Best wishes to Brid Flanagan and Laura Stack who are playing in tomorrows All Ireland Senior Club Camogie Final.
The girls will be lining out for Milford against Galway side Killimor, throw in time is 3.15
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Hazelwood College Parents Association
Our Annual Hazelwood College 45 Drive Fundraiser, hosted by the Parents Association will take place in the College on Good Friday Night March 25th 2016 next @ 8.30pm.
This annual 45 Drive Card night is in its 27th year of continued success in raising funds which have been given back to benefit and add quality education to all our students over the years in Hazelwood College.
- As a result of your continued support over the past year we the Parents Association recently hosted a visit from Mr Alan Quinlan Retired Rugby Union Player to speak to all students and staff of our College on Positive Mental Health. This unprecedented visit was greatly appreciated by Students and staff, and its aim was to remove the stigma attached to speaking out about mental health issues, and to get us all talking.
- We were also privileged to host an excellent workshop for Parents of all students attending Hazelwood College titled ‘’ Supporting our children through second level Education’’ presented by guest speaker, Mr Noel Brosnan. This workshop was attended by over 120 Parents on the night who found it to be very beneficial.
- We aim once again to provide Yoga classes to those who will be sitting their Leaving Cert exams in 2016 to aid and empower students in the fields of relaxation and breathing techniques which will help with coping skills required for destressing and exam pressure.
I hope we have provided you with an insight into how your continued support is utilised by our association in supporting Parents and Students of our School, and it is our aim to continue this work into the future.
Our School is the sole provider of second level education in this area where there are 350 families attending.
We ask for €20.00 per Family to purchase 4 tickets for the upcoming 45 Drive please, tickets enclosed, and all tickets returned will be entered by March 11th will be entered in a draw on the night.
Dates for your diary: Bag Packing Centra March 18th and 19th Volunteers can contact myself on 087 7559667 or Helen Pierce 087 2126124
5 K Fun Run/Walk April 24th.
Your Support is greatly appreciated.
Yours Sincerely
Joan Twohill Secretary 087 7559667
Meet the Association:
Chairperson : Mr Pat Brennan, Secretary Ms Joan Twohill, Treasurer Mr Tom O Callaghan, BOM Reps: Mr John Molyneaux, Ms Betty Cotter, Committee members: Mr Dan Joe O Callaghan, Mr. Liam Reidy, Ms Carmel Walmsley, Ms Helen Pierce, Ms Maura Heenan, Ms Miriam Magner Flynn, Ms Fiona Dore Buckley, Mr Liam Quaid and Ms Mary Madden.
Senior Basketball News
Hazelwood College’s Senior Basketball team who defeated Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh on the scoreline of 50-11 in the County Limerick Senior Ladies’ Basketball Shield. Pictured are back row (left to right) Rachel O’Reagan, Katie O’Shea, Ellen Condon and Niamh O’Brien. Front row (left to right) Ava Mullane, Neasa Fahy, Chloe O’Brien and Norma O’Sullivan. After an initial quarter, which was tightly contested. Hazelwood launched a scoring blitz, led by Neasa Fahy, Chloe O’Brien and Rachel O’Reagan. This blitz was maintained in the course of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, tiredness caught up with the Hazelwood College effort and the frenetic pace quietened, leaving the score at 50-11.
Victory over Desmond College U16.5 Hurling
Hazelwood College’s Under 16 ½ Hurling Limerick Colleges Competition team pictured after their comprehensive 5-19 to 1-8 victory over Desmond College in the latest round of the competition. Pictured back row (left to right): Billy Ryan, Michael Quinn, Eoin Finn, Darragh Stack, James Molyneaux, Cillian Shine, Colin O’Brien, Evan O’Flynn, Dean O’Brien, Michael Barrett, Colm Galvin, Alan O’Leary, Michael Ryan and Muiris O’Keefe. Front row (left to right) Aaron Buckley, Brian Stack, Christopher Cotter, William Boyce, Jack Willis, Oisín Brennan, Jonathan Sheehan, Darragh Lane, Ben O’Connor and Seán Kelly.
New Leaving Certificate Subject at Hazelwood College for 2016:
Politics and Society
This new subject will be offered in our school to students going into 5th year in September 2016. Hazelwood College is one of forty-one schools selected to pilot the subject which will be examined in the Leaving Certificate 2018. The subject will be available to fifth-years in the remainder of the country’s 730 second-level schools in September 2018. Politics and Society has been introduced to the Senior Cycle curriculum by the NCCA. It will qualify for CAO points in the normal way. Teachers and students will work with key themes and ideas in the social and political sciences. They will apply these to their schools, to the local environment, as well as exploring how they apply in the wider world. It is offered at both Ordinary and Higher level. The assessment will include a citizen project (20%) and a written exam (80%). It will be useful for the study of politics, sociology or other courses such as law, anthropology, philosophy, education studies, media studies, and many more.
Last Chance to Vote
Today is the last chance to vote for Ellie’s Google4Doodle. If you have not already voted please do so now to help Ellie win a €5000 Scholarship and a €10,000 grant for the school.
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Under 16½ Football News
Hazelwood College Under 16½ Football team are pictured here after their 3-09 to 3-05 victory over Salesian Secondary College, Pallaskenry in the County Limerick Football Championship. Pictured are back row (left to right): Christopher Cotter, Eoin Finn, Jack McCarthy, Padraig Roche, Anthony Nolan, Ronan O’Keeffe, Cillian Shine, Colm Ryan, Evan O’Flynn, Jonathan Sheehan, Eugene Barrett, Sean Kelly and Michael Ryan. Front row (left to right): Jack Willis, Robert Leavitt, Adam Sheahan, Darragh Lane, Colin O’Brien, Connor McCarthy, Oisin Brennan, William Boyce, Jack Pearse and Brian Ahern.
Safer Internet Day 2016
Today is Safer Internet Day 2016.
This annual event is being celebrated around the world. Last year over 100 countries worldwide, including all 28 countries of the European Union, celebrated Safer Internet Day. The aim of Safer Internet Day is to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially among children and young people across the world.
2016 is the 13th edition of the event and the call to action for this year is “Play your part for a better internet”.
Here’s just one of the highlights from last year’s Safer Internet Day campaign – an anti-cyber bullying rap created by the GMC Youth Crew.
More information on Safer Internet Day can be found here: Safer Internet Day Website
Doodle4Google
Hazelwood College sixth year student Ellie Stone (left) with her Art teacher Ms Maria Curtin (right) are pictured with Ellie’s Certificate of Recognition and her entry into the ‘Doodle4Google’ competition. Ellie’s entry reached the top fifteen in the Transition Year, Fifth Year and Sixth Year Category in this national competition, which had several thousands of entries. Overall, Ellie’s entry is in the top seventy five out the entire competition. From this stage, Ellie’s progress is dependent on a public vote. Those who wish to vote for Ellie can do so from now until the 14th February at Doodle4Google If successful, Ellie will win a €5,000 college scholarship and a €10,000 grant for Hazelwood College. Best wishes from all in Hazelwood College to Ellie.
To Vote for Ellie click here: Doodle4Google
Donkey Sanctuary
Hazelwood College Leaving Certificate Applied II students visit Liscarroll Donkey Sanctuary as part of their LCA II Contemporary Issues task, where students focused on the issue of animal cruelty. In Liscarroll Donkey Sanctuary, students were able to see the efforts put into bringing the animals housed there back to health.
