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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.

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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

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Sixth Year Music News

Hazelwood College class are pictured with Stuart O’Sullivan, one of Ireland’s most famous pianists, after a concert they attended at St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick, which was conducted by Peter Barley. The concert and talk on Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.23 in A Major will be beneficial to the students, as the piece is on their Leaving Certificate curriculum. A performance such as this is invaluable to the students understanding of a complex piece and all agreed that it was a beneficial day out!

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Senior Camogie Munster Semi-Final Replay

Recently the Hazelwood College Senior Camogie team took to the pitch against Secondary School Clonakilty at Castle Road Camogie Grounds, Cork.

Hazelwood started with determination and three minutes into the first half Aisling Cunningham scored the opening point for Hazelwood. Sacred Heart quickly recovered with a long range point. Clonakilty took advantage of the bad puck out of Hazelwood and easily tapped it over the bar. Hazelwood conceded a free from a Hazelwood 65, when Tara Fitzgibbon hit into Laura Stack’s who quickly tapped over the crossbar in the seventh minute of the game. Clonakilty took a quick puck out which was caught by Laura Stack who took her second point in the game. Aisling Cunningham got a goal from the rebound of Laura Stack in the tenth minute of the first half. After a bad puck out from the Cork side, Chloe O’ Brien regained possession, which she passed off to Aoife McMahon to get her first point of the game. Hazelwood kept on scoring, thanks to the accuracy of Chloe O’Brien, Íde Cunningham and Elanna Mulchay. Clonakilty scored another point from a 65 just before the half time whistle, which left the score at Hazelwood 1-8 to Clonakilty 0-3.

In the second half, Hazelwood started the half off with heart and determination wanting to win. They quickly took off, getting scores off their main scorers, Laura Stack, Bríd Flanagan and Chloe O’Brien. Clonakilty conceded a goal coming from their skilled half forward. Hazelwood fought on, as Katie Carroll got a cracker of a goal during half way through the second half. Clonakilty quickly fought back to get their second goal. There was no looking back for Hazelwood as they secured four more points from Íde Cunningham, Bríd Flanagan, Elanna Mulchay and Katie Carroll.

The score finished Hazelwood College 2-17, to Sacred Heart, Clonakilty 2-3. This was enough to secure Hazelwood their place playing in the Munster Senior Camogie Final.

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CSPE Action Projects

The Junior Certificate CSPE classes have been very busy over the past number of weeks working on their action projects. Here are a selection of photographs which show the wide range of activities undertaken

Picture a: Hazelwood College 3A CSPE students are pictured on their recent visit to the Dublin Criminal Circuit Court, which they participated in as part of their CSPE Action Research Project. The students are pictured here with Detective Aidan Cahill (far right, front row).

Picture b: Hazelwood College 3A CSPE students are pictured on their recent visit to Leinster House with Deputy Patrick O’Donovan (front row, far left) and their CSPE teacher Mr Noel O’Grady (front row, far right). The students took part in teh visit as part of their CSPE studies.

Picture c: 3C Hazelwood College students (from left to right) Muiris O’Keeffe, Eliza Reidy, Brendan O’Flynn, Douglas Woollam and Tomas Stritch prepare to serve first years at a coffee morning the 3C CSPE class organised as part of their CSPE Action Project. The coffee morning was held in aid of the charity The Hope Foundation, which aims to help the most vulnerable in the developing world, the street children of Calcutta. They aid them by providing food, shelter and education to aid them to build a better life for themselves.

Picture d: Hazelwood College 3C CSPE students (from left to right) Darragh Stack, Aaron Shanahan, Edel O’Flynn and Ciara O’Flynn. The students, as part of their CSPE Action Project ran a coffee morning in aid of The Hope Foundation, which aims to help the street children of Calcutta with food, shelter and education.

Picture e: Jack Long (left), a first year student attending Hazelwood College is served by Aaron Shanahan (right) as part of Aaron’s 3C CSPE group’s coffee morning, which raised money for The Hope Foundation, to aid the poorest children in the developing world, the street children of Calcutta.

Tip Top Table Tennis

Tip Top Table Tennis at Hazelwood College

Recently, Hazelwood College’s table tennis team visited Scoil Pól Secondary School in Kilfinane for a two day follow up table tennis course. This was after Hazelwood College had hosted a previous course under the tuition of Owen Kelly and his daughter Mel Kelly, who represents Ireland in international table tennis competitions.

In the course of the first day of the course, hosted at Hazelwood College, student had been taught to serve and to knock their opponents out. During the second day of the course, in Scoil Pól, students were taught the various grips for holding the bat. This would allow students to play to their opponent’s weaker side.

By Leon Crowley, Transition Year

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Senior Camogie News

Hazelwood College’s Senior Munster Championship Camogie team, which recently drew 0-8 to 1-5 with Sacred Heart Secondary School, Clonakilty in the Senior Camogie Munster Semi-Final. Pictured are back row (left to right) Nicola Madden, Aisling Cunningham, Emma O’Callaghan, Bríd Flanagan, Aoife McMahon, Noirín Collins, Megan Fitzgibbon, Niamh O’Brien, Tara Fitzgibbon, Sarah Shanahan and Aoife Murray. Front row (left to right) Laura Stack, Lauren O’Brien, Emily Rose Mulchay, Roisín Cunningham, Chloe O’Brien, Tara O’Leary, Shauna Cunningham and Sarah Sheehan.

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Apprentice Chef News

Hazelwood College students Bridget Kiely (left) and Shauna Kiely attend the Regional Apprentice Chef Workshop, which was held at the Institute of Technology Tralee. Hazelwood College Home Economics students travelled to the workshop in order prepare to enter the Regional Apprentice Chef Competition, as well as gaining experience of a professional restaurant kitchen.

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Picture 2: Hazelwood College students (from left to right) Lorna Donegan, Billy Ryan, James O’Connor and Shannon Curtin are pictured on their break at the Regional Apprentice Chef Workshop, which took place to offer advice for students of Home Economics. Students were able to experience the reality of running a professional kitchen, through the facilities at ITT.

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