Hazelwood College student Emma Stone (right), fifth year, is pictured with Principal Mr Brendan Burke (left) with her certification of completing her studies at the European Parliament. Emma’s visit to the Brussels home of the European Parliament came after she won her place thanks to the South and East Regional Assembly.
Scholarship wins for high achievers
A FORMER pupil of Hazelwood College, Dromcollogher is one of 77 students to receive a UCC Quercus Scholarship Award for outstanding achievement. Máiréad Lordan, who is now studying law and Irish at UCC received her scholarship from UCC president Dr Michael Murphy at a special ceremony in the College.
The UCC Quercus Entrance Scholarships are competitively offered on the basis of results in the Leaving Certificate or equivalent and are valued at €2,000. This year 54 of the recipients achieved between 600-625 points while another 23 achieved between 580 and 595 Points.
But Máiréad, who is the daughter of John and Bridget Lordan from Mondellihy, Dromcollogher, is also in line for another award. In January she will be honoured by the Agricultural Science Teachers for achieving the highest marks in the country in Leaving Certificate 2015. Brendan Burke her former Principal paid tribute to Máiréad’s achievements. “she was a great student, everything about her was good” he said.
Meanwhile, Hazelwood College is also celebrating the success of another past pupil Billy Foley who was awarded an Entrance Scholarship for UCD where he is now studying veterinary science. Billy is the son of Martin and Noreen Foley of Tullaha, Broadford. “Billy was a very higher achieving student, a very hard worker and a very determined young man,” Brendan Burke said.
Finally past Hazelwood College student Chloe O’Connell from Milford was awarded the Leslie and Edith Downer Scholarship award at UL where she is studying nursing Studies.
Article first published Limerick Leader Saturday 12th December 2015
Hazelwood College fifth year English students welcomed the author of the acclaimed “The Spinning Heart” Donal Ryan to Hazelwood College. The students studied the novel as part of their Leaving Certificate. They are pictured here with the author (seated centre) and the students’ teachers Ms Yvonne Devine (second row, far left) and Ms Mairead Daly (second row, far right).
Hazelwood College Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme students are pictured here at Kearney’s Bakery. The students visited the bakery as part of their Links Module. They are pictured here with Maura Kearney, of Kearney’s Bakery (standing far left), and their LCVP teacher Ms Betty Cotter (standing far left).
Taking no chances with the inclement weather a number of Leaving Certificate students took alternative means of transport to school, well done gentlemen!!!
LCA students attended a car safety and maintenance workshop on Wednesday 11th November. The workshop was facilitated by Mechanic Michael O’Gorman who invented the MOG car, which has been modified to show all working parts through the removal of panels
The MOG car safety demonstration is a unique practical training programme that reveals all the key components of a car. The demonstration showed would-be drivers the practical function of car components, covering safety and car maintenance.
The workshop was both an entertaining and educational event!
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Tara O Leary, Chloe Sheehy, Chloe Sheehy, Dean Falvey, Alan Murphy, Padraig O Kelly, JJ Sherlock, Conor Begley, Conor Daniels, Darren Wright, Declan Leahy, Gerard Moore, Michael Gleeson, Rebecca Carroll, Sheila Browne, Bridget Foley
Front: Emma O’ Callaghan, Stephen Coughlan
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Emma O’ Callaghan, Michael Gleeson, Stephen Coughlan, JJ Sherlock,Conor Begley, Padraig O Kelly
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Tara O Leary, JJ Sherlock, Stephen Coughlan,Conor Begley, Padraig O Kelly
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Alan Murphy & Stephen Coughlan pictured with Michael Gleeson
Hazelwood College was recently visited by Jane Mitchell, the author of ‘Chalkline’. 3rd year students are currently studies the book as part of their Junior Certificate English coursework.
Picture 1 Hazelwood College third students (from left to right) Caroline Ahern, Ronan Cahill, Colm Galvin and Aisling Enright are pictured with novelist Jane Mitchell, the author of ‘Chalkline’, the novel that they have studied for the Junior Certificate.
Picture 2 Hazelwood College third year student Colm Galvin (right) is pictured with ‘Chalkline’ author Jane Mitchell on her visit to Hazelwood College. Colm had invited Ms Mitchell to Hazelwood College to speak to his class about the novel, as part of their Junior Certificate studies.
Hazelwood College Primary School’s Science Quiz celebrates Science Week 2015!
Science Week Ireland 2015 was celebrated at Hazelwood College with the seventh annual Primary School’s Science Quiz on Thursday night, November 12th. 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. All of the primary pupils thoroughly impressed, with their teamwork and knowledge, during eight rounds of questioning. Surprise lucky dip spot prizes and refreshments were very popular among the eager pupils at the half-time break. As the end of the quiz came to a close, excitement was high as five tiebreaker rounds were battled through in order to find the top three placed teams. Congratulations to Broadford N.S who were overall winners, with Tullylease N.S coming in second place and Courtney Boys N.S in third place. Thank you and well done to all the teams from Broadford, Monagea, Milford, Dromina, Ashford, Dromcollogher, Ballyagran, Raheenagh, Mahoonagh, Feenagh, Granagh, Newtownshandrum and, who took part on the night and we look forward to seeing you next year
Picture 1: Pictured are Broadford NS quiz team who won the Science Week Ireland Annual Quiz, held in Hazelwood College recently. Pictured with the students are (from left to right) Hazelwood College Principal Mr Brendan Burke, Broadford NS teacher Ms Mary Lynch, Hazelwood College Science teacher Ms Marie O’ Connor and Ms Nora Collins Principal of Broadford N.S.
Picture 2: Pictured are the silver medalist team from Tullylease NS. The students are pictured with their teacher Ms Elaine Fitzgerald.
Picture 3: Pictured are the third placed team from Courtney Boys’ School in the Science Week Ireland Annual Quiz.
Students from Hazelwood College recently visited Barcelona in Spain, here is a selection of pictures from the trip.
Picture a: Hazelwood College teachers (pictured from left to right) Mr Des Lambe, Ms Marian Murphy and Mr Danny Sheahan pictured on the recent Hazelwood College tour to Barcelona.
Picture b: Hazelwood College teacher Mr Danny Sheahan (far left) and Mr Des Lambe (far right) with Hazelwood College students (from left to right) Aaron Lynch, James Guidera, Keith Coughlan and Sean Twohig.
Picture c: Hazelwood College staff (from left to right) Mr Des Lambe, Mr Danny Sheahan, Ms Liz Dolan and Ms Marian Murphy on the Hazelwood College recent tour to Barcelona.
Picture d: Hazelwood College students enjoy the sunshine in Barcelona during their recent tour there.
Picture e: Hazelwood College students pictured outside the Port Adventura Theme Park outside Barcelona. Students were able to enjoy all the fun inside with under the clear blue Spanish skies, before later on that day heading into the Neu Camp, head quarters of Barcelona FC.
Sixth year Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme students are pictured with Bernie Falvey the owner of the Ballyseedy Home and Gardens Centre during their recent trip. While there the students studied the practical operation of a business.
