Hazelwood College

Health Awareness Week – Monday Events

Visit by CURA to talk to Junior Pupils about the effects of unplanned pregnancy

1st Year Basketball

Pictured are the Hazelwood College 1st year Basketball team who were winners of the County Limerick VEC Blitz held in Dromcollogher recently. They then went on to defeat Salesian Secondary School Limerick and SMI Newcastle West in the Limerick Schools competition

Junior Ladies Football

Pictured are the Hazelwood College Junior Girls football team who played against St Josephs, Spanish Point
in the Quarter final of the Munster Championship recently.

AIB sponsors HWC jerseys

Pictured is the assistant manager of the AIB Dromcollogher, Mr Hugh Keavney presenting a set of jerseys to Hazelwood College. Also pictured are gamesmaster Tom Halpin, Deputy Principal and 1st year coach Michael Cregan , U18 coach Conor Murphy and senior hurlers Jamie Coughlan (Newtownshandrum), Brian Geary (Milford) and Tim Fleming (Feohanagh & Limerick)

Hazelwood College & Desmond College Chess Teams

Shown are the Hazelwood College and Desmond College Chess teams who took part in a tournament to display their talents on Tuesday

Hazelwood College Concern debating team defeat Laurel Hill.

Pictured are the Hazelwood College Concern debating team who are now through to the last 16 schools in the country. Conor O Brien, Triona Kelliher, Anne Hayes and Patricia Ahern defeated Laurel Hill of Limerick with a fantastic performance that confirmed their place as one of the top debating schools in the county.

Hazelwood College Debating teams continue on winning streak

Pictured are the Hazelwood College Concern debating team of Conor O Brien, Anne Hayes, Triona Kelleher and Patricia Ahern who defeated Milltown, Co. Kerry. The motion was â€œWithout a â€˜war on povertyâ€ terrorism cannot be defeatedâ€.This sees the team safely through to the next round of the prestigious competition. Meanwhile another team have had an extremely successful year in the Co. Limerick VEC debating competition. They have qualified for the final of the competition. This final will take place against Castletroy College in Colaiste na Trocaire, Rathkeale at 7.30pm on Thursday, 24th January. All support is welcome.

HAZELWOOD COLLEGE SCOOPS TWO AWARDS AT ESAT BT YOUNG SCIENTIST COMPETITION

It has been an extremely busy few weeks for the science students of Hazelwood College with an impressive four projects qualifying for this years ESAT BT Young Scientist competition. The school was delighted to scoop two awards when this years results were announced. Celia Cremin, Liz Cremin and Maura Flanagan were presented with a highly commended award for their project on bacterial diversity on frequently used objects in the school. Michael Byrnes and Sean C Donegan were also honoured for their work on the effects that various probiotic supplements have on cholesterol levels. Both awards were presented in the Junior Group of the Biological and Ecological category.

Picture 1: Prize winners Maura Flanagan (2 nd year), Celia Cremin (2nd year) and Liz Cremin (1st year) at their stand in the RDS. They are pictured with teachers Ms Cregan and Ms Dolan who visited the event.

Picture 2: Transition year students Stephan Kiely and Helena O Shea pictured at their stand in the RDS.

Hazelwood College Cross Country Athletes brave conditions to deliver top class performances.

In early December, on one of the worst days of the year, the school athletics team competed in the Limerick Schools Cross Country Competition. First off the mark was Deirdre Cunningham who came in 3rd out of a field of forty. The boys U14 team consisted of Micheal O Flynn, Conor Dillon, James Kelly and Christopher Lane. The team showed great nerve and determination which paid off with Micheal and Conor coming in 1st and 3rd and with James and Christopher holding on to 5th & 6th place to bring back a team gold. Next up was John O Gorman in the Junior Race and despite carrying a knee injury he battled hard to finish just outside the medals in 4th place. Despite the incessant rain and wind the competition continued and Tara Hurley took her place in the Inter Girls which was run in conjunction with the Senior Girls. Tara beat all expectations and finished 2nd in the event. Finally, Edmund Kiely, Brian Hannigan and Darren Coleman took their place at the start line for the U17 event. All three runners came in together in 2nd, 3rd and 4th place. Despite the horrific weather conditions the team came home in high spirits.

Hazelwood College Debating Teams defeat Askeaton and Killmallock

In the opening round of the County Limerick VEC debating competition Hazelwood College opposed the motion â€œSports personalities are no longer ideal role models for the youth of todayâ€ and were successful against Askeaton which put them into the semi final. In the semi final Hazelwoods team of captain Edward Lowe, speakers Heather Coffey, Stephan Casey and Triona Kelliher and substitute Marie Sheehan successfully opposed the motion â€œIrish Society is losing the battle against Irelands crimeâ€ against Killmallock. They will now face Castletroy College in the final of the competition.
Meanwhile the schools Concern debating team of Triona Kelliher, Conor O Brien, Patricia Ahern and Anne Hayes with substitute Christopher Brouder had a successful initial encounter against SMI Newcastle West but in a close match against Mercy Mount Hawk Tralee were unlucky to be defeated. They are still in the competition and have qualified for the second round.