News for the Academic Year 2007-2008
Chess club
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first time in nearly 20 years a chess club had been restarted in
the school. The dedicated group of enthusiasts meet in The Lodge at lunch time and they are becoming expert strategists! |
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Young entrepreneurs 2008
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We are delighted that some of our Juniors
become Regional Finalist in the Young Entrepreneur, 2008,
Competition. Their company involved designing and manufacturing jewellery which was sold in aid of the Fields of Life Project which the school is involved with. |
german Trip
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forms 5 and 6 had a most successful trip to Germany over the
Easter break - this was the first trip to Germany for a few
years. The group enjoyed speaking German and were in agreement about how much the trip had helped their language skills - they also admit they had great fun and enjoyed all the sight-seeing opportunities! |
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Pramerica spirit of Community Award Winner
| One of our pupils who has been deeply involved in the Fields of Life project work for Bajja in Uganda has been honored as one of 20 All-Ireland Youth Volunteers for her outstanding commitment to Volunteerism. |
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Awards
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| Two projects entered into the Young Scientist' Awards in Junior and Senior Sections were awarded second place! Well done | Silver Award winner in the Physics Olympiad...who will undertake training over Easter - with hope of a trip to Vietnam! |
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AAs well as being an award winner in the Young Scientists Competition two of the competitors won laptops and iPods in the Graduate On-Line Quiz for Second Level Students - which recognises Civic, Social and political Awareness....great "all-round" achievements |
Feile Bia Award
| Well done to our chefs and their staff - the school is the only one in the country whose kitchen has been given a Feile Bia Award - this is due to the traceability of the food "from Farm to Factory"! |
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Olympiad Success
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Once again one of our pupils has been a successful medal winner (Bronze) in the DCU Olympiad in Chemistry. He is pictured right with the headmaster and his Chemistry teacher. Well done! |
Dissolving Boundaries Face 2 Face
| The pupils from Bloomfield Collegiate and our 3rd year history pupils involved in the Cross Border Curriculum based ICT project Dissolving Boundaries met in Kilmainham Jail and Collins Barracks. |
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Good Bye Eilish
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Sadly we recently said "goodbye to one of our cooks - we wish Eilish well and thank her for the pride she took in her catering for us - we will miss your scones Eilish! |
Prize Giving
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Congratulations to all 2007 Prize Winners. Our
Annual Prize Day was held in Calry Church. A
Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving was
followed by the Prize-giving Ceremony with
guest speaker Senator David Norris (pictured
left). A DVD of the occasion is available - price 10Euro |
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Video Team
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| The SGS AV team produced a good DVD of the Annual School Prize Day and also did a live mix DVD with two cameras for the Carol Service. Both DVDs are available @ €10 - profits to Fields of Life. | |
First Years!
| We welcome all our new batch of first years and we trust they will enjoy their years in Sligo Grammar School. |
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The Web Team
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The new webpage team are coming to terms with their challenge - in the midst of a fully refurbished computer suite. They using the latest version of SharePoint Designer software. |
Sadly...more "goodbye"s..
A very special lunch party was held in the school just before term began to mark the retirements and to celebrate the contributions of Canon Liz McElhinney (as school chaplain) and of Mrs Gabriele Brisch-Middleton (as German teacher). Each is pictured with their husbands as the headmaster makes a presentation to them on behalf of the staff and school. We wish them both well and hope they will call back and see us.
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