2015-2016
All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad
Posted on : April 26, 2016
On 15th March, Eoghan Donohoe (TY), Jun Sung Jeon and Enola Barvaeva (both 5th year) travelled to Trinity College Dublin to compete in the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad (AILO). They were part of the top 100 students chosen nationwide from …
Irish Heart Foundation Talk for Transition Year Students
Posted on : April 19, 2016
On Tuesday, the Transition Year students had a talk from the Irish Heart Foundation , about staying heart healthy. They learned about the importance of healthy eating and exercise, which can help prevent cardiac arrest and strokes. They also learned …
Trip to Germany
Posted on : April 13, 2016
On Monday 10th April, Junior students, from 2nd and 3rd year, returned from an activity-packed four days in Germany. The students were accompanied by teachers Emily Tansey, Eoin Tarmey, Pauric Cassidy and Tommy Cradock. They left Ireland in the early …
Callan Tansey Essay Competition
Posted on : April 12, 2016
Congratulations to Rowan Kelleher (5th Year) and James Devaney (TY) who competed in the Callan Tansey 1916 Essay Competition. Rowan was awarded 3rd Place and James came Highly Commended. The essays were on the title “In Dreams Begin Responsibilities”. The …
SGS Chess Masters
Posted on : April 8, 2016
Sligo Grammar School Chess Club continued to meet throughout this school year. On Tuesday 5th April Students travelled to Dublin to take part in the Chess Inter-School Competition, a National chess competition. Two teams travelled to Dublin, one team being …
Gala Concert
Posted on : March 29, 2016
This April Sligo Grammar School once more hosts a special Gala Concert to raise funds for the school’s music department and the MS Therapy Centre, Sligo. This event revisits the very successful Gala Concert of 2014. The present and past choirs of …
Proclamation Day
Posted on : March 15, 2016
On Tuesday 15th March, along with every school on the island of Ireland, Sligo Grammar celebrated Proclamation Day. One of the main events to mark the centenary program for Ireland 2016, schools across the country raised the flag and read …
West of Ireland Debates
Posted on : March 13, 2016
On Friday 11th March Sligo Grammar School’s fifth year debaters competed in the Connacht finals of the West of Ireland Debates in NUIG Galway. There were three teams competing and one competitor in the individual section, and the school came away …
Student Enterprise Awards
Posted on : March 10, 2016
On Thursday 10th March second Year business students competed in the Student enterprise Awards in the Sligo Park Hotel. Three companies from the year were represented. They were “Scent with Love” (Sophie Bennett, Grace O’Sullivan, Victoria Keating & Hazel Mulvey) which …
2nd year Theatre Visit
Posted on : March 9, 2016
Today, Wednesday 9th March, Ms. McGlone’s 2nd year English class had a special field trip to see the set of Sligo Drama Circle’s production of “Translations” by Brian Friel. Part of the Junior Cert english exam requires students to have …
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Choir Competition
Congratulations to the 37 members of the school choir who travelled to GMIT in Galway on Friday 6th May to compete the inaugural SCCUL Galway Schools Choral Competition. The choir achieved 2nd Place when they sang ‘Look at the World’ …
Irish Open Swimming Championships
Well done to Jade Murphy, a sixth year student, and her three teammates from Sligo who qualified to compete at the 2016 Irish Open Swimming Championships in the National Aquatics Centre, Dublin recently. This competition was IPC sanctioned and a FINA recognised …
End of Year Business Trip
The two 2nd year Business classes joined together for their end of year trip recently. They went to Strandhill for a fun day of surfing followed by crêpes and a drink. All students had to fund the trip themselves by …
Spanish Quiz
On Monday evening, 25th April, three teams of 4 students travelled to Bundoran to partake in a Spanish quiz. The teams answered questions on Spanish culture, vocabulary and grammar. Schools from the North-West competed and 2 of the SGS teams …
Spanish Cultural Exchange
There were tears all round on Monday 18th April as Spanish exchange students boarded their bus to Dublin Airport on their way back home after five days in Sligo. This was part two of the Sligo Grammar School’s first ever …