St. Mary's Grammar School, Magherafelt

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Science Fair

St Mary's Grammar School hosted a Science Fair on Thursday 28th February for local Primary and Post-primary Schools in the Magherafelt area. St. Mary's is a Specialist School in Science so this event was aimed to 'Promote Science within the community' and was a huge success.

The schools who participated included Holy Family Primary School, Magherafelt, St Patrick's Primary School, The Loup, New Row  Primary School, Castledawson, St Pius X College, Magherafelt and St Mary's Grammar School, Magherafelt. The pupils presented projects to the Judges, watched a Science Magic Show hosted by W5 and received prizes for their efforts. Fun was had by all!

Guest speaker Sharon Madigan Addresses Year 12 GCSE Physical Education Students About Nutrition in Sport.

As part of the St. Mary's Specialist School's programme, the Physical Education Department organised a guest speaker Sharon Madigan on 21st October '08, to address all local Year 12 GCSE Physical Education students on a range of topics, all related to their final exam. Sharon also spoke to our elite squads about Nutrition in Sport. All members of school squads from Year 12 upwards attended the talk in the Assembly Hall and benefited greatly from her advice.

St. Mary's is delighted that Sharon Madigan has agreed to give this presentation. Sharon lectures in Diet and Nutrition in UCD and has worked with the Irish Boxing Team in preparation for the recent Beijing Olympics. Sharon has also advised the Derry and Donegal Senior Football Teams.