Senior Science Quiz

SCIENCE
SENIOR SCIENCE QUIZ

THIS YEAR’S SENIOR SCIENCE QUIZ WAS HELD DURING LUNCHTIME ON MONDAY 12TH OCTOBER 2015.

First Place: Sean Hassett
Second Place: Matthew Long
Third Place: Declan Norton

Runners-up in order of merit:
James Huggard, Matthew O’Callaghan, Stephen Rooney, Marcus Ó Faoláin, Shane Conlon, Alex Murphy, Rory Patterson and Stephen Connolly (all 6th Year).

Two teams will be chosen to represent the College at the
ISTA SCHOOLS SCIENCE TABLE QUIZ
which will be held in T.C.D. on Thursday 12th November, 2015.

YOUNG SCIENTIST COMPETITION 2016
The following students have entered projects:

“An air quality survey of the Dublin area twenty-five years after the smoky coal ban using lichens as bio- indicators.
“Harry Kearns (4th Year)

“The Effects Video Games have on Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate”
David MacCarthy, Barry O’Sullivan and Niall Brady
(4th Year)

“What are the ideal place-kicking conditions?
Luke O’Brien (2nd Year)

“The Problem with Pentaquarks”
John Huggard (2nd Year)

“Binomial Distribution”
Tom Dooley (2nd Year)

I thank Mr Aylward, Ms Kelly, Ms Nolan, and our Science colleagues for their inspiration of the boys.