The eircom Junior Spiders awards ceremony took place on Tuesday 13th December at The Helix in DCU, Dublin.

This is the third year of the awards, which recognise and reward primary and post primary students for the pioneering and successful ways they use the internet in their daily lives.

The awards, which are supported by NCTE, are divided into primary and post primary categories. At primary level, The Mega Spiders has three award categories that students can enter, which are Best School Blog, Best Project and Best School Website.

At post primary level, the categories are split across 2 groups: The Giga Spiders for 1st to 3rd year students and the Tera Spiders for 4th to 6th year students. The categories under both age groups include Best Concept and Best Web Design. There is also a Grand Prix Award which goes to the overall winner at each age level in the primary and post primary category.



This year’s shortlists and winners were as follows:

1. MEGA SPIDERS (PRIMARY SCHOOLS)

Best Project

• Birds of Bray, St Philomena’s Primary School, Wicklow
• G.E.T. Real! Magazine, Galway Educate Together, Galway
• Keep on Track, Holy Sprit Boys National School, Dublin
• Mr. Mitchell’s Class Blog , Scoil Ursula, Sligo ** WINNER **
• Ms. McLoughlin’s class, Senior Infants , Scoil Chaitríona Junior, Galway
• Our Butterfly Page: From Caterpillar to Butterfly, Scoil Chaitríona Junior, Galway

Best Blog

• Clontuskert School Blog, St. Augustine’s National School, Ballinasloe
• Dan’s 5th class Blog, Balbriggan Educate Together National School ** WINNER **
• Michael’s 3rd/4th Class Blog, Carlow Educate Together National School
• Ms. Mc Sweeney’s Junior Infants, St Cronans Junior National School, Swords
• School Blog, St Aidan’s Primary School, Wexford
• St Molagas School Blog, St Molagas S.N.S Balbriggin, Dublin

Best School Website

• Galway Educate Together Website, Galway Educate Together ** WINNER **
• Gortskehy National School, Gortskehy National School, Mayo
• School Website, St Mary’s Boys National School, Monoghan
• Scoil Chaitríona Junior Website, Scoil Chaitríona Junior, Galway
• St Joseph’s Primary School Website, St Joseph’s Primary School, Cork
• Suíomh na Gaelscoile, Gaelscoil O Doghair, Limerick

2. GIGA SPIDERS (POST PRIMARY 1st – 3rd year)

Best Concept

• FarmingFactsForStudents, Roscommon Community College
• Get Smart with Business, Roscommon Community College
• Jet Stream-F1 in Schools Team, Presentation College Carlow ** WINNER **

Best Web Design

• BBUK4 Advance/CBBUK4 Advance Chanel College, Coolock, Dublin
• Clongowes Website, Clongowes Wood Collge SJ, Kildare ** WINNER **
• Confey Science Department, Confey community College, Kildare
• Playstationer.net, Holy Family Community School, Dublin
• School Website, Presentation College Carlow

Suíomh is Fearr

• Ar An gCúlraid, Laurel Hill Secondary School, Limerick
• Paisean le haghaidh Faisean, Laurel Hill Secondary School, Limerick ** WINNER **

3. TERA SPIDERS (POST PRIMARY 4th – 6th year)

Best Concept

• Browser Facts, Dundalk Grammar School, Louth ** WINNER **
  
• CCO Radio, Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick
• Raindrops on Roses, St. Vincent’ s Secondary School, Cork
• Transition Year Portfolio Blogs / Wikis, Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh, Luimnigh

Best Project

• Presenation school sports, Presentation Secondary School, Cork
• Quark F1 in Schools, Presentation College Carlow
• Serpents & Doves – A Transition Year Blog, St. Columba’s College, Dublin
• St Wolstans TY, St Wolstans Community School, Celbrigde, Kildare ** WINNER **
• Transition Year Blog, Alexandra College, Dublin

Best Web App

• QuickRevise, C.B.S Kilkenny ** WINNER **
• Skerries Online Directory, Skerries Community College, Dublin

Best Web Design

• Comhaltas Ceolteoirí Trá Mhór, C.B.S Tramore Secondary School, Waterford
• Michael O’Neill Design, Dundalk Grammar School, Louth ** WINNER **
• Octane Racing, Dundalk Grammar School, Louth
• QuickRevise, C.B.S Kilkenny
• Schools Camogie, Coachford College, Cork
• Top Button Laurel Hill, Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ, Limerick

Suíomh is Fearr

• Blog i gcomhair mo idirbhlian, Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh, Luimnigh
• Clifford The Big Red Blog, Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh, Luimnigh
• Kermit The Blog, Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh, Luimnigh
• Mise Éire, The High School, Rathgar, Dublin ** WINNER **
• Sponge Blog, Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh, Luimnigh

MEGA GRAND PRIX
 

• DAN’S 5TH CLASS BLOG, BALBRIGGAN EDUCATE TOGETHER, DUBLIN ** WINNER **

 
GIGA GRAND PRIX
 

• JET STREAM F1 IN SCHOOLS TEAM, PRESENTATION COLLEGE CARLOW ** WINNER **

 
TERA GRAND PRIX

• MICHAEL O’NEILL DESIGN, DUNDALK GRAMMAR SCHOOL, LOUTH ** WINNER **

 
ICT CHAMPION
 

• AINE O’ LOUGHLIN, OUR LADY OF MERCY PRIMARY, SLIGO ** WINNER **

For more information on each of the shortlisted nominations and winners and for further details on the 2011 eircom Junior Spider Awards log onto www.juniorspiders.ie.

Congratulations to the winners and all those shortlisted!

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