MOG Car Safety

MOG Car Safety

LCA2 students pictured with Michael Gleeson and his MOG car .

MOG Car

The MOG car safety demonstration shows would-be drivers the practical function of car components, covering safety and car maintenance. The demonstration used a specially designed car to highlight the importance of the wearing of seatbelts and the dangers of irresponsible behaviour while in a car.

Halloween Hell

Hazelwood College Leaving Certificate Applied students, in costume staged a ‘Halloween Hell’ event in Hazelwood College, for First Year students. The event was staged as part of their General Education Task and is linked to their studies in Drama encouraging students’ independent learning and teamwork skills.

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Organic College

Some pictures from the recent Leaving Certificate Applied visit to An tIonad Glas the Organic College in Dromcollogher

Picture 1: Hazelwood College LCA1 students (from left to right) Charles Butler. Kevin Daly, Kevin Moore, Aodan Brennan, John Larkin, Kevin O Connor and Steven Dunleavy receieve information on the propagation of strawberries from Della Collins on a recent visit to An tIonad Glas as part of their Ecology studies.

Picture 2: Hazelwood College LCA1 students Sean McCarthy and Declan McDonnell on a recent visit to An tIonad Glas for a key assignment on Ecology.

Picture 3: Hazelwood College students Caitriona O Sullivan, Ciaran O Sullivan and Shaun Shannon with their strawberry plants at a recent visit to An tIonad Glas where they combined Food Studies with Ecology.

Picture 4: Hazelwood College students Charles Butler, Rebecca Roche & Caitriona O Sullivan are pictured appropriately in front of the hazel tree on a recent visit to our local Organic College, An tIonad Glas, during which they learned about growing fresh environmentally friendly food.

An tIonad Glas Visit

Leaving Certificate Applied 1 students recently visited An-tIonad Glas the Organic College in Dromcollogher.

While there students learned about the FETAC courses available in the college. They also tries the hands at a some gardening, cultivating and most importantly tasting of quality organic produce.

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LCA 2 First Aid

Attached photos from the recent practical first aid course completed by LCA2’s.

1. Alan Scanlan learning how to administer CPR to a baby
2. Noel Geary practising his CPR techniques on a baby.
3. James Foley administering CPR on a baby.
4. John Matthews receiving instruction from Catherine Lynch on how to save a baby from choking
5. James Foley follows careful instruction from Gerard Doody
6. Conor Greaney practising abdominal thrusts also known as the Heimlich Maneuver.
7. Tara Barrett following Gerard Doody’s instructions.
8. Mag Kiely listening to Catherine Lynch’s advice
9. Niamh Ryan administering CPR.
10. John Matthews having his blood pressure taken by Gerard Doody.
11. Heid O Dell learning how to put on a sling.

Leaving Certificate Applied First Aid

leaving Certificate Applied students are currently training in the important life skills of First Aid

Picture 1: Catherine Lynch of the Irish Red Cross demonstrates important first aid skills to Hazelwood College Leaving Certificate Applied students Noel Geary, Alan Scanlon and John Matthews.

Picture 2: Conor Greaney, Hazelwood College student, practices his first aid skills as part of his Leaving Certificate Applied studies.

LCA First Aid (1)

LCA First Aid (2)

Apprentice Chefs Turn up the Heat in the Kitchen!

Apprentice Chefs Turn up the Heat in the Kitchen!

Two talented Home Economics students in Hazelwood College have confirmed that they can take the heat in the kitchen when they wowed judges with their exceptional culinary skills in the Apprentice Chef final held in the Institute of Technology, Tralee on Friday last.

It was a hotly contested final with Julia O’ Doherty TY and Laura Stack 2nd year competing against 6 other finalists from schools in Kerry and Cork. The students had to create a recipe for a main course using ingredients listed in the “Good Mood Food List” with marks being awarded on presentation, quality and skills demonstrated along with a written project.

Laura Stack created a mouth watering dish which consisted of crispy chicken with spinach and tarragon stuffing served with roast vegetable filo basket and a bell pepper sauce. Julia O’ Doherty impressed judges with her sole roulade served on a bed of stir fry vegetables, potato gratin and a prawn bisque sauce. This creation led to Julia being crowned as the overall winner by the judges who commented on Julia’s impressive level of skills for someone so young and her extensive knowledge regarding her coursework. Apprentice Chef Mentor Judge Mark Doe said “We have been blown away by the standard of not only the cooking of the students’ dishes, but just as importantly the standard of projects they submitted”

Julia’s exceptional win was rewarded with a very generously sponsored prize of €1,000 worth of cooking equipment for Hazelwood College by Lee Strand, a three day internship with Apprentice Chef Mentor Simon Regan at the 5 Star Hotel Europe in Killarney, three cookery workshops with Apprentice Chef Mentor Mark Doe at “Just Cooking” cookery school in Firies, three Innerjoy Wellbeing coaching sessions with Susan Fitzgerald, an Apprentice Chef uniform, kitchen utensils and certificate.

Laura along with the other 6 runners-up received prizes consisting of a three hour cookery masterclass at the Institute of Technology, Tralee, an Apprentice Chef uniform and certificate. Their Home Economics teacher at Hazelwood College Ms. Daly was overjoyed with the news and was thrilled that their interest, enthusiasm and talent shone through on the day.

Photo: Sixteen year old Julia O’Doherty, a transition year student in Hazelwood College who was announced as the Overall Winner of The Apprentice Chef 2013. Presenting her with a cheque of 1,000 euros is John O’Sullivan General Manager Lee Strand, from left, Mark Murphy Lecturer ITT, Simon Regan, Chef – Hotel Europe, Mark Doe, Chef – Just Cooking, John Murray Lecturer ITT, Susan Fitzgerald Innerjoy & Wellbeing Coach, Noreen Daly Home Economics Teacher Hazelwood College.

Photo: Left to Right – Julia O’Doherty TY and Laura Stack 2nd Year at the Apprentice Chef Final in Institute of Technology Tralee.

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