SciFest

March 6th 2015

This day was the day of SciFest, the day we all worked hard for. All of TY students participated in this event which is a secondary school science competition. We all put in hard work since the beginning of school year. There were a lot of great and interesting science projects. 

My science project was called 'Potastic,' and it's about making plastic from potatoes. The purpose of this was investigating a better and safer way to develop plastic and making our environment much better because plastics are originally made from petroleum oil which can be found beneath the earth's surface. Digging petroleum oil can cause disadvantages such as;

• Affecting the greenhouse house effect.
• Non-renewable and we are running out of oil.
• Drilling can be difficult and expensive. 

It was a great and successful day. We didn't get through but what's important is that we enjoyed ourselves and learned new informations. I'd like to congratulate the girls who got through! 

                                     

Selma

March 10th 2015

On this day the whole of TY went to VUE Cinema in Liffey Valley to watch the movie 'Selma,' as part of our history. The movie was based about Martin Luther King and his actions towards civil rights. 

The movie was really inspiring and it's a good source for our history. I now know a lot more about Martin Luther King and the civil rights, I'll be honest.. watching the movie made me tear up. I really did enjoy the movie and it's a MUST see movie. 

                                     
       
                                          

Briery Gap Grand Finals

Two groups 'Change' and 'Speak Up,' went through the Grand Finals in Cork and these two groups were from Class Ariel. 

February 28th 2015

We left Celbridge around 7.30am or later and made our way down to Macroom, Co.Cork. The journey was nearly four hours and we arrived at Macroom at around 11.45. 'Speak Up,' was on stage at 12.30 and the other group 'Change' performed at 2pm and after their performance we got the chance to watch one drama and we left right after it was finished because we had a long journey ahead of us. 

Before performing on stage I was nervous out of my wits, and this included shaking. There was not much people watching but I pretended that there was no one there and I did my best. It went really well but I feel that I would've done better but out of everything, everyone was AMAZING. 

During the journey home I was wrecked and tired so I slept through the journey even when the whole class was singing out of their lungs. I really enjoyed the day and its's one great memory made that I will never forget.