Author: Hazelwood College

Apprentice Chef

NOT ONE, but TWO FINALISTS!

APPRENTICE CHEF is cookery competition organised by chefs in Tralee Institute of Technology. It focuses on making healthy food choices ‘Good Mood Foods’

The Involvement in The Apprentice Chef is the top Home Economics achievement in Hazelwood College, where Healthy Eating is a priority. Students love to participate in cook-offs in school and they really benefit from the Tralee workshop where they can experience a professional catering environment.

Participating student chefs are linked to a chef mentor who advises them on their dishes.

Apprentice Chef has raised the standard of skills in our school and inspired students and their families toward healthier food choices . In Hazelwood College EVERYBODY learns about ‘good mood food’ from Tralee’s Apprentice Chef Event.

This year is our 4th year competing the The Apprentice Chef. Hazelwood’s Julia O’Doherty won 1st prize in 2012. the competition’s first year. Then, in 2015, Laura Stack came 3rd in the final. We have four Home Economics Teachers in our school and we teamwork towards better food choices. Home Economics student numbers are growing and we are happy to be adding a new kitchen this year.

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Billy Ryan, our 2nd year finalist, who is using locally sourced beef from O’Connor’s butchers, Dromcollogher, pictured with Ciaran O’Connor, craft butcher. Ciaran taught Billy how to butcher beef fillets into even-sized cubes for his dish.

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This is Orlaith Hennessy’s dish of Fish Curry and rice with crostini and green salad. This was her original dish idea. With the help of her chef mentors Orlaith has developed this dish to an even higher standard. Check out The Apprentice Chef Facebook page to follow our successful students.

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L.C.A & Personal Safety

LCA students with Nick Feehan & Alexander Walsh from Personal Safety Ireland

Recently Leaving Certificate Applied students completed a one day workshop where there was an emphasis on personal awareness, responsible decision making, respect for oneself and others.

Personal Safety and Awareness is an invaluable aspect of student development and relevant to students throughout their school career and adult life.

The students really enjoyed the day especially the self defence aspect.
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Proclamation of Ireland

Tuesday March 15th, 2016 was Proclamation Day. This was the day when every school in the country reflected on the events of Easter Monday which led to the birth of the Republic. Below are some images from Hazelwood College’s participation in the day.

Picture 1: Hazelwood College students and staff who participated and organised Hazelwood’s commemoration of the centenary of the 1916 Rising Pictured are (from left to right): Darragh Lane, Laoise Bennis, Jacqueline McCarthy, Mr. Danny Sheahan, Ellen Ryan, Aaron Walsh, Mr. Des Lambe, Megan Lenihan, Ms. Sinead Walsh, the Chairman of the Hazelwood College 1916 Rising Commemoration Committee, Ornagh Kiely and Brian Buckley. Missing from the photograph are Hazelwood teachers Ms. Sinead Clarson, Ms. Sarah Fogarty, Mr. Ronan Farrell and Matt Finn.

Picture 2: Hazelwood College students Brian Buckley (left) and Laoise Bennis (right) as they participate in the Hazelwood College 1916 Commemoration Ceremony, by reading the 1916 Proclamation in English and Irish, respectively.

Picture 3: Hazelwood College sixth year student, Aaron Walsh, who read ‘Mise Eire’ by Padraig Pearse in the course of the Hazelwood College 1916 Rising Commemoration Ceremony.

Picture 4: Hazelwood College fifth year student Darragh Lane reads Padraig Pearse’s poem ‘The Mother’ in the course of the Hazelwood College 1916 Rising Commemoration Ceremony.

Picture 5: Hazelwood College’s music group playing a selection of Irish traditional music as part of the Hazelwood College’s 1916 Rising Commemoration Ceremony.

Picture 6: Grainne Buckley (left) and Jack O’Sullivan (right) participate in the 1916 Rising Commemoration Ceremony in Hazelwood College.

Picture 7: Hazelwood College first year students Ornagh Kiely and Megan Lenihan who read a Prayer of Reflection at the ceremony which marked the centenary of the Easter Rising.

Picture 8: Noelle Lenihan, Cathy Foley, Leah Downes and Rachel Power are pictured participating in the choir which sang in the course of the Hazelwood College Commemoration Ceremony for the 1916 Rising.

Picture 9: At the Hazelwood College 1916 Rising Commemoration Ceremony, Derek Murphy (left) and Megan Boyce (right) raise the national flag.

Picture 10: Hazelwood College Principal, Mr Brendan Burke, is pictured at the close of the Hazelwood College 1916 Rising Commemoration Ceremony.

Picture 11: Hazelwood College students Nigel O’Callaghan (left) and Niamh O’Brien (right) pictured recently at Croke Park at a ceremony where they received the national flag from an army officer (centre) as part of the Easter 1916 Commemoration.

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Lidl All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Winners

We are delighted to hear that Hazelwood College has won the Lidl All-Ireland Post Primary Schools store competition in the Charleville Lidl store.

As part of the prize the school Ladies Football Team will shortly receive the following:

  • A full set of team Jerseys + substitutes (25)
  • 10 training footballs
  • Stirrup Pump
  • Chin Piece Water Bottles + Holders X24 Bottles
  • Full Sized Kit Bag
  • Training Cones Sets
  • Training Bibs X2 sets (Different Colours)

Thank you to all of the families and friends of Hazelwood College who took the time to vote for us in the Charleville Lidl Store.

A prize-giving will take place during the month of May where the school will be presented with the kit and equipment.

Alan Quinlan Visit

Parents Association Hazelwood College Invites Mr Alan Quinlan to address Staff & Students on Mental Health.
November 30th 2015
By: Joan Twohill, Secretary.

The Monday morning blues were short lived in Hazelwood College last week, where students and staff were treated to a visit from Retired Irish Rugby Union Player and Positive Mental Health Ambassador Mr Alan Quinlan. Alan is a 2 time Heineken Cup winner and was in fact voted ‘’ Man of the Match’’ as Munster beat Toulouse in 2008 when Munster won the Heineken Cup for the second time. Alan Quinlan was part of the selection panel to play in the 2003 & 2007 Word Cups, retiring from Rugby in 2011.

Alan has spoken many times and has written about his own experiences of Mental Health, depression, anxiety and how he realised the importance of seeking help in his recovery played.

In Hazelwood College, Dromcollogher on Monday 30th November last, Alan Quinlan delivered an inspiring speech to over 600 Students and their teachers, reinforcing the importance of looking after our Mental Health. One could hear a pen drop in the room as Alan spoke of his own personal struggle with Mental Health. He gave some great advice to all of us, for example the importance of shearing our worries and fears with those around us, that we might look great on the outside but we never know how one is feeling on the inside. Exercise, Diet , hobbies, staying away from drugs & smoking all play a huge role in Positive Mental Health Wellbeing.

It is important to take time out to ask the person beside us ‘’ how are you ?’’ Simple but shows we care.
Alan Quinlan’s message with regard to Mental Health Awareness complimented the great work in this area already being carried out by the Students in Hazelwood College and their teachers. The School has entered in the Mental Health Association’s Public Speaking Competitions for a number of years, having won the Limerick County Final three times and making it to the All Ireland Semi Final stages.

This helped enormously to remove the stigma attached to speaking out about mental health, making Hazelwood College a better and safer place to be in for both students and Teachers.

‘’ In life we cannot stop the waves of challenge that we are continually faced with , At times we need help in figuring out how to conquer problems and really the solution is to talk and keep talking and sharing our worries and woes’’ This is a Quote from a Leaving Cert Student, Mary Cussen, who was preparing her speech for the Schools next Debate.

The Parents Association of Hazelwood College would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Alan Quinlan for his Inspiring visit to our School, to the Principal Mr Brendan Burke and his Staff, for facilitating this visit and we hope that this day will have a long-lasting special effect on us all.

I leave you with a lovely Quote which I came across recently.
‘’Never give up on someone with a Mental Illness. When ‘’ I ‘’ is replaced by ‘’ We ‘’ illness becomes Wellness. – Shannon L. Alder

Hope Foundation Visit to India

Hazelwood College students (from left to right) Bríd Flanagan, Nicola Madden and Letitia Cotter are pictured here as they prepare to head on an eye opening and once in a life time trip to India to visit the projects there. The trio raised approximately €12,000 for the Hope Foundation, who run schools, orphanages and hospitals in India, serving the poorest of the poor in Indian society. The girls will witness how the funds they have raised have been used, as well as participating in activities with the children in one of the orphanages there.

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