News
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Wednesday 12 March 2025 TOURING THEATRE-IN-EDUCATION PRODUCTION VISITS ST. MARY'S On Monday 10 March 2025, St. Mary’s was pleased to welcome Ever Unique Productions as part of their tour of Northern Ireland schools performing the play ‘I Love You, Mum – I Promise I Won’t Die’ by Mark Wheeler.
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Tuesday 11 March 2025 Year 11 Art and Design Students Explore Felt Making with Andrea Hayes On Friday, 7 March, Year 11 Art and Design GCSE students had the opportunity to take part in a felting workshop with textile artist, Andrea Hayes. The workshop introduced students to the traditional craft of felt making and needle felting, where they experimented with a variety of wool fibres to create bright, colourful, and skilful textile pieces for their portfolios.
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Tuesday 4 March 2025 NI Business Challenge
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Tuesday 4 March 2025 U16 Plate Final Winners
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Thursday 30 January 2025 Holocaust Memorial Day Assembly On 30 January, we held our Holocaust Memorial Day assembly, marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. The event showcased a candle from the '80 Candles for 80 Years' project, designed and made as part of a Shared Education project within the MRLP.
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Thursday 23 January 2025 Open Day Thank you to everyone who came along to our recent Open Day. It was lovely to meet all the P6 and P7 boys and girls, parents, and carers. We hope you enjoyed your time with us! Thank you to our amazing pupils- we are so proud of you all!
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Tuesday 17 December 2024 Saint Vincent de Paul Christmas Family Gift Appeal
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Tuesday 17 December 2024 Santa Trail in Kilronan School What a wonderful day enjoyed by our students who assisted with the Santa Trail in Kilronan School last week. Well done to all involved! Wishing all the staff, students and parents of Kilronan School a very HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
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Tuesday 17 December 2024 SVP Christmas Hamper Appeal
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Tuesday 17 December 2024 NI Children's Hospice Fundraising
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Tuesday 17 December 2024 Team Hope Shoebox Appeal
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Tuesday 17 December 2024 IET Faraday Challenge Event
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Friday 8 November 2024 INVESTORS IN MENTAL HEALTH GOLD AWARD FOR ST. MARY'S St. Mary’s Grammar School, Magherafelt has been presented with a Gold Award in the Aware NI Investors in Mental Health Awards 2024 in the Recognising Education category. These awards aim to provide recognition to schools who are making a significant contribution to the promotion of positive mental health in Northern Ireland.
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Friday 8 November 2024 DRAMA DEPARTMENT THEATRE VISIT TO HAMILTON Pupils in St. Mary’s just could not “wait for it” when they heard that the Drama Department was organising a theatre visit to see the Broadway and West-End hit musical, Hamilton.
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Tuesday 5 November 2024 ST. MARY'S DONATES TO CRUSE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT On 22 October 2024, St. Mary’s was pleased to welcome Eleanor Ellerslie from Cruse Bereavement Support to collect a cheque from the school on behalf of the charity.
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Monday 4 November 2024 Lá Eorpach na dTeangacha Representatives from the Irish department were delighted to pay visit to St. Patrick’s Primary, New Row and Gaelscoil an tSeanchaí where they engaged students in exciting language lessons giving them a flavour of the wonderful language learning opportunities provided in St. Mary’s Grammar School.
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Monday 4 November 2024 GAEL LINN QUIZ Year 10 students of Irish recently travelled to the Glenavon House Hotel to participate in the annual Gael Linn Tráth na gCeist. Over 350 students took part in the event from schools across Mid-Ulster. The quiz, conducted through the medium of Irish, covered topics such as Tíreolaíocht, Spóirt, Ceol and Daoine Cailiúla giving students the opportunity to demonstrate their wide range of knowledge as Gaeilge! We are delighted to note that St. Mary’s students excelled and even managed to take 1st place on the day. A huge COMHGHAIRDEAS to Róisín Bradley, Cora McPeake, Cliodhna Moore, Ella Kearney who formed the winning team and we wish them every success as they progress to the Ulster Final in the New Year.
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Monday 4 November 2024 Turas Gaeltachta 2024 A Level Irish students enjoyed an actioned packed visit to the Gweedore Gaeltacht region recently in partnership with St. Louis’ Grammar School, Ballymena. As part of their course of study, A2 students of Irish engage with research and discussion about the rich culture, history and heritage of Ceantar Ghaoth Dobhair and a residential visit forms an integral part of this experience.
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Monday 14 October 2024 SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES
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Friday 11 October 2024 Geo Energy Discovery Centre On Wednesday 9 October 2024, St Mary’s had the pleasure of hosting the Geo Energy Discovery Centre, offering an exciting opportunity for local pupils to delve into the fascinating world of geothermal energy. Students from Magherafelt Primary School, Sperrin Integrated College, Rainey Endowed, and Holy Family Primary School visited the event, excited to explore the incredible potential of geothermal energy in Northern Ireland.
