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Rathmore Students celebrate successes in STEM

Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra is celebrating the outstanding achievements of their students who have excelled in a range of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) competitions in recent weeks.
Fifth year students Eoin Cashman, Alex Thompson and Kamil Zolek came overall runner-up out of 140 projects in Kerry SciFest 2025, which was held in Munster Technological University, and will now represent Kerry in the All Ireland SciFest Finals in Dublin next school year.
Under the mentorship of their physics teacher, Kevin McCarthy they undertook an ambitious project entitled, ‘Quantitative Analysis of Physical Environmental Characteristics through the Observation of the Ballistic Motion of Lofted Dust Particles’ which they are looking forward to taking to the national competition in the Autumn.
Transition Year students Nicole O' Riordan, Tommy O'Connor, Jessica Jonikaityte and Miriam O'Keeffe were overall winners in the Presentation and Communication Category in the Irish Manufacturing Research competition with their project, ‘Gutter Gliders’ with the support of their engineering teacher, Declen Casey.
Leaving Certificate student Mariia Lukashevych obtained Joint first place in the Ordinary Level Leaving Certificate exam in Design Communication Graphics (DCG) in 2024.
This is a massive achievement for Mariia who joined the school from the Ukraine and she has been praised by her DCG teacher, James O Halloran for her exceptional work ethic and commitment to her studies throughout her time in SPSL.