Hazelwood College

Chemistry Students visit Pfizer Pharmaceuticals

On the 10th December, 14 students of Chemistry from Hazelwood College, Dromcollogher, along with their teacher Ms. Bernie. Walsh, visited the premises of Pfizer in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork. Pfizer is a multinational pharmaceutical company who make the active ingredients found in many important drugs such as the cholesterol pill Lipitor. As part of the Leaving Certificate Chemistry syllabus, students have the option of studying industrial chemistry and the site visit to Pfizer helped contextualise chemical processes that students encounter such as Quality Control (using chromatography techniques) and the basic steps involved in processing a drug. The trip involved visits to the laboratories as well as a step by step account of how a drug is taken from the raw material state to its powder form. Pfizer offer a programme inviting students to shadow an employee of Pfizer for a full week and gain experiences in the many different departments of the company. One student has applied to partake in the programme next spring. An enjoyable day was had by all.

Hazelwood March on to Munster Final

Hazelwood College 4-11
St. Anne’s 3-06

Martinstown was the venue for this Senior Ladies’ Football Munster Colleges’ Semi-Final on 8th December 2014. Cold, wet and windy conditions proved a challenge for both teams, and a physical battle was in store.

Hazelwood started the brighter team going two goals ahead inside the opening 8 minutes after Sarah Shanahan and Cliona O’ Callaghan found the net, taking the St. Anne’s defenders by surprise. After the Tipp side’s slow start, they began to find their feet, putting two points on the board. After 16 minutes, Sarah and Ellanna Mulcahy scored a point each after good passages of play. The St. Anne’s girls entered a purple patch for 10 minutes in the middle of the half, taking advantage by putting 2-02 on the board after finding gaps in the Hazelwood defence. However, the Limerick side put themselves in a more comfortable position for half time, after a point from centre back Megan Fitzgibbon, and Cliona and Áine Cunningham put a goal each past the St. Anne’s goalkeeper. The half time score read 4-03 to 2-04 in favour of Hazelwood.

After the interval, St. Anne’s came out all guns blazing, scoring two points in the half’s opening 10 minutes. With this leaving only 3 points between the sides, and St. Anne’s beginning to dominate in the middle third of the field, Hazelwood were under pressure to retain their lead. A pointed free from Katie McCarthy helped Hazelwood find their feet again, and points from Cliona and Tara Fitzgibbon stretched the lead to 6 points to put Hazelwood in a comfortable position again. The lead could have been more, but for the woodwork blocking a bullet from the boot of Donna Mulcahy. Hazelwood started to pull away in the last quarter, with points from Katie, Ellanna and three from Donna. St. Anne’s never gave up, and were rewarded with a late goal, but it was too little too late for the gallant Tipp side. Hazelwood ran out winners on a scoreline of 4-11 to 3-06. Hazelwood now progress to the Senior Ladies’ Football Munster Final, while St. Anne’s are out of the competition.

by Laura Stack and Jack Hennessy TY1

Hazelwood College’s Senior Ladies Football team who recently secured a definite victory in the Senior Ladies’ Football Munster Colleges’ Semi-Final. Pictured are back row (left to right) Sharon Carmady, Claire Sweeney, Roisin Cunningham, Emma Sheehan, Cliona O’Callaghan, Brianna O’Connor, Rebecca McGuinness, Sarah Shanahan, Tara Fitzgibbon, Megan Fitzgibbon and Katie McCarthy. Front row (left to right) Ciara McCarthy, Bríd Flanagan, Emily Rose Mulcahy, Ellannah Mulcahy, Donna Mulcahy, Medhbh McCarthy, Chloe O’Brien, Áine Cunningham and Norma O’Sullivan.

Hazelwood Crowned Cork Camogie Champions

Hazelwood 7-10
Bandon 1-05

On 4th December 2014, the Hazelwood Senior Camogie team came out on top in a tough battle with Coláiste na Toirbhirte, Bandon, securing the Cork Colleges Senior Camogie Championship. The match was played in Dromcollogher, with Hazelwood holding the advantage on home turf.

From the whistle, it was clear that both teams had similar intensions, and it took 6 minutes for the first score to be registered on the board. Ellanna Mulcahy won a loose ball and fired over the bar to put the home team in the lead. Points from Mary Kate Fehin and two from Cliona O’Callaghan put Hazelwood further in the lead. Bandon forwards were restricted to three points in the first half, due to consistent defending from the Hazelwood backs. The first half was a physical battle between the sides, and the game was score for score until, after a good passage of play between the Hazelwood midfielders and half forwards, corner forward Áine Cunningham received an accurate pass and finished a low shot to the net, giving the home side a four point lead at the interval. The half time score read 1-04 to 0-03.

Hazelwood started the better side in the second half, and began to dominate all over the field. Cliona O’Callaghan put the ball in the net in the opening 5 minutes of the second half, followed by goals from Áine Cunningham and Donna Mulcahy. Despite defensive mistakes that were the cause of conceding scores, Bandon continued to fight but failed to convert all of their chances, scoring just two points in the third quarter. With Hazelwood ahead entering the final quarter of the game, they pushed on with further goals from Donna Mulcahy and Áine Cunningham and points from Cliona O’Callaghan and Mary Kate Fehin. Team captain, Donna Mulcahy, leading by example, added a point to her tally, before Áine Cunningham handled a high ball in the square and palmed to the net. Deserving player of the match, Áine Cunningham added a point to her name before finishing as the day’s top scorer with 4-01 with a fine display of goal scoring ability. Bandon got a consolation goal towards the end, put it was too little too late for the gallant South Cork side, who, to their credit never gave up until the final whistle. Strong midfield pairing Chloe O’Brien and Ellanna Mulcahy scored a point each after making runs from the centre of the pitch to close out the game, the scoreboard reading 7-10 to 1-05 in favour of Hazelwood at the final whistle.
Referee Mike Sheehan presented the cup to Hazelwood captain Donna Mulcahy on behalf of her teammates. This was a well deserved win for the Hazelwood Senior Camogie team, and hopefully will not be the last of the year ahead for this talented group of players.

Hazelwood College’s Senior Camogie team, who recently secured the Cork Colleges’ Senior Camogie Championship. Back row (left to right) Aoife McMahon, Laura Stack, Nicola Madden, Bríd Flanagan, Mary Kate Fehin, Laura O’Connell, Kasey Farrell, Aisling Cunningham, Briana O’Connor, Cliona O’Callaghan, Aoife Murray, Áine Fitzgibbon, Megan Fitzgibbon, Rebecca Duggan, Ms Bernie Walsh and Brendan O’Connor. Front Row (left to right) Orlaith Hennessy, Abby McDermott, Aisling Enright, Emma O’Callaghan, Sarah Shanahan, Áine Cunningham, Donna Mulcahy, Ellannah Mulcahy, Emily Rose Mulcahy, Chloe O’Brien, Tara Fitzgibbon and Katie Carroll.

Hazelwood College Visit by Television Entrepreneur

Last Wednesday, John Brennan, visited Hazelwood College to talk to Business Studies students and LCVP students of the school. He spoke to the students about his own life, the struggles he endured regarding his success and gave them advice about setting up their own businesses. The students benefited greatly from his inspirational talk and some are now wishing to follow in his footsteps.

John began his entrepreneurial life at the age of 9 when he sold Christmas logs to the people in his estate. He also set up a library at a very young age and moved to Sligo when he was only 15 years of age. John Brennan is now a very successful entrepreneur and owns the Dromquinna Manor. He also runs the Kenmare Park Hotel with his brother, Francis. John and Francis are also well renowned for their television programme, “At Your Service”.

Penpals – Escolapies, Olesa, Spain

First year students reading some of the Christmas cards they received from their penpals in Escolapies, Olesa in Northern Spain.

They learned all about Christmas in Spain including the Catalunian tradition of ‘caga tio’ which involves children ‘feeding’ a wooden log in the days before Christmas so they will receive lots of gifts on Christmas Day.

Picture 1: Amy O’ Sullivan, Daniel O Shaughnessy & Ben McGovern

Picture 2: Front row – Hannah O’ Dell & Emma O’ Keefe

Second row- Michael O Callaghan, Ben O Connor & Josh Moran

Picture 3: Aine O Sullivan, Lauren O Brien, Amanda O Sullivan & Niamh Mullins

Picture 4: Spanish students from Escolapies Olesa with ‘caga tio’

Picture 5: Sarah McDermott, Katie O Carroll & Nicole Murphy

Picture 6: Kieran O Flynn, James O Connor, James Molyneaux & Jamie O Connor

Picture 7: The wooden log for ‘caga tio’

Picture 8: Orla O Brien, Roisin Normoyle & Aoife O Callaghan