Category: Transition Year

Awares National Daisy Days

Well done to Transition Year Students from Hazelwood College who recently collected for Daisy Days in Dromcollogher. €1,138.81 was collected. Many thanks to all those who supported the collection in Dromcollogher as well as the staff and students in Hazelwood College

ECDL Graduations

Pictures of students who received their ECDL certificates this week. The first group show the fifth year students with their teacher Miss Cotter. The second shows the Leaving Certificate students who also were awarded their certificates this week. They are pictured with teacher Miss Cotter and school Principal Mr Brendan Burke.

Photos of the Transition Year Graduation night, the Leaving Cert Graduation Night and the Awards and Achievements day.

1. Hazelwood College student of the year, Ciara Meaney, with Principal Mr Burke
2. Hazelwood College student of the year Ciara Meaney pictured with her parents at the Leaving Cert graduation
3. Hazelwood College Green Schools Committee with their Green Flag
4. School Ethos award winners with School principal Mr Burke. Back Row L-R Martin Fitzgerald, Sean Morrissey, Front Row L-R Ciara O’Shea, Stephanie Barrett and Rachel Sheehan
5. Kieran Collins and Eileen Morrissey who received awards for
exceptional attendance during their time in Hazelwood.
6. Hazelwood College sports star of the year Jamie Coughlan with
senior hurling coach Mr Murphy and school games master Mr Halpin
7. Junior Subject award winners with school principal Mr Burke and 3rdyr year head Ms Ryan
8. Senior Subject award winners with school principal Mr Burke and 6thyr year head Mr Quinlan
9. Paudie Walsh, winner of the Hazelwood College Principals award,
with school Principal Mr Burke
10. Celia Cremin, Máire Flanagan and Sean Morrissey who received
awards for their outstanding results in the Junior Cert 2009
11. Hazelwood College students who received awards for captaining
successful teams this year
12. Leaving Cert Applied Award winners Martin Fitzgerald and Stephanie
Barrett with Leaving cert applied co-ordinator
13. Transition Year student of the year Deborah Daly with Principal Mr Burke

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Below is a summary of the calendar of events from the school year 2009/10. While this list is comprehensive it is not complete, it is indicative of the amount of extra-curricular work that the students and staff of Hazelwood College undertook in the past academic year.

September 2009

1/9 Transition Year Drugs talk

4/9 LCA Induction

9/9 Junior Cert Results

11/9 Leaving Cert Applied I Team Building Day to Ballyloughran

16/9 Transition Year Team Building Day to Ballyloughran

17/9 Group of Transition Year Students begin Camogie Referee Course

17/9/ U-18 Munster Football Championship v Killenaule (won)

21/9 U 18 Hurling v Doon CBS (won)

23/9 LCA 2 group visited Spin South West Radio Station and Thomond Park

22/9 TY and LCA Ploughing Champioship

23/9 Senior Ladies Football match v Boherbue (won)

23/9 Basketball Boys blitz

25/9 LCVP Class trip to Thomond Park

25/9 TY Herbal Medicine

26/9 School Concert

28/9 Class 1A and 1B to Cappanalea

29/9 6th Year and 5th Year and LCA Careers Exhibition

30/9 Class 1C and 1D to Cappanalea

30/9 Mini Sevens Munster Camogie Blitz (Runners up)

October 2009

1/10 Junior Ladies Football v St Annes, Tipperary Town (won)

2/10 Leaving Cert Biology Class trip to Fota Island

5/10 LC 1 & 2 Geography trip to Burren Co. Clare

6/10 1st and 2nd Year Limerick Camogie A Blitz (won)

7/10 1st Year Cork A Camogie Blitz

7/10 U18 Munster Hurling Championship v Brogans, Bandon (won)

8/10 5th and 6th Year Geography trip to Burren, Co. Clare

8/10 First Year Hurling Blitz

12/10 TY dance group to Rathfredagh

12/10 Intermediate A Munster League Camogie v St Marys Mallow (won)

12/10 LCA1 Fás Exhibition Tralee

14/10 Parent Teacher Meetings

14/10 Boys Basket ball blitz

15/10 U 18 Munster Football (lost)

16/10 Junior Ladies Football v Clonmel (draw)

16/10 Transition Year First Aid

19/10 Transition Year Lifesaver Project

21/10 LCA Theatre trip to Firar’s Gate

23/10 School tour to Germany

November 2009

6/11 Primary Schools Open Night

6/11 LCA began Tae-Kou-do Classes

3/11 Transition Year Integrated Dance Rathfredagh

6/11 Green Schools Committee to Charleville

6/11 Primary Schools Open Day

10/11 Primary Schools Science Quiz

10/11 Tea / Coffee fundraiser

12/11 1st / 2nd / 3rd Year Science Quiz

12/11 Senior Science ISTA Quiz

14/11 Primary Schools Camogie Blitz

9/11 Transition Year Lucca Leadership Programme (2 days)

11/11 Transition Year students to Clarion hotel Limerick

12/11 3rd Year CSPE to Limerick Prison

12/11 1st and 2nd year Basketball squads to SMI

17/11 U18 Hurling match in Ballina Co Tipperary

19/11 Transition Year Lucca Leadership Programme (2 days)

19/11 LCA first aid Classes

23/11 Junior Camogie match in Rathkeale

26/11 Junior Camogie Match – Borrisokane

December 2009

3/12 Senior Camogie Mallow

4/12 Frank Broderick Sugar Craft demonstration

7/12 LCA Hot dog sale

10/12 U16 Hurling Mallow

11/12 Transition Years to Tralee IT

11/12 Third year study skills

14/12 Senior Camogie v Tralee IT

15/12 3rd year DATS

15/12 LCA Ice skating

16/12 Junior Camogie Semi Final Mallow

17/12 Transition Year Handballl Course. Broadford Ball Alley

15th – 21st House Exams

January 2010

19/01 Transition Years to FM 102

20/01 U18 Football in Rathkeale

22/01 Transition Years to Tralee IT

25/01 Cross country event Newcastle West

26/01 Transition Year group visit FM 102

26/01 1st Year Hurling. Rathbane

27/01 U18 Hurling match in Cooleyroe

27/01 Senior Camogie match. Mallow.

28/01 Quiz and Debating teams to Castletroy

28/01 U16 Hurling match in Abbeyfeale.

28/1 Green Day

29/01 U16 & U19 Girls Basketball match. Newcastle West.

February 2010

01/02 Senior Girls football game in Bansha.

02/02 Transition group to FM 104

6/02 Assessment for incoming first years

2nd-12th February Leaving & Junior Pre Exams

09/02 Transition year group to FM 104

11/02 LC 1 & 11 Engineering classes visit Baldonnell.

21/01 U18 Hurling match. Doon.

23/02 Plúirín Sneachta agus na Seachtar Fir Beaga Transition Year Irish Play

24/02 U18 football match in Dromcollogher

24/02 School Retreats

25/02 5th and 6th Year Agricultural Science students visit Pallaskenry

27/02 U18 Munster Hurling Semi final in Lattin.

March 2010

01/03 RES for LCA

03/03 U16 Hurling Charleville

05/03 1st & 2nd year Basketball to Caherconlish

07/03 Build a bank regional finals

08/03 Art trip to Newgrange

10/03 AIB speaker

10/03 Junior Girls Football to Glin

10/03 U16 Football to Newcastlewest

11/03 2nd Year Boys Basketball to Limerick

11/03 Junior Girls Munster Final Ballincollig

11/3 2nd Year Home Economics class visit Broadford Childcare Centre

12/03 U18 Munster Hurling final in Abbeyfeale

16/03 U18 Football to Rathkeale

18/03 1st Year Girls football to Neville Park

18/03 LCA attend show in the Everyman Palace theatre Cork

18/03 One Good Idea contestants visit Broadford National School

20/03 U18 Hurling All Ireland Semi Final Cashel,

22/03 U16 Football to Askeaton

23/03 Leaving Cert Applied Lunch for Work Experience Employers

25/03 Success in Green Dragon Competition

26/03 U16 Basketball to Castletroy

26/03 Transition Years work with Milford National School

29/03 Winners of Best Display at AIB Build a Bank awards

26/03 1st Year Hurling Final in Newcastle West

26/03 Daffodil Day Fundraiser

23rd-26th Department Irish Inspection

26th-28th Variety Show and Dirty Dancing

26th-12th Easter Break. Various extra classes held for exam classes in Maths, LCVP, Biology, Woodwork, Construction, German, Irish

29th -30th Easter camp for incoming first years

April 2010

Transition Year Log on Learning Programme completed.

02/04 Good Friday Card Drive

12-16th April. Leaving Cert Oral Irish Exams

13/04 Transition Year Students visit Rathfredagh

14/04 Camogie Match in Limerick

15/04 First Year History Trip

15/04 JC HE practical exam

16/04 Transtion Year work with Milford National School

16/04 1st Year Hurling in Donoghmore

19/04 Leaving Cert German Oral Exams

20/04 Green Schools Inspection

20/04 Transition Year dance Rathfredagh

21/04 Transition Years work with Milford National School

21st-23rd Leaving Cert Oral French Exams

20th-23rd Practical Music Exams

22/04 1st Year Football Meelin

22/04 Winners of North Munster Schools History quiz.

23/04 County Athletics in University of Limerick

26th -30th LCA Task Exams

27/04 Staff planning meeting

28/04 Fund Raising Basketball Blitz

30/04 third year trip to opera house

May 2010

05/05 Basketball in UL

05/05 Basketball in Laural Hill

05/05 LCA HCT trip to Limerick

07/05 Basketball finals in UL

10/05 LCA HCT practical exam.

17/05 Primary schools volley ball finals

17/05 LCA English, Irish and German Orals

18/05 Darina Allen demonstration and LCVP enterprise talk

25/05 LCA end of year trip to Aquadome and Karting

27/05 Awards day

27/05 TY Graduation

28/05 2nd year trip to Torc Mountain

31/05 LC and LCA Graduation night.

June 2010

1st to 4th House Exams

Lucca Leadership Graduation

Pictured are the Hazelwood College Transition Year students who recieved certificates for completing the Lucca Leadership programme with west Limerick Volunteer Support Service.

Pictured with them are School Principal, Mr Brendan Burke and Mr Paul Moriarty of The West Limerick Volunteer Support Service.

Log On Learning Transition Year graduates at Hazelwood College

Following a successful Log On Learn programme at Hazelwood College participants received their certificates of completion. Photo includes Principal Mr Brendan Burke, TY tutors and newly qualified LOL TY graduates.

Log On, Learn is a nationwide programme run in conjunction with Transition Year. Its aim is to guide senior members of the community through an introduction to computers by using a ‘buddy’ system whereby a transition year student sits with each participant so that they get individual and personalised tuition. This is the first time the course has been run at Hazelwood College and it has been a great success. Each week a different topic was covered so that over the course of 6 weeks participants gained computer knowledge and became more confident. Transition year students themselves became the teachers and it was a great way of bringing the school and the wider community together. Following its great success it is hoped to run the programme again in the autumn.

Innovative Hazelwood Students rise to the Challenge!

Agri Aware with the support of Bord Bia and AIB set a challenge earlier in the school year for budding enterprising students to come up with an innovative marketable product or service. Hazelwood College students with an entrepreneurial spirit rose to the challenge and many business ideas were put forward to the Home Economics Department based on the areas of food, agriculture and the environment.

Two senior teams were successful with their business submissions and were chosen to participate in the Munster Regional Heats of the Green Dragon Challenge. “GreenFlow” is the brainchild idea of Fifth Year students Paudie Walsh and Michael Twomey while Transition Year students Deborah Daly, Mairead Noonan and Megan Ahern are the creators of “Handy Fuels”.

Under the guidance of Ms. Daly, Mr. O’ Grady, Mr. Hennessey and Mr. Keane the students worked extremely hard on their business and marketing plans. The students ingenuity and creativity skills were evident during the creation of marketing tools such as a television advertisement and a brochure. Each team had the unenviable task of having only five minutes to pitch their business idea before the judges using only a storyboard. They then had to be able to answer questions regarding the feasibility of their business idea, target market, product strategy, pricing etc.

More than 100 business and marketing ideas from students across the province were pitched before the judging panel on Saturday 13th April in the Fir grove Hotel in Mitchelstown Co. Cork.

The overall winner of the competition will receive project and mentoring development worth €10,000 to build up their business and a €2,000 cash prize shared between them and their school. Five runners-up will be awarded €500 each. The winners will be chosen at a final in March. All fingers and toes are crossed for our budding entrepreneurial hopefuls!