Inventive St Killian’s pupils win prizes at UUJ event

Year 9 students from St Killian’s College were among a large number of schools which attended an event in the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, recently.
By The Newsroom
Published 18th May 2013, 00:00 BST
Year nine pupils from St. Killian's College attended an "Invent and Create" event at the University of Ulster Jordanstown recently. Among prizewinners were from left: Lakeshia Wright, Clodagh McCann, Liam Walsh, Aidan McKenna, Edward McQuillan and Murray Emerson. INLT 20-655-CONYear nine pupils from St. Killian's College attended an "Invent and Create" event at the University of Ulster Jordanstown recently. Among prizewinners were from left: Lakeshia Wright, Clodagh McCann, Liam Walsh, Aidan McKenna, Edward McQuillan and Murray Emerson. INLT 20-655-CON
Year nine pupils from St. Killian's College attended an "Invent and Create" event at the University of Ulster Jordanstown recently. Among prizewinners were from left: Lakeshia Wright, Clodagh McCann, Liam Walsh, Aidan McKenna, Edward McQuillan and Murray Emerson. INLT 20-655-CON

The event was based on the theme of “Invent and Create.”

Pupils were able to build towers, programme robots and racing cars.

Afterwards, the students completed a quiz. Six pupils won individual prizes and the school won an opportunity to participate in engineering workshops in the university later in the term.