Hazelwood College

Kerry Star Visits Hazelwood College

On Tuesday the 7th March 2017, Hazelwood College welcomed Kerry Senior Footballer James O’Donoghue to speak to the school community on health and nutrition. This was followed by a training session for students who use the BumbleBee Bank within the school. This initiative was organised by the Transition Year students who manage the BumbleBee Bank in the school as part of the AIB Build A Bank Challenge 2016/2017.

James delivered a very inspirational talk to the students on how to cope with the pressures of growing up, as well as keeping fit and staying healthy. This was then followed by a question and answer session where the students were given the opportunity to ask James all about his professional life as a Kerry footballer and his life outside of sport. James answered the questions very honestly and gave the students a great insight into his life. He spoke about the importance of keeping good role models in your our lives as they form the bedrock of his life. He also spoke to students about being ‘tough’ and not being afraid to say no to peer pressure. James was very down to earth and it was very easy for the students to relate to what he was saying.

After the talk James conducted a training session to a number of lucky students. Those students were randomly selected from account holders in The BumbleBee Bank. James was assisted in giving this training session by Limerick Hurler Gearoid Hegarty who is teaching in the school at present. The students really enjoyed the training session as they left the gym with smiling red faces!

James was very kind to pose for any photos with students and even visited The BumbleBee Bank and saw it in operation.
Overall the day was a great success and Hazelwood College would like to sincerely thank James for giving up his time to visit our school.

Hazelwood College BumbleBee Build-A-Bank group are pictured welcoming James O’Donoghue on his recent visit. Pictured are (from left) Ms Ciara Broderick, supervising teacher for the BumbleBee Bank, Eliza Reidy, James O’Donoghue, Ciara O’Flynn, Mary Kate Fehin and Edel O’Flynn.

James O’Donoghue (centre) with Mary Kate Fehin (left) and Eliza Reidy (right) with the product they created as part of their Transition Year Programme company, which recently was involved with Market Day in Hazelwood College.

James O’Donoghue (back row, centre) is pictured with members of the Hazelwood College Junior Ladies’ Football team.

James O’Donoghue (back row, centre) is pictured with Hazelwood College students at the start of the training session he held in the course of his recent visit.

Ty’s on Live95fm

Three Transition Year students from the schools bank, The BumbleBee Bank, were live on air on Limerick’s live 95 FM today to talk about their upcoming sleep-out in aid of Focus Ireland. The sleep-out requires the TY students and teachers to brace the cold for one night. Each student has a sponsorship card to fill to raise much needed funds and awareness for the homeless charity.

Here is the girls interview:

Build a Bank Finals

Hazelwood College’s ‘Build-a-Bank’ Minted Bank team pictured recently at the AIB ‘Build-a-Bank’ National Final. Pictured are Hazelwood College Transition Year students (from left to right) Kennedy O’Sullivan, Áine Bennis, Amy Buckley, Fionn Roberts, Aoife McMahon and Letitia Cotter.

Rainbow and Sunshine Wards

Hazelwood College Transition Year ‘Build-a-Bank’ students (from left to right) Fionn Roberts, Kennedy O’Sullivan, Amy Buckley and Letitia Cotter, part of ‘The Minted School Bank’ team are pictured with some of the Easter eggs they have collected for the children who are patients in the Rainbow and Sunshine Wards in Limerick University Hospital.

Build a Bank Winners

Hazelwood College ‘Build-a-Bank’ team who were winners in the ‘Build-a-Bank’ regional final are pictured here after their win secured them their place in the ‘Build-a-Bank’ National Final, which take place in the RDS on 21st April next. Pictured are (from left to right) Hazelwood College Business Studies teacher Ms Ciara Broderick, Fionn Roberts, Kennedy O’Sullivan, Áine Bennis, Amy Buckley, Letitia Cotter, Aoife McMahon and AIB Student Officer Michael Twomey.

Build a Bank & Colm Cooper

Keeping their eyes on the ball! Transition Year II students pictured with Colm Cooper recently as he visited Hazelwood College to launch the AIB Build a Bank group within the school. Also pictured are Hazelwood College teachers Mr Kevin Grant (far left) and Ms Ciara Broderick (far right)