Author: Hazelwood College

D.E.A.R – Drop Everything and Read

Picture 1: is of some of Hazelwood College’s Transition Year students participating in the Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) programme, designed to improve literacy and instil a love of reading in all students.

Picture 2: is of Hazelwood College students (left to right) Grainne Fitzgibbon, Lorraine Morrissey and Rachel Collins, who took time to Drop Everything And Read as part of a programme to reinforce and sustain improved literacy.

Picture 3: is of Letitia Cotter (left) and Shanon Lynch (right), both first year students at Hazelwood College, who were both involved in the ‘Drop Everything And Read’ event held in Hazelwood College on Wednesday 17th of October.

Picture 4: All smiles from Isabel Cagney (left) and Áine Bennis (right), both first year students who took time to ‘Drop Everything And Read’ last Wednesday in the course of Hazelwood College’s drive to sustain progress in student literacy.

Picture 5: Darragh Lane (left) and Dean Falvey (right), both first year students, escape into worlds of good books in the ‘Drop Everything And Read’ event held at Hazelwood College recently.

Picture 6: A boy and his book. David Murphy, a first year at Hazelwood College, takes time to enjoy reading as part of the ‘Drop Everything And Read’ events at Hazelwood College. DEAR is designed to reinforce and extend student literacy, giving them life long skills as well as inculcating the joy of reading.

Picture 7: Three of Hazelwood College’s first year girls (from left to right) Lauren Molony, Emme O’Callaghan and Alisha Nagle take time to participate in one of the ‘Drop Everything And Read’ events hosted at Hazelwood College. The three girls were able to indulge in their favourite books as part of the programme that reinforces life long literacy skills.

Picture 8; Three of Hazelwood College’s male students (from left to right) Antony McKenzie, Cameron O’Flynn and Dean O’Brien are all smiles as they share the experience of ‘Drop Everything And Read’, a programme which seeks to inculcate the joy of reading in all students, thereby laying the foundations for future achievement.

Picture 9: Chloe O’Dea enjoys a laugh as she enjoys the ‘Drop Everything And Read’ event at Hazelwood College, Dromcollogher. Chloe, who is first year at Hazelwood, enjoys the brief break from normal classes to catch up on her current read.

Picture 10: Hazelwood College student Bríd Flanagan takes time to read her favourite novel as part of the ‘Drop Everything And Read’ event hosted in the college, designed to encourage a co-operative approach to reading and instil a collective appreciation of literacy skills.

Picture 11: First Year Hazelwood College students Gary O’Conner (left) and Anthony Nolan (right) can smile as they take part in the ‘Drop Everything And Read’ Events, which allowed them to catch up with their latest choices of page turners.

Webprint Visit

LCA2 students who recently visited Webprint, a newspaper printing facility in Cork. Students went on a tour of the facility and were present for the printing of that day’s edition of the Evening Echo

LCA students from Hazelwood College, Dromcollogher who completed a one hour introductory driving safety course.

Back Row: (left to right) Alan Scanlan, Diarmuid O Sullivan, Jack Deely, Niall Ring, Daniel Leahy, John Matthews
Middle Row: (left to right) Nathasha Mangan, Lisa Mulqueen, James Foley, John Matthews
Front Row: (left to right) Niamh Ryan, Rachel Heffernan, Heidi O Dell, Margaret Kiely, Dean Prunty, Conor Greaney.

Green School Raise the Flag

Hazelwood College Green School Committee watch as Hazelwood College’s second green flag, for energy conservation, is raised. Front row (left to right) Mr Brendan Burke (Hazelwood College Principal), Ms Mairead Daly (Green School Committee Co-ordinator), Keith Coughlan, Grainne Buckley, Shania Hanlon, Abagail Ahern , Ben Long,and Sarah Noonan. Back Row (left to right) Ryan Coffey, Caroline O’Flynn, Eleni McKenzie, Julia O’Doherty, Amanda Collins, Caitríona O’Sullivan, Rachel Collins, Sinead Coleman, Mariah Culloty, Alan Cronin and Ms Liz Dolan (Hazelwood College Deputy Principal)

LCA1 students, Heidi O Dell, Niamh Ryan, Noel Geary and John Matthews from Hazelwood College who attended the recent careers exhibition in the racecourse in Partickswell.

Hazelwood College’s First Years’ First Adventure – Cappanalea 2012

Hazelwood College’s first year groups took time last week to participate in a week long induction course at Cappanalae Lakes and Activity Centre. Students were mixed into different groups and, under the guidance and supervision of Cappananlae staff, allowed to participate in activities such as hill walking, orienteering, kayaking and rock climbing. Students were totally immersed in the panoramic scenery of County Kerry, where they learned, in both activities and in non-activity time, to work together as groups and to make new friends.

Delicious meals were severed by Eileen and Kay, to feed students for the different activities. At night, students participated in different games, such as ‘manhunt’, where the C group emerged victorious. Students also played the spot game, where Dean Falvey collected the most spots. Students were always under the careful direction of staff at Cappanalae; safety instructions and equipment were thoroughly explained. Students learned about working together, in some cases groups learned the art of putting on a duvet cover!

Phase 3 Extension Announced

Hazelwood College are proud to announce the latest extension to the building is to be built in the very near future.

Almost ten years to the day after Hazelwood College initially opened sanction was received to proceed with Phase 3 of the school building plan.

Phase 3 extension will comprise of 11 new rooms, these rooms will include a Science Laboratory, Home Economics Suite, ICT Computer Laboratory, 5 General Classrooms and 3 Resource Rooms.

Above is an artist’s impression of one possible design as drawn by Art Teacher Ms. Curtin.

More Details will be posted as they come available over the coming months
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Update December 2015
Planning Permission for the new building has been granted by Limerick County Council. Currently tender documents are being prepared with a view to publishing them during January 2016. Subject to this process going smoothly we are still on course to begin the heavy ground works during the summer months of 2016 while the school is closed for holidays. Due to the size of the proposed extension the tender will be issued as per Government guidelines on a European wide basis.
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Update October 2015
After many delays the plans for the new building were submitted to Limerick County Council this month. It is expected to do the heavy groundworks during the summer of 2016 while the school is closed with a view to completion in advance of September 2017
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Update April 2015
Finally after a series of delays, some created by ourselves through requests for additions to the extension, some outside our control through outside agencies, positive movement is now taking place.

Over the Easter the Design Team met with the Planning Department at Limerick County Council for a pre-planning meeting and the final planning application is currently being prepared. The final drawings of the extension are due to be presented to the Principal Mr Burke today, with the actual application to be shortly submitted. Assuming smooth progress through each of the coming stages an approximate opening date of September 2016 is still a possibility.

Update January 2015
Despite a number of setbacks and delays things are still progressing, albeit a little slower than one would like, with the planned extension. We were recently given the final go ahead to proceed to planning from the Department of Education and hopefully this will happen in the coming weeks. The target completion date of September 2016 is still on track as build time is expected to be in the region of 6 – 9 months.

Update September 2014
Following an extended period of renegotiation with the Department of Education, a final increased budget has been agreed and the project should now commence, albeit a little behind schedule. The budget for the project has been extended and the project has been increased to include much needed auxiliary facilities such as toilets, stores, offices and relocation of sporting facilities on top of the original allowed for classroom facilities.

Planning applications and tendering processes will hopefully be completed in this calendar/academic year with the new building now expected to be completed for September 2016

Update May 2014
The project is still progressing and on schedule to open September 2015. Over the past few months different areas of the school have been structurally investigated, bore holes have been drilled and various tests conducted to establish the best site location and to investigate alternative locations. It has been concluded as expected to build the new extension on the existing tarmacadam basketball courts and to relocate them to the training area behind the main pitch. Also we are currently in discussion with the department to investigate the possibility of merging works due under Summer Works Scheme and integrating them with the new extension. A decision on this is due presently.
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Update November 2013
Things are starting to progress with the design stage of the extension. Prelimary designs are currently being discussed with the Design Team and school Management. Also in the past few days a large survey of all underground services – water supply & drainage, electricity, phone etc. – was undertaken, measurements have been taken and a range of services location markings are now visible on the grounds around the school. Drawing for services are currently being prepared in preparation for the Planning Application.
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Update September 2013
After a considerable tendering process the final design and services team has been appointed. They are due to meet in the coming days after which a clearer picture of the proposed design solution and timelines will be known.