Category: News

HAZELWOOD COLLEGE OPEN EVENING

MONDAY NOVEMBER 21ST 2011

Principals’ Address at 7.30pm

HAZELWOOD COLLEGE WELCOMES ALL 6TH CLASS PUPILS AND THEIR PARENTS / GUARDIANS TO VIEW THE SCHOOL

“You’re Fired!”

Apprentice Star Bill Cullen inspires the students of Hazelwood College

Celia Cremin, LC2 reports

Friday 21st October was no ordinary day in Hazelwood College. Bill Cullen, the successful business man, famously known for his role played in TV3’s popular television show ‘The Apprentice” , paid a memorable visit to the school.

The school was buzzing before his arrival; both students and teachers alike eagerly anticipating seeing the man in the flesh. Bill arrived fashionably late, with Jackie Lavin in her Lexus 4X4. The sixty nine year old jumped youthfully out of the Lexus and after salutations he strolled confidently into a classroom of nearly one hundred and fifty excited students. Bills presence and energy held his audience captivated for the whole talk. He began by telling us about his life growing up.

It all began by selling apples, in the markets in Dublin, with his mother and grandmother. It was this part of his life that would provide him with the selling skills he would need to make him the business man heis today. At age fourteen Bill was expelled from school for playing soccer. Hethen got himself a job working as a messenger boy for Waldrons Ford Dealership in Dublin. Nine years later he was made Director General of the company. Bill then began to share the secrets of his success with us. His main ‘mantra’ as he called it was always to be in the top three of anything he ever did. This requires hard work, always striving to give that little bit extra, determination, persistence and most importantly confidence in oneself. He told us how important is to have a positive attitude and when you couple this with positive actions you can achieve powerful results. After the talk, bill answered questions some of us had. In response to the question “What experience in your life stands out the most?” Bill’s answer was the time he met the Queen when she came to Ireland. This moment in his life stands out the most to him because he remembers her very animated smile on meeting him. When asked if he could see any benefits to the economic recession we are in now, his reply was “tough times make tougher people”.

Bills visit was certainly worth waiting for. His words were inspirational and his enthusiasm and happiness in his job, clearly seen, willhopefully have a positive effect and instill a ‘can do’ attitude within us forthe future.

Huge congratulations are due to Celia Cremin, Patrick Twomey, Ms Grifffen and the Business and LCVP departments who have brought in two very high profile and inspirational speakers in John Brennan and Bill Cullen over the past fortnight.

“Earthly Edibles” Organic Market

This Thursday saw the first of our new weekly Organic Market in the Reception area of the school.

The market will take place every Thursday between 1.15 and 1.45pm at the main entrance to the school. A wide range of freshly picked vegtables, herbs, fruit, jams etc. are available.

All the produce is grown locally and organic certified in our own farm by our PLC students in “An t-Ionad Glas”.

“An t-Ionad Glas” offer FETAC acredited courses in Organic Horticulture, for more details visit them at organiccollege.com …here…

5th and 6th year art students from Hazelwood College who recently went on a field trip to Newgrange

Congratulations and Best Wishes

Congratulations and Best Wishes to Mrs Geary who retired after 35 years service with County Limerick VEC (21 of those with us here in Dromcollogher). Mrs Geary is pictured here with her final class, Leaving Certificate Irish.

First Aid with the Irish Red Cross

Below are some photos from the Basic First Aid Course the Leaving Certificate Applied class are participating in at the moment. The course is spread over 8 weeks and is Certified by the Irish Red Cross

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Leaving Cert Applied 2 visits Webprint

Leaving Cert Applied 2 class from Hazelwood College whorecently visited Webprint’s newpaper printing facilities in Cork. Students arepictured here with Tony Butler, Production Co-ordinator, Christopher Lamond,Team Development Manager and Michael O Brien, Head of Operations.

Denis Hennessy, Tim Larkin and Jack Hennessy at the Cheerios Childline Breakfast morning held in Hazelwood College recently. Over €200 was raised by new first year students for Childline .

LCA1 visits Ballyhass Lakes

Hazelwood Colleges LCA1 class who spent a great day at Ballyhass Lakes as part of their start of year bonding trip.