2015-2016
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Posted on : March 8, 2016
Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge ar siúl sa scoil sa sheachtain seo! This week, and the start of next week, events will be taking place in the school marking Seachtain na Gaeilge! The first event of the week was a ‘Ceoil …
Tráth na gCeist
Posted on : March 6, 2016
Daltaí sa triú bliain agus daltaí sa chúigiú bliain a ghlac páirt sa bhabhta reigiúnach de Thráth na gCeist 2015-16 á reáchtáil ag Feachtas sa Scoil Ghraiméir roimh an Nollaig. Chuaigh siad ar aghaidh go dtí an babhta ceannais i mBaile …
Sligo Grammar School welcomes Sonia O’Sullivan
Posted on : March 2, 2016
On Wednesday 2nd March we were honoured to welcome Irish International and Olympic Athlete, Sonia O’Sullivan to Sligo Grammar School when she addressed the whole school at a special assembly. She is in Sligo to support the all-Ireland Schools and Universities Cross …
Visit from Tomi Reichental
Posted on : February 23, 2016
On Monday last, we were delighted to have holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental in to talk to our 3rd, 4th and 5th year history students. Tommi and his family were captured and sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1944. …
Theatre Nights
Posted on : February 13, 2016
Pictured here are fifth year students who went on a special Theatre Trip to the Gaeity Theatre in Dublin to see John B. Keane’s “Big Maggie”. Visits to the theatre are not unusual in Sligo Grammar School. For the past …
West of Ireland Debates
Posted on : February 13, 2016
Sligo Grammar School debaters travelled to NUI Galway last Wednesday, 10th February to take part in the semi-finals of the West of Ireland Debates. Although all five teams had qualified for the semi-finals, TY students could not attend as they were away …
SGS Hosts Sligo 5K Run
Posted on : February 10, 2016
On Friday 4th March Sligo Grammar School will host the Connacht Schools Athletic Association Sligo 5K run. This run is part of the All-Ireland Schools and Universities Cross Country Finals which will be held this year in Sligo. This GloHealth-sponsored …
Science in SGS
Posted on : February 3, 2016
Just before Christmas Third Year and TY students visited Sligo IT to take part in science experiments. In January the Leaving Cert Chemistry class travelled to Maynooth University to get some hands-on experience in the labs. See some of …
SGS Connacht Schools Cup Rugby
Posted on : January 13, 2016
Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th saw the first matches of the Junior and Senior Connacht Schools Cup Rugby Campaign. Both matches were played in Sligo Grammar School. SGS Junior Cup Team played Roscommon CBS on Tuesday at 1pm. At …
Spanish Exchange
Posted on : January 13, 2016
This year Sligo Grammar School students had the opportunity to travel to Spain to improve their Spanish and to experience something of the culture of the country. First Year students went to Alcalá, near Madrid for a week, studying in …
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All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad
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
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
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
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
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 …