{"id":21522,"date":"2018-05-15T21:09:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T20:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=21522"},"modified":"2026-08-14T19:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:13:28","slug":"davitt-college-students-find-success-at-national-scifest-competition-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/davitt-college-students-find-success-at-national-scifest-competition-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Davitt College Students Find Success at National SciFest Competition 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- NEWS ARTICLE: SCIFEST COMPETITION 2018     -->\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<div class=\"aen-news-article-modern\" style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; width: 100%; max-width: 1200px; margin: 50px auto 30px auto; padding: 0 20px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; position: relative; z-index: 10;\">\n  \n  <div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 24px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);\">\n    \n    <!-- Header Banner -->\n    <div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f2015 0%, #1a3825 100%); padding: 55px 40px; border-bottom: 4px solid #f59e0b; text-align: center;\">\n      <span style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.2); color: #fbbf24; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-size: 11px; padding: 6px 16px; border-radius: 50px; margin-bottom: 15px; border: 1px solid rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.4);\">\n        &#x1f52c; STEM \u2022 National SciFest Awards 2018\n      <\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"font-size: 36px !important; color: #ffffff !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin: 0 0 15px 0 !important; letter-spacing: -0.5px !important; line-height: 1.25 !important;\" class=\"modern-article-title\">\n        Davitt College Students Find Success at National SciFest Competition 2018\n      <\/h2>\n      <p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #cbd5e1; margin: 0; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\">\n        15 May 2018 \u2022 Science Department\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Body Section Inside Single Card -->\n    <div style=\"padding: 50px;\" class=\"modern-body-pad\">\n      \n      <!-- Text Content -->\n      <div style=\"color: #334155; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 35px;\">\n        \n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; color: #0f2015; border-left: 4px solid #f59e0b; padding-left: 20px;\">\n          It was an outstanding day for the students of Davitt College at this year\u2019s SciFest Competition, held at the Sligo Institute of Technology on Wednesday, 9th May 2018.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          The school had six brilliant projects entered into the competition and took home three Major Awards on the day, including a Special Award. The aim of SciFest is to encourage a love of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths through active, collaborative, and inquiry-based learning. The event is generously funded by the Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme, Intel Ireland, and Boston Scientific.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          <strong>&#x1f3c6; Award-Winning Innovations<\/strong><br>\n          Our students performed exceptionally well, showcasing their creativity and scientific knowledge under the expert mentorship of Davitt College Science Teacher, Ms. Fiona O\u2019Connor. Transition Year student <strong>Michael Fleming<\/strong> attracted much attention from the judges, successfully winning the Intermediate Technology Category with his highly innovative project, <em>\u201cTalking Robots\u201d<\/em>.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          Fellow Transition Year students <strong>Keith Mulchrone<\/strong>, <strong>Shane Dyra<\/strong>, and <strong>Olivia Fahey<\/strong> won the coveted SciFest BioPharmaChem Ireland Chemistry Award for their collaborative project, <em>\u201cWater, A Fuel of the Future\u201d<\/em>. To top it off, the talented trio also took First Place in the Intermediate Physical Science Category.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0;\">\n          <strong>&#x1f469;&#x200d;&#x1f3eb; Teacher Recognition<\/strong><br>\n          The success did not stop with the students. Mrs. O\u2019Connor was officially recognised by the judging panel for her absolute excellence in science education and was proudly awarded the RSC School Chemistry Award by the Royal Society of Chemistry Education Division. 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The school had six brilliant projects entered into the competition and took home three Major Awards on the day, including a Special Award. The aim of SciFest is to encourage a love of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths through active, collaborative, and inquiry-based learning. The event is generously funded by the Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme, Intel Ireland, and Boston Scientific. &#x1f3c6; Award-Winning Innovations Our students performed exceptionally well, showcasing their creativity and scientific knowledge under the expert mentorship of Davitt College Science Teacher, Ms. Fiona O\u2019Connor. Transition Year student Michael Fleming attracted much attention from the judges, successfully winning the Intermediate Technology Category with his highly innovative project, \u201cTalking Robots\u201d. Fellow Transition Year students Keith Mulchrone, Shane Dyra, and Olivia Fahey won the coveted SciFest BioPharmaChem Ireland Chemistry Award for their collaborative project, \u201cWater, A Fuel of the Future\u201d. To top it off, the talented trio also took First Place in the Intermediate Physical Science Category. &#x1f469;&#x200d;&#x1f3eb; Teacher Recognition The success did not stop with the students. Mrs. O\u2019Connor was officially recognised by the judging panel for her absolute excellence in science education and was proudly awarded the RSC School Chemistry Award by the Royal Society of Chemistry Education Division. Congratulations to all the students and teachers involved! &#x1f9ea;&#x1f916;&#x1f4a1;&#x1f31f;&#x1f44f; &times;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":15679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_angie_page":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[108,98,107,127,91,111,96,92,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-curriculum","category-awards","category-core-news-information","category-engineering","category-extra-curricular","category-school-life","category-school-life-culture-achievements","category-school-news","category-stem"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scifest.jpg",2064,1548,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scifest.jpg",2064,1548,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scifest.jpg",2064,1548,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scifest-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scifest-300x225.jpg",300,225,true],"large":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scifest-1024x768.jpg",1024,768,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scifest.jpg",1536,1152,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scifest.jpg",2048,1536,false],"menu-24x24":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scifest.jpg",24,18,false],"menu-36x36":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scifest.jpg",36,27,false],"menu-48x48":["https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scifest.jpg",48,36,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Damien Gallagher","author_link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/author\/dgallagher\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/category\/academic-curriculum\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Academic &amp; 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