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Ecology Field Trip

Photos from the recent fifth year Ecology Fieldtrip to Fota Wildlife Park

Picture 1: Hazelwood College fifth year Biology students in Fota Wildlife Park on fieldtrip as part of their Ecology studies. Pictured are (from left to right) Tríona O’Callaghan, Karina O’Gorman, Danielle Mulcahy, Jenny Prunty, Alex Culhane, Ms Kay Treacy (Hazelwood College Biology teacher), Tara Fitzgibbon, William Enright, Anthony Barrett, Kevin Stokes, Ryan O’Gorman, John Ahern, Michelle McCarthy, Mary Cussen and Tara O’Donnell.

Picture 2: Mary Cussen (left) and Michelle McCarthy (right) fifth year students at Hazelwood College participate in their Ecology Fieldtrip to Fota Wildlife Park as part of their Biology studies.

Picture 3: Hazelwood College fifth year budding Biologists Laoise Bennis (left) and Maria Cremin (right) are pictured on their recent Biology fieldtrip to Fota Wildlife Park.

Picture 4: Hazelwood College fifth year students Shauna Bourke (left) and Ellen Condon (right) are pictured here on their recent Biology fieldtrip to Fota Wildlife Park.

Picture 5: Hazelwood College fifth year students in the course of their Biology fieldtrip to Fota Wildlife Park.

Picture 6: Hazelwood College students (from left to right) Ryan O’Gorman, Ellanna Mulcahy, Kevin Stokes and Sarah Shanahan are pictured in Fota Wildlife Park in the course of their recent Biology fieldtrip.

Picture 7: Hazelwood College fifth year Biology students Laoise Bennis (left) and Maria Cremin (right) enjoy the sunshine in the course of their recent Biology fieldtrip to Fota Wildlife Park.

Ethos Awards @ Hazelwood College

Photos from the recent Ethos Awards day at Hazelwood College. Many more awards were given out on the day but too many to list here, congratulations to all those who helped to make 2014/15 such a successful school year.

Picture 1 Hazelwood College Principal Mr Brendan Burke (left) presents Amanda Collins (right) with her Annual Principal’s Award. The Annual Principal’s Award is given to the student who best encapsulates the Hazelwood College motto of ‘Achieving Our Full Potential’.

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Picture 2 Hazelwood College Head of Sport Mr Tom Halpin (right) presents Tara Fitzgibbon with her Hazelwood College Sportstar of the Year Award. In the sporting year, Tara completed an unprecedented double, securing the County Limerick Senior Colleges A Camogie Championship and the County Cork Senior Colleges B Camogie Championship with Hazelwood College.

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Picture 3 Hazelwood College third year students who were recipients of Junior Certificate Subject Awards at the recent Hazelwood College Annual Awards Day. Pictured are (back row, left to right): Michaela O’Donnell, Sarah Noonan, Amy Buckley and Katie McCarthy. Middle row (left to right): Ray O’Connell, Gerard O’Donnell, Cathy Foley, Rachel O’Reagan, Aoife Kiely and Áine Bennis. Front row (left to right): Padraig Roche, Antony Mckenzie, Paul Power, Letitia Cotter and Fionn Roberts.

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Picture 4 Hazelwood College Year Head for Third Year, Ms Miriam Garrihy (left) pictured with Padraig Roche (right) who, as parts of the Hazelwood College Annual Awards Day won a Samsung Galaxy 4 tablet for his perfect attendance this academic year.

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Students of the Year

At the recent graduation evenings a number of achievements by students in the school were recognised. Both were wonderful nights where the students and their parents were able to celebrate the collective and individual accomplishments of students.

The Students of the Year for 2015 were:

Leaving Certificate: Hazelwood College Leaving Certificate Student of the Year Award winner Julia O’Doherty (centre) is pictured here at the recent Hazelwood College Graduation, being congratulated by Hazelwood Principal, Mr Brendan Burke, and Year Head for Sixth Year, Mr Tom Quinlan.

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Leaving Certificate Applied: Hazelwood College Principal Mr Brendan Burke (left) congratulates Hazelwood College Leaving Certificate Applied Student of the Year Aodan Brennan at the recent Hazelwood College Graduation.

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Transition Year: Hazelwood College Student of the Year Award Winner Keith Coughlan pictured (centre) and his parents Mrs Annette and Mr Pat Couglan at his recent graduation.

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Business Quiz National Final

Hazelwood College Business Studies quiz team at the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants / BSTAI Junior Certificate Business Quiz National Final which was held in LIT Thurles recently. Pictured are (from left to right) Hazelwood College Business Studies teacher Ms Margaret Griffin, Paul Power, Kennedy O’Sullivan, Emma O’Driscoll of RTE fame who acted as MC for the event, Áine Bennis, Gerard O’Donnell, Mary Higgins President of the Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland and Hazelwood College Business Studies teacher Mr Noel O’Grady.

Professor Emeritus School of English T.C.D. Visit

Hazelwood College sixth year student Julia O’Doherty (left) recently invited Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Professor Emeritus School of English in Trinity College Dublin (right), to speak to her year group about the poetry that Ms Ní Chuilleanáin wrote that is part of the English Leaving Certificate syllabus for this year. Students were able to question Ms Ní Chuilleanáin about her work at length.

Cahir Castle Visit

Picture 1 is of (left to right) Shannon Mason, Medhb McCarthy and Eilis Reidy standing under the portcullis of Cahir Castle on the recent History and Geography fieldtrip there.

Picture 2 is of second year Hazelwood College History and Geography students at Cahir Castle during their recent fieldtrip there.

Picture 3 is of Hazelwood College History students in the Great Hall in Cahir Castle during their recent fieldtrip there.

“World of Work” Workshop

On the 30th of April Hazelwood College Link Modules 5th and 6th Year classes had a workshop on the “World of Work” from John Lynch who is a Youth Connect champion, who speaks to students about working life and the world of work. Pictured are back row (from left to right) Emma Sheehan Triona O’Callaghan, Evan Murphy, Glen McNamara, Jack O’Sullivan, Jerry O’Brien, Donagh O’Callaghan, Anthony O’Shaughnessy, Martina O’Leary. Middle row (left to right) Hazelwood College Link Modules teacher Mr Noel O’Grady, Sarah Tachoua, Danielle Mulcahy, Karina O’Gorman, Youth Connect champion John Lynch, Ellanah Mulcahy, Niamh O’Connell, Michelle McCarthy, Aisling Donnell and Roisin Sheehy. Front row (from left to right) Kevin Stokes, James McDermott, Luke Ryan, Dan Noonan, Paul McMahon and Jason Shanahan.

National Science Week

Picture a: Hazelwood College first year Science student Keith Falvey (left) really sparkles as he creates a fireball under the supervision of Beulah McManus, a scientist from University of Limerick, who visited students recently as part of National Science Week.

Picture b: Nicole Murphy (left) and James O’Connor (right) both first years at Hazelwood College read up in preparation for National Science Week.

Picture c: Sarah Enright lights up the room under the supervision of Beulah McManus of University of Limerick, in activities connected to the recent National Science Week.

Picture d: (from left to right) David Condon, Brian Ahern and Daniel Cunningham watch as Seamus Ahern takes a hands on approach to science during the recent visit of Beulah McManus of UL.

Picture e: Sean Broderick (left) and Beulah McManus a visiting scientist from University of Limerick test the viscosity of liquids during events connected to National Science Week.

BSTAI Junior Cert A’s Award

The Business Studies Teachers of Ireland Association recently held an awards evening in order to recognise students who had attained an A grade in Junior Certificate Higher Level Business Studies in 2014. Pictured are (back row left to right) Laura Stack, Margaret Griffin (Business Studies teacher), Thomas Twohill, Gerard Aherne, Liz Dolan (Deputy Principal Hazelwood College) and Grainne Buckley. Front row (left to right) Norma O’Sullivan, Lynda Browne, Dr Michelle O’Dwyer (Associate Dean KBS, UL) Grainne Aherne and Emma O’Connell.