Hazelwood College graduate Michael Keyes, who is a current University of Limerick student, is pictured here receiving a scholarship from the Stryker Company. Pictured are (from left to right) Hazelwood College Principal Mr Brendan Burke, Annette Costello, Team Lead SLMS and Training Programmes for Stryker, Michael Keyes, Professor Paul McCutcheon, Vice President (Academic) and Registrar of University of Limerick. and Siobhan Kennedy HR Business Partner for Stryker.
Sixth Year Geography students from Hazelwood College are pictured here on their visit to the Burren region in Clare, as part of their Leaving Certificate studies. They are pictured here receiving instruction on their Geographical Investigation of the Burren. Pictured are (from left to right) Alan Mc Aree, Mariah Culloty, Padraig Aherne, Alan Cronin, Ciara Mc Carthy, Kieran Guina, Aisling Stack, John Walsh, Shane Murphy, Roisin Noonan, Lyon Lenihan, Grainne Fitzgibbon, Lorriane Morrissey, Selina Kiely, Darragh O’ Brien, Sam Long, Bridget O’ Leary, Rachel Lane and Sophie Connelly.
Recently, Hazelwood College students went on a trip to Lee Strand Creamery as part of our LCVP link modules. The purpose of this trip was to visit a local enterprise and to learn how it operates. The students learned much in the course of the their visit and it will surely stand to them, both in their examinations and in the years to come.
On the 10th December, 14 students of Chemistry from Hazelwood College, Dromcollogher, along with their teacher Ms. Bernie. Walsh, visited the premises of Pfizer in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork. Pfizer is a multinational pharmaceutical company who make the active ingredients found in many important drugs such as the cholesterol pill Lipitor. As part of the Leaving Certificate Chemistry syllabus, students have the option of studying industrial chemistry and the site visit to Pfizer helped contextualise chemical processes that students encounter such as Quality Control (using chromatography techniques) and the basic steps involved in processing a drug. The trip involved visits to the laboratories as well as a step by step account of how a drug is taken from the raw material state to its powder form. Pfizer offer a programme inviting students to shadow an employee of Pfizer for a full week and gain experiences in the many different departments of the company. One student has applied to partake in the programme next spring. An enjoyable day was had by all.
Last Wednesday, John Brennan, visited Hazelwood College to talk to Business Studies students and LCVP students of the school. He spoke to the students about his own life, the struggles he endured regarding his success and gave them advice about setting up their own businesses. The students benefited greatly from his inspirational talk and some are now wishing to follow in his footsteps.
John began his entrepreneurial life at the age of 9 when he sold Christmas logs to the people in his estate. He also set up a library at a very young age and moved to Sligo when he was only 15 years of age. John Brennan is now a very successful entrepreneur and owns the Dromquinna Manor. He also runs the Kenmare Park Hotel with his brother, Francis. John and Francis are also well renowned for their television programme, “At Your Service”.
First year students reading some of the Christmas cards they received from their penpals in Escolapies, Olesa in Northern Spain.
They learned all about Christmas in Spain including the Catalunian tradition of ‘caga tio’ which involves children ‘feeding’ a wooden log in the days before Christmas so they will receive lots of gifts on Christmas Day.
Picture 1: Amy O’ Sullivan, Daniel O Shaughnessy & Ben McGovern
Picture 2: Front row – Hannah O’ Dell & Emma O’ Keefe
Second row- Michael O Callaghan, Ben O Connor & Josh Moran
Picture 3: Aine O Sullivan, Lauren O Brien, Amanda O Sullivan & Niamh Mullins
Picture 4: Spanish students from Escolapies Olesa with ‘caga tio’
Picture 5: Sarah McDermott, Katie O Carroll & Nicole Murphy
Picture 6: Kieran O Flynn, James O Connor, James Molyneaux & Jamie O Connor
Picture 7: The wooden log for ‘caga tio’
Picture 8: Orla O Brien, Roisin Normoyle & Aoife O Callaghan
Pictured are Hazelwood College students who participated in the recent Hazelwood College Advent mass. Pictured are (from left to right) Shaun Shannon, Catriona O’ Sullivan, Jack Carroll, Eilish Reidy, John Hennessy, Clodagh Walsh, Mairead Lordan, Jenni Prunty, Fr. Frank O’Dea, James McCarthy, Sean Shine, Seamus Flanagan, Cameron O’Flynn, Laoise Bennis and Jacqueline McCarthy
Hazelwood College 3D CSPE trip to the Donkey Sanctuary in Liscarroll
Do you know your mule from your jennet? Well, the place to find out is the Donkey Sanctuary in Liscarroll which our 3rd year class from Hazelwood College visited recently as part of our CSPE Action Project to raise awareness of Animal Welfare.
Upon our arrival, we were greeted by a volunteer who gave us a brief history of the sanctuary and some facts about it. More than 4,000 donkeys have been rescued since the sanctuary was set up and hundreds of donkeys are currently being cared for in Liscarroll, with 500 more on a waiting list for a place. 280 donkeys were rescued this year alone. On the same week that we visited there was a case of 24 donkeys left in a forest in Kildare. If the sanctuary hadn’t found them they would have died.
Some people buy pet donkeys thinking of them as glorified lawnmowers, not realising that they have an average life span of 50 years. Their situation is rather similar to that of puppies bought around Christmas time, people get them as cute babies and give them love and affection until they grow older and lose their cuteness, at which point the mistreatment begins. The mistreatment can vary from not cleaning out their stable as often as it should be done to not feeding them or, in worse cases, beating them. The number of mistreated or abandoned donkeys has steadily risen over the past few years due mainly to the recession. They are expensive to keep and are now viewed by many as an unaffordable luxury. There used to be grants for farmers that owned donkeys, which made it beneficial to own them and give them good living conditions but that grant was removed recently.
The level of care that the volunteers give the donkeys at the Donkey Sanctuary is amazing. They clean out all the stables twice a day and give them plenty of straw, hay and water. The volunteers seem to really care about the donkeys, which is heart-warming. It was a delight to be able to see these calm, relaxed donkeys grazing in the huge fields of lush green grass. It’s almost like a holiday resort for donkeys. And another thing they told us there is that a mule is the offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, while a jennet is the foal of a female donkey and a male horse.
Science Week Ireland 2014 was celebrated at Hazelwood College with the sixth annual Primary School’s Science Quiz on Thursday night, November 13th. All local primary schools were invited to attend this exciting event to promote Science Week. 2014 was a record breaking year for the number of tables competing in the quiz, with 42 teams registered to take part on the night. 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 ten rounds of questioning. Spectacular 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 the top three placed teams became apparent.
Congratulations to Broadford N.S who were overall winners, with Dromina N.S coming in second place and Mahoonagh N.S in third place. Thank you and well done to all the teams from Tullylease, Dromina, Ashford, Dromcollogher, Ballyagran, Raheenagh, Mahoonagh, Feenagh, Ballingarry, Newtownshandrum and Broadford, who took part on the night and we look forward to seeing you next year!
Pictured from left to right Shaun Shannon, Rachel Doody and Ayesha Shortt at the recent Cheeios’ Childline Breakfast Morning held in Hazelwood College.
Hazelwood College students pictured from left to right Shauna Cunningham, Íde Collins and Sarah Enright at the Cheerios’ Childline Breakfast Morning, which was recently organised by 3C students.
