Students receive certs for Young Scientist projects
STUDENTS from two Enniscorthy schools were among those who received awards for the projects they entered into this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.
The students were hosted by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, at the department’s offices in Johnstown Castle.
The students received certificates and were also presented with a native Irish tree - donated by Coillte.
The presentations were made in recognition of the students’ achievements and their contribution to high quality projects on agriculture, environment and social sciences.
Among the students who received certificates were Leah Coleman, Leah Power and Hannah Kavanagh who are Fourth Year students in Bunclody Vocational College.
They were acknowledged for their project titled ‘Keeping the Young Modern Teenager Traveller in School’.
Meanscoil Gharman was also represented at the event by Fourth Year student Jennifer Nic Chraith- Ceirin.
She was awarded for her project, ‘An compared agus imscrudu chun fiosra an befuil Damhsoiri Gaelacha nios aclai no fiu comhionnan le Imreoiri CLC’.
Jennifer’s project compared the agility and fitness levels of GAA players compared to Irish dancers and such was the high standard of her research that she won a prize in the PE Expo that was held in DCU.
Meanscoil Gharman was also represented in Johnstown Castle by Fourth Year students, Alannah McCann, James Byrne and Brid Chaomhanach.
Their project, ‘A cultural approach in tackling the obesity epidemic by altering our treat system from a young age’, looked the cultural effect of obesity in Ireland.
In particular they looked at the way the Irish tend to reward children with sugar-based items.
With the World Health Organisation estimating that Ireland will have one of the world’s most obese populations within 10 years the timing of the students’ research is very appropriate and important.
The certificates were presented by Donal Sammin and Colm Hayes, who are, respectively, the Director of Laboratories, and Assistant Secretary General, at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
They praised the students for their hard work and complimented them on the extensive nature of their research while working on their projects.