Pictured is Deputy Mayor of Newry & Mourne District Council, Ms Geraldine Donnelly, Year 13 student Ryan Cinnamond  and Olympic flame torch bearer, Year 8 student and Special Olympic medallist, Ferghal Gregory and Councillor John Feehan.

The official mascot of the 2012 London Games, Mandeville, visited recently to celebrate St Paul’s High School being designated as one of only two Olympic schools in the Newry and Mourne area.

Deputy Mayor of Newry & Mourne District Council, Geraldine Donnelly, and local representative, Councillor John Feehan, were present to welcome the mascot, along with Head of PE & Sport at St Paul’s Mr John Rafferty, and his colleague, Mr Martin Rafferty.

The mascot was introducted to our own Olympic torch bearer Year 13 student, Ryan Cinnamond, and our special Olympic gold medallist Fergal Gregory from Year 8

Mandeville also visited the boys and girls in St Paul’s Learning Support Centre where he was shown the Olympic display prepared by the pupils and their teachers.

Below are some photos when Mandeville the Mascot visited St Paul’s: