National Finals 2011

The Scratch National Finals, kindly sponsored by the Irish Computer Society, were held in IT Tallaght on Saturday May 21st. All projects that qualified for the national finals are available here:  http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/123588

Thanks to the judges Oisín Cawley from Lero, Damien Tinkiel from IT Tallaght and Keith McManus from IT Sligo and to IT Tallaght for hosting the competition.

And here are the results:

1st Prize €500 Games: Mem Your Mind – Abdullah Mohammed and Fiachra Hurley, Carrigaline Community School, Co. Cork (Teacher: Muireann O’ Brien)

2nd Prize €300 Games: Monster Mania – David Kelly and Joseph Mercier, St. Clare’s Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim (Teacher: Patricia Cunningham)

3rd Prize €200 Games: The Apprentice – Killian Golds, CBS Tramore, Co. Waterford (Teacher: John Hartery)

1st Prize €500 Animation: Les Conquetes de Napolean – Harriet Walsh, Alexandra College Dublin (Teacher: Jim Redmond)

2nd Prize €300 Animation: Shark & Dog – Abdullah Mohammed, Carrigaline Community School, Co. Cork (Teacher: Muireann O’Brien)

3rd Prize €200 Animation: Tori Chrystal Dancer – Tori Crystal, Ballinode College, Sligo, (Teacher: Aoife Rooney)

1st Prize €500 Junior Category: Family Resource and Community Center Gort, Co. Galway (Teacher: Steve Holmes)

2nd Prize €300 Junior Category: Julie Webster and Sarah Kinsella, St Brigid’s National School, Castleknock, Dublin (Teacher: Nicola Fay)

3rd Prize €200 Junior Category: Shauna Lynch and Aoife McEnery, Christ the Saviour NS, Ballingarry, Co. Limerick (Teacher: Elaine Lyons)

National Finalists (€100) :

Shooting Game-Niall Dillane and David Quinlan, Castletroy College, Castletroy, Co. Limerick (Teacher: Conor Keyes)

Ciara Doyle.sb – Ciara Doyle, Presentation Secondary School – Wexford (Teacher: Donal O’Carroll)

Maths Invade (competition entry)- Alex Plunkett, Scoil Ui Mhuiri Co. Louth (Teacher: Mr. Donagh)

Bunker Buster.sb-Cian McGlinchey, St. Mary’s Secondary School, Newport, Co. Tipperary (Teacher: Michael Lenihan)

Acid Base Titrations-Sadhbh Stapleton Doyle and Ana Sobanski, Alexandra College, Dublin

Artic mission-Michael B, St. Patrick’s Primary school, Tuam, Co. Galway (teacher: Ciarán Kennedy)