Pictured are Hazelwood College Transition Year students who took part in the Gaisce Mizen 2 Malin Charity Relay Cycle recently. Over 200 Gaisce participants and leaders from all over the country took part in the fundraising cycle, each cycling a stage of approximately 20km. Funds raised were shared between Friends of St.Lukes Hospital, the Order of Malta Bethleham fund or charities of their choice. The group are pictured with their teacher Mr Fealy and school Principal Mr. Burke. Special thanks are also due to Dillons Filling Station, Banogue who provided the group with welcome refreshments.
Category: Transition Year
Cappanalea 2010
Here are some of the photos from our recent trip to Cappanalea Outdoor Education Centre near Killorglin in County Kerry. It was our biggest trip yet of made up of 105 students and 6 teachers. The purpose of the trip was to allow the first year students to get to know another better in a setting outside of classroom. A number of Transition Year students accompanied us on the trip to act as mentors and to assist the teachers with the large numbers of students involved.
While in Cappanalea students (and teachers!) took part in many activities. These included Hill-Walking, Kayaking, Orienteering, Rock-Climbing, Abseiling, Night Swimming, Night Hiking, Team Building Games and the odd game of cards.
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Awares National Daisy Days
Awares National Daisy Days
Well done to Transition Year Students from Hazelwood College who recently collected for Daisy Days in Dromcollogher. €1,138.81 was collected. Many thanks to all those who supported the collection in Dromcollogher as well as the staff and students in Hazelwood College
ECDL Graduations
ECDL Graduations
Pictures of students who received their ECDL certificates this week. The first group show the fifth year students with their teacher Miss Cotter. The second shows the Leaving Certificate students who also were awarded their certificates this week. They are pictured with teacher Miss Cotter and school Principal Mr Brendan Burke.
Tea Party a Grand Success!!
Tea Party a Grand Success!!
Students and staff of Hazelwood College were treated to tea, coffee and homemade cakes as part of a charity fundraiser organised by Leaving Certificate Applied students with the help of the Home Economics and Religion Department on Thursday 16th September. The proceeds of the Tea & Coffee Morning, a total of €1,100 will be donated to Milford Hospice. “We are very grateful for all the support we received for this worthy cause. Special thanks to the parents, students, staff and locals businesses in the area who helped make this event so successful with their very generous donations ” said Ms. Daly.
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Awards and Achievements 2010
Photos of the Transition Year Graduation night, the Leaving Cert Graduation Night and the Awards and Achievements day.
1. Hazelwood College student of the year, Ciara Meaney, with Principal Mr Burke
2. Hazelwood College student of the year Ciara Meaney pictured with her parents at the Leaving Cert graduation
3. Hazelwood College Green Schools Committee with their Green Flag
4. School Ethos award winners with School principal Mr Burke. Back Row L-R Martin Fitzgerald, Sean Morrissey, Front Row L-R Ciara O’Shea, Stephanie Barrett and Rachel Sheehan
5. Kieran Collins and Eileen Morrissey who received awards for
exceptional attendance during their time in Hazelwood.
6. Hazelwood College sports star of the year Jamie Coughlan with
senior hurling coach Mr Murphy and school games master Mr Halpin
7. Junior Subject award winners with school principal Mr Burke and 3rdyr year head Ms Ryan
8. Senior Subject award winners with school principal Mr Burke and 6thyr year head Mr Quinlan
9. Paudie Walsh, winner of the Hazelwood College Principals award,
with school Principal Mr Burke
10. Celia Cremin, Máire Flanagan and Sean Morrissey who received
awards for their outstanding results in the Junior Cert 2009
11. Hazelwood College students who received awards for captaining
successful teams this year
12. Leaving Cert Applied Award winners Martin Fitzgerald and Stephanie
Barrett with Leaving cert applied co-ordinator
13. Transition Year student of the year Deborah Daly with Principal Mr Burke
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Events 2009/10
Below is a summary of the calendar of events from the school year 2009/10. While this list is comprehensive it is not complete, it is indicative of the amount of extra-curricular work that the students and staff of Hazelwood College undertook in the past academic year.
September 2009
1/9 Transition Year Drugs talk
4/9 LCA Induction
9/9 Junior Cert Results
11/9 Leaving Cert Applied I Team Building Day to Ballyloughran
16/9 Transition Year Team Building Day to Ballyloughran
17/9 Group of Transition Year Students begin Camogie Referee Course
17/9/ U-18 Munster Football Championship v Killenaule (won)
21/9 U 18 Hurling v Doon CBS (won)
23/9 LCA 2 group visited Spin South West Radio Station and Thomond Park
22/9 TY and LCA Ploughing Champioship
23/9 Senior Ladies Football match v Boherbue (won)
23/9 Basketball Boys blitz
25/9 LCVP Class trip to Thomond Park
25/9 TY Herbal Medicine
26/9 School Concert
28/9 Class 1A and 1B to Cappanalea
29/9 6th Year and 5th Year and LCA Careers Exhibition
30/9 Class 1C and 1D to Cappanalea
30/9 Mini Sevens Munster Camogie Blitz (Runners up)
October 2009
1/10 Junior Ladies Football v St Annes, Tipperary Town (won)
2/10 Leaving Cert Biology Class trip to Fota Island
5/10 LC 1 & 2 Geography trip to Burren Co. Clare
6/10 1st and 2nd Year Limerick Camogie A Blitz (won)
7/10 1st Year Cork A Camogie Blitz
7/10 U18 Munster Hurling Championship v Brogans, Bandon (won)
8/10 5th and 6th Year Geography trip to Burren, Co. Clare
8/10 First Year Hurling Blitz
12/10 TY dance group to Rathfredagh
12/10 Intermediate A Munster League Camogie v St Marys Mallow (won)
12/10 LCA1 Fás Exhibition Tralee
14/10 Parent Teacher Meetings
14/10 Boys Basket ball blitz
15/10 U 18 Munster Football (lost)
16/10 Junior Ladies Football v Clonmel (draw)
16/10 Transition Year First Aid
19/10 Transition Year Lifesaver Project
21/10 LCA Theatre trip to Firar’s Gate
23/10 School tour to Germany
November 2009
6/11 Primary Schools Open Night
6/11 LCA began Tae-Kou-do Classes
3/11 Transition Year Integrated Dance Rathfredagh
6/11 Green Schools Committee to Charleville
6/11 Primary Schools Open Day
10/11 Primary Schools Science Quiz
10/11 Tea / Coffee fundraiser
12/11 1st / 2nd / 3rd Year Science Quiz
12/11 Senior Science ISTA Quiz
14/11 Primary Schools Camogie Blitz
9/11 Transition Year Lucca Leadership Programme (2 days)
11/11 Transition Year students to Clarion hotel Limerick
12/11 3rd Year CSPE to Limerick Prison
12/11 1st and 2nd year Basketball squads to SMI
17/11 U18 Hurling match in Ballina Co Tipperary
19/11 Transition Year Lucca Leadership Programme (2 days)
19/11 LCA first aid Classes
23/11 Junior Camogie match in Rathkeale
26/11 Junior Camogie Match – Borrisokane
December 2009
3/12 Senior Camogie Mallow
4/12 Frank Broderick Sugar Craft demonstration
7/12 LCA Hot dog sale
10/12 U16 Hurling Mallow
11/12 Transition Years to Tralee IT
11/12 Third year study skills
14/12 Senior Camogie v Tralee IT
15/12 3rd year DATS
15/12 LCA Ice skating
16/12 Junior Camogie Semi Final Mallow
17/12 Transition Year Handballl Course. Broadford Ball Alley
15th – 21st House Exams
January 2010
19/01 Transition Years to FM 102
20/01 U18 Football in Rathkeale
22/01 Transition Years to Tralee IT
25/01 Cross country event Newcastle West
26/01 Transition Year group visit FM 102
26/01 1st Year Hurling. Rathbane
27/01 U18 Hurling match in Cooleyroe
27/01 Senior Camogie match. Mallow.
28/01 Quiz and Debating teams to Castletroy
28/01 U16 Hurling match in Abbeyfeale.
28/1 Green Day
29/01 U16 & U19 Girls Basketball match. Newcastle West.
February 2010
01/02 Senior Girls football game in Bansha.
02/02 Transition group to FM 104
6/02 Assessment for incoming first years
2nd-12th February Leaving & Junior Pre Exams
09/02 Transition year group to FM 104
11/02 LC 1 & 11 Engineering classes visit Baldonnell.
21/01 U18 Hurling match. Doon.
23/02 Plúirín Sneachta agus na Seachtar Fir Beaga Transition Year Irish Play
24/02 U18 football match in Dromcollogher
24/02 School Retreats
25/02 5th and 6th Year Agricultural Science students visit Pallaskenry
27/02 U18 Munster Hurling Semi final in Lattin.
March 2010
01/03 RES for LCA
03/03 U16 Hurling Charleville
05/03 1st & 2nd year Basketball to Caherconlish
07/03 Build a bank regional finals
08/03 Art trip to Newgrange
10/03 AIB speaker
10/03 Junior Girls Football to Glin
10/03 U16 Football to Newcastlewest
11/03 2nd Year Boys Basketball to Limerick
11/03 Junior Girls Munster Final Ballincollig
11/3 2nd Year Home Economics class visit Broadford Childcare Centre
12/03 U18 Munster Hurling final in Abbeyfeale
16/03 U18 Football to Rathkeale
18/03 1st Year Girls football to Neville Park
18/03 LCA attend show in the Everyman Palace theatre Cork
18/03 One Good Idea contestants visit Broadford National School
20/03 U18 Hurling All Ireland Semi Final Cashel,
22/03 U16 Football to Askeaton
23/03 Leaving Cert Applied Lunch for Work Experience Employers
25/03 Success in Green Dragon Competition
26/03 U16 Basketball to Castletroy
26/03 Transition Years work with Milford National School
29/03 Winners of Best Display at AIB Build a Bank awards
26/03 1st Year Hurling Final in Newcastle West
26/03 Daffodil Day Fundraiser
23rd-26th Department Irish Inspection
26th-28th Variety Show and Dirty Dancing
26th-12th Easter Break. Various extra classes held for exam classes in Maths, LCVP, Biology, Woodwork, Construction, German, Irish
29th -30th Easter camp for incoming first years
April 2010
Transition Year Log on Learning Programme completed.
02/04 Good Friday Card Drive
12-16th April. Leaving Cert Oral Irish Exams
13/04 Transition Year Students visit Rathfredagh
14/04 Camogie Match in Limerick
15/04 First Year History Trip
15/04 JC HE practical exam
16/04 Transtion Year work with Milford National School
16/04 1st Year Hurling in Donoghmore
19/04 Leaving Cert German Oral Exams
20/04 Green Schools Inspection
20/04 Transition Year dance Rathfredagh
21/04 Transition Years work with Milford National School
21st-23rd Leaving Cert Oral French Exams
20th-23rd Practical Music Exams
22/04 1st Year Football Meelin
22/04 Winners of North Munster Schools History quiz.
23/04 County Athletics in University of Limerick
26th -30th LCA Task Exams
27/04 Staff planning meeting
28/04 Fund Raising Basketball Blitz
30/04 third year trip to opera house
May 2010
05/05 Basketball in UL
05/05 Basketball in Laural Hill
05/05 LCA HCT trip to Limerick
07/05 Basketball finals in UL
10/05 LCA HCT practical exam.
17/05 Primary schools volley ball finals
17/05 LCA English, Irish and German Orals
18/05 Darina Allen demonstration and LCVP enterprise talk
25/05 LCA end of year trip to Aquadome and Karting
27/05 Awards day
27/05 TY Graduation
28/05 2nd year trip to Torc Mountain
31/05 LC and LCA Graduation night.
June 2010
1st to 4th House Exams
Lucca Leadership Graduation
Lucca Leadership Graduation
Pictured are the Hazelwood College Transition Year students who recieved certificates for completing the Lucca Leadership programme with west Limerick Volunteer Support Service.
Pictured with them are School Principal, Mr Brendan Burke and Mr Paul Moriarty of The West Limerick Volunteer Support Service.
Log On Learning Transition Year Graduates at Hazelwood College
Log On Learning Transition Year graduates at Hazelwood College
Following a successful Log On Learn programme at Hazelwood College participants received their certificates of completion. Photo includes Principal Mr Brendan Burke, TY tutors and newly qualified LOL TY graduates.
Log On, Learn is a nationwide programme run in conjunction with Transition Year. Its aim is to guide senior members of the community through an introduction to computers by using a ‘buddy’ system whereby a transition year student sits with each participant so that they get individual and personalised tuition. This is the first time the course has been run at Hazelwood College and it has been a great success. Each week a different topic was covered so that over the course of 6 weeks participants gained computer knowledge and became more confident. Transition year students themselves became the teachers and it was a great way of bringing the school and the wider community together. Following its great success it is hoped to run the programme again in the autumn.
Variety Show Photos
Variety Show 2010 – Photos
Congratulations to all involved in this years production.
After months of hard work the almost 200 performers produced three great nights of entertainment to an audience of over 1000 people
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