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Safer Internet Day 2016
Today is Safer Internet Day 2016.
This annual event is being celebrated around the world. Last year over 100 countries worldwide, including all 28 countries of the European Union, celebrated Safer Internet Day. The aim of Safer Internet Day is to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially among children and young people across the world.
2016 is the 13th edition of the event and the call to action for this year is “Play your part for a better internet”.
Here’s just one of the highlights from last year’s Safer Internet Day campaign – an anti-cyber bullying rap created by the GMC Youth Crew.
More information on Safer Internet Day can be found here: Safer Internet Day Website
Doodle4Google
Hazelwood College sixth year student Ellie Stone (left) with her Art teacher Ms Maria Curtin (right) are pictured with Ellie’s Certificate of Recognition and her entry into the ‘Doodle4Google’ competition. Ellie’s entry reached the top fifteen in the Transition Year, Fifth Year and Sixth Year Category in this national competition, which had several thousands of entries. Overall, Ellie’s entry is in the top seventy five out the entire competition. From this stage, Ellie’s progress is dependent on a public vote. Those who wish to vote for Ellie can do so from now until the 14th February at Doodle4Google If successful, Ellie will win a €5,000 college scholarship and a €10,000 grant for Hazelwood College. Best wishes from all in Hazelwood College to Ellie.
To Vote for Ellie click here: Doodle4Google
Sixth Year Music News
Hazelwood College class are pictured with Stuart O’Sullivan, one of Ireland’s most famous pianists, after a concert they attended at St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick, which was conducted by Peter Barley. The concert and talk on Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.23 in A Major will be beneficial to the students, as the piece is on their Leaving Certificate curriculum. A performance such as this is invaluable to the students understanding of a complex piece and all agreed that it was a beneficial day out!
CSPE Action Projects
The Junior Certificate CSPE classes have been very busy over the past number of weeks working on their action projects. Here are a selection of photographs which show the wide range of activities undertaken
Picture a: Hazelwood College 3A CSPE students are pictured on their recent visit to the Dublin Criminal Circuit Court, which they participated in as part of their CSPE Action Research Project. The students are pictured here with Detective Aidan Cahill (far right, front row).
Picture b: Hazelwood College 3A CSPE students are pictured on their recent visit to Leinster House with Deputy Patrick O’Donovan (front row, far left) and their CSPE teacher Mr Noel O’Grady (front row, far right). The students took part in teh visit as part of their CSPE studies.
Picture c: 3C Hazelwood College students (from left to right) Muiris O’Keeffe, Eliza Reidy, Brendan O’Flynn, Douglas Woollam and Tomas Stritch prepare to serve first years at a coffee morning the 3C CSPE class organised as part of their CSPE Action Project. The coffee morning was held in aid of the charity The Hope Foundation, which aims to help the most vulnerable in the developing world, the street children of Calcutta. They aid them by providing food, shelter and education to aid them to build a better life for themselves.
Picture d: Hazelwood College 3C CSPE students (from left to right) Darragh Stack, Aaron Shanahan, Edel O’Flynn and Ciara O’Flynn. The students, as part of their CSPE Action Project ran a coffee morning in aid of The Hope Foundation, which aims to help the street children of Calcutta with food, shelter and education.
Picture e: Jack Long (left), a first year student attending Hazelwood College is served by Aaron Shanahan (right) as part of Aaron’s 3C CSPE group’s coffee morning, which raised money for The Hope Foundation, to aid the poorest children in the developing world, the street children of Calcutta.
Apprentice Chef News
Hazelwood College students Bridget Kiely (left) and Shauna Kiely attend the Regional Apprentice Chef Workshop, which was held at the Institute of Technology Tralee. Hazelwood College Home Economics students travelled to the workshop in order prepare to enter the Regional Apprentice Chef Competition, as well as gaining experience of a professional restaurant kitchen.
Picture 2: Hazelwood College students (from left to right) Lorna Donegan, Billy Ryan, James O’Connor and Shannon Curtin are pictured on their break at the Regional Apprentice Chef Workshop, which took place to offer advice for students of Home Economics. Students were able to experience the reality of running a professional kitchen, through the facilities at ITT.
Hour of Code
Hazelwood College first year students are pictured here participating in the ‘Hour of Code’, a movement which aims to reach millions of students in over 180 countries. The event is a one hour introductory course to computer science, designed to demystify coding for students and show how much any student can quickly acquire the basics. The hour long programme aims to inculcate problem solving skills, promote logic and creativity.
Picture 2: Adam Whelan, Hazelwood College first year student, is pictured here participating in the ‘Hour of Code’, designed to introduce students to coding and its importance. Adam was one of millions of students across Ireland and the world who participated in this movement to highlight the benefits of learning coding.
European Parliament
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
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
Donal Ryan Author Visit
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).
