2018 – 2019
BFG Bank
Posted on : March 26, 2019
Transition Year students Chloe Lougheed, Emma Gallagher, Avril Murray, Mark Mulhern, Emma O’Gorman and Luke Glennon recently competed in the AIB Build-A-Bank Challenge, resulting in them participating in the National Final in the RDS on March 13th. The AIB Build-A-Bank …
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2019
Posted on : March 18, 2019
Just before the St Patrick’s Weekend break Sligo Grammar School ran its annual Seachtain na Gaeilge. Celebrating all things Irish, this week has become a fixture in the school . The week is organised and run by 5th year Irish …
Visitors from USA
Posted on : March 13, 2019
On Monday 11th March Sligo Grammar School welcomed choristers from St Mark’s School, Massachusetts, USA, to Sligo. The American school is on a tour of Ireland , visiting Galway, Limerick, Dublin, Cork and of course, Sligo. St Mark’s is a …
Wellbeing Week 2019
Posted on : March 1, 2019
The week before the mid -term break Sligo Grammar School ran a Wellbeing Week. During the previous weeks the students had been in the thick of exams – mocks for 6th and 3rd, and house exams for everyone else. It …
Junk Kouture
Posted on : February 8, 2019
This year two groups of TY students submitted outfits for the Junk Kouture Design Competition. We are delighted to say that “Got You Covered”, designed and made by Clare Ison, Rachel Thorpe and Rachel Wang, made it through to the …
TY goes Ski-ing!
Posted on : February 6, 2019
Just last weekend Sligo Grammar School TY students returned from the annual Transition Year trip abroad. This year, as last year, it was a ski trip to the beautiful Italian Alps. Accompanied by Mr Lynch, Mr Giblin, Ms Stinson and …
Angus Beef Producers Schools Competition.
Posted on : January 29, 2019
Sligo Grammar School is delighted to report that two teams have had their Angus Beef projects chosen to proceed to the final stage of this year’s competition. Both groups are all-girl teams, made up of TY students. The first team …
Global Schools Special Assembly
Posted on : January 10, 2019
Sligo Grammar School was delighted to be chosen as one of the first schools to trial run the Global Schools Programme. This is linked to “Global Ireland” an ambitious All-of-Government programme which aims to double Ireland’s impact in the world …
Movember in SGS!
Posted on : December 5, 2018
Last month Sligo Grammar School’s Senior Cup Rugby Team did “Movember”. The squad wanted to do something to raise funds for charity and decided to give Movember a go! After the month the team had raised a fantastic €1, 110. …
Rotary Winner
Posted on : November 20, 2018
Today, Tuesday 20 November, 6th yr. Juno Ellison was one of three students from Rotary Zone 8, which stretches from Antrim to Castlebar, to win the Youth Leadership Development Competition. This fantastic prize is an all expenses paid trip to …
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Hockey Trip to Italy
This Easter the girls had their turn for a sporting trip abroad. Just before the school broke up for the holidays the Junior Hockey Team and staff members, Elayne McDermott and Patricia Henry headed off to Italy. There they were …
SGS Swimmers
Well done to four of our students who competed in the National Senior School Swimming competitions on Sunday April 14th. Oisín Kehoe, Gus Bamber, Killian Langton and Arann Platt represented Sligo Grammar School in the National Senior Schools Swimming Relays. …
LCVP Raise Funds for NW Hospice
Earlier in the term the Leaving Cert LCVP class organised a Valentine’s Day Disco for the first and second year students. It was held in the afternoon and run and supervised by the senior students with help from their teachers. …
Rugby Sevens Victory
On Wednesday 3rd April the Sligo Grammar School U18s won the Plate in the IRFU National Sevens Rugby Competition. In the quarter final they defeated Bandon Grammar School, Munster Senior Cup Semi-Finalists, by 6 tries to 2. In the semi-final …
Mock Interviews
Our 5th Year Mock Interviews recently took place in the School. These Mock Interviews have become a regular part of the school calendar for our pre-leaving cert students. Tied closely to their Career Guidance classes, the interviews present an opportunity …