Young Scientist 2018

Hazelwood College were back at the RDS for this year’s BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition and were very well represented by two groups of students, with one of the groups scooping a highly valued category award. Second years Conor Heenan and Iain Kelly from Kilmeedy and Stephen Long from Feenagh were the team that clinched third prize at the glittering awards ceremony in the Intermediate Group category of the Technology section this year. Mentored, encouraged, and accompanied by their teacher Martina Matthews, the lads presented their project “No keys, no problem! An innovative key finder to aid individuals locate missing keys”. This project touches on the area of smart devices and the internet of things, and in this case the Hazelwood boys used direct radio communication between a locator device and an active fob attached to a key-ring. This innovative use of technology to address and solve a common issue caught the imagination of many that passed their very attractively presented stand, including the Six-One News team. The articulate way that the lads performed on TV carried on all during the exhibition and as well as contributing to their success it also accounts for their huge popularity among the other schools from all over Ireland.


Video Source: Limerick Leader

In the Intermediate Group category of the Social & Behavioural Sciences section Ellen Reidy and Aine O’Sullivan presented a project called “Subtle Manipulation: An investigation into people’s awareness if the discreet enhancement techniques used by advertisers”. The project sought to determine if people are aware of the subtle influences of advertising by investigating the impact of alterations made to advertisements. In conjunction with teacher Matthew Finn, the girls had a very well presented stand with graphs, charts, imagery and artefacts relating to the manipulation of advertising by marketing groups. Fully on top of their subject and obviously well prepared, Ellen and Aine also showed themselves to be excellent communicators, well able to engage with visitors and judges at their stand. In this particularly large section of the competition, Ellen and Aine must have come very close to a rosette. Both teams clearly enjoyed the whole experience and certainly did themselves, their families and their school very proud indeed.


Video Source: Limerick Leader

Article Credit: Ger Keyes

Receiving the award:

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Easter Raffle

The first fundraising event of Marie’s Spin for Multiple Sclerosis, a Monster Easter Raffle took place in Hazelwood College, raising €658′. We had the pleasure of Colm ‘The Gooch’ Cooper of the Kerry Senior Football Team to celebrate the results of the raffle. Many thanks to the students & staff who purchased tickets and a most sincere thank you to the sponsors of the raffle: Meaney’s Centra Dromcollogher, Dooley’s Supervalu Ncw, Sheahan’s Stores Ncw and Garvey’s Centra Ncw.

Marie is cycling The Wild Atlantic Way from Kinsale to Derry (2500km) in July this year to raise funds and awareness for Multiple Sclerosis. Any individual, group, organisation or business who would like to host a fundraising event or offer support/sponsorship for Marie’s Spin for Multiple Sclerosis, your efforts will be so greatly appreciated. Please contact [email protected], visit Marie’s Spin for Multiple Sclerosis on Facebook and @marie_spin on Twitter.

Raffle

Left-right: Orlaith Hennessey (3rd Yr), Danielle Ahern (5th Yr), Paula Reidy (6th Yr), Colm Cooper, Sandra Dineen (1st Yr), Aisling Brennan (2nd Yr), Marie O’ Connor & Mr. Kevin Grant!