Scifest at ITT

Yesterday was the next round of Scifest and it was held in ITT in Dublin. When we arrived we had to register and then head straight to our display area and set up our projects. We then had to stay at our area for an hour or two while the judges came around talking to us, and asking us questions about our project. We got questioned by 3 judges in total and we felt that we communicated very well them and explained out project well. When this part of the day was finished we were free to attend the various talks that were being held in the college. I went to the forensic science talk and the howling jelly babies talk, which was fun chemistry experiments. I got to partake in one of the experiments which was putting a banana in liquid nitrogen and then i hammered it to pieces. This was very entertaining.
After the talks it was time for the prize giving to take place. Unfortunetley my project didn't win anything but alot of prizes were awarded to St. Wolstan's. Overall we had a very enjoyable and informative day.

GAISCE!

Last weekend we went on the Gaisce hike up the Wicklow Mountains. We left Celbridge on friday and as soon as we reached Cappure we began our first half of the hike, which was 10k. We had to walk to the track hike started at a green hill with a small forest at the top. Once we emerged we could see a road leading about half way up the mountain. We started on our way with everyone in a good mood and excitement and anticipation filling the air. The weather stayed dry for the 2 days which was perfect but the hike in general was still very mucky and wet. At times it got very steep and that's when the going got really tough, but we all pulled through. On the first day when we reached the top we ate out lunch at the big pile of rocks. We found out after that it was a stone tunnel so we all had a turn of going through it and coming out the top. It was quite claustrophobic but i we managed to get through. We all really enjoyed the first day and we couldn't wait to get back to our houses for the evening!
The next day we had to be ready for 10.00 as we had the rest of the hike to finish. The weather was alot warmer on the second day but it wasn't as steep as the first day. It was longer today as we had 16k to do. We covered four peaks by the end of the day, which was very tireing and draining but we all did it! We were so happy that it was over but so glad that we did it!