Hazelwood College Leaving Certificate Applied I students, as part of their Enterprise task, invited a guest speaker Mr Paudie Walsh (third from left, seated) to discuss how to establish and run their own businesses. Paudie, a Hazelwood College graduate, set up his own company Munster DJ Hire and was able to draw on his own experiences for his presentation to Leaving Certificate Applied students.
Second Year students from Hazelwood College pictured (from left) Colm Galvin, Zoe Ahern, Mairide Bennis, Emma Brown and Tommy Carroll present Moira Lenihan of Special Olympics Ireland (second from left) with a cheque for the proceeds of a recent non-uniform day. present a cheque to Moira Lenihan from Special Olympics Ireland. The cheque is the proceeds of the recent non uniform day held in the school.
Grainne Buckley and Abigail Ahern, Transition Year students at Hazelwood College who have qualified for the regional finals of the National fashion design Competition Junk kouture. In this competition students are challenged to design a dress out of recycled materials. The girls will now take part in the southern region event in ULK on March 13th.
As part of our commitment to improving Numeracy in our school Hazelwood College would like to afford the pupils and parents of first year students the opportunity to partake in a short survey. This survey is designed to ascertain both the parents and pupils attitudes to math’s and will aid us greatly in formulating a cross curricular approach to improving Numeracy in our school.
Pupils can access the student survey by clicking on the following link: Click here for Student Survey
Parents can access the parent survey by clicking on the following link: Click here for Parent Survey
The Parents Council have provided us with the following training schedule for the upcoming 5k Run/Walk
Schedule source: www.halhigdon.com
5-K Training: Novice
Training for your first 5-K
HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED TO TRAIN to be able to run your first 5-K race? Some individuals who possess a reasonably good level of fitness (because they bicycle or swim or participate in other sports) could probably go out and run 3 miles on very little training. They might be sore the week after the race, but they still could finish.
But if you’ve made the decision to run a 5-K race, you might as well do it right. This is an eight-week training schedule to help get you to the finish line. It assumes that you have no major health problems, are in reasonably good shape, and have done at least some jogging or walking.
Start the first couple of weeks by walking for 2 mins then running for 2 mins – building up running for 4 mins walking for 2 mins etc.
The terms used in the training schedule are somewhat obvious, but let me explain what I mean anyway.
Rest: The most important day in any beginning or intermediate running program is rest. Rest days are as vital as training days. They give your muscles time to recover so you can run again. Actually, your muscles will build in strength as you rest. Without recovery days, you will not improve.
Run: Put one foot in front of the other and run. It sounds pretty simple, and it is. Don’t worry about how fast you run; just cover the distance–or approximately the distance suggested. Ideally, you should be able to run at a pace that allows you to converse comfortably while you do so. This isn’t always easy for beginners, so don’t push too hard or too fast.
Walk/Run: This is a combination of running and walking, suggested for those in-between days when you want to do some running, but only some. There’s nothing in the rules that suggests you have to run continuously, either in training or in the 5-K race itself. Use your own judgment. Run until you begin to feel fatigued, then walk until recovered. Run. Walk. Run. Walk. Another option for in-between days is to do some cross-training: biking, swimming or just plain walking. You get a little exercise, but not so much that you are fatigued for the next day’s running workout.
Walk: Walking is an excellent exercise that a lot of runners overlook in their training. In the training schedule below, we suggest that you go for an hour-long walk on the day after your longest run. Don’t worry about how fast you walk, or how much distance you cover. Take time to stop and sniff the flowers or enjoy a scenic view. Not all training should be difficult. If a 60-minute walk seems too much at first, begin with about 30 minutes and add 5 minutes a week until you reach 60 minutes.
The following schedule is only a guide. Feel free to make minor modifications to suit your work and family schedule. The progression below suggests adding a quarter-mile to most runs each week. That’s one lap on most outdoor tracks. If you train on the roads, or on trails, it’s more difficult to measure precisely how far you run. So don’t worry about it. Approximate the distance. Feel free to make minor modifications to suit your work and family schedule.
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 1 | Rest or run/walk | 1.5 mile run/walk | Rest or run/walk | 1.5 mile run/walk | Rest | 1.5 mile run/walk | 30-60 min walk |
| 2 | Rest or run/walk | 1.75 m run | Rest or run/walk | 1.5 m run | Rest | 1.75 m run | 35-60 min walk |
| 3 | Rest or run/walk | 2 m run | Rest or run/walk | 1.5 m run | Rest | 2 m run | 40-60 min walk |
| 4 | Rest or run/walk | 2.25 m run | Rest or run/walk | 1.5 m run | Rest | 2.25 m run | 45-60 min walk |
| 5 | Rest or run/walk | 2.5 m run | Rest or run/walk | 2 m run | Rest | 2.5 m run | 50-60 min walk |
| 6 | Rest or run/walk | 2.75 m run | Rest or run/walk | 2 m run | Rest | 2.75 m run | 55-60 min walk |
| 7 | Rest or run/walk | 3 m run | Rest or run/walk | 2 m run | Rest | 3 m run | 60 min walk |
| 8 | Rest or run/walk | 3 m run | Rest or run/walk | 2 m run | Rest | Rest | 5-K Race |
This years annual school concert will take place on the 27th, 28th, 29th March. The concert will commence each night at 7.30p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance through Reception. Ticket prices are as before; €10 for adults €5 for Children/OAP’s. This years show is based on excerpts of the musical West Side Story, preceeded by the annual Variety Show
Picture 1: Hazelwood College student Amy Murphy on her recent Science Fieldtrip to the Armagh Planetarium. Amy was among the group that learned about the origins of the universe.
Picture 2: Michael Stack (left) and Sophie Murphy (right), both second year students, on their recent Science Fieldtrip, at Armagh Planetarium.
Picture 3: Darragh Stack and Michael Brennan, both second years, on the Hazelwood College Science Fieldtrip.
Picture 4 Pictured are (from left to right) Orlaith Hennessey, Blaithín Matthews, Zoe Ahern, Katie Browne, Molly Kirwan, Ms. Noreen Daly, Aisling Enright, Megan Nolan at the Belfast Waterfront, during the Hazelwood College Science Fieldtrip to Belfast.
Picture 5: Hazelwood College students pictured at the Titanic Exhibition in Belfast. Pictured are (from left to right) Eugene Barrett, Colm McMahon, Eoin Enright, Cillian Shine and Michael Ryan.
Picture 6: Hazelwood College second year students pictured outside the Natural History Museum in Belfast, during their recent Science Fieldtrip to Belfast
Picture 7 Pictured are back row (Left to right) Lorna Mulqueen, Ciara O’ Callaghan, Ciara O’ Flynn, Lorna Donegan, Amy Murphy, Sophe Murphy, Edel O’ Flynn and Ms. Marie O’ Connor. Front Row (left to right) Clodagh Walsh, Eliza Reidy, Eilish Reidy, Deborah Lynch and Samantha O’Dea
Picture 8 Hazelwood College students on their Science fieldtrip to Belfast outside Belfast Zoo.
Please vote for our Transition Year Students Abigail and Grainne who are through to the regional finals of the fashion design competition Junk Kouture.
Please vote every day this week by clicking on to the ‘Voting’ button below.
This will take you to Facebook, once there click ‘Select Vote’, then select the ‘South Region’ and vote for the dress called Silver Sweetheart.
NB: You can vote every day but only once a day. Please remember to vote at home as Facebook is not accessible in school
On Wednesday 11th February, Hazelwood first year basketball team ventured to Croom Community Centre to play Colaiste Ciaran Croom’s talented first year team in the County Limerick First Year Basketball Competition. It was a slow start to the match with Ciara McCarthy scoring a lay-up in the last few minutes of the first quarter and great defence was mounted by Aine O’ Sullivan and Emma Healy. Croom’s team dominated in the second quarter even though our girls, such as Melissa Duggan, Lauren O Brien and Rachel Doody made a great effort. This left the score 18-10 in favour of the home side. In the third quarter, Hazelwood’s girls bounced back with Aisling Shanahan scoring a lovely lay-up , Ellen Reidy scoring another lay-up and Evelyne Mancasola scored a free shot. The score by the end of the third quarter was 20-15 to Croom. In the last quarter our girls came back fighting with Evelyne Mancasola scoring another free shot aswell as a lay-up. There was another score by Ellen Reidy and Sarah Enright saved the match by scoring the winning basket. It ended on a score line of 21-20 a dramatic narrow win by Hazelwood. It was an excellent game and Mr.Halpin definitely brought the luck with him!
Hazelwood College graduate Michael Keyes, who is a current University of Limerick student, is pictured here receiving a scholarship from the Stryker Company. Pictured are (from left to right) Hazelwood College Principal Mr Brendan Burke, Annette Costello, Team Lead SLMS and Training Programmes for Stryker, Michael Keyes, Professor Paul McCutcheon, Vice President (Academic) and Registrar of University of Limerick. and Siobhan Kennedy HR Business Partner for Stryker.
