Here are some photos from the recent Leaving Certificate Applied 1 bonding day at Ballyhass Lakes
LCA Bonding Session
Author: Hazelwood College
International Chemistry Olympiad
International Chemistry Olympiad
Here’s a piece of news from the over summer months. Congratulations to Michael on his trip to Vietnam, and his exceptional suite of Higher Level A1’s in this years State Examinations. We wish him all the best in his studies at the University of Limerick
Hazelwood College student Michael Keyes and his Biology teacher Ms Kay Treacy as he prepares to travel to Hanoi to represent Ireland in the International Chemistry Olympiad. Michael is only one of four students from across the island of Ireland to represent Ireland in this event, having faced stiff competition to qualify. Michael takes with him the best wishes of all the staff and students of Hazelwood College as he represents Ireland
Transition Year Induction
Hazelwood College Transition Year Programme students enjoy the blue skies and glorious weather as they participate in their Induction Day in Ballyhass Lakes Activity Centre. The day, which serves to cement close bonds within the group, challenged students physically and mentally, while providing an excellent opportunity to develop the skills and friendships to make a successful Transition Year Programme.
Excellent Junior Cert Results – Updated
Here are some pictures from the recent Junior Certificate Results Day, congratulations to all the students in their excellent results.
Some students are missing from the photographs. These are also acknowledged in the captions.
Picture A: Pictured are the Hazelwood College students who achieved an A grade in their Junior Certificate English. Pictured are (left to right) Laura Stack, Roisin Sheehy, Emma O’Connell, Caoimhe Ryan, Ellen Ryan, Grainne Buckley and Grainne Ahern.
Picture B: Pictured are the Hazelwood College students who attained an A grade in their Junior Certificate Irish. Pictured are back row from left to right: Norma O’Sullivan, Chloe O’Brien, Thomas Twohill, Michael Fitzgerald. Front row, from left to right: Lauraa Stack, Emily Rose Mulcahy, Gearóid Matthews, Darren Ahern, Jack Carroll and James Guidera.
Picture C: Adding up the As. Pictured are the Hazelwood College students whose effort added up to an A in Junior Certificate Maths. Pictured are back row, left to right: Niamh O’Brien, James Curtain, Dennis Hennessy, Luke Ryan, Thomas Twohill, Jason Shanahan and Gerard Ahern. Front row left to right: Emma O’Connell, Laura Stack, Norma O’Sullivan, Chloe O’Brien, Daniel Curtin, Kayleigh O’Brien, Grainne Buckley and Alison Healy
Picture D: Hazelwood College History students who received an A grade in their Junior Certificate are pictured, from left, Gearóid Matthews, Niamh O’Brien, Patricia Galvin, Grainne Aherne, Jason Shanahan and Jack Carroll.
Picture e: Hazelwood College Material Technology Metal students who received an A grade in their recent Junior Certificate result are pictured. Pictured are Anthony Barrett, Nigel O’Callaghan, Thomas Twohill, Jack Hennessy, Chael O’Brien and Michael Fitzgerald.
Picture f: Home Economics students, who received an A in their Junior Certificate, are pictured with their results. Pictured are Roisín Sheehy, Emma O’Connell, Sheila Fitzpatrick, Rebecca McGuiness, Emma O’Connell and Laura Stack.
Picture g: A Grade Musicians! Hazelwood College students who received an A grade in their Music are pictured, from left, Jack Carroll, Thomas Twohill, Kaleigh O’Brien, Grainne Buckley, Alison Mulqueen and Laura Stack.
Picture h: Pictured are the Hazelwood College Geography students who achieved an A grade in their Junior Certificate examinations. Keith Coughlan (left) and Jack Carroll (right) see where the future leads them.
Picture i: Hazelwood College students who attained an A grade in their Junior Certificate French Pictured are back row: Thomas Twohill (left) and Jack Carroll (right). Front row (from left to right) Grainne Aherne, Norma O’Sullivan, Patricia Galvin, Rebecca McGuiness, Emma O’Connell, Laura Stack.
Picture j: Hammering home their A grade. Hazelwood College Junior Certificate A grade students are pictured with their results. Back row (from left to right) Keith Coughlan, Maurice Fitzgibbon, Nigel O’Callaghan, Gerard Ahern, Jerry O’Brien, Denis Hennessy and Darragh Lynch Lenihan. Front row (from left to right) Tríona O’Callaghan, Roisin Cunningham, Emma O’Connell, Donal Molyneaux, Kevin O’Leary and Aaron Lynch. Missing from the photograph are Dean Collins, Dylan Daly, William Enright and Daniel Noonan.
Picture k: A Grade Pretty Picture! A grade Art students celebrate after receiving their Junior Certificate results. Pictured are back row (from left to right) Alan Murphy, Darren Geary, Chael O’Brien and Luke Ryan. Front Row (from left) Cora McCarthy, Emma O’Connell, Kaleigh O’Brien, Grainne Buckley, Linda Browne and Emma Stone. Missing from this photograph are Eimear O’Brien, Chloe Reidy, Daragh O’Callaghan and Georgina O’Sullivan.
Picture l: Hazelwood College A grade Business Studies mean business after receiving their Junior Certificate results. Pictured are back row (from left) Grainne Ahern, Gerard Ahern and Thomas Twohill. Front Row (from left) Norma O’Sullivan, Rebecca McGuiness, Emma O’Connell, Grainne Buckley, Lynda Browne and Laura Stack. Missing from photograph is Shauna Bourke.
Picture m: Hazelwood College Technology A grade students with their Junior Certificate results, from left, Thomas Twohill, Kayleigh O’Brien and Chael O’Brien.
Picture n: Science students from Hazelwood College who attained an A grade in their Junior Certificate studies are pictured. Back row (left to right) Chael O’Brien, Gerard Ahern and Keith Coughlan. Front row (from left to right) Jack Carroll, Emma O’Connell, Grainne Buckley, Norma O’Sullivan, Laura Stack and Thomas Twohill.
Picture o: Technical Graphics Junior Certificate A grade students pictured with their results. Back row (from left to right) Jack Sheahan, Risteard Duggan, Anthony Barrett and Michael Fitzgerald. Front row (from left to right) Nigel O’Callaghan, Grainne Buckley, Triona O’Callaghan, Laura Stack and Liam Roche.
Picture p: German A grade students with their Junior Certificate results, Risteard Duggan (left) and Donal Molyneaux (right) with their results outside Hazelwood College.
All Ireland Camogie
Hazelwood College Principal, Mr Brendan Burke, (far left) and Head of Sport, Mr Tom Halpin, (far right) pictured with County Limerick Junior and Intermediate Camogie squad members (from left) Tara Fitzgibbon, Marie Danaher, Sarah Shanahan and Donna Mulcahy. So far this year the four have won a Minor All-Ireland (Grade A), overcoming Cork in the final, a Junior All-Ireland League and a Junior All Ireland Championship (Grade A), where they defeated a determined and skilful Carlow side. Their victory over Carlow secured their place in the Intermediate All-Ireland against Kilkenny, scheduled for Sunday, 14th September. Hazelwood College’s management, staff and students extend both their congratulations for the huge success enjoyed by the four so far this summer as well as their best wishes for the final against Kilkenny
Best of Luck Limerick
Pictured is Limerick Minor Hurling star and Hazelwood College Sixth Year student, Seamus Flanagan (left) greeted by Mr Tom Halpin (Head of Sport/Maths Department) on his return to Hazelwood College at the end of the summer holidays. The Management, Staff and Students of Hazelwood College extend best wishes to Seamus and all the Limerick team as they prepare to face Kilkenny.
Hazelwood College nails its colours to the mast! Hazelwood College sixth year student and Limerick Minor Hurler Seamus Flanagan (far right) is pictured with (left to right) his sister Bríd Flanagan, Year Head, Mr Tom Quinlan and Principal Mr Brendan Burke with a sign raised to demonstrate the school community’s support to Seamus and the County Limerick Minors in their All Ireland Final against Kilkenny.
Welcome 1st Years
Picture a Hazelwood College 1A class with their Year Head, Ms Betty Cotter (far left), their class teacher Mr Tom Halpin (third from left standing) and Mr Brendan Burke, Principal (far right) in their first week at Hazelwood College.
Picture b Hazelwood College 1B class with their Year Head, Ms Betty Cotter (far left), their class teacher Mr Matt Finn (second from right) and Mr Brendan Burke, Principal, taking in the sun shine during their first days at Hazelwood College.
Picture c Hazelwood College 1C class with their Class Teacher, Ms Noreen Daly (far left), their Year Head, Ms Betty Cotter (second from left) and their Principal Mr Brendan Burke (far right)
Picture d Hazelwood College 1D class with their Year Head, Ms Betty Cotter (far left), with their class teacher Ms Sinead Walsh (second from right) and Mr Brendan Burke, Principal of Hazelwood College, (far right).
100MB Broadband Launched
100MB Broadband Launched
Over the past four weeks the infrastructure was put in place by the Department of Education’s contractors to supply Hazelwood College with 100MB Broadband Access. This project is the result of cooperation between the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and the Department of Education and Science, the Higher Education Authority, HEAnet and the Professional Development Services for Teachers
Hazelwood College has now switched over to a new superfast uncontended connection. This completed what has been a considerable technical challenge due to our rural location involving co-ordination between Viatel, Agile Networks, RTE, the University of Limerick and the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland.
To supply Hazelwood College with this level of broadband has involved utilising the RTE Mast on Knockfierna to make a direct connection to the University of Limerick where we join the National HEAnet Fibre Network.
This upgrade lays the foundations for the challenges of 21st century teaching and learning. With upgrading to 100MB broadband and by having over 150 computers in the college supported by a state-of-the-art fibre based network and WiFi system, teachers and students will be in a position to utilize this technological infrastructure to implement our eLearning, cloud computing and ICT programmes to their maximum potential.
Over the past number of years local provider BBnet Broadband had been supplying us with broadband services which were considerably better than those previously available to us through the older Schools Broadband Network, Hazelwood College would like to thank them for all their help and support over the years.
Past Student Releases Album
Past Student Darren Roche who is a member of the Trad/Folk group Moxie this week release their first album. The album was launched at the Fleadh in Sligo where three of the fix piece hail from. Currently the band is touring America before returning to some Irish dates in October.
Darren recently spoke to Tradconnect.com about the new album:
Moxie have arrived. Their debut album called Planted has will be released on 25th August. To accompany the release they have today posted an official video of the opening track, also called Planted. As an official music video it sets new standards, especially within traditional music. We spoke to Darren Roche earlier in the week about the pressure that must have existed in delivering this much anticipated album. “Before we even got to the studio we were under a lot of pressure” he said. “We were focusing on getting all of our material completed for the recording! It was hectic!”
“We were excited to get recording but also wondering what the album would sound like. We didn’t really know what we were in for. Thankfully we had our heads screwed on and the recording went pretty well. When we had some time free in the studio, we also composed some additional material, and added it to the tracks with some of the music evolving in that way. We only had 5 days to record and we thankfully got it all done!”
There has been a lot of hype around Moxie and whether they can live up to it will be determined by the reaction to the album. While it has a “traditional backbone” as they describe it, it is also infused with elements of jazz, rock and many other world music elements. New compositions dominate with tracks evolving from the many influences that the band members have been exposed to down through the years.
“Well we just go for whatever we feel will work” Darren says. “We all listen to the same sort of music but we also have different influences at the same time. Some days we create from scratch and other days we work on a composition that one of the band may have written. It could be a real old traditional Irish tune or a French tune – anything in fact was open to consideration!”
Describing their music for them is a challenge. “Fresh and connected to nature and emotions? Not really sure” he says. “We’ll just have to wait and see what people think of it.”
On its evolution both within the studio and outside Darren says that “we spent 5 months straight together! We spent almost everyday with at least one member of the group so we always had some sort of music coming out of our heads! It depends who is on what instrument? Who is accompanying or who is playing melody? We would attempt to come up with a structure. Then, we would separate. Some would go upstairs working on the melodies and others would stay downstairs working on bass lines/rhythms. We felt that was the best way to work. It also helped to speed up the process. Different parts of sets were composed in different areas too, be it at Darren’s house down in west Limerick, in Sligo and even in Cillian’s house upstairs from the Temple Bar Pub in Dublin – that was where we would practice most days!”
The album will be launched at the Sligo Fleadh this week and then the band are touring America for a month. More album launches will follow in Ireland in September/October. The band are also signed to LYTE records and hope to spread their appeal to a wider audience.
More information about the group can be found on their website MoxieMuso.com
Physical CD copies of the album can be purchased through the bands online shop here
The album can also be downloaded through iTunes and Google Play Store
Maybe we should acknowledge the hardwork of the backroom team too:
CALENDAR 2014 – 2015
CALENDAR 2014 – 2015
August
Tuesday 26th August 1st years start (9am – 1pm)
Wednesday 27th August 3rd yr, 6th and LCA 2 Return
Thursday 28th August All students return except LCA 1
Friday 29th August LCA 1 Return
Friday 29th August Viewing of Leaving Certificate Scripts
September
Monday 8th September Staff meeting (No Homework Club or Evening Study)
Wednesday 10th September Junior Certificate Results
Thursday 18th September HSE Vaccination for all first years
October
Wednesday 15th October Staff Meeting (No Homework Club or Evening Study)
Wednesday 22nd October Parent / Teacher meeting 6th years & LCA 2 (No Homework Club or Evening Study)
Friday 24th October Midterm break at 3:40
November
Monday 3rd November School reopens
Thursday 6th November Parent / Teacher meeting 5th years and LCA 1 (No Homework Club or Evening Study)
Tuesday 18th November Parent / Teacher meeting for 3rd years (No Homework Club or Evening Study)
December
Tuesday 2rd December Parent / Teacher meeting 2nd years (No Homework Club or Evening Study)
Friday 5th December DATS tests for 3rd years
Tuesday 16th December Start of Christmas house examinations
Friday 19th December Christmas holidays at 3:40
January
Monday 5th January School reopens
Wednesday 14th January Parent / Teacher meeting for 1st years & TY(No Homework Club or Evening Study)
February
Tuesday 3rdFebrurary Start of Pre-Examinations for Leaving Certifcate
Monday 9th February Start of Pre-Examinations for LCA 2
Friday 13th February Midterm break at 3:40
Monday 23rd February Return after midterm
Wednesday 25th February Staff meeting (No Homework Club or Evening Study)
March
Tuesday 17th March Bank Holiday
Thursday 19th March Parent / Teacher meeting for 6th years and LCA 2 (No Homework Club or Evening Study)
Friday 27th March Easter Holidays at 3:40
April
Monday 13th April Return after Easter
Tuesday 21th April Staff Meeting (No Homework Club or Evening Study)
May
Monday 4th May Bank Holiday
Wednesday 13th May Meeting of parents of incoming 1st years
Monday 25th May Subject Planning (No Homework Club or Evening Study)
Tuesday 26th May Start of summer house exams
Friday 29th May Summer Holidays at 3:40
June
Monday 1st June Bank Holiday
Wednesday 3rd June Start of State Examinations
The management reserve the right to alter the calendar at any time. Please check this website for updates to the calendar.