking speech on banning homework.

Well done to everyone, to entrants and to their English teachers who helped them with their persuasive performances.

St Paul’s High School is a thriving, innovative educational community of almost 1500 students of all abilities, from children with learning difficulties in our Learning Support Centre to high calibre academic achievers in our AS, A2 and Applied Post-16 courses. All classrooms are equipped as standard with interactive whiteboards, and students and staff are encouraged to make the fullest use of technology for learning and teaching.

The school, which was established in 1966 with the aim of providing its pupils with a Christian education within the Catholic ethos, is situated on a modern campus in pleasant rural surrounding in the townland of Carrickbracken, County Armagh. St Paul’s High School was designated by the Department of Education as a Specialist College for Science in 2008, and the school was awarded the BECTA ICT Mark in 2009.