Year: 2015

Apprentice Chef 2015

Hazelwood College TY student Laura Stack travelled to the IT Tralee on recently to compete in the semi final category of the Apprentice Chef 2015. Laura prepared cooked and served Breast of Duck served with a Honey and Clove Sauce, Braised Red Cabbage, Sweet Potato Puree and Pommel Anna on a bed of Spinach. The judges complemented Laura’s exceptional culinary skills and her professionalism on the day. Thanks to the standard of her dish and its preparation and presentation that Laura secured her place in the Apprentice Chef Final due to be held shortly.

Picture 2:Laura Stack’s dish which was a Breast of Duck served with a Honey and Clove Sauce, Braised Red Cabbage, Sweet Potato Puree and Pommel Anna on a bed of Spinach. Laura secured her place in the Apprentice Chef Final, which will occur shortly thanks to the standard of her presentation of this dish.

National Science Week

Picture a: Hazelwood College first year Science student Keith Falvey (left) really sparkles as he creates a fireball under the supervision of Beulah McManus, a scientist from University of Limerick, who visited students recently as part of National Science Week.

Picture b: Nicole Murphy (left) and James O’Connor (right) both first years at Hazelwood College read up in preparation for National Science Week.

Picture c: Sarah Enright lights up the room under the supervision of Beulah McManus of University of Limerick, in activities connected to the recent National Science Week.

Picture d: (from left to right) David Condon, Brian Ahern and Daniel Cunningham watch as Seamus Ahern takes a hands on approach to science during the recent visit of Beulah McManus of UL.

Picture e: Sean Broderick (left) and Beulah McManus a visiting scientist from University of Limerick test the viscosity of liquids during events connected to National Science Week.

BSTAI Junior Cert A’s Award

The Business Studies Teachers of Ireland Association recently held an awards evening in order to recognise students who had attained an A grade in Junior Certificate Higher Level Business Studies in 2014. Pictured are (back row left to right) Laura Stack, Margaret Griffin (Business Studies teacher), Thomas Twohill, Gerard Aherne, Liz Dolan (Deputy Principal Hazelwood College) and Grainne Buckley. Front row (left to right) Norma O’Sullivan, Lynda Browne, Dr Michelle O’Dwyer (Associate Dean KBS, UL) Grainne Aherne and Emma O’Connell.

New Website Launched

Hazelwood College is proud to launch its latest version of the school website www.hazelc.ie.

Over the past couple of years the number of visitors to the website using touch screen and mobile devices has greatly increased. In recent months this number has exceeded at times over 50% of visitors. So the time came to completely rewrite the website to accommodate these visitors.

The new website is fully responsive, meaning it adjusts itself to suit the size of the screen the visitor is using and also whether the device is touch screen enabled or not. It contains over 1000 pages of information about the school and school life, this record is further enhanced by over 4000 images and videos. Many of the information pages about the school such as Subject Information have been completely rewritten with incoming parents in mind. Analysis of the types of visitors to the old site showed a greater need for this type of information. Readership of these pages greatly increased around the times of enrolment. Prospective parents should now have a greater level of understanding of academic life in the college than before. Online enrolment for academic year beginning September 2016 is now open through the Quick Links section on the website.

The new site also brings on board the ever increasing rise of social media. All posts to the site will stream live to the schools new Facebook and Twitter accounts, making it easier for Parents and Students keep up to date with school news. Audio from the music department can be found on the schools Soundcloud page, and in the coming months the schools Youtube channel will start to broadcast. You can like/follow our Facebook page through the school website or keep up to date on the latest news by following our Twitter Feed.

First Year Girls’ Basketball

Hazelwood College First Year Girls’ Basketball team who recently defeated in the First Year Girls’ Co Limerick Basketball League on a score of 32-16 in order to reach the semi-final of the competition. Pictured are (back row, left to right) Fiona Wright, Aisling Shanahan, Ciara McCarthy, Chloe Farrell, Rachel Doody, Aisling Magner, Ellen Reidy and Sinead Wright. Front row (left to right) Niamh Mullens, Áine O’Sullivan, Emma Healy, Evelyn Mancassola Lauren O’Brien, Melissa Duggan, Elaine Kennedy and Sarah Enright.

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Drop Everything and Read

Lauren O’Brien and Aoife O’Callaghan, Hazelwood College first year students participate in D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read) as part of their ‘World Book Day’ events. D.E.A.R. encouraged all members of the school community to participate in reading in order to build on their literacy skills in a way that was enjoyable and encouraged students to read.

Hazelwood College fifth year students (back row pictured from left to right) Saoirse Murray, Paul Kirwan, Ciara Lenihan and Martina O Leary; (middle row, left to right) Alex Culhane and Dan Noonan; (front row, left to right) Michelle McCarthy, Emily Rose Mulcahy and Sheila Fitzpatrick participate in Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) as part of ‘World Book Day’ which was designed to encourage students to develop their literacy skills and to inculcate a love of reading.

Hazelwood College first year students participate in DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) as part of the recent ‘World Book Day’, an event designed to allow all members of the school community to enjoy reading at a designated time. The event reinforces a love of reading and strengthens the literacy skills of those who participate. Pictured are (from left to right) Jack Walmsley, Brian Stack, Jack Walsh and Conor Stack

Munster Driving Campus

Leaving Certificate Applied students (from left to right) Stephen Coughlan, Alan Murphy, Darren Geary. Padraig O Kelly, Conor Begley, Tara O Leary, Georgina O Sullivan, Chloe Sheehy, Emma O Callaghan & Chloe Sexton on a recent visit to in Mallow. Munster Driving Campus is the only off-road driving campus in Ireland that gives the student all the challenges which they will encounter on our country roads, minus the traffic.

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LCA1 students Alan Murphy, Padraig O Kelly, Conor Bagley, Darren Geary, Stephen Coughton, Emma O Callagjan, Chloe Sexton, Chloe Sheehy, Tara O Leary with their certificates having completed an intensive safety awareness course with Munster Driving Campus

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Visit European Parliament in Brussels

Transition Year Programme student Emma Stone (left) from Hazelwood College is congratulated by her teacher Ms Margaret Griffin after Emma won her place to visit the European Parliament in Brussels. Emma won the trip courtesy of the Southern Regional Assembly and will spend four days in Brussels, visiting the European Parliament and other sites in the city.
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Parents Council News

Hazelwood College, Dromcollogher, Parents Council:

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We have been very busy over the last few weeks with fundraising activities locally. These activities included our 27th Annual 45 Card Night held on Good Friday,in Hazelwood College.This proved to be a great success once again.It offers entertainment to many who wish to play cards, and of course an opportunity to win some cash on the night. We had 27 tables , spot prizes galore and refreshments which followed on the night. Congratulations to all those who won.

Our next big event was our very successful 5K Fun Run/Walk held once again in Hazelwood College Sunday 19th April last. This was also a huge success which was aided by glorious sunshine. We had runners/walkers taking part on the day and refreshments were served following this event.

Bag packing was also included among our activities in the last few weeks.

Annual Spring National Parents Council Educational Seminar : Parents/Guardians of Hazelwood College were invited to a free Educational Seminar held in the Strand Hotel Limerick recently topics included Internet Safety/ Cyberbulling and information on University admissions scheme on reduced points systems.

We would like to take this opportunity in thanking Principal Mr Brendan Burke and his entire staff of Hazelwood College for all their assistance and participation with regards these events. It was great to see so many staff out running on the day.

We also wish to thank the local businesses for their support and sponsorship towards our fundraising events. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Hazelwood College is the sole provider of second level education in this area, and all money raised is used to add value to the education already provided by the college.