Category: Transition Year

Hazelwood College Green Day.

Picture 1 shows the Hazelwood College students who took part in the 13km Green schools cycle

Picture 2 The green schools committee who organised and ran the recent Green Schools Day in Hazelwood

The students of Hazelwood College held a Green Day, with an ambition to earn their next Green Flag.They started their day with a school cycle. Escorted by the local Gardai, over 60 Hazelwood students set out on their trip, cycling a ring of 13km. Teachers, Mr Finn, Ms O Connor and Mr Fealy also took to their bikes with Ms Corkery behind on motivation and breakdown control!!;On returning they recieved a healthy breakfast bar and some juice. This was a huge success, the students got a great sense of fun and achievment from the cycle and have reported back, that they have been cycling more in their free time, to the shops and to their friends house reducing their carbon footprint and been kinder to the earth.

The next step for the Green Schools was getting their message accross on what the students can do to make a difference to the energy levels been used in the school. Abbey Demsey, Ciara Fitzgibbon, Stephen Hourigan and David Finn gave very impressive and convincing presentations to the students about switching off the lights when they are not needed, and many more pointers on how to cut back on their use of energy. Hopefully they will keep in mind all they learned to help the Green School in their ambition of achieving a ‘greener Hazelwood College’.

The students finished off their hard days work by taking part in the National Spring Clean. With their kits and gloves the Green Schools Committee set off picking up rubbish from all around the school grounds and in the village of Dromcollogher. Recycling everything in to the appropiate bins.

Last but not least, over the past number of weeks they have been running a Poster and Slogan campaign where Art students came up with slogans for their Green Code and designed posters to help create awareness throughout the school about energy saving . The winners were announced, 1st Place: Alannah Matthews,2nd Place: Caroline O Flynn, Roisin Noonan and3rd place: Selina Keily. Well done girls and Well done to everyone who participated with the green schools committee making the day a success.

Annual Awards Day

Picture 1: Hazelwood College Students who were presented with School Ethos Awards at the recent School Awards Day, pictured with Principal Mr Burke and Deputy Principal Mrs Dolan

Picture 2 . Hazelwood College students who won Junior Subject Awards at the recent School Awards Day, pictured with Principal Mr Burke and Deputy Principal Mrs Dolan

Picture 3 Hazelwood College students who won Senior Subject Awards at the recent School Awards Day, pictured with Principal Mr Burke and Deputy Principal Mrs Dolan

Picture 4 Hazelwood College Overall Student of the Year Eilis Lenihan pictured with School Principal Mr Brendan Burke and Chairman of the Board of Management Canon Ambrose

Picture 5 Hazelwood College Transition Year student of the year Loretta Hanley pictured with School Principal Mr BurkePicture 6 Hazelwood College Sports Star of the Year, Maire Flanagan pictured with Gamesmaster Mr Tom Halpin and Principal Mr Brendan Burke

Picture 7 The captains of this years winning teams who received awards at the annnual awards Day at Hazelwood College

Picture 8 Winners of Transition Year Awards Loretta Hanley, Ciara O’Shea, Michael O’Flynn, Marian Brosnan and Ashling O’Connor with school Principal Mr Brendan Burke at this years awards day.

Picture 9 Winner of the Hazelwood College Principals Award Marian Brosnan pictured with Deputy Principal Mrs Dolan and Principal Mr Burke

Picture 10 Leaving Cert Applied 1 student of the year Nikita Lyons pictured with Deputy Principal Mrs Dolan, LCA Co-ordinator Mrs Devine and school Principal Mr Burke
Pic 11 Chess Players of the Year who received their awards at this years School Awards ceremony pictured with Deputy Principal Mrs Dolan and Principal Mr Burke

Picture 12 Hazelwood College Students who received awards for having 100% attendance this year, pictured with Deputy Principal Mrs Dolan and Principal Mr Burke

Picture 13 Hazelwood College students who won awards for outstanding sportsmanship at this years awards ceremony, pictured with school Principal Mr Burke and school games master Mr Halpin

Picture 14 Hazelwood College student of the year Eilis Lenihan pictured with her parents and aunt along with school Principal Mr Burke at the Leaving Certificate Graduation Evening

Picture 15 LCA 1 students from Hazelwood College who were awarded Foroige Leadership Awards at the recent school awards day.They are pictured with Brid Canny and Marie Mc Mahon from Foroige who presented the awards.

The Hazelwood College Transition Year Build a Bank team who last week won regional final of the prestigious AIB Build a Bank competition. They beat off stiff competition and were awarded first place based on their excellent exhibition, marketing, communication and teamwork skills as well as an impressive business plan. They will now go on the represent the region in the National finals in Dublin in May. Congratulations to all involved. Pictured are Evan Quaid, Becky Ryan, Marion Brosnan (Manager), Niamh O’Leary, Paddy Lordan and Liz Cremin.

European Parliament Visit for Hazelwood Students

Hazelwood College Transition Year students Aileen Fehin and Triona Dunleavy who were winners of the Graduate.ie quiz. The girls completed the quiz as part of their ECDL course. They have won a prize of a four day trip to Strasbourg including a one day visit to the European Parliament.

Picture 1: Triona Dunleavy, Marion Brosnan and Kathyrn McCarthy who were highly commended for their project – An Investiagtion in to the effect cider vinegar has on the somatic cell count of cows milk

Picture 2: Ciara O Shea and Liz Cremin who received a Display award for their project. “To assess and design a method of using grass as a renewable energy via anaerobic digestion

Picture 3: Tara Barrett and Katie Cunnigham who competed in the Junior Biological and Ecological Section – “The Changing face of Menstruation”

Picture 4: Becky Ryan, Kallie Hodgson and Eddie Prunty who investigated the benefical effects of completeing Coursework B and did it influence students opting to pursue a leaving certificate Science subject

Picture 5: Loretta Hanley and Aisling O Connor both transition year students competed in the Intermediate Technology section