Hazelwood College’s Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland quiz team are pictured here being congratulated by Irish Olympian Adam Nolan and BSTAI Secretary Joan Martin. Pictured are (from left to right) Adam Nolan, Caroline Ahern, Katie Ryan, Debbie Lynch and Lorna Mulqueen with Joan Martin of the BSTAI.
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Transition Year #Surfing
Hazelwood College Transition Year students receive instruction in surfing recently, as part of their Transition Year Programme.
Hazelwood College Transition Year students (from left to right) Kieran O’Sullivan, Ray O’Connell, Eamonn Forde and Adam Tachoua are pictured here participating in surfing in Kerry recently.
New World Record for Noelle
Hazelwood College student and member of the Ireland National Paralympics team Noelle Lenihan, set a new world record on her way to winning gold at this years IPC European Championships taking place currently in Grosseto, Italy.
Here is Noelle setting a new world record with her throw in the championships.
Women’s discus throw F38 | Victory Ceremony | 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships Grosseto
Here’s how NewsTalk 103-106FM reported on her success:
Cork’s Noelle Lenihan has added to Ireland’s medal collection at the IPC Athletics European Championships on Sunday evening, when she secured a gold medal and set a new World Record in the F38 Discus final.
Noelle set the new World Record on her very first attempt, when she threw a whopping 32.14m – a throw that put her straight to the top of the table and eventually won her the gold medal.
Speaking about the fantastic performance, National Throws Coach Dave Sweeney said: “She did great, and we’re really happy. She was very controlled, and to be honest, she has been throwing further than that the last few days in training so she’s a little bit disappointed that she didn’t throw further today! There was a tricky wind, which blew a lot of the discs down so it was a fantastic for her to throw so well in those conditions.
“This is a really big step in her career – to break a World Record and win a European Championships in one go and to then be a little bit unhappy with the performance is the sign of a good mindset and a sign of more exciting things to come in Rio!
“She will come away from today having learned a lot, she had very good competition there so she was pushed to the very end and we’re delighted for her.”
This was Ireland’s second medal of the Championships, following on from Deirdre Mongan’s bronze medal on Day One on Saturday in the F53/54 Shot Put final.
Transition Year Awards
Picture a: Hazelwood College Transition Year students pictured with their awards at the Hazelwood College Annual TY Graduation night. Pictured are (back row left to right) Marguerite Nolan (TY Leadership Award), Kennedy O’Sullivan (TY Ethos Award), Letitia Cotter (Transition Year Student of the Year), Áine Bennis (TY Work Ethic) and Transition Year Co-ordinator Ms Cliodhna Ryan. Front row (left to right): Amy Buckley (TY Work Award), Aoife McMahon (TY Ethos Award) and Shanon Buckley-Lynch (TY Ethos Award).
Picture b: Amy Buckley with her TY Work Award (left) and Shanon Buckley-Lynch with her TY Ethos Award (right) pictured at their recent Transition Year Graduation Awards.
Picture c: Transition Year students (from left to right) Aoife McMahon (TY Ethos), Kennedy O’Sullivan (TY Ethos) and Áine Bennis (TY Work Ethic) pictured with their awards at the Transition Year Graduation.
Picture d: Marguerite Nolan Hazelwood College Transition Year student pictured with her TY Leadership Award.
Picture e: Hazelwood College Principal Mr Brendan Burke, Letitia Cotter (TY Student of the Year Award Winner) and TY Co-ordinator Ms Cliodhna Ryan pictured at the recent Hazelwood College TY Graduation Night.
Jerome Scanlan Visit
Hazelwood College 2C CSPE class are pictured her with Councillor Jerome Scanlan who visited them in order to talk to them about the work of Limerick County Council
Fun Cycle
Recently over 70 students and staff undertook a fun 12km cycle around Dromcollogher and Broadford.
Funds raised on the day were donated the Ms O’Connor who is undertaking an incredible cycling challenge this summer.
To raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis Ireland Ms O’Connor will cycle the entire Wild Atlantic Way from South to North is approximately 25 days. To do this Ms O’Connor will need to average over 100km per day.
Here is some video footage taken on the day.
To find out more about Ms O’Connor’s challenge visit her Facebook page here:
Awards Day 2016
Here are some photos from the recent Hazelwood College Ethos Awards Day. Guest of honour on the day was Kerry Footballer Colm Cooper. Many more awards were given out on the day but too many to list here, congratulations to all those who helped to make 2015/16 such a successful school year
Picture 1: Hazelwood College Third Year student, Ciara O’Callaghan pictured with Kerry legend Colm Cooper receiving her Junior German Subject Award.
Picture 2: Neasa Fahy, Third Year Hazelwood College student, receiving her Junior History Subject Award from Kerry legend Colm Cooper
Picture 3: Ronan Cahill, Hazelwood College Third Year student, receiving his Junior English Subject Award from Colm Cooper.
Picture 4: Ronan Buckley, Third Year Hazelwood College student, is pictured receiving his Junior IT Subject Award from Colm Cooper.
Picture 5: Colm Galvin, Third Year Hazelwood College student, is pictured here receiving his Junior DCG Subject Award.
Picture 6: Mairíde Bennis is pictured here receiving her Junior Materials Technology Metal Subject Award from Colm Cooper at Hazelwood College.
Picture 7: Caroline Ahern is pictured receiving her Junior Business Studies Subject Award from Colm Cooper.
Picture 8: Ciara O’Flynn, Hazelwood College Third Year student, is pictured receiving her Junior Home Economics Subject Award from Colm Cooper.
Picture 9: Emma Browne is pictured receiving her Junior Music Subject Award at Hazelwood College’s recent Annual Awards Day from Colm Cooper
Picture 10: Edel O’Flynn, Third Year Hazelwood College student, is pictured being presented her Junior Art Subject Award by Colm Cooper.
Picture 11: Eilish Reidy is pictured receiving her Junior French Subject Award at the recent Hazelwood College Annual Awards Day from Colm Cooper
Picture 12: Ava Mullane, Third Year Hazelwood College student, is pictured here receiving her Junior English subject Award
Picture 13: Orlaith Hennessy is pictured receiving her Junior Maths Subject Award from Colm Cooper at the Hazelwood College Annual Awards Day.
Picture 14: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student John Ahern is presented with his Senior DCG Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 15: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Paula Reidy is presented with her Senior English Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 16: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Janice Reidy is presented with her Senior Business studies Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 17: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Jack Carroll is presented with his Senior Irish Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 18: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Meghan Banks is presented with her Senior Home Economics Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 19: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Cliodhna O’Keeffe is presented with her Senior Religion Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 20: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Kayleigh O’Brien is presented with her Senior Music Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 21: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Anthony Barrett is presented with his Senior Physics Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 22: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Aaron Walsh is presented with his Senior Chemistry Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 23: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Sarah Shanahan is presented with her Senior Agricultural Science Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 24: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Gerard Ahern is presented with his Senior Maths Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 25: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Ciara Lenihan is presented with her Senior Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 26: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Kate Farrissey is presented with her Senior German Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 27: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Albert Fenton is presented with his Senior Accounting Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 28: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Linda Brown is presented with her Senior Art Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 29: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Laoise Bennis is presented with her Senior Geography Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 30: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Sarah Lynch is presented with her Senior French Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 31: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Liam Doody is presented with his Senior History Subject Award by Kerry footballer Colm Cooper.
Picture 32: Hazelwood College Sixth Year student Laoise Bennis is presented with her Hazelwood College Principal’s Award by Colm Cooper (left) and Hazelwood College Principal Mr Brendan Burke (right).
ProdiJIG: The Revolution
Castlemahon native and past Hazelwood College student Darren Roche has been turning the traditional music world on its head with his colleagues in the band MOXIE. Moxie formed in late 2011 between Cillian Doheny, Jos Kelly, Darren Roche, Ted Kelly and Paddy Hazleton and are now busy taking over the rest of Europe. Their music has a solid traditional backbone, inspired and shaped by the surrounding of the west of Ireland, but with progressive, world and jazz influences creeping into their music it makes for a truly heady and distinctive sound, putting them at the forefront of new acoustic music from Ireland. In August 2014 they released their debut album ‘Planted’ to critical acclaim. With their unmistakable approach, MOXIE are becoming a festival favourite in Europe, America and beyond garnering a reputation for their highly charged live performances.
Prodijig won Sky’s “Got to Dance” competion in March of 2012. Their unique blend of hip hop, tap, flamenco and drill with Irish dance quickly captured the attention of viewers and judges alike. During their first round in the show the troupe showcased their new style to Kanye West’s hit song “Power.” Judge Adam Garcia correctly predicted then that the group could win the whole competition. Prodijig’s seven members include former “Riverdance” leads as well as regional, national, and world championship dancers. Kenefick is the dance crew’s leader and choreographer.
Now Moxie and Prodijig have joined together to create The Revolution, which will feature on The Late Late Show on RTE tomorrow night Friday 27th May
ProdiJIG: The Revolution is a ground breaking new Irish Dance show featuring Moxie and led by one of the most innovative choreographers and dancers in the world, Cork born Alan Kenefick. He will be joined on stage by 22 of the worlds best Irish dancers, leading Irish Dance in to a new era. ProdiJIG: The Revolution is exactly as the title suggests – a revolution in dance. Alan Kenefick’s innovative, spectacular style is at the forefront of this evolution of Irish dance. It looks different, it sounds different, it feels different, and it speaks to a whole new generation of people.
The show takes place in Cork Opera House and tickets are available now …here…
ProdiJIG: The Revolution
Preview: Thursday 21st & Friday 22nd July 2016
Opening: Saturday 23 July 2016, 8pm
Matinees 2:30pm
Tickets: €22-€32, Family Rate: €80-115*
SciFest 2016
Hazelwood College students recently attended the SciFest science fair hosted by Limerick Institute of Technology. Here are some photos from the day.
Picture a: Hazelwood College Transition Year students (from left to right) Aoife Kiely, Eoin Donegan, Laura O’Connell pictured above with their project, “To investigate whether e – cigarettes are beneficial after quitting regular cigarettes”. The three students entered their project for SciFest, which is a series of one-day science fairs for second-level students hosted locally in schools and regional level in third level colleges.
Picture b Transition Year students from Hazelwood College (from left) Aisling Cunningham, Nicola Madden and Bríd Flanagan are pictured with their project, ‘Defrost the Frost’ at Limerick SciFest, which was held in Limerick Institute of Technology recently. Their project set out to investigate the speeding up of the defrosting process of frozen foods.
Picture c Hazelwood College Transition Year students (left to right) Jamie Singleton, Andy Quaid and Paul Power are pictured at Limerick SciFest, which was held at Limerick Institute of Technology recently, where their project, an investigate if there is a correlation between the type of music people listen to and their academic results was among those displayed.
Picture d Hazelwood College second year student Elaine Kennedy is pictured with her entry to Limerick SciFest recently. The project, which won an award of Highly Commended was an investigation into the use of pesticides.
Picture e Hazelwood College second year science teacher Ms Martina Matthews congratulates Elaine Kennedy on the receipt of her Highly Commended Certificate for her investigation into the use of pesticides at the recent Limerick SciFest, which was hosted at Limerick Institute of Technology recently.
Picture f Hazelwood College second year student Elaine Kennedy, being awarded her Highly Commended Certificate at Limerick SciFest recently, for her project investigating the effect of the use of pesticides.
Picture g Hazelwood College students Roisín Noonan, Ciara McCarthy (both second year) and Aoife O’Callaghan (first year) are pictured with their project “Does Wisdom Come With Age?” for the recent Limerick SciFest. Their investigation focused on whether people were influenced by outside factors and whether different age groups would respond differently to a same question. The project won a trophy in the Maths and Science category of the competition.
Picture h Hazelwood College Science students (from left to right) Ciara McCarthy, Roisin Noonan and Aoife O’Callaghan are congratulated by their Science teacher Ms Martina Matthews on winning a trophy in the Maths and Science category of Limerick SciFest, held recently in Limerick IT. The students investigated the factors that affect how people in different age groups respond to questions.
Picture I Hazelwood College students Ciara McCarthy, Roisin Noonan and Aoife O’Callaghan are presented with their trophy in the Maths and Science category of Limerick SciFest recently.
Build a Bank Finals
Hazelwood College’s ‘Build-a-Bank’ Minted Bank team pictured recently at the AIB ‘Build-a-Bank’ National Final. Pictured are Hazelwood College Transition Year students (from left to right) Kennedy O’Sullivan, Áine Bennis, Amy Buckley, Fionn Roberts, Aoife McMahon and Letitia Cotter.
