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

Unique European experience for Shauna

Year 13 student Shauna Pentony writes for the school website about her unique and lifechanging experiences in Europe representing St Paul’s and Rotary Ireland. In October 2013 I was one of twenty-five students from across the whole of Ireland chosen from a pool of three thousand peers, to take part in a week long programme […]

A Level, Collaboration, Competitions, Exchanges, International Projects, Post 16, Students, Success, Travel, Trips, Visits

St. Paul’s Ulster Champions are ‘Opting for Life’

The St Paul’s Bessbrook girls’ team which recently won the Ulster Under 20 A Competition proudly sported the ‘Opt for Life’ logo as they powered their way to a a 5-15 to 5-5 victory over Our Lady’s, Castleblaney. It really was a game of two girls as of the 5-15 scored, 4-15 was contributed by […]

Charity, Girls Football, News, Sport, Students

Best wishes to St Paul’s International Projects 2014

As part of St Paul’s High School,Bessbrook’s long established International Projects, a group of senior students and staff are about to journey to areas in Kenya and Romania. The students, who are all in Year 13, have been fundraising over the last twelve months, and will bring a significant financial contribution to the areas they […]

International Projects, Kenya 2014, News, Romania 2014, Staff, Students, Visits

08/72 donate money to Water Aid

Students from class 0872, and their form teacher Mr Emmett McCaffrey. Instead of Secret Santa this year, 0872 decided that they would give a Christmas present to the Third World. The class collected an impressive £130 amongst themselves. After much discussion and debate on how the money should be spent, it was decided that giving […]

Announcements, Charity, Students

‘Strictly Come Jigging’ – a great fundraising success!

As part of its annual fundraising efforts for the St Paul’s International Projects to Romania, Kenya and Lourdes, the students and staff of St Paul’s High School are well used to donning ridiculous costumes and making fools of themselves on the stage all in aid of a very good cause. And 2013 was no exception, with the […]

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09/91 Single Acts of Kindness

09/91 recently took part in a small form class project during the recent season of goodwill, this project was entitled ‘Single Act of Kindness.’ The class was asked to think about others around them and to do one single act of kindness during the Christmas season. Some of the students carried out small but extremely […]

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Christmas Hamper Appeal for St Vincent de Paul

Pictured Mrs Kathy Branagan, Mr Mooney and Miss Grace O’Neill along with students and representatives from St Vincent de Paul. The students and staff of St Paul’s have once again dug deep and reached out this year togive the gift of a brighter Christmas by supporting the St Vincent de Paul Giving Tree Campaign and […]

Charity, News, St Vincent de Paul, Staff, Students

Strictly Come Jigging 2013

Once again the staff and students of St Paul’s combined their many talents to present a fantastic evening of dance for the wider school community.  ‘Strictly Come Jigging’ paired pupils and their teachers to perform on stage and raise as much money as possible for St Paul’s International Projects. Congratulations to the hardworking participants who managed […]

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Santa Run 2013!

Congratulations to the boys and girls in Year 13, and to their teachers who raised a whopping £1200 for St Paul’s International Projects by completing the annual dash to Camlough from the gates of the school – and back! Well done to Shane Conlon who was the first student Santa back across the line, and to Mr […]

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