Author: Hazelwood College

Road Safety

Road Safety Authority -Shuttle Exhibition.

Hazelwood was delighted to welcome the RSA Shuttle to the school recently where Senior Students and staff alike faced the harsh reality of life on our roads.

What can you do on the Shuttle?

  • practice your driving and hazard perception skills on our simulators (car, motorbike, bicycle)
  • enjoy a fully interactive road safety educational experience
  • experience simulated virtual situations in our virtual reality pods and experience first-hand the dangers of driving and texting and driver fatigue
  • practice safe cycling skills on our state of the art bicycle simulator
  • See how driving environments and speed affect your braking distances on the brake reaction timer
  • practice the driver theory test on board
  • Test your fancy footwork by dancing to the Safe Cross Code in the activity zone
  • Take a road safety quiz in the activity zone
  • Learn about tyre safety. Remember, your tyres are the only contact with the road

School Closure

In line with the instruction issued today by the Minister for Education, Hazelwood College will remain closed tomorrow Thursday and Friday.

All evening study and homework study is cancelled for this evening.

The school will reopen on Monday 5th March.

Weather Advisory

Hazelwood College would like to advise parents and students that in the event of the school closing due to adverse weather conditions the notification will be posted on the school website and on school Facebook page …here… and school twitter account …here…

Currently pending advice otherwise the school remains open.

Hazelwood Goes Orange

Hazelwood recently glowed orange in an effort to raise awareness of Mental Heath Issues and to promote help seeking behaviour. Armed with the slogan “Its Ok not to feel OK; and its absolutely OK to ask for help”, students and staff dressed in orange and engaged it well being activities ranging from a Cycle-athon (In a bid to cycle against Suicide) to a Yoga workshop.

Basketball News

Hazelwood first and second year Basketball teams who both continued their winning streaks with comprehensive wins over Castletroy College recently.

The first year team winning on a scoreline of 38 -19

The second years winning 39-22

Legally Blonde Jnr Audience Pictures

Here is a selection of audience photos from the recent performance of Legally Blonde Jnr. Thanks to Eamon Doody, Sky View photography for providing us with the pictures. Well done to the over 100 students who were involved in this years production. All aspects of the show were produced by the students, including stage lighting and sound, set design and management, right through to acting and performance. Thanks also to Catherine Upton for her help with the choreography.

Legally Blonde Jnr Cast Pictures

Here is a selection of cast photos from the recent performance of Legally Blonde Jnr. Thanks to Eamon Doody, Sky View photography for providing us with the pictures. Well done to the over 100 students who were involved in this years production. All aspects of the show were produced by the students, including stage lighting and sound, set design and management, right through to acting and performance. Thanks also to Catherine Upton for her help with the choreography.