Hazelwood College students who travelled to the National Ploughing Championships in County Laois last week. Pictured are (back row from left to right) Muiris O’Keefe, Michael Donegan, William Boyce, Muireann Kelly, Shelia Browne, Jack Willis, Eugene Barrett, Timmy Brosnan and Colm McMahon. Pictured front row (left to right) Conor Daniels, Gerard Moore, Dean Falvey, Michael Geary and Jack McCarthy. Students were able to visit exhibits across a range of interests in the course of the day.
The safety of the children is paramount during the construction of our new extension and associated site works.
Only staff cars and buses will be allowed onto the campus from Monday 3rd October. Parents/Guardians should park away from the campus and not block the buses. It was never intended in the original design of the school that parents would drive on the grounds of the school. The intention was parents would let their children out of the car in the drop off zone outside the gates and students would walk on the paths into the school and thus not meet any cars.
As there will be a number of concurrent works taking place on site it is necessary to close the access road to the rear of the school to all traffic. The road space in the teacher car park to the front the of the school is to be reserved exclusively for the school buses and to facilitate the turning of these buses. Parents are no longer permitted to enter the staff car park to collect their students and must remain outside the school gates. Parents may wish to consider other collection points for their children such as ‘the square’ in the village.
We accept these changes will cause inconvenience and possible delay especially in the early days as we all get used to these changes, but remember these changes are designed with the safety of children in mind. Parents entering the school grounds and attempting to turn their cars while students are exiting the building will be an extremely risky activity and is not permitted.
Hazelwood College is happy to announce the next phase of expansion at the school will commence construction this coming week on Monday 3rd of October.
Pictured at the recent signing of contracts in the school are top row (l-r) Sean Twomey, Kevin Nolan, Shane Leyden, Kim Jacobsen, Brian Morrissey, Front (l-r) Elizabeth Dolan, Brendan Burke, Tom O’Connor, Eamon Murphy, David Leyden and Chris Casey.
Those present represented the Main Contractor, Conack Construction, Architects Leydan Hassett and Associates, and Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board.
In case you missed all the action in the Discuss Final here are some of the highlights from Noelle’s great day in Rio.
Noelle was drawn to throw second in the opening round and set a strong marker for the rest of the field setting a new Paralympic record of 31.71m. But her main challenger to the title Mi Na had her own marker to set, breaking the world record with her opening throw.
The atmosphere in the stadium built over the four following rounds as the largest crowd to date in the Paralympics cheered on Brazilian Shirlene Coelho who was in second place between Noelle and Mi Na. The final round of throws was a nail biting affair as Noelle was under pressure to stay ahead of the Canadian Renne Danielle Foessel who was throwing very consistently and had beaten/run very close to Noelle in every round bar the crucial opening round. If she beat Noelle’s record throw of 31.71m then Noelle would have to throw better again to keep her hands on the Bronze. Here is the video from that crucial final set of throws.
Noelle’s level of maturity on the field was only surpassed by her maturity in the media centre afterwards. Not many 16 year olds would perform as well as Noelle did in front of the worlds media.
Unfortunately the live TV coverage ended before the medal ceremony took place. Fortunately though the Paralympics Committee have an excellent Youtube Channel. Here is the medal ceremony that we all missed:
Hugh congratulations to Noelle Lenihan on her excellent bronze medal performance in tonight’s Paralympic Discus Final.
Her best attempt was her opening throw which reached a mark of 31.71 metres, enough for third place. That in itself was a Paralympic record at that point of the competition. Noelle then saw China’s Mi Na break the world record that the Noelle had set in June 2016 in Lausanne. Na won with a record throw of 37.60 metres, which like Noelle’s best throw, was also her first of the night. Silver went to Shirlene Coelho of Brazil.
Our best wishes and congratulations to Noelle and all her family on their success.
“Throw me to the wolves and I’ll return leading the pack.”
…More to follow…
Hazelwood College student Noelle Lenihan will tonight grace the world stage at the Opening Ceremony of the IPC Paralympics in Rio, Brazil. At 17 years old, Hazelwood College’s Noelle Lenihan is one of Ireland’s youngest athletes and has been named by the International Paralymic Committee as ‘One to Watch’. Noelle won silver at the 2015 World Championships and gold in this year’s European Championships. Having already twice broken the world record in the F38 Discuss, Noelle is first in the world rankings and one of our best medal prospects.
Everyone at Hazelwood College wishes her the best in this years Paralympics and (no pressure!) we can’t wait to see her win the medal on the 17th of September in the Dicuss (F38)
Here is Noelle’s Profile from the International Paralymics website:
| LENIHAN Noelle | |
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| Sport | Athletics |
| NPC | Ireland  |
| Gender | Women |
| Age | 16 |
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Sport Specific Information
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When and where did you begin this sport?
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She took up para-athletics in Charleville, Ireland. |
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Why this sport?
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Her father trained as an athletics coach so that he could train her. |
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Club / Team
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North Cork Athletics Club: Ireland |
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Name of coach
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Dave Sweeney [national]; Jim Lenihan [father] |
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Senior International Debut
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Year
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2015 |
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Competing for
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Ireland |
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Tournament
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Grand Prix |
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Location
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Berlin, GER |
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General Interest
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Sporting philosophy / motto
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“Throw me to the wolves and I’ll return leading the pack.” (Instagram profile, 09 Sep 2015) |
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Awards and honours
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She received the Achievement Award at the 2015 Munster Star Awards in Ireland. (corkathletics.org, 2016)
She was named the Sportswoman of the Month for October 2015 by Cork City Sports in Ireland. (irishtimes.com, 12 Nov 2015) |
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Famous relatives
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Her sisters Megan and Eimear have both competed in athletics at national level. (hazelc.ie, 20 May 2014) |
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Ambitions
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To win a medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (the42.ie, 26 Mar 2016) |
| Competition Highlights (historical) |
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World Championships
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| Rank | Year | Event | Result |
| 2 | 2015 | Discus Throw F38 | 31.64 |
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European Championships
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| Rank | Year | Event | Result |
| 1 | 2016 | Discus Throw F38 | 32.14 |
Watch the Paralympics Live on RTE, Channel 4, Setanta Go and through the official live channels on Youtube …here…
Hazelwood College 1 A Class are pictured with their Year Head Ms Frances Cregan (back row, second from right) and Hazelwood College Principal, Mr Brendan Burke (back row, far right),
1 B Class are pictured with Hazelwood College Principal, Mr Brendan Burke (back row, far left), their Year Head, Ms Frances Cregan (back row, second on left) and their Class Teacher, Mr Ronan Farrell (back row, far right)
1 C Class group are pictured with Hazelwood College Principal, Mr Brendan Burke (back row, far left), their Year Head, Ms Frances Cregan (back row, second from left) and their class teacher, Ms Aisling Culhane (far right).
1 D Class group are pictured with their Year Head, Ms Frances Cregan (back row, far left), their Class Teacher, Ms Maeve Dennison (back row, second from right) and Hazelwood College Principal, Mr Brendan Burke, (back row, far right).
August
Monday 29th August 1st years start
Tuesday 30th August 3rd yr, 6th and LCA 2 Return
Wednesday 31st August All students return
September
Friday 2nd September Viewing of Leaving Certificate scripts
Saturday 3rd September Viewing of Leaving Certificate scripts
Wednesday 7th September Junior Certificate Results
Wednesday 28th September JC In-service all staff school closed
October
Wednesday 12th October Open Morning
Thursday 13th October Open Night
Monday 17th October Parent / Teacher meeting 6th years & LCA 2. No evening study
Friday 28th October Midterm break at 3:40
November
Monday 7th November School reopens.
Thursday 10th November Parent / Teacher meeting 5th years and LCA 1. No evening study
Friday 11th November Closing date for 1st enrolment for 2017 – 2018
Tuesday 22nd November Parent / Teacher meeting for 3rd years. No evening study
December
Friday 2nd December DATS tests for 3rd years
Wednesday 7th December Parent / Teacher meeting 2nd years. No evening study
Monday 19th December Start of Christmas house examinations
Thursday 22nd December Christmas holidays.
January
Monday 9th January School reopens
Wednesday 18th January Parent / Teacher meeting for 1st years & TY. No evening study
February
***Monday 6th Februrary Start of Pre-Examinations for Leaving Certifcate
***Friday 10th February Start of Pre-Examinations for LCA 2
***Tuesday 14th February School Closed – Junior Cycle CPD
Friday 17th February Midterm break
Monday 27th February Return after midterm
March
Wednesday 1st March Staff meeting 3:40 to 5:40. No evening study
***Sunday 5th March Parents Council Fundraiser – Fun Walk/Run 5k 12.00
Monday 13th March Parent / Teacher meeting for 6th years and LCA 2. No evening study
Friday 17th March Bank Holiday
April
Friday 7th April Easter Holidays at 3:40
Monday 24th April Return after Easter.
Tuesday 25th April Staff meeting 3:40 to 5:40. No evening study
May
Monday 1st May Bank Holiday
Wednesday 10th May Meeting of parents of incoming 1st years
Monday 29th May Staff Meeting 3:40 to 4:40. No evening study
Tuesday 30th May Start of summer house exams
June 2
Friday 2nd June Summer Holidays at 3:40
Monday 5th June Bank Holiday
Wednesday 7th June Start of State Examinations
The management reserve the right to alter the calendar at any time. Please check this website for amendments to the calendar.
*** Denotes Change/Addition to Timetable from original publication
Hazelwood College’s Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland quiz team are pictured here being congratulated by Irish Olympian Adam Nolan and BSTAI Secretary Joan Martin. Pictured are (from left to right) Adam Nolan, Caroline Ahern, Katie Ryan, Debbie Lynch and Lorna Mulqueen with Joan Martin of the BSTAI.
Hazelwood College 2C CSPE class are pictured her with Councillor Jerome Scanlan who visited them in order to talk to them about the work of Limerick County Council
