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Visit by CURA to talk to Junior Pupils about the effects of unplanned pregnancy

Hazelwood College & Desmond College Chess Teams

Shown are the Hazelwood College and Desmond College Chess teams who took part in a tournament to display their talents on Tuesday

Hazelwood College Concern debating team defeat Laurel Hill.

Pictured are the Hazelwood College Concern debating team who are now through to the last 16 schools in the country. Conor O Brien, Triona Kelliher, Anne Hayes and Patricia Ahern defeated Laurel Hill of Limerick with a fantastic performance that confirmed their place as one of the top debating schools in the county.

Pictured are the Hazelwood College Concern debating team of Conor O Brien, Anne Hayes, Triona Kelleher and Patricia Ahern who defeated Milltown, Co. Kerry. The motion was “Without a ‘war on poverty” terrorism cannot be defeated”.This sees the team safely through to the next round of the prestigious competition. Meanwhile another team have had an extremely successful year in the Co. Limerick VEC debating competition. They have qualified for the final of the competition. This final will take place against Castletroy College in Colaiste na Trocaire, Rathkeale at 7.30pm on Thursday, 24th January. All support is welcome.

HAZELWOOD COLLEGE SCOOPS TWO AWARDS AT ESAT BT YOUNG SCIENTIST COMPETITION

It has been an extremely busy few weeks for the science students of Hazelwood College with an impressive four projects qualifying for this years ESAT BT Young Scientist competition. The school was delighted to scoop two awards when this years results were announced. Celia Cremin, Liz Cremin and Maura Flanagan were presented with a highly commended award for their project on bacterial diversity on frequently used objects in the school. Michael Byrnes and Sean C Donegan were also honoured for their work on the effects that various probiotic supplements have on cholesterol levels. Both awards were presented in the Junior Group of the Biological and Ecological category.

Picture 1: Prize winners Maura Flanagan (2 nd year), Celia Cremin (2nd year) and Liz Cremin (1st year) at their stand in the RDS. They are pictured with teachers Ms Cregan and Ms Dolan who visited the event.

Picture 2: Transition year students Stephan Kiely and Helena O Shea pictured at their stand in the RDS.

Hazelwood College Debating Teams defeat Askeaton and Killmallock

In the opening round of the County Limerick VEC debating competition Hazelwood College opposed the motion “Sports personalities are no longer ideal role models for the youth of today” and were successful against Askeaton which put them into the semi final. In the semi final Hazelwoods team of captain Edward Lowe, speakers Heather Coffey, Stephan Casey and Triona Kelliher and substitute Marie Sheehan successfully opposed the motion “Irish Society is losing the battle against Irelands crime” against Killmallock. They will now face Castletroy College in the final of the competition.
Meanwhile the schools Concern debating team of Triona Kelliher, Conor O Brien, Patricia Ahern and Anne Hayes with substitute Christopher Brouder had a successful initial encounter against SMI Newcastle West but in a close match against Mercy Mount Hawk Tralee were unlucky to be defeated. They are still in the competition and have qualified for the second round.

Hazelwood College Dromcollogher Young Scientist 2008

A buzz is always around Hazelwood College the week after the Christmas holidays and this year is no different! Ten students are travelling to the RDS on January 8th to compete in the Young Scientist Competition. Four projects qualified for this years competition, the highest number for any school in Limerick. The projects which qualified are;
– An investigation into the bacterial diversity on frequently used objects in our school. This project was completed by Celia Cremin, Máire Flanagan and Liz Cremin. The girls analysed 7 “hot spots” to see what type of micro organisms lived there. They also used various substances to try and see what substance would best sterilise the areas. Various individual’s hands were also analysed. This project aroused huge interest and controversy in the school!

– An explorartory investigation into the effects that various probiotic supplements have on cholesterol levels. Michael Byrnes and Sean C Donegan were the brains behind the operation! They tracked the diets of five individuals for a period of seven month to observe if products that claim they can reduce cholesterol levels really worked. They also attempted to find out what knowledge people had on cholesterol and broaden their understanding in the area of cholesterol.

– An investigation into the effects of various fertilisers on a cow’s milk yield.
Stephen Kiely and Helena O Shea worked on this project. They sectioned a field into four, placed slurry, Grassland Nitrogen 27% and Topper Urea Nitrogen 46% into three of the sections. They allowed the grass to mature for one week they then placed a cow in each section for one week and recorded her milk yield ever day.

An investigation into the various angles used in order to obtain the perfect score. A trio of Tadhg O Flynn, Seamus Sheehan and Michael Brosnan calculated what the various angles were to score the perfect basket. Hours were spent analysing videos made and much mathematical calculations were used.

Three Top Engineering Awards for Hazelwood College Students

Hazelwood Colleges status as a top school for engineering was further established last week when three of its students were awarded prizes for their excellent performance in the state examinations. In the Junior Certificate category Paul Lucey was awarded the Liam Lee Memorial Medal for achieving the highest grade nationally in Junior Certificate Metalwork. Meanwhile his classmate Patrick O Regan was placed in the top ten in the country for his Junior Cert results. In the Leaving Cert category Bryan O Regan was placed 2 nd in the country for his performance in the Engineering exam. Bryan was previously awarded the top grade in the Munster region. The awards ceremony was held in Mullingar last week and the awards were presented by Mary O Rourke. This was a tremendous achievement both for the school and the students involved.

Pictured are Engineering teacher Mr Des Lambe with top students Paul Lucey (left) and Patrick O Regan (right) Missing from photo is Bryan O Regan

Pictured are some of the first year students from Hazelwood College Dromcollogher who were involved in collecting gift boxes as part of the Operation Christmas Child Appeal. The students are pictured with the gifts which will now be sent as Christmas gifts to children in the third world.

Recent Achievements at Hazelwood College

Excellent results in State Examinations
1st place in North Munster Chess Competition
1st place All Ireland Team Draughts and Best Overall Player
2nd place in the National Young Irish Science Writers Competition
1st in DÃil na nOg 2007
5 Projects qualify for Esat BT Young Scientist Comptition
Munster Intermediate Camogie Champions
1st & 3rd in Munster Science Quiz run by ISTA
Winners of 1st Year Munster Camogie Blitz
Reached last 16 nationally in the Concern Debating Competition
Winners of Senior and Junior Hayes blitz
Winners of 1st year Hurling County Final
Junior and Senior ladies football County Champions
Clifford Cup winners for Junior Girls football
Munster and All Ireland Handball titles
Highest Award for Junior Cert Metalwork
2nd in Young Engineer Competition (1st in Munster)
2 European Tours to take place this year
Eight students selected for the All Ireland Winning Limerick Hurling side
Prize winners in the national CSPE Art Competition
1st Year Girls Basketball ; winners of the Co. VEC Blitz
U14 & U16 Boys Team Golds in Cross Country Athletics
Gold & Silver Medallists in the Munster Combined Athletics Championships