Gradam Naomh Pól awarded to Year 8 students

May 23, 2016

Pictured is Principal Mr Jarlath Burns and Year 8 students Hollie Morgan and Caitlin Coffey.

Year 8 students Hollie Morgan and Caitlin Coffey have both been awarded the Gradam Naomh Pól award for outstanding sporting achievement.

Hollie represented St Paul’s in the N.I district championships, shot put competition. Despite never having thrown one before she secured an Ulster record for her throw. Hollie now goes on to represent St Paul’s in the Ulster Schools Final.

Also pictured is Caitlin Coffey. Caitlin represented St Paul’s in the Newry & Mourne Cross Country Championships in November, which she won. She also competed in and won the district 800m.

Well done to both girls.

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.