ENFO Award for Young Scientist’s

ENFO Award for Young Scientist’s

Transistion Year Students from Hazelwood College Billy Fehin and Mary Ennis travelled to Dublin on January 26th to meet Minister for the Environment, Dick Roche who presented them with an award from ENFO the Enviromental Agency for the work on Elephant Grass. The students as part of the Young Scientist competition researched the grass and investigated it’s potential as a alternative renewable fuel. Also in the picture is their teacher Miss Neville who helped them with their research.

Humourfit

Humourfit Theathre Company will visit the school on the 26th January to perform two shows. These shows will be viewed by the whole school and will cover the topics of Bullying and Racism. After the two shows students will take part in a question and answer forum with the Artistic Director Mr. Micheal O’ Sullivan.

Photo shows Artistic Director Mr. Micheal O’ Sullivan after the performance with a number of third year students.

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Limerick Schools Quiz

The school’s quiz team will attend a quiz in Killmallock tonight

Visit by Engineer – Ben Noonan

Today past student Ben Noonan an Engineer with Limerick County Council visited the school to speak with interested Senior students and Transition Years on engineering at Third Level. He advised them on subject choice, college courses and requirments and most importantly what work a qualifed engineer could expect to do.

Photo shows Ben speakin hwith some students after the talk

Bullying Awareness Week 24th-28th January

Bullying Awareness Week

Monday 24th to Friday 28th January

Agenda

Wednesday 26th January
Humourfit will perform two plays to all students one on bullying and one on racism this will be followd by a question and answer session.

Thursday 27th January at 8p.m.
Frank Smith will talk to parents on bullying and related issues. All Parents welcome.

Friday 28th January
Frank Smith will talk to each year group on bullying and prevention.

Teachers will incorporate the theme into subject areas during the week e.g. SPHE, Art, English, Religion, CSPE, sport, etc.

The cost per student is €5

DAT Testing

Today Friday 21st January all third years are taking DAT tests. DAT tests are Differtial Apptitude Tests which assess students apptitude in areas such as Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning, Spatial Ability, Clerical Skills etc. The information provided by these tests is invaluable to the career guidance teachers in the school in helping the students decide subjects for the Leaving Certificate and possible college courses which would suit the students ability.

Tsunami UNICEF – Non Uniform Day

In aid of UNICEF and the Tsunami appeal whose devastion shocked the world last St. Stephan’s Day there will be a non-uniform day on Thursday 20th January. Students participating should bring a donation of at least €2 which will be collected on the day.

Update:
A total of €1200 was raised by the Leaving Certificate Applied class who organised the day and the collecting of donations.

Senior Ladies Munster Colleges Semi-Final

Senior Ladies Munster Colleges Semi-Final

Hazelwood College 3-7 v’s Presentation College Dingle 2-5

Played in Listroy Co. Kerry

Match Report to Follow

Final Monday 31st January v’s winners of Beara / Spainish Point