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The Leaving Certificate Biology Class will travel to Fota Wildlife park on 2nd October to take part in an Ecology course and day of study in preperation for their State Exams

The annual School Mass to bless the new school year will take place on Friday 18th of September. Parents welcome as usual. Please contact the school directly to find out the start time if you wish to attend.

Open Day Saturday 19th September

The annual open day will this year be held on Saturday 19th September from 10.30a.m. to 1 p.m. All are welcome. On display on the day will be the projects submitted in this years State Examination. It is also an oppourtunity for the parents of the almost 100 new first years to meet with the teachers.

On Friday 11th September the new Leaving Certificate Class 1 travelled to Ballyloughran Outdoor Pursuits Centre. The centre is owned and run by Limerick Youth Service, and is situated at Lisselton, about three miles from Ballybunion in picturesque North Kerry. While there the group participated in Rockclimbing, Archery, Kayaking and Team Building exercises

Congratulations to all the Junior Certificate Students achieved excellent results in this years exam. An above average number of A and B grades were achieved in all subjects.

Below are some photos of the excitment from the day.

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Principal Brendan Burke Congratulates Anita Lucey, Máire Flanagan and Celia Cremin who acheived 27 Higher Level A’s in this years Junior Certificate

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8A’s and 2B’s, Anita Lucey excitedly informs all at home!

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Ms Miriam Garrihy, Ms Noreen Daly and Ms Emer O Flaherty are absolutely thrilled with the number of A’s in Home Economics this year!

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Look at all the A’s!!

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Principal Mr Brendan Burke heartedly congragulations Anita Lucey, Máire Flanagan and Celia Cremin on their fantastic results.

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Deputy Principal Ms Liz Dolan congratulates the first student, Megan Aherne in the school to receive her Junior Cert Results

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“A’s in Science, Metalwork, Woodwork and Maths” Michael Byrnes estatically tells all at home!

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Kate Bergin is delighted to ring home and tell them the good news!

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Estactic Joy Jones accepts congratulations from Ms Yvonne Devine

After serving a long career at Hazelwood College Principal Liam Lenihan recently retired and has been replaced by Brendan Burke. Micheal Cregan took up the oppourtunity of Principalship at Laural Hill Secondary School in Limerick city and has been replaced by Elizabeth Dolan who was previously an Assistant Principal wiithin the school.

We wish both Liam and Micheal all the best in their retirement and future career.

Brendan Burke M.A. B Tech (ed) – Principal
Brendan graduated from Thomond College of Education in 1987 with an honours degree in Wood and Building Technology. He also achieved an honours M.A. specialising in Information and Communications Technology in Education from the University of Limerick in 2001. Brendan taught at Comeragh College, Carrick-on-Suir for eighteen years and held positions of both Special Duties Teacher and Assistant Principal. He was promoted to Deputy Principal at Scoil Ruain in Killenaule and held this position for three years prior to his appointment at Hazelwood College.
Brendan has been an Advising Examiner for the State Examination Commission for several years and an Assistant Examiner in Junior Certificate Technical Graphics and in Leaving Certificate Applied, Graphics and Construction Studies.

Elizabeth Dolan B.A, H. Dip in Ed.,Diploma in Catechetics, Dip in Remedial Ed – Deputy Principal
Elizabeth is a graduate of University College Cork with a primary degree in English and Maths. Her teaching qualification was also obtained from UCC. Elizabeth holds two graduate diplomas from Mary Immaculate College, in Cathechetics and Special Needs. Currently Elizabeth is studying for her Masters in Education in UCC.
Elizabeth has been teaching in Hazelwood College for the past twenty two years, teaching Maths to Higher level Leaving Certificate as well as SPHE, Religion and Resource classes. She has co-ordinated Special Needs in the school for the past eight years. Elizabeth has been involved in middle and senior management in the school for the past ten years and begins her position as Deputy Principal in August 2009.

If you would like to read profiles of the rest of the teaching staff at the school please click here…

Congratulations to all the Class of 2009 who recently achieved excellent results in the Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied Examinations.

We wish everyone the best in their future careers and studies!

Below are some photographs of the results day:

Picture 1: Patrick O Regan who was offered his first choice, Medicine In University College Cork pictured with Biology teacher Kay Treacy

Picture 2: Patrick O Regan and Paul Lucey who each achieved A grades in all of the Science subjects, Chemistry, Physics and Biology, pictured with Ms Michelle Herbert, Chemistry teacher and Ms Kay Treacy, Biology Teacher

Picture 3: Bryan Hannigan who is delighted to be offered PE teaching in University of Limerick pictured with Mr Mike Cregan, deputy principal

Picture 4: Fiona Schulte (left) with Anne Hayes with Chemistry teacher Ms Michelle Herbert

Picture 5: Andrew Murray and Stephen O Toole proudly showing teachers Ms Mary Hickey, Ms Yvonne Devine and Ms Liz Dolan their results

Picture 6: Triona Kelleher celebrating her fantastic results with her Mother, Triona will be stuyding Biology and Chemistry teaching in UL

Picture 7: Amy Trow celebrating her results with family, Amy will be studying Radiography in September

Picture 8: Canon Ambrose congratulations David Harrold on his results.

Karen O Kelly, Sarah O Flynn, Michael Keyes and Micheál Sheehy who were very successful in the Salters Festival of Chemistry held in UCC last Wednesday