St Paul’s BNS in Castlerea are overall winners
On Thursday, February 27th, Ballinamore, Co Leitrim was transformed into a hub of innovation and excitement as over 500 primary school students gathered for the highly anticipated STEMtacular, which powered by Analog Devices, saw several students from Roscommon winning top awards!
The event, a dynamic showcase of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, brought together schools from across Leitrim, Roscommon, Cavan, Longford, Sligo, Mayo, and Fermanagh.
Students from these regions presented their own STEM projects, tackling a wide range of intriguing questions. Each group was eager to explain their findings to a panel of esteemed judges from both industry and education, who engaged with the students, asking insightful questions and offering encouragement.
The event saw many winning students from Roscommon being awarded top prizes. The University of Limerick Best School award went to St Paul’s BNS (Castlerea, Co Roscommon). St Michael’s Special School (Castlerea, Roscommon) received AbbVie Special Class Awards, with award one going to the team of Thomas Adcock, James Burbridge, and Keelan Coyne, and award three going to the team of Rachel Moran, Vanessa Piko, and Mariah Mongan. The Engineers Ireland ‘Engineering’ Award went to Clonown NS (Roscommon) for their project, ‘How do aeroplanes fly?’. The Expleo ‘Best Communicator’ award went to Ciara O’Neill of Clonown NS (Roscommon).
The event culminated in an awards ceremony, where students were recognised for their hard work and creativity. St Paul’s Castlerea emerged as the overall winning school, earning an exciting prize – a trip to the University of Limerick’s Chemistry Department, where they will get to engage in some fun science experiments at one of Ireland’s top institutions.
