2019 – 2020
TY Ski Trip 2020
Posted on : February 4, 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
Posted on : January 31, 2020
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
Posted on : January 30, 2020
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!
Posted on : January 23, 2020
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
Posted on : January 22, 2020
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 …
SGS on RTE this Christmas
Posted on : December 9, 2019
On Sunday December 8th Sligo Grammar School Choir, musicians, Head boy, Head Girl staff, clergy and representatives of the Board and Incorporated Society travelled to RTE in Dublin to record this year’s Christmas Day Carol Service. The group travelled by …
Act of Remembrance and Reconciliation
Posted on : November 16, 2019
On Thursday November 14th Sligo Grammar School held its annual Act of Remembrance and Reconciliation. The school takes time every year to pause and think about the many Irishmen and women who fell in both World Wars, as well as …
Mr. Michael Leyden
Posted on : November 5, 2019
It is with great sadness that Sligo Grammar School mourns the passing of Mr. Michael Leyden. Michael taught in Sligo Grammar School since the late 1980s and was an extremely committed teacher of English, earning the respect and admiration of students, …
Prize Day 2019
Posted on : October 26, 2019
Sligo Grammar School’s Annual Prize Day was held in Calry Church on Wednesday 23rd October. The Church was filled to capacity as the whole school turned out to celebrate the accomplishments of their classmates. This year the guest speaker was …
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COLLECTING BOOKS AND MATERIALS
The school is open from 9am to 1pm every day this week to allow student collect books, and materials. Anyone entering the school MUST follow HSE guidelines regarding physical distancing, hand hygiene etc.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
The last big event in Sligo Grammar School before the schools closed was the annual Seachtain Na Gaeilge. This year the week was organised and run by TY students Kate Gavin, Sarah Clarke, Saoirse Gilmor, Sophie Harkin, Alicia Garvey Kline, …
Deserted School – March 2020
Like every other school in the country, this week has left Sligo Grammar School sadly deserted. Locker areas are empty except for abandoned jackets and schoolbooks. The occasional member of staff can be seen working in isolation in their rooms …
Diversity Week
Sligo Grammar School is lucky to have students and teachers from a wide range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds and the week of 2nd to 6th of March was dedicated to that diversity. A special – and diverse – committee …
U15 Rugby Trip
Twenty-six U15 rugby players from SGS returned to Sligo last weekend after a hugely successful team trip to Valencia, Spain. This was a team-building trip for the U15s who will be forming the back-bone of next year’s Junior Cup Team. …