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Piece of Cake

Raising money for Milford Hospice and Temple Street Children’s Hospital was a piece of cake for the students and staff of Hazelwood College Dromcollogher as they hosted a Tea and Coffee Morning. All students and staff laid down their books for a choice of tea, coffee, hot chocolate or minerals and homebaking, in return for a donation. Sweet things certainly tickled the fancy of everyone as trays of marvellous muffins, sumptuous sponges, fantastic flapjacks and blissful biscuit cake went down a storm. This successful event was organised by the Transition year students under the guidance of Ms. Daly. A total of €800 was raised at the event which took place on Friday morning the 6th November in the school gym. Before the big day students and staff donated baked confectionary, while local businesses donated cakes, milk and disposable drinking cups.
Many patients and their families throughout Limerick, Cork, Clare and Tipperary benefit from the work carried out by the Hospice so we were glad to have the opportunity to organise this event to raise awareness about their work and funds for this worthy cause.
Special thanks to all of the local businesses who helped support us, the parents, students and staff for their generosity.
“The Transition years did a fantastic job and credit must be acknowledged to the staff, pupils and their families for their generosity” said Ms. Daly

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Spirit of the Season

Students and staff at Hazelwood College in Dromcollogher are giving something back to underprivileged children in Eastern Europe and African countries by taking part in the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child. This event, which is better known as the Shoe Box Appeal generated great interest with many students in the school. Over 170 boxes containing toys, books, colouring pencils, toiletries, small items of clothing and other treats were packed, gift wrapped and assembled in the school turning it into a replica of Santa’s grotto. Students from all years gave of their time to assemble the Christmas boxes and willingly supported this cause by doing a good deed for less fortunate children in countries as far away as Mozambique, Nepal and Swaziland.
Many of the students will never understand the full impact their generous gift will have on street children and children in orphanages and hospitals. These children are of various race, creed, gender, religion and ethnic background. However, this simple act of kindness will unite needy children this Christmas and bring love and hope into the bleakest of situations. “We take these things for granted. It gives us a sense of sharing and consideration for others less well off than ourselves, especially at Christmas” said Ms. Daly
A sincere thank you to all staff, students and members of the local communities for supporting this worthwhile cause. A special thank you to Kate Fitzgerald who helped distribute leaflets, raised awareness of this event and organised the collection which will undoubtedly make this Christmas a very happy and special occasion for many children. Ms. O’ Connell said “it was a great event to partake in and we were pleasantly surprised by the response which surpassed expectations.”

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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 a number of weeks and is Certified by the Irish Red Cross

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Recently some students visited the Clonakilty Agricultural College openday. The aim of the trip was for prospective students to visit the College’s facilities and investigate Third Level possibilties there for next year

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HAZELWOOD COLLEGES EUROPEAN TOUR 2009

Senior students from Hazelwood College recently embarked on their
European Tour to Belguim, Holland and Germany. Over the course of the
trip students and staff enjoyed visits to historical and educational
sites as well as finding some time for some fun days out. A great time
was had by both staff and students alike.

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Picture 1: Hazelwood College students visit the chocolate factory in
Cologne, Germany
Picture 2: Eilis Lenihan and Anita Lucey enjoy a tour of the chocolate factory
Picture 3: Staff and Students enjoy a day out in Phantasialand themepark.
Picture 4: Hazelwood College on tour at Cologne Cathedral.
Picture 5: Nicola Duggan, Deborah Daly, Serena Murphy, Eilis Lenihan, and Maire Flanagan gear up for a game of Quasar while on their European Tour.
Picture 6: James Reidy, Daniel Egan and Sean Morrissey enjoying their school tour to Belguim, Germany and Holland.
Picture 7: Staff and students enjoying Quasar during the European Tour.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13th 2009
10.00AM – 1.00PM

HAZELWOOD COLLEGE WELCOMES ALL 5TH AND 6TH CLASS PUPILS AND THEIR PARENTS / GUARDIANS TO VIEW THE SCHOOL

Principal Mr Brendan Burke congratulates Maire Flanagan, Anita Lucey and Celia Cremin on their exceptional Junior Certificate results. Between them the girls achieved 27 Higher Level A grades.

Lifesaver Project

. LCA 2 students from Hazelwood College attended the Lifesaver Project in The Crescent Shopping Centre on October 22nd last.

The Lifesaver project is a collaborative effort between An Garda Siochana, Limerick Ambulance Service, The H.S.E. Limerick City & County Fire Service and the Road Safety Departments of Limerick County & City Councils. This programme is geared towards the senior cycle classes in all secondary schools and other appropriate groupings and is aimed at reducing the number and severity of road traffic collisions and to improve road safety awareness. All aspects of road safety were covered including, safety belts, drink and drug driving, speed, pedestrians and cyclists, fatigue.
Actors, each portraying seriously injured traffic collision victims, were treated by emergency services during the demonstration.
Participants of The Lifesaver Project were also presented with hard-hitting road safety advertisements from around the world, personal accounts from people who have survived serious injury collisions and footage of the families of those who have died.
Emergency personnel also informed participants of their own first hand experiences at the scenes of accidents and also the follow on effects and how it changes people’s lives forever.

Some of the LCA1 students who travelled to Friar’s Gate theatre in Kilmallock. Students watched Ger Carey’s fantastic performance of ‘Psycho Spaghetti’ as part of their English & Communication module.