Presentation Secondary School has signed up a team to participate in the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge, powered in Ireland by the Irish Computer Society.
Members of team Megan, Elaine, Shauna, Roisín, Fiona and Grace - will be required to make an aerodynamic model F1 car which will be raced against other participating schools in the Regional Finals in March and the National Final in April.
The name choice is interesting on a number of fronts; Síota is the Irish word for Cheetah which of course is the fastest land animal! Maybe the girls are setting out their stall. And of course the cheetah being a member of the CAT family and coloured black and yellow was an obvious choice for these proud, local girls.
This is the sixth year for the competition to run in Ireland under the guidance of the Irish Computer Society (ICS ) in partnership with Discover Science & Engineering.
The team’s online plan has been accepted and they have now qualified for the regional finals which will take place in March 2011.
Ongoing support will be offered to Team Síota and the school will be paired with a Formula 1 Make Centre i.e. a college or university with the necessary equipment for milling the models. This interaction with colleges will give students an introduction to Engineering, Science and Technology choices at third level. Watch this space for more news about Team Síota’s progress.
