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Young Scientist’s 2017

Picture a is a picture of Hazelwood College entrants to the BT Young Scientist and Technologist Exhibition with the overall winner Shane Curran.

Picture b: Hazelwood College students Lauren Moran (left) and Tara O’Brien (right) whose entry ‘Migrane- It’s not just a headache’ was an investigation into the prevalence of migraine in adolescents in Ireland. The project also examined people’s awareness of the effects that migraine has on people’s school, social and sporting life.

Picture c Hazelwood College students Mary Kate Fehin (left) and Ava Mullane (right) are pictured at the BT Young Scientist and Technologist Exhibition with their entry ‘Accents- The Unspoken About Prejudice’ which was an entry in the Social and Behavioural Sciences Section. This project aimed to investigate whether people form a prejudicial opinion on somebody based solely on their accent and whether we acquire this prejudice as we grow older.

Picture d: Hazelwood College students Lauren Moran (left) and Tara O’Brien (right) are pictured with Micheal Martin TD at the Young Scientist and Technologist Exhibition recently.

Picture e: Hazelwood College students (from left) Caitlin O’Connor, Holly Hennessy and Yvonne O’Kelly are pictured at the Young Scientist and Technologist Exhibition recently with their project ‘An Exploration into the Acoustical Conditions Experienced by both Primary and Second Level Students in County Limerick. This project examined the effect being in a classroom had on student hearing.

Picture f: Hazelwood College students (from left) Liam Power, Ruairí Hannigan and Ronan O’Connor are pictured with their project at the Young Scientist and Technologist Exhibition recently. Their project, ‘An Investigation into the Production of Selenium Enriched Dairy Products with Commercial Potential’, was entered in the Biological and Ecological Section and aimed to allow for the production of selenium enriched dairy products benefitting bovine and human health.

Picture g: Hazelwood College Second Year students (from left) Sean O’Connor, David Noonan and Jamie Hennessy with their project ‘An Investigation into the Uses of Various Manures from Different Animals to Determine which has the Greatest Energy Supply to Farms’. The three students aimed to examine which manure produced the greatest amount of energy for farms: chicken. horse or cow manure.

Update to School Calendar

The Department of Education has instructed that Hazelwood College is to participate in training for the new Junior Cycle programme. As all of the teachers in the school will be involved in this event it will necessitate a school closure day for students on Tuesday 14th February. To facilitate this the timetabling of the ‘pre’ examinations will be adjusted by starting a day earlier than originally planned.

Secondly the Parents Council have decided to schedule the annual Hazelwood College Fun 5k for Sunday 5th March 2017 at 12.00. We greatly appreciate your support on the day.

The amended school calendar can be viewed …here…

Young Scientist 2017

Best of Luck to our 13 students taking part in this years BT Young Scientist Competition.

This year 5 group projects from our students qualified for the prestigious national competition.

The titles of this years entries are:

An Exploratory Investigation into the Acoustical Conditions Experienced by both Primary and Second Level students in County Limerick – Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences Group

An investigation into the use of various manures from different animals to determine which has the greatest energy supply to farms – Technology Group

An investigation into the production of Selenium-enriched dairy products with commercial potential. – Biological and Ecological Group

MIGRAINE – IT’S NOT JUST A HEADACHE!! – Social and Behavioural Sciences Group

Accents – The Unspoken About Prejudice – Social and Behavioural Sciences Group

Entrants of the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, in the Behavioural Science category, are Mary Kate Fehin and Ava Mullane, pictured at Hazlewood College, Dromcollogher
Source Credit: Limerick Leader

..more details to follow…

Science Week 2016

Science Week Ireland 2016 was celebrated at Hazelwood College with the eighth Annual Primary Schools’ Science Quiz on Thursday night, November 17th. All local primary schools were invited to attend this exciting event to promote Science Week. It was wonderful to welcome all of the primary school pupils, teachers, parents and friends who attended on the night. During eight rounds of questioning all of the primary pupils thoroughly impressed with their teamwork and knowledge. Spectacular lucky dip spot prizes and tasty, fruity refreshments were very popular among the eager pupils at the half-time break. As the end of the quiz came close, excitement was high as the top three placed teams became apparent. Congratulations to Courtney Boys National School in Newcastle West, who were overall winners, with Broadford National School coming in second place and Ballyagran National School placing third. Thank you and well done to all the teams from Dromcollogher, Tullylease, Monagea, Ballingarry, Milford, Dromina, Ratheena, Feenagh, Mahoonagh and Gaelscoil O Doghair.

The Courtney Boys’ School quiz team who won the recent Hazelwood College Annual Science Week Quiz

Scoil Mhuire, Broadford, silver medalists in the Hazelwood College Annual Primary School’s Science Week Quiz

History Trip to Germany & Poland

Here are some pictures from the recent History trip to Germany and Poland.

Picture 1: Hazelwood College students pictured in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in the course of their recent History Your to Berlin and Krakow. Pictured are Fionn Roberts, Shannon Buckley , Letitia Cotter , Kennedy O’Sullivan , Lorna Mulquenn , Debbie Lynch , Caroline Ahern, Oliver Richardson, Cormac O’Sullivan , Eilish Reidy , Conor Long, Jamie Singleton , Eugene Barret , Eoin Donegan , Ben Long , Chloe Richardson , Amy Buckley , Gerald O’Donnell , Adam Ryan , Shannon Curtin , Katie Browne , Ethan Knipe, Robert Levitt, Micheal Stack and Shannon Mason.

Picture 2: Hazelwood College Transition Year student Muiris O’Keeffe pictured at Checkpoint Charlie in the course of his History tour.

Picture 3: Hazelwood College students pictured in the Dome of the German Reichstag, where the German parliament meets. Pictured are Oliver Richardson , Micheal Stack , Eoin Donegan , Gerad O’Donnell , Jamie Singleton , Adam Ryan , Quentin Reidy , Conor long , Lorna Mulqueen , Cormac O’Sullivan , Ben Long, Debbie Lynch , Ciara O’Flynn , Caroline Ahern , Katie Ryan , Robert Levitt , Edel O’Flynn , Rachel O’Regan , Dwayne Sheehan , Muiris O’Keffee , Neasa Fahy , Ciara O’Callaghan , Shannon Curtin , Eugene Barrett , Fionn Roberts, Chloe Richardson , Aoife O’Sullivan , Millie Mulcahy , Shannon Mason , Katie Browne , Chloe Reidy , Shannon Buckley , Letitia Cotter , Ethan Knipe , Amy Buckley , Eliza Reidy , Eilish Reidy.

Picture 4: Hazelwood College students pictured outside the German Ministry for Aviation from the Nazi era in the course of their History tour to Berlin.

Picture 5: Hazelwood College students pictured at the Olympic Stadium outside Berlin in the course of their school tour. Pictured are: Kennedy O Sullivan, Neasa Fahy, Adam Ryan, Conor Long, Gerad O Donnell, Michael Stack, Robert Levitt, Eoin Donegan, Shannon Mason, Ben Long, Debbie Lynch, Caroline Ahern, Emma Stone, Eugene Barrett, Shanon Buckley, Shannon Curtin, Aisling Enright, Dwayne Sheehan, Chloe Reidy, Letitia Cotter.

Pictured 6: Hazelwood College students pictured outside the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Pictured are: Chloe Richerson, Adam Ryan, Ben Long, Quetin Reidy, Eoin Donegan, Dwayne Sheehan, Jamie Singleton, Gerad O Donell, Muiris O Keffee, Shannon Curtin, Edel O Flynn, Cormac O Sullivan, Rachel O Regan, Katie Browne, Ciara O Flynn, Shannon Mason, Aoife O Sullivan, Robert Levitt, Kennedy O Sullivan, Fionn Robert, Emma Stone, Neasa Fahy, Caroline Ahern, Aisling Enright, Debbie Lynch, Katie Ryan, Lorna Mulqueen, Ciara O Callaghan, Chloe Reidy, Millie Mulcahy, Letitia Cotter, Shannon Buckley, Eliza Reidy, Eilish Reidy, Amy Buckley, Oliver Richerson, Ethan Knipe

Picture 7: Hazelwood College students pictured in the DDR inter activemuseum in Berlin. Pictured are: Chloe Richerson, Adam Ryan, Ben Long, Quetin Reidy, Eoin Donegan, Dwayne Sheehan, Jamie Singleton, Gerad O Donell, Muiris O Keffee, Shannon Curtin, Edel O Flynn, Cormac O Sullivan, Rachel O Regan, Katie Browne, Ciara O Flynn, Shannon Mason, Aoife O Sullivan, Robert Levitt, Kennedy O Sullivan, Fionn Robert, Emma Stone, Neasa Fahy, Caroline Ahern, Aisling Enright, Debbie Lynch, Katie Ryan, Lorna Mulqueen, Ciara O Callaghan, Chloe Reidy, Millie Mulcahy, Letitia Cotter, Shannon Buckley, Eliza Reidy, Eilish Reidy, Amy Buckley, Oliver Richerson, Ethan Knipe.

Picture 8: Hazelwood College students (from left) Eoin Donegan, Dwayne Sheehan and Adam Ryan pictured in Krakow on their recent History tour to the city.

Picture 9: Hazelwood College History students Debbie Lynch left and Eoin Donegan (centre) at one of the Auschwitz exhibits in the course of their recent History tour there.

Picture 10: Hazelwood College students (from left) Ben Long, Gerard O’Donnell, Eoin Donegan and Muiris O’Keeffe at the end of the railway track in Auschwitz, where over one million people died.

Picture L: Hazelwood College Transition Year students pictured at the world famous Wieliczka Salt Mine outside Krakow. Pictured are (from left) Aisling Enright, Katie Ryan, Ciara O Flynn, Ciara O Callaghan, Muiris O Keeffe, Neasa Fahy, Eliza Reidy, Edel O Flynn and Millie Mulcahy.

Dave Rudden Visit

Hazelwood students were very fortunate to receive a visit from author Dave Rudden recently.

Dave’s debut novel, already a huge best seller, is about Denizen Hardwick, a boy who doesn’t believe in magic – until he’s ambushed by a monster created from shadows and sees it destroyed by a word made of sunlight.

The Knights of the Borrowed Dark has been shortlisted for the Hennessy New Irish Writing Prize and the Bath Short Story Prize.

Parent/Guardian Workshop Invitation

Supporting our Children through Second Level Education:

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The Parent’s Council of Hazelwood College wish to invite you to the following workshop:

Supporting our Children through Second Level Education. This workshop will take place on Monday November 21^st at 7.30pm in Hazelwood College, and will be presented by Mr. Noel Brosnan.

The following topics will be covered:

Helping your teenagers deal with mistakes and failures and thereby becoming more resilient.

Listening for teenage fears and anxieties and responding appropriately

Mr. Noel Brosnan was a teacher in St. Mary’s Secondary School, Charleville for over twenty years. He was also a Department of Education Leaving Cert History Examiner. For the last ten years he has delivered Exam Success Skills Workshops in schools throughout the Munster Region.

All Parents/Guardians are invited to attend. Please return the signed section below so we can ensure that we have appropriate seating in place. Tea and coffee will be served on the night.

Noel also presents seminars to parents and teachers on a range of topics including effective learning methods and resilience, confidence and communication skills.

Looking forward to meeting you,

Signed

Helen Lacey Pierce (Chairperson, Parents Council)

RSVP: Friday 18^th November

Workshop: Supporting our children through second level education

at Hazelwood College

Please sign and return to school secretary.

I,___________________________will be attending.

I, ___________________________ am unable to attend.

Maths Week

Hazelwood College students after being presented with their certificates and prizes for winning the Maths Week series of quizzes. Pictured are (from left to right): Brian Stack, Jack Hennessy, Claudia Carroll, Roisin Normoyle, Conor Daniels and Brian O’Callaghan.

Donkey Santuary Visit

Hazelwood College 3C C.S.P.E. class are pictured here at The Donkey Sanctuary, Liscarroll, recently, where the students visited in order to learn about animal rights. As part of their action project, students learned about how The Donkey Sanctuary helps animals who have been mistreated and under the supervision of their teacher, Ms Julie Corkery, engaged in a food drive to help to meet the feed needs of the animals in the shelter.

Building Works Update

Things are progessing well with our new extension. Greatly helped by the good weather for the month of October.

Here are some photographs of the progress. Sub foundations for the new buildings were dug and poured to a depth of 2.4m. On top of these foundations the steel formwork for the main foundation ring were laid. Over the midterm break these upper foundations will be poured and completed

At the second location over 300 truck loads of soil have been removed and the base for the new basketball courts and soccer pitch are being laid.