As the students of St. Louis Grammar School remain fully engaged in their respective examinations, the Art Department offer parents and friends an opportunity to view the fruit of the many hours of creativity and endurance that many students can relate to.Head of Art and Design at St. Louis, Mrs Jayne Grant, recently opened the doors of the exhibition centre at the school and invited the GCSE and AS level students along with their family, friends and staff visited the ...

As the end of the school year approaches it was once again, time for the local primary schools to display their sporting talent in the annual St. Louis Primary School’s Netball and Gaelic football Tournament.In Netball, St. Joseph’s Primary School, Ballymartin and St. Colman’s Primary School, Kilkeel played strongly throughout to gain the Cup Final pairing. St. Colman's, Kilkeel were able to capitalise better on their scoring opportunities, with some excellent shots from difficult positions. The Kilkeel defence held strong ...

Irish language continues to flourish at St. Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel. This was clearly evident as Year 10 students were recently presented with their Silver Fáinne in recognition of fluency in the Irish Language at a special assembly at the school. Guest of honour was Sara Ní Chuireáin from the local branch of Conradh na Gaeilge Boirche Íochtair, who very kindly sponsored the fáinní and made the presentation to students. The Silver Fáinne symbolises a person’s link to the Irish ...

St. Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel 2-01St. Malachy’s High School Castlewellan 2-00When you build up a tradition of excellence in sport, the expectations are usually high. Long standing Camogie Coach at St. Louis, Mrs Rosemary Colgan, has been busy putting into place the foundations of a new generation of camogie players at the school and it didn’t take them long to capture silverware. The Year 8 St Louis camogie team have just recently lifted the ‘Down Schools’ Camogie Shield. With nine ...

Many students from St. Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel have fond memories of their ‘Manchester trip’. Now, in its 18th year, the Manchester trip has gone from strength to strength, becoming a ‘must do’ event on the list of school experiences for all St. Louis students. Recently 47 students, accompanied by 5 teachers embarked on this year’s Manchester trip, with the focal point being the Manchester City v Leicester City game at the Etihad stadium. However, the aims of the trip ...