Naomh Pol News Issue 2

Crisis Café
Interview with Harry Collins
There are so many pupils in St Paul’s who are thriving and
excelling in their work both inside and outside of school. One
pupil in particular has gone above and beyond to make a
difference in our local area. He is Mr Harry Collins.
Harry has attended St Paul’s for 6 years and has always been a
committed member of the student population. During his time
here he has taken part in musicals, as he has a passion for
drama and acting. He is the founding member of “Twins Club”
which he ran in the school for a period of time. He has been a
serving member of the school council and represents our school
as a member of the school choir.
Outside of school, Harry is involved in a range of different organisations such as the Newry
and Mourne Youth Council, where they discuss issues which are relevant to young people in
our area. He is a part of the “TBUC group” which provides young people ages 11 to 19 from
across Northern Ireland with the opportunities to come together to build positive
relationships across what have become divided parts of our community.
Harry is also an active member of the Crisis Cafe in Newry. He told me that “The Crisis Café
is a welcoming place for young people who find themselves in crisis or in need of mental
health support and they provide a range of early intervention services.” The Crisis Café is on
all social media platforms, where you can connect or follow some of their programmes and
initiatives. These are all led by young people who are working to ensure their peers know
that there is always someone out there to help. The group was founded by Year 14 student
Odhran McAllister and there are two bases: one in Newry, one in Warrenpoint and a third
one on the way. Harry definitely illustrates how he is living by our school motto, “Rooted in
Charity”, by helping to make a huge different in many different ways in our community.
Kaitlyn Magill
Year 14