Entrepreneurial success for David

Year 13 student David Loye was selected to participate an an innovation competition in the Ulster Hall recently.  David writes below about his experience as a budding entrepreneur. Generation Innovation was an eventful night and showed young entrepreneurs that it is possible to become successful even in today’s economy. From Start to finish the night […]

Announcements, Entrepreneurial Education, Science, STEM, Students, Success, Visits, Year 13

Year 10 Careers Poster Competition

Careers poster competition winner Niall Mc Crink pictured with Head of Careers, Mrs Siobhan Kearney, Head of Art and Design, Mrs Siobhan O’ Hare and Year 10 Careers Teacher, Ms Joanne Leonard. Niall Mc Crink 10/03 is the winner of our Year 10 Careers Poster Competition. All year 10 pupils were asked as part of their Monthly Assessed Homework to produce a […]

Announcements, Art, Careers, Competitions, News, Students

Raising Cultural Awareness at St Paul’s

St Paul’s recently hosted a cultural awareness event which was funded through the CRED enhancement scheme. The CRED enhancement scheme has been designed to support school and youth settings in the implementation of the CRED policy. The criterion for funding is taken directly from the CRED indicators which accompany the Department of Education CRED policy. […]

Announcements, Collaboration, Crossmaglen, Diversity, Events, News, Newtownhamilton High School, St Joseph's High School, Students

St Paul’s goes Yellow for Childhood Liver Disease

Mrs Branagan, Mrs Graham and students James and Hannah Babe, and Aoife Donnelly and Tara Clarke from 11/29 who helped ensure Big Yellow Friday was a huge success. St Paul’s hosted its fourth ‘Big Yellow Friday’ in order to raise awareness of Childhood Liver Disease and to raise much needed funds for the foundation. Hannah […]

Announcements, Charity, Events, Hospice, News, Students

Tea Party in aid of Cancer Research

Year 9 student Bianca Hughes talks about how the loss of a special aunt to cancer encouraged her to find out more about the disease and inspired her to raise funds to aid cancer research.  Bianca tells her special story below. Hi my name is Bianca Hughes and I am a Year 9 pupil at […]

Announcements, Charity, Fundraising, Hospice, News, Students, Tribute

Hannah experiences life in an Irish school

St Paul’s High School was delighted to host exchange student, Hannah Wilhelm, from Kurfurst-Ruprecht-Gymnasium in Neustadt a. d Weinstrasse, Germany.  Hannah spent three weeks shadowing our Year 13 pupils, Laura McKeown, Niamh O’Hara and Anita Dennison. During this time she was able to sample school life here in Ireland, participate in various lessons as she […]

Announcements, Exchanges, News, Students

Staff and students bid farewell to Mrs McKenna

Principal of St Paul’s High School, Mr Jarlath Burns, led staff and students in an emotional farwell to Head of English, Mrs Sinéad McKenna, who is leaving St Paul’s after eight years to move to a new position with the Education and Training Inspectorate. Mr Burns praised Mrs McKenna’s learner-centred teaching style and the relaxed […]

Announcements, English, News, Staff, Tribute

Coadjutor Archbishop Of Armagh visits St Paul’s

Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, Éamon Martin, pictured with Principal of St Paul’s High School, Mr Jarlath Burns and School Chaplain, Father Dermot Maloney, during his recent pastoral visit to the Bessbrook school. The new Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, Éamon Martin paid his first visit to St Paul’s High School last Thursday.  Archbishop Martin was greeted […]

Announcements, News, Visits

Safer Internet Day 2014

‘Let’s create a better internet together.’ Safer Internet Day is celebrated worldwide on Tuesday 11th February.  St Paul’s embraced this opportunity to promote Internet Safety both inside and outside school. Pupils in Year 8 – 12 were shown a presentation during their weekly assembly to increase awareness of their use of the internet. They were […]

Announcements, Cyber bullying, Internet Safety Day 2014

Win a signed Colm Cooper Kerry Jersey with BLAST Bank

To be in with a chance of winning a signed Kerry jersey, open an account with BLAST Bank. To open an account all you need is a £10 lodgement, proof of ID – e.g. passport, proof of address along with being in with the chance to win the jersey you get a free £10 Amazon […]

Announcements, News, School Bank, Students