Author: Hazelwood College

Evening Courses Spring 2010

Course + Duration + Fee

Computers (Beginners) 8 Weeks €85
Computers (Intermediate) 8 Weeks €85
Yoga 8 Weeks €75
Paediatric First Aid 8 Weeks €75
Dance Tone 8 Weeks €75
Hip/Hop 8 Weeks €75
Skin Care/Beauty & Make up 8 Weeks €75
Painting/Art 8 Weeks €75

Registration Evening will be held at Hazelwood College Monday 25th January 07.30 – 09.00

All classes commence on Monday 1st February 2010

For further enquiries please contact:
Director of Adult Education
Phone: 063 83121

Update – Hazelwood College to Reopen

Notice to all Students, Staff and Parents,

Due to the expected improvement in weather conditions it is intended to reopen Hazelwood College to all students on Wednesday 13th January

In the unlikely event that there are changes to this they will be posted here and relayed on local radio stations.

Minister Closes All Schools

Notice to all Students, Staff and Parents,

Due to the continuing poor weather and road conditions the Minister for Education Batt O’Keefe has decided to close all schools until at least Thursday 14th January

Any further updates regarding Hazelwood College will be posted here and relayed on local radio stations.

A snowy scene from 2009

Statement from Department of Education Website

08 January, 2010 – Minister O’Keeffe tells schools to close for first three days of next week

The Minister for Education and Science, Batt O’Keeffe TD, has told all primary and post-primary schools to close on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week due to the bad weather.

Minister O’Keeffe took the decision in the interest of the welfare of school children.

The Minister took the decision following a meeting today [Friday] of the Government’s emergency planning group and in the context of the poor weather outlook for the coming days.

Minister O’Keeffe said: ‘I took the decision to close all schools based on my concern for the health and safety of school children in these very challenging weather conditions.

‘I considered, in particular, the forecast for snowfall on Sunday and Monday which will cause further disruption.

‘Although most schools decided not to open this week and many more will take the same decision next week, I wanted to bring clarity and certainty to the position for parents and students by telling all schools to close.

‘While it may be that some schools would have been in a position to open depending on the weather, I consider on balance that the responsible and prudent approach at this stage is to close schools in the interest of safety.

‘The situation will be reviewed on Tuesday,’ said Minister O’Keeffe.

Minister O’Keeffe stressed that the decision will not affect the local decision-making powers of school boards of management.

‘I am taking this decision in particularly exceptional circumstances and against a backdrop of extremely bad weather conditions,’ said Minister O’Keeffe.

He said his Department officials will be discussing with the education partners ways in which the impact of the closures can be minimised, particularly for examination classes.

Higher education institutions will make their own decisions on whether to open based on local roads and weather conditions.

ENDS

Poor Weather Conditions Update – Closure

Notice to all Students, Staff and Parents,

Due to the continuing poor weather and road conditions it has been decided to close the school until Monday 11th January

Any further updates will be posted here and relayed on local radio stations.

A snowy scene from 2009

The Icing on the Cake

Frank Broderick of Brudair’s Bakery Dromcollogher was faced with over seventy pupils yet was unfazed at the prospect of 140 glaring eyes as he set about using his expertise and craftsmanship in cake decorating. The group consisted of senior cycle students from fifth year and transition year. The transition year students paid particular attention as they will be getting their chance to showcase their skills in Home Economics in the following weeks, when they will bake and decorate their own Christmas cakes. The speed and accuracy of Frank’s craft was hypnotising, but after this masterclass it will be hard to replicate as this man has hand skills that would rival a certain cheating Frenchman!!
Frank’s wit and charisma was evident throughout the demonstration as he wowed students and staff with different aspects of cake decorating. These included basic icing techniques using royal and fondant icing, almond paste work, colouring, piping and foliage work. Students benefited as Frank shared hints, tips and practical advice on cake decorating and solutions to cake decorating problems. He demonstrated with great enthusiasm and willingly answered our questions throughout the morning. Frank plays a pivotal role in the community, not only satisfying various taste buds but also training and employing many people from the immediate and surrounding areas. Ms. Daly would like to sincerely thank Frank for taking time out of his hectic schedule especially in the run up to Christmas and for inspiring the next generation of sugar craft enthusiasts.

Front row: Siobhan O’ Sullivan, Aimee Enright, Marcella Moloney, Letitia Noonan, Jennifer Kiely
Back row: Ms. Dolan (vice principal), David O’ Donnell, Frank Broderick, Diarmuid Coleman, Mr. Burke(principal)

Hazelwood Debaters Top The League With Third Triumph

Hazelwood College’s Concern debating team ended the year with a victory over CBS Charleville, which places Hazelwood top of their league group facing into the Christmas break. Captained by Máire Flanagan and containing stalwarts Sean Morrissey and Niamh Curtin, along with ‘super sub’ Donal O’Callaghan, Hazelwood successfully opposed the motion “The Irish media has a stereotyped and unfair view of Africa”. Hazelwood’s supporters included parents, fellow students and staff, who took time from preparing for the upcoming examinations to watch both teams debate. CBS provided a final stern test before the Christmas break in this competition.

After a close, entertaining and good natured debate, all three adjudicators, chaired by Mr. Bill Doyle, praised the obvious effort, skill and dedication of both teams. This marks Hazelwood’s third successful consecutive outing, after emerging victorious in previous debates against Laurel Hill Colaiste and near neighbours SMI.

Picture : Hazelwood College Concern Debating Team L-R Donal O’Callaghan, Maire Flanagan and Sean Morrissey

Piece of Cake

Raising money for Milford Hospice and Temple Street Children’s Hospital was a piece of cake for the students and staff of Hazelwood College Dromcollogher as they hosted a Tea and Coffee Morning. All students and staff laid down their books for a choice of tea, coffee, hot chocolate or minerals and homebaking, in return for a donation. Sweet things certainly tickled the fancy of everyone as trays of marvellous muffins, sumptuous sponges, fantastic flapjacks and blissful biscuit cake went down a storm. This successful event was organised by the Transition year students under the guidance of Ms. Daly. A total of €800 was raised at the event which took place on Friday morning the 6th November in the school gym. Before the big day students and staff donated baked confectionary, while local businesses donated cakes, milk and disposable drinking cups.
Many patients and their families throughout Limerick, Cork, Clare and Tipperary benefit from the work carried out by the Hospice so we were glad to have the opportunity to organise this event to raise awareness about their work and funds for this worthy cause.
Special thanks to all of the local businesses who helped support us, the parents, students and staff for their generosity.
“The Transition years did a fantastic job and credit must be acknowledged to the staff, pupils and their families for their generosity” said Ms. Daly

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