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Hazelwood College Excel at ITT Challenge in Tralee

Hazelwood College Excel at ITT Challenge in Tralee

Last Wednesday evening, some of the finest young minds in Kerry, Limerick and Cork ascended on Tralee IT for the ITT Challenge Problem Solving Competition. A team from Hazelwood College, â€œAmazing Atomsâ€ including Michael Byrnes, Maire Flanagan and Anita Lucey won the competition with a remarkable performance. They solved all of the problems and puzzles with a perfect score of 75 in a record time. This left organisers, teachers and members of the other teams in admiration and awe of their mathematical skills. Despite only being second year students all three of these students have also been finalists in the ESAT BT Young Scientist competition. Michael is a past pupil of Balllingarry National School, Maire is a past pupil of Broadford National School and Anita is a past pupil of Milford National School. The team won a laptop computer and printer for the school and received a â‚¬50 gift voucher each. A second team from the college â€œHazelwood Heroesâ€ made up of Suzanne Sheehy. Megan Mathews and Michael O Flynn also performed very well to achieve a top ten finish. A third team â€œBright Sparksâ€ of Stephan Kelliher, Eilis Lenihan and Owen Lordan also did well considering the fact that the team included some first year students.

Pictured are Hazelwood Colleges â€œAmazing Atomsâ€ Anita Lucey, Michael Byrnes and MÃ¡ire Flanagan who amazed all those around by winning the ITT Problem Solving Competition with a perfect score.

Hazelwood College lift Clifford Cup for seventh time in eight years

County Limerick VEC Junior Girls Football

Hazelwood College lift Clifford Cup for seventh time in eight years

Hazelwood College 5-7
Colaiste Mhuire Askeaton 1-1

This final took place in Askeaton recently and playing against a very strong breeze the Dromcollogher girls found themselves a goal and a point behind after five minutes.On settling down though, things started to happen and they got into their pattern to open up the game out wide. By half time a goal from Ciara Meaney and two well taken points from Niamh Greaney had them ahead by a point 1-2 to 1-1.

With the breeze, it was all one way traffic in the second half with some great displays from Ciara Meaney, Denise O Connell, Niamh Greaney, Vickie Harnett, Maire Flanagan, Zoe O Connell and Niamh Cagney. The scoring came from from Denise O Donnell (2-1), Martina Curtin (2-0), Vickie Harnett, Ciara Meaney, Aoife Leahy and Niamh Greaney getting a point each. Overall Askeaton played very well in the first half but were unlucky to score only a goal and a point, however the strength and experience of the Hazelwood girls proved to much on the day.

Winning 7 out of the last 8 Clifford Cups proved once again that Hazelwood College are simply the best in Co. Limerick.
Hazelwood team: L. Noonan, N Cagney, Z O Connell, A O Flynn, M Flanagan, T Hurley, V Harnett, S Moloney, A Leahy, C Meaney (capt) D O Connell, K O Leary, N Greaney and H Bradley Subs S Sheehy, A O Connor, K Mc Guire, N Curint, L Browne, E Noonan, K Lordanm, L Hanley, S Forde, S O Connell, T Dunleavy, C Enright, N O Connell.

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Picture 1 shows the team who lined out on the day

Picture 2 Hazelwood Captain Ciara Meaney accepts the Clifford Cup which went to Hazelwood for the 7th time in 8 years

Hazelwood College takes Safety to Heart

It is estimated that 5,000 Irish people will die from sudden cardiac death this year. In the past year the untimely death of several young people around the country during school and sports activities has been well publicised. In response to this the Graduate Medical School in partnership with the Irish Red Cross- Limerick launched the Limerick Safe-Heart School Initiative. When Hazelwood College were invited to take part in a research project training staff and students in life saving CPR techniques and in the use of a defibrillator, they jumped at the opportunity. Two staff members Mrs Kay Treacy and Mr Noel O Grady attended a one day training course in the University. Following this 25 Transition Year students will also take undertake the training. The school was delighted to be presented with a free Automated External Debrillator following the staff training day. There is no doubt that the presence of such a device along with a number of people trained to use it will make Hazelwood College a safer environment for everyone.

Pictured are Hazelwood College staff members Mr Noel O Grady and Mrs Kay Treacy presenting a defibrillator to Principal Mr Liam Lenihan. They received the device following a training course run by the Graduate Medical School University of Limerick and the Irish Red Cross.

Hazelwood College Basketball Team scoop Limerick Schools Plate.

Hazelwood Colleges 2nd Year Basketball team have been unstoppable this season. Last month they ran out clear winners in the Co. Limerick VEC Blitz. The girls were victorious over Castletroy College, Colaiste ChiarÃ¡n, Croom, Desmond College, NCW and St Michaels, Cappamore. The team were also competing in the Limerick Schools Competition. On Friday last, having defeated teams from SMI, Scoil Carmel and the Presentation Secondary School,Limerick they took on Desmond College, Newcastle West in the final which took place in the UL arena. Hazelwood were victorious on the day and were delighted to be bringing the Limerick Schools Plate to Dromcollogher. Meanwhile, the cadet team were unlucky to be narrowly defeated in their final against Castletroy after a fantastic performance.

History comes to Life for Hazelwood College Students

Transition Year student Helena O Shea reports on their recent trip to Poland

Imagine being asked to attend school at midnight! Well thatâ€™s exactly what twenty seven sleep-deprived students along with three teachers did in order to depart for our trip to Poland. After a five hour journey by bus and plane we eventually reached Krakow airport on Wednesday March 19th at 11am. We even managed to fit in some exercise on the long walk to the departure gate. Needless to say, once we arrived we were a little tired but it was absolutely worth it.

We were welcomed by our tour guide who accompanied us to our hotel and tried, in vain, to teach us a few Polish phrases. Once we were settled we set off on a walking tour of the city. We visited Churches, Palaces, the University and a Market. At each stop we were given a brief history of the building or place, the people who lived there and its importance to Polish history. After such a busy day we were glad to retreat to our hotel and out of the cold.

The following morning at 6am we woke up to a snow covered city. After breakfast we set off on the hour and a half bus trip Auschwitz. First we went to Auschwitz 1. The camp is now a museum where we saw how prisoners in both that camp and Auschwitz2-Birkenau lived and died. Our guide took us through the barracks of the camp and explained what life would have been like there at the different stages of the camps history.

After lunch we had a tour of Auschwitz 2- Birkenau. We began the tour at the reconstructed wooden huts where the prisoners lived. We had read the novel â€œThe Boy in the Striped Pyjamasâ€ in school before we left so we found this tour very interesting. As we continued our tour the snow began to fall again and after just ten minutes everything was snow white.

On the third morning we went to the salt mines near Krakow. Despite the very cold temperatures we had been prepared for underground, we didnâ€™t feel the cold that much; by the end of the tour we had walked up and down over seven hundred steps of stairs. As we walked through the mine we were told stories relating to monuments erected in memory of various famous Poles. One of the highlights of the tour was the beautiful Church at the bottom of the mine. It had been carved from salt by three miners and had taken over sixty years. We also visited a museum where we saw exhibitions of art made from salt and old pieces of equipment used for mining.

That afternoon we were given the chance to spend any money that we might have had left in one of the biggest shopping centres in the city. After dinner that night we braved to cold to go bowling. As soon as we returned to our hotel, the packing frenzy began and the panic about how much heavier our bags were now that we had done our shopping.

At 1pm the next day we landed at Shannon Airport, disappointed that it was over but glad to be home. Everybody really enjoyed themselves and the whole trip was a wonderful experience.

Munster Final Hurling

The Hazelwood College Hurling team who lined out in the Munster Final against Roscrea recently. They were unlucky to be beaten in the final but it was a fantastic achievement nonetheless.

Hazelwood College 1st Year Hurling

The Hazelwood College 1st Year Hurling Team who drew with Rathkeale in the final of the Co Limerick VEC Competition. The replay will take place after the Easter Break

Hazelwoods World Class Handball Star

In recent years Hazelwood Colleges CJ Fitzpatrick has become a rising star of Irish Handball. Placed 2nd in the world with Seamus O Carroll (40 X 20) he has captured no less than 14 All Irelands along with County and Provincial titles. CJâ€™s talent is matched by the hard work and dedication he puts into his sport. Below is a list of his recent achievements.

14 All Ireland titles
U14 All Ireland doubles (40 X 20) and (60 X 30) (2003/4)
U16 All Ireland doubles (40 X 20 ) and (60X30) (2004/5)
Minor Softball Singles and Doubles (60X30) (2006/7)
Minor Hardball Singles and Doubles (60 X30) (2006/7)
Minor Hardball doubles (2007)

School Competitions:
Munster 2003 U14 Singles and Doubles
Munster 2004 U14 & U16 Singles and Doubles
All Ireland U16
Munster and All Ireland 2005 Singles
Munster and All Ireland 2006 Singles
Munster and All Ireland 2007 Singles

HAZELWOOD COLLEGE THROUGH TO MUNSTER A SEMI FINAL

Hazelwood College: 3-19
St Brogans, Bandon: 3-10

Hazelwood are through to the Munster semi final after defeating the much fancied St Brogansâ€™s of Bandon in the quarter final played last Wednesday at Rathcool in Dromtariff GAA grounds. Having started badly the previous week Hazewood were determined to get off to a good start and this they did racing into a 1-3 to no score lead. All the scores came through the excellent Jamie Coughlan at corner forward with only one of his points from a placed ball, the goal- a rocket from at least 25 yard out. Hazelwood kept piling on the pressure through points from Ciaran Morrissey and another brilliantly taken goal from Keith Lacey. Brogans meanwhile had kept the scoreboard ticking over largely through frees and dominated for a ten minute patch from the 15th to the 25th minute, leaving it a three point game 2-4 to 7 points. Hazelwood pushed away again through Jamie Coughlan with three points and Jerry Lane with one. Brogans responded with a point but Hazelwood saw out the half in style with an outstanding finish from Ian Carroll, controlling straight off the hurley without taking it into his hand. Hazelwood had a nine point lead at half time 3-8 to 8 points. Hazelwood got off to a rocky start in the second half as Brogans came out fighting scoring 1-1 to bring it to a four point game. Peter Irwin replied with a point only for Brogans to bring it back to four. Our full forward line were combining well and Jamie Coughlan and Keith Lacey both added points to bring the margin out to six. Brogans werenâ€™t finished yet, though scoring a goal after a long ball in to the Hazelwood backline was a close as they were going to get . However the last ten minutes were all Hazelwood with three points from Jerry Lane, a brace from Jamie Coughlan and one each from Ciaran Morrissey and Peter Irwin to leave the final score Hazelwood 3-19, St Brogans 3-10. The semi-final against Killenaule looks set to be fixed for Wednesday 5th or Thursday 6th March.

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Hazelwood College First Year Hurlers defeat Croom

Hazelwood College: 5-9

Croom: 3-2

On Friday last Hazelwood College sporting a set of new jerseys sponsored by the AIB took on Croom in Dromcollgher. Despite a good effort by the Croom side there was no doubt but that Hazelwood were the stronger team. Jerry Lane opened the scoring with a goal from 20 yards followed quickly by a point. A high ball dropped in from Michael Mc Guire was doubled on at the edge of the square by Niall O Brien and ended up in the Croom net. Croom replied with a goal but Hazelwod still led by 4 points at half time. In the second half Jerry Lane scored a goal from 60yards out and points by Eric O Connor and Shane Carroll left Hazelwood College in control of the game for the rest of the match. Eddie Prunty and Eric O Connor added two goals to the Dromcollogher sides tally. Best on the day for Hazelwood Jerry Lane, Eric O Connor, Christopher Lane, Joseph Casey, Shane Carroll and Shane O Callaghan.

Back Row: (L-R) P. Stack, M. Walsh, S. Carroll, J. Casey, N. O Brien, G. Lane, C. Lane, M. Maguire, S. Singleton, D.Hannigan, D.Willis, D.Noonan.

Front Row: P.Lordan, D.Dillon, L.Broderick, T. McCarthy, S. O’Callaghan, E. Prunty, C.Murphy, E. McMahon, J. Morrissey, E. O Connor and K. Browne.

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