The former Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland Dame Nuala O’Loan is the guest speaker at our annual prize giving this Thursday...
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Poster Competition Success for Step Up Students
17.06.08
Pupils from St Mary’s College in Derry have won top prize in the University of Ulster Step Up poster design competition.
Nicole McCloskey and Kerri Pyne fought off stiff competition from over 100 entries from secondary schools across Northern Ireland to scoop the overall prize. The students were challenged to design an educational poster on the themes of environment... more >>
St. Columba
09.06.08
Saint Columba , or Saint Columcille (in Irish meaning 'dove of the church'), 521-97, Irish missionary to Scotland, called the Apostle of Caledonia. A prince of the O'Donnells of Donegal, he was educated at Moville and Clonard. In Ireland he founded the monastery schools of Derry (545), Durrow (553), and Kells (c.554). In 563, Columba and several companions sailed to...
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Sports Sale in Aid of Burma Disaster Appeal
01.06.08
A sale of new sports gear and equipment donated by Derry City footballer Mr
Kevin McHugh of 'Max Sports' will take place on Saturday 7th June from 10:00
a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in St. Mary's College. All items will be sold at a reduced
price...
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Visit by Donal Flanagan, Chief Executive of CCMS
16.05.08
St Mary's College welcomed Donal Flanagan, Chief Executive of CCMS to the school on Friday 16th May as a special guest at our 6th year leavers Mass. He visited a number of departments. He met staff and pupils and visited the Science Department where he met pupils from Holy Child Primary School. He also saw the winning projects from the Young Scientist’s...
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Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service at St. Mary’s
15.05.08
The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service visited the school for the 2nd time on Tuesday 8th April. Miss P Doherty said “that the organisation was delighted with the turn out and the enthusiasm shown on the day”.
Staff, sixth year pupils, and members of the local community were given the opportunity of donating blood. Surveys have shown that 94% of the...
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May is the Month of Mary
13.05.08
May is the month of Mary, where we recall the role of Mary in salvation. May is a time to rediscover the role of the Virgin Mary in Christian life. The Christian custom of dedicating the month of May to Mary arose at the end of the 13th century. Mary is the Mother of the Church and therefore the example as well as the guide and inspiration of everyone who in and...
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University of Ulster Step-Up Charity Walk
07.05.08
The annual around the bridges Step-Up charity walk took place on Wednesday 7th May 2008 in aid of Foyle Search and Rescue. Route: Two Bridges: Foyle and Craigavon. Starting Point: Sainsbury's, Strand Road. Congratulations to everyone who did the walk!
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Jenny Bristow Masterclass ‘Create and Cook’ competition
24.04.08
On Thursday 24th April 16 pupils from St. Mary’s took part in the final of the 2008 Jenny Bristow ‘Create ‘n’ Cook’ Competition organised by the University of Ulster STEP-UP Team in conjunction with Jenny Bristow. There were 4 groups each consisting of 4 pupils. Each group had to design and cook a food product. These included...
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St Mary's College at the Microsoft Launch of Windows Server 2008
08.04.08
Belfast: April 8th 2008 - The latest Microsoft Server product – Windows Server 2008 was launched today at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast. The event, was attended by over 300 IT professionals and software developers from businesses across Northern Ireland and marks Microsoft’s largest product launch in Northern Ireland. (Both Mr Duffield and Mr Wade were in...
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Invitation from the DCSF Global Gateway (*Staff Only)
03.04.08
The Global Gateway ( www.globalgateway.org ) is an initiative of the Department for Children, Schools and Families run by the British Council. The Global Gateway can help you link your school with other schools around the world, from Australia to Zambia, for exciting curriculum based projects and CPD.
Schools and students around the world are keen to link and work...
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A hat-trick of success for St Mary's pupils
23.03.08
St Mary's College have recently celebrated pupil success in ICT, Science and Leadership. Five senior pupils achieved tremendous success in different competitions at regional and national level.
On Friday 7th March, Prodigy announced pupils Ria Ogle and Sarah Higgins as the Belfast Regional Winners of the ‘Be the World Champ’ Microsoft Office Worldwide Competition 2008...
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Spirit of Enniskillen ‘Explore’ Programme
14.03.08
A lower sixth pupil at St Mary’s College has been chosen from hundreds of applicants to take part in the prestigious Spirit of Enniskillen’s ‘Explore’ Programme 2008. Explore is the annual international leadership programme of the Spirit of Enniskillen Trust helping young people make their own contribution towards dialogue and constructive change. The Spirit of Enniskillen...
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Be the World Champ winners
10.03.08
On Friday 7th March, Prodigy announced St Mary’s College students Ria Ogle and Sarah Higgins as the Belfast Final Winners of the ‘Be the World Champ’ Microsoft Office Worldwide Competition 2008. This was the only Regional Final where both winners were from the same school!
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Young Scientists and Engineers Fair
10.03.08
Aoife White and Nicole Lynch, two pupils from St Mary’s College, Derry, have arrived back VICTORIOUS from The British Association for the Advancement of Science CREST Awards, Young Scientists and Engineers Fair held recently in London. They are the UK Silver Level CREST Champions! They beat entries from other regions throughout the UK.
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St Mary's College take part in Microsoft Regional Final
25.02.08
On Wednesday 27th February, seven students involved in the Microsoft IT Academy at St Mary’s College will be travelling to Belfast Metropolitan College to compete in the Belfast Regional Final of the Microsoft Office Worldwide Competition 2008. Every year a global search begins to find the students with the best Microsoft Word and Excel skills. As we speak...
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Open Night
28.01.08
Open Night will take place on Tuesday 29th January 2008, Time: 7pm - 10pm, Principal's Address - 7:15 and 8:30pm. Mrs Lindsay will also be available on Saturday morning from 10.00 – 1.00pm.
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Microsoft Office Worldwide Competition
17.01.08
Every year a global search begins to find the students with the best Microsoft Word and Excel skills. As we speak, countries from all over the world are running competitions to find representatives who will compete for the title of "World Champion" at Word and Excel at the World Championships held in Hawaii this Summer. From Ireland two students will go on to...
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ANNIE – A wonderful Success!
17.12.07
The curtain has finally come down on our wonderful School Show, “Annie”. It played each night to sell-out crowds with audiences responding with standing ovations. The success of the show is the result of the hard work of a huge number of people, not just those on stage but also those who worked behind the scenes. The show would never have been successful without the...
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St Mary's girl wins climate change award
05.12.07
A student at St Mary's College in Derry has won a prestigious photographic competition organised by the European Parliament.
Sharmin Rahman, a lower sixth student at the Creggan school, won this year’s all-Ireland photo competition on climate change which was co-sponsored by the European Parliament and both the Stormont and Leinster House environment...
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Get Safe Online Awareness Week
12.11.07
This November sees the third annual Get Safe Online Internet Safety Awareness Week, and, as in previous years, a road show will be touring the country next week visiting six UK cities from Bristol to Edinburgh. To find out more, visit the Get Safe Online website at www.getsafeonline.org
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Doodle 4 Google
12.11.07
Google like to reflect the ever changing world of their users through the logo designs on their homepage. These "doodles" celebrate different people, events or special dates and, until now, have been designed by their original Doodler, 29-year-old Dennis Hwang.
The 'Doodle 4 Google' competition asks young people across the UK to design their own doodle. Last year...
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Family Science Challenge Evening
18.10.07
On Thursday 18th October St Mary's College played host to a very successful Family Science Challenge Evening. The night was aimed at Year 8 pupils and their parents as an introduction to a selection of the science experiments/activities that their daughter will experience throughout their first year at St Mary's.
Activities on the night included model hovercraft building and the...
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School Productions
12.10.07
Rehearsals are now well underway for our forthcoming production “Annie” to be staged at Christmas. The show will run for three nights – Tuesday 4th, Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th December at 7. 30 pm. The lead role of Annie is played by Year 9 pupil Alex Coyle and she is supported on stage by a host of ‘feisty’ orphans. The orphans are under the charge of Miss...
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Did you know?
08.10.07
Past pupils of St Mary’s College in Creggan, can now keep in touch with the school by submitting their details to the new Roll of Honour database system. The database system allows past pupils to submit their graduation photograph, details of their degree, qualifications and details of their present employment online. Once details are approved by IT staff they will...
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