Ethos Awards @ Hazelwood College

Photos from the recent Ethos Awards day at Hazelwood College. Many more awards were given out on the day but too many to list here, congratulations to all those who helped to make 2014/15 such a successful school year.

Picture 1 Hazelwood College Principal Mr Brendan Burke (left) presents Amanda Collins (right) with her Annual Principal’s Award. The Annual Principal’s Award is given to the student who best encapsulates the Hazelwood College motto of ‘Achieving Our Full Potential’.

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Picture 2 Hazelwood College Head of Sport Mr Tom Halpin (right) presents Tara Fitzgibbon with her Hazelwood College Sportstar of the Year Award. In the sporting year, Tara completed an unprecedented double, securing the County Limerick Senior Colleges A Camogie Championship and the County Cork Senior Colleges B Camogie Championship with Hazelwood College.

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Picture 3 Hazelwood College third year students who were recipients of Junior Certificate Subject Awards at the recent Hazelwood College Annual Awards Day. Pictured are (back row, left to right): Michaela O’Donnell, Sarah Noonan, Amy Buckley and Katie McCarthy. Middle row (left to right): Ray O’Connell, Gerard O’Donnell, Cathy Foley, Rachel O’Reagan, Aoife Kiely and Áine Bennis. Front row (left to right): Padraig Roche, Antony Mckenzie, Paul Power, Letitia Cotter and Fionn Roberts.

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Picture 4 Hazelwood College Year Head for Third Year, Ms Miriam Garrihy (left) pictured with Padraig Roche (right) who, as parts of the Hazelwood College Annual Awards Day won a Samsung Galaxy 4 tablet for his perfect attendance this academic year.

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Students of the Year

At the recent graduation evenings a number of achievements by students in the school were recognised. Both were wonderful nights where the students and their parents were able to celebrate the collective and individual accomplishments of students.

The Students of the Year for 2015 were:

Leaving Certificate: Hazelwood College Leaving Certificate Student of the Year Award winner Julia O’Doherty (centre) is pictured here at the recent Hazelwood College Graduation, being congratulated by Hazelwood Principal, Mr Brendan Burke, and Year Head for Sixth Year, Mr Tom Quinlan.

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Leaving Certificate Applied: Hazelwood College Principal Mr Brendan Burke (left) congratulates Hazelwood College Leaving Certificate Applied Student of the Year Aodan Brennan at the recent Hazelwood College Graduation.

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Transition Year: Hazelwood College Student of the Year Award Winner Keith Coughlan pictured (centre) and his parents Mrs Annette and Mr Pat Couglan at his recent graduation.

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LCA @ Clarion Hotel, Limerick

Hazelwood College Leaving Certificate Applied Students recently visited the Clarion Hotel, Limerick, as part of their Hotel, Catering and Tourism studies. They are pictured here meeting Ronan Kelly, Head Chef at the Clarion Hotel, who revealed many insights involved in working in a world class kitchen. Pictured are (back row from left to right) Mr Ronan Kelly, Darren Geary, Conor Begley, Padraig O’Kelly, Stephen Coughlan and Alan Murphy. Front row (from left to right) Hazelwood College Home Economics teacher Ms Emer O’Flaherty, Emma O’Callaghan, Georgina O’Sullivan, Tara O’Leary and Chloe Sheehy.

Irish Red Cross

Picture 1 is of Tommy Gray from Irish Red Cross bandaging Aine Cunningham demonstrating the skills of First Aid to Hazelwood College LCA students.

Picture 2 is of Hazelwood College LCA II students Stephen Dunleavy (left) and Kevin O’Connor (right) as Kevin demonstrates some of the first aid skills demonstrated by the Irish Red Cross recently to Hazelwood students on first aid.

Gallery Photos

1. Aodan Brennan performing CPR
2.Kevin O Connor performing CPR on a baby
3.Tommy Gray from Irish Red Cross bandaging Aine Cunningham
4.Steven Dunleavy & Kevin O Connor
5.Rebecca Roche putting a sling on Caitriona O Sullivan
6.Charles Butler bandaging Aine Cunningham

Munster Driving Campus

Leaving Certificate Applied students (from left to right) Stephen Coughlan, Alan Murphy, Darren Geary. Padraig O Kelly, Conor Begley, Tara O Leary, Georgina O Sullivan, Chloe Sheehy, Emma O Callaghan & Chloe Sexton on a recent visit to in Mallow. Munster Driving Campus is the only off-road driving campus in Ireland that gives the student all the challenges which they will encounter on our country roads, minus the traffic.

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LCA1 students Alan Murphy, Padraig O Kelly, Conor Bagley, Darren Geary, Stephen Coughton, Emma O Callagjan, Chloe Sexton, Chloe Sheehy, Tara O Leary with their certificates having completed an intensive safety awareness course with Munster Driving Campus

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Alan Devine Workshop

Hazelwood College Leaving Certificate Applied students who recently participated in a two day public speaking workshop with actor Alan Devine. Alan is probably best known for playing the part of Louie Gleeson in Fair City but has also appeared in Glenroe as well playing the part of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch in the movie Veronica Guerin.


Pictured are (from left to right) Aodan Brennan, Steven Dunleavy, Alan Devine, Darren Geary and Conor Begley

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Christmas Arrives at Hazelwood College

Christmas Arrives at Hazelwood College

Picture 1: Hazelwood College students Chloe Sheehy (left) and Darren Geary (right) who are pictured putting up the Advent Wreath in preparation for Advent.

Picture 2: Hazelwood College Leaving Certificate Applied students pictured Emma O Callaghan (left) and Chloe Sexton (right) decorating the Christmas tree at Hazelwood College in preparation for Christmas.

Picture 3: Hazelwood College Leaving Certificate Applied students pictured recently (from left to right) Georgina O Sullivan, Tara O Leary, JJ Sherlock and Alan Murphy after preparing the crib in the college for the Christmas season.

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Road Safety SimDrive

Road Safety SimDrive

Picture 1 is of Padraig O’Kelly, Leaving Certificate Applied I, driving in the SIMDRIVE unit, which visited Hazelwood College recently, in an effort to help the students increase their understanding of the consequences of dangerous driving and to encourage safe driving habits.

Picture 2 is of Hazelwood College Leaving Certificate Applied II students (from left to right) Shaun Shannon, Charles Butler, Rebecca Roche and Tara Barrett outside the SIMDRIVE unit, which visited Hazelwood College recently in an effort to instil good driving practice in students.