GENERAL NEWS 2017-2018
Winners of the annual Book Review competition will be announced on World Book Day 2018.
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World Book Day is a celebration! It's a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it's a celebration of reading. In fact, it's the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and marked in over 100 countries all over the world. |
Pope John Paul II Awards - February 2018
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On Thursday 8th February 2018 year 14 pupils from St Patrick’s Academy received their Pope John Paul II Award at St Mary’s in Chapel Lane Belfast. Caitlin McGarry, Eimear McGrath and Erin Quinn and Lucy McCann (missing from photograph) completed their award through the school while Eamon Clenaghan and Katie McGarry completed their award with Glenavy Parish. The JPII award enables young people to take an active part in the life of their Church and in the life of their community. All of the pupils gave willing of their time and participated in many activities to achieve their award. They assisted in various school liturgies and help organise fundraising for Trocaire and St Vincent de Paul. They volunteered in their parishes in many ways too such as reading, children’s liturgy and collections. It is a great achievement for our year 14 pupils and we are very proud of them. Teacher from St Patrick’s Academy, Mrs Patricia Nolan, was also awarded on the night. She was given the Pope John Paul II Award for Leader of the Year. This award recognised all of the work Mrs Nolan does in co-ordinating the Pope John Paul II award in St Patrick’s and helping the young people to achieve their awards. |
Love for Life - February 2018
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Heather Hill and Chris McCarthy from Love for Life who recently visited St. Patrick's Academy and delivered a Relationships and Sexuality Education session to our year 11 pupils. |
Northern Ireland Centre for Language Teaching and Learning workshop - February 2018
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Our Year 10 pupils attended a NICILT (Northern Ireland Centre for Language Teaching and Learning) workshop at Lisnagarvey High School on Monday 29th January 2018. Pupils received first-hand information from various guest speakers on the benefits of language learning. They were given the opportunity to share their ideas and opinions and took part in a fun interactive quiz. The workshop proved extremely beneficial to all pupils who will be making GCSE choices in the very near future. |
St. Patrick's Guitar Club - Feb 2018
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Safer Internet Day 2018 - February 2018
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Members of the C21 Theatre Group performing a play about online safety on Safer Internet Day, Tuesday 6th February 2018. Pupils in Year 8 and 9 attended, along with pupils from local primary schools.
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Nicole Hatchell and Paul Burns from Lloyds Banking Group who delivered an assembly to years 10 and 11 on Wednesday 7th February 2018. The theme of the assembly was “Create, Connect and Share Respect: A better internet starts with you”.
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PSNI, YMCA and NSPCC also supported St. Patrick's Academy in celebrating Safer Internet Day on Tuesday 6th February 2018, answering all of the many questions raised by our year 8 and 9 pupils.
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St. Patrick's welcomes Sarah Crossan, acclaimed author - January 2018
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Open Night - January 2018
Charity Work - December 2017
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Pupils from St Patrick’s Academy have been very busy in the run up to Christmas. Our post 16 pupils recently spent their day volunteering at the annual Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch.
Pupils from all year groups in St Patrick’s have also been working hard to raise money for St Vincent de Paul. Every year during December pupils collect money and produce Christmas hampers for St Vincent de Paul. The hampers are then distributed locally by the St Vincent de Paul Society in Lisburn. The fundraising this year included a Christmas jumper day. In addition to the hampers there was also a donation for over £400 made to Damien French on behalf of St Vincent de Paul.
Pupils from all year groups in St Patrick’s have also been working hard to raise money for St Vincent de Paul. Every year during December pupils collect money and produce Christmas hampers for St Vincent de Paul. The hampers are then distributed locally by the St Vincent de Paul Society in Lisburn. The fundraising this year included a Christmas jumper day. In addition to the hampers there was also a donation for over £400 made to Damien French on behalf of St Vincent de Paul.
Youth Leadership Development Competition - November 2107
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Well done to our Year 13 pupil who was runner-up in the Area Final of the Youth Leadership Development Competition. Participation in this competition was through The Rotary Foundation.
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Road Safety Week - November 2017
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In an effort to get young road users to take more care and responsibility on the roads, Lisburn & Castlereagh Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) hosted over 350 students at a hard-hitting demonstration of the devastating effects of road traffic collisions. Working in collaboration the PSNI Roads Policing Unit, Fire Service and the Ambulance Service, the event was attended by students from St Patrick`s Academy, Forthill College, Wallace High, Lisnagarvey High and SERC.
A car crash simulation was relayed by public address to the audience by both a senior police officer and fire officer and displayed on a large scene in front of the Irish Linen Centre in Market Square. The crashed car scenario was recreated by the emergency services and featured two young people injured in the crash. The actors in the scenario were two 17 year old students from St Patrick`s Academy, one of whom was ‘arrested’ by police at the scene. |
Anti-Bullying Week: 13th -17th November 2017
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St Patrick’s Academy, Year 8 pupils took part in this year’s Anti-Bullying Week, which ran from Monday 13th to Friday 17th November 2017. The week-long campaign, under the theme “All Equal, All Different, All Together”, provided an opportunity for our pupils to understand what bullying is.
Our pupils designed posters, wrote poems and stories to highlight the impact of bullying and how it can be stopped. All year 8 pupils were keen to get involved in the anti-bullying competition which gave them the opportunity to send out a clear message that bullying has no place in St Patrick’s. Mrs Devlin Head of Year 8 explained the importance of Anti-Bullying Week: “We were able to highlight what bullying is and how we can deal with it. This week provided an opportunity to focus on reinforcing the anti-bullying message across the entire school community.” |
Year 11 Print Workshop - November 2017
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French Exchange Student - October 2017
St Patrick’s Academy was recently pleased to welcome a French Exchange Student. Camille was a guest of one of our Year 12 pupils and she attended all lessons to gain a better understanding of our culture and to help improve her English.
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Yr 11 Print workshop at the IAC with Seacourt print workshop.
Year 12 Work Experience - October 2017
St Patrick’s Academy Year 12 students recently went on work experience. The scheme proved to be an outstanding success with many students gaining valuable skills to aid them in their quest for their perfect career. The spectrum of employers who agreed to take on our students was vast, from multinationals like Ford to local businesses such as Yellow Branding & Digital Media. Our thanks go out to all the employers who helped us and to the students who represented St Patrick’s Academy in such a positive way.
School Closure - Monday 16th October 2017 and Tuesday 17th October 2017
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In light of weather warnings and advice from DENI, St. Patrick's Academy will close on Monday 16th October 2017 and Tuesday 17th October 2017. |
Head/Deputy Head Girl, Head/Deputy Head Boy and Senior Prefects 2017-2018
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Congratulations to our new Student Leadership Team appointed on Thursday 21st September 2017.
Breakfast Club and Lunch Menus
Breakfast Club and Lunch menus are now available on the school website. Follow the About Us link to find out more.
Prize Giving Ceremony - Friday 15th September 2017
Award |
Prize Recipient(s) |
KS3 English, Maths & Science |
Jashley Viar, Eva Donaghy & Maria Sampaio |
GCSE Media Studies |
Kayleigh Tennyson |
GCSE English, R.E., Art, LLW & ICT |
Orla Agnew |
GCSE Spanish |
Andre Lemos Duarte |
Heaney English Award & GCSE History |
Caitlin Orr |
GCSE Double Award Science & GCSE Maths |
Ryan McConville |
GCSE H.E., Science, top overall GCSE results and Danske Bank Work Experience Award |
Julia Kinska |
The McKeown Shield for Attendance |
Shannon Burrell |
Special Endeavour in Sport & GCSE H&SC |
Courtney McCrudden |
Kearney Cup (sporting) |
Aran McGarry |
Brogan Cup (sporting) |
Oisin Graham |
P Nichols Award for Endeavour |
Leo McGlone |
Michael Kingsmore Shield for Sport |
Finn Stott |
Victor Ludorum Girls Cup and Special Endeavour in Sport |
Emma Lunday |
Year 13 Science |
Lucy McCann |
Year 13 R.E. |
Katie McGarry |
Year 13 Sport |
Caitlin Taggart |
Year 13 ICT & H&SC |
Erin Quinn |
Year 14 ICT and Year 14 Media Studies |
Jordan Rawling |
Year 13 Moving Image Arts |
Eamonn Clenaghan |
Year 13 Media Studies and Year 14 Technology & Design |
Ryan McConkey |
Year 14 H&SC & Year 14 R.E. |
Hannah Jordan |
Year 14 Sport |
Shane Cormican |
Year 14 Science & Year 14 T&D & the Principal's Award |
Ben McNicholl |
School Breakfast Club
Pupils can avail of the school Breakfast Club, in the canteen from 8.30am to 9.00am. There will be no supervision prior to this time and no outside supervision until 8.55am.
Getting Down to Business in Year 8 - September 2017
Year 8 pupils at St. Patrick’s Academy were introduced to their new school as they took part in the ‘Your School Your Business’ programme with local charity Young Enterprise. The programme helps to support pupils as they make the big leap from P7 into Year 8. Among a number of key life skills the students developed personal confidence and presentation skills. The students also assessed their personal abilities, while analysing and solving problems.
Welcome Year 8 Students - September 2017
A huge welcome to all of our new Year 8 students. It has been a busy first week but we hope you have some great memories already. It only gets better from here.
New Build - August 2017
Use the About Us dropdown menu to track the progress of our new building. It looks like the builders have been really busy over the summer months and it wont be long until completion.