2019 – 2020
Winning Kayakers
Posted on : October 21, 2019
On Tuesday 8th October Sligo Grammar School took part in the Call of The Wild Schools Kayak Competition. SGS hosted the event and welcomed competitors from other local schools. There was a series of competitions for seasoned kayakers and newcomers. …
TY Sea Swim for Charity
Posted on : October 17, 2019
On Wednesday 16th October the 80+ students in TY braved the Atlantic Ocean for their annual Sponsored Swim. As usual the group dressed up in all sorts of fancy dress and were bussed out to Rosses Point beach where they …
Green School
Posted on : October 11, 2019
This year Sligo Grammar School is taking up the environmental challenge and going for their first Green School Flag. The aim for the first year is to reduce landfill waste in SGS and generally make the school greener. Under the …
Open Evening 2019
Posted on : October 3, 2019
On Wednesday 2nd Oct. Sligo Grammar School hosted an Open Evening for all prospective students. The school was buzzing with activity as all departments welcomed primary school pupils and their parents from all over the region. As the visitors arrived …
Climate Justice Candle Lit in Calry Church
Posted on : September 27, 2019
On Friday 27th September Eco-Congregation Ireland’s “Climate Justice” candle was lit in Calry Church at a Special Assembly focussing on Climate Change. The candle has been travelling the Island since the “Shine a Light on Climate Justice” initiative was launched …
Irish Angus Competition Finalists
Posted on : September 24, 2019
During the week of 16th September the, now 5th year, girls who won through to the finals of the Irish Angus Beef competition attended the Ploughing Championships in Carlow. Each day the girls were on site at the ploughing from …
Service for the Beginning of the School Year
Posted on : September 20, 2019
On Thursday 19th Sept Sligo Grammar School students and teachers travelled to Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin to join with over 20 other Protestant schools from the Republic of Ireland in a ceremony marking the beginning of another school year. …
First Whole-School Assembly of 2019 2020
Posted on : September 4, 2019
The first Whole-School Assembly of the school year was held in Calry Church on Tuesday Sept. 3rd. The Rev’d Canon Noel Regan led the prayers while the SGS choir led their schoolmates in song. After an address from the headmaster …
Gaisce, the Presidents Award
Posted on : September 3, 2019
Every year students from TY participate in Gaisce, The Presidents Award. This is a National initiative to get young people involved in community activity and personal development over a full year. This year we had 27 students completing their Bronze …
Extra Curricular Activities in SGS
Posted on : September 2, 2019
As expressed in its mission statement, alongside academic pursuits, Sligo Grammar School values and promotes individual achievement and wholeness. Extra Curricular activities allow students recognise their full potential across many different areas, and are a very important part of school …
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TY Ski Trip 2020
For the last week of January SGS Transition Year students headed off to Santa Caterina Valfurva, Italy, for the annual TY ski trip. Setting off from Sligo in the dead of night the students, accompanied by Mr Lynch, Mr Giblin, …
Sewing for Charity
On the afternoon of Friday 31st Feb. staff and students from SGS got down to making Joey and Wallaby pouches for the animals orphaned and injured in the wildfires in Australia. The Sewing Bee took place in the HE room …
National Indoor Rowing Championships
In the early hours of Saturday morning, 25th Jan 2020, SGS Rowing Club hit the road for the University of Limerick to complete at the National Indoors Rowing Competition. A crew of four boys raced in several individual events and …
Hockey Winners!
Well done to our Senior A Girls Hockey Team who emerged as winners in the Halliday League against Salerno Secondary School, Galway. Having lost no matches all season the team met Salerno on Friday 17th January at home in SGS. …
Christian Unity Special Assembly
On Wednesday 22nd Jan. The school gathered in Calry Church for a Special Assembly to mark Christian Unity Week. The school welcomed staff and students from Summerhill College, Sligo who took part in the Assembly. The Assembly was led by …