2017-2018
Diversity Week & Seachtain na Gaeilge
Posted on : March 16, 2018
In March, Sligo Grammar School held a combined Seachtain na Gaeilge and Diversity Week. This was a whole-school project designed to bring the wonderful diversity of our school to the fore. The week show-cased the many nationalities represented in SGS. …
Inter-Varsity Debating finalist
Posted on : February 25, 2018
Well done to Russell Nairn, one of our Leaving Cert 2017 students who represented Queens University, Belfast, in the National Finals of the Irish Times University Debating Competition on Friday 23rd February. This inter-varsity competition is the most prestigious one …
Going to Harvard, USA
Posted on : February 25, 2018
Leaving Cert. student, James Devaney, has been offered a place in Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, starting in the next academic year. The school is very proud of James’ achievement and wishes him all the very best in Harvard. James …
Little Shop of Horrors
Posted on : February 4, 2018
Friday 2nd February saw the final performance of the school musical Little Shop of Horrors. After some very intense weeks of rehearsal the TY and 5th year students finally got to tread boards of the Hawk’s Well Theatre on Tuesday …
All-Ireland Basketball Champions
Posted on : January 23, 2018
On Tuesday Jan. 23rd Sligo Grammar School emerged victorious in the U16 Basketball Schools All-Ireland Championship. They beat St. Munchin’s, Limerick in an exciting match at the National Arena in Dublin. Coached by Anthony Flores, the SGS team put in …
TYs on the slopes!
Posted on : January 16, 2018
This year our TY students have the great good fortune to be taken to the Italian Alps for their annual TY school tour. The destination is Santa Caterina Valfurva, Italy. They left Sligo in the early hours of Sunday 14th …
Carol Service 2017
Posted on : December 23, 2017
The first term officially ended on Friday 22nd December with our annual Christmas Carol Service in Calry Church. The service of Nine Lessons and Carols was officiated by Rev. Partick Bamber, and the SGS choir, under the baton of director …
Fundraising 2017
Posted on : December 20, 2017
The term has been a marvellous one for fundraising in SGS. The school values the efforts the students put into raising awareness of the wider community and encourages fundraising of all kinds. Christmas always prompts drives to help those less …
Cathaoirleach’s Award Winners
Posted on : December 19, 2017
Sligo Grammar School is very proud of it’s third year business students who were recently honoured by Sligo County Council when they received the Cathaoirleach’s Award for Young Enterprise. The Awards scheme was introduced to honour people who have given …
Silver Medal in Rowing
Posted on : November 28, 2017
Congratulations to 3rd year David Barlow on his silver medal in the Irish Provinces Indoor Rowing Championships. The annual event consists of individuals and teams racing a set time or distance on the rowing machine in a variety of categories …
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SciFest
The science department in Sligo Grammar School is a very active one, with lectures and field trips a common occurrence throughout the year. For the second year our TY students entered the SciFest Science Fair held in Sligo IT. The …
WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT
On Friday 4th May the whole population of Sligo Grammar School got together to attempt to set a new world record for the largest image of a human house. This was a whole-school fundraiser in aid of Focus Ireland in …
Fundraising Fashion Show
On Thursday 19th April two TY students, Erin Neilsen and Grace O’Sullivan organised and ran a Charity Fashion show in aid of the National Council for the Blind, Ireland. The lighting and sound technicians as well as the models were …
German Ambassador visits SGS
On Wednesday 25th April the German Ambassador to Ireland, Deike Potzel, visited Sligo Grammar School. A special assembly was held in Calry church, where the choir sang Sei Stille Dean Herron by Mendelsohn and students read prayers and read in …
A Bright Academic Future
Two of our Leaving Cert. students, Eoghan Donoghue and Paddy Bird, are set for a bright future in academia. Both students have been conditionally accepted to prestigious Universities in the United Kingdom. Eoghan is set to attend Imperial College, London. …