St Joseph's students get to meet acclaimed author Pratchett
STUDENTS FROM St Joseph's Secondary School in Rush have had the chance to meet acclaimed science fiction author, Terry Pratchett as part of the Trinity Access Programme (TAP). The students attended the 'Unseen University Challenge' in the Biomedical Centre, Trinity College earlier this month. The challenge was staff versus students and the subject was of course, the novels of Terry Pratchett, who also adjudicated. In an example of ' the student teaching the master', the quiz was won by the students, with quizmaster Terry Pratchett recommending to the staff that they should read more of the author's work in future. Afterwards Professor Pratchett took questions from the audience and Rush student, Alex Farrell stepped in with a question which took the renowned novelist 20 minutes to answer. Professor Pratchett became the adjunct professor in the school of English in November 2010 and spends some of his time offering master classes in creative writing to post-graduate students so it is an invaluable opportunity for the secondary school students from Rush to get some advice from the world renowned novelist.
