Hazelwood College

Young Scientist 2017

Best of Luck to our 13 students taking part in this years BT Young Scientist Competition.

This year 5 group projects from our students qualified for the prestigious national competition.

The titles of this years entries are:

An Exploratory Investigation into the Acoustical Conditions Experienced by both Primary and Second Level students in County Limerick – Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences Group

An investigation into the use of various manures from different animals to determine which has the greatest energy supply to farms – Technology Group

An investigation into the production of Selenium-enriched dairy products with commercial potential. – Biological and Ecological Group

MIGRAINE – IT’S NOT JUST A HEADACHE!! – Social and Behavioural Sciences Group

Accents – The Unspoken About Prejudice – Social and Behavioural Sciences Group

Entrants of the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, in the Behavioural Science category, are Mary Kate Fehin and Ava Mullane, pictured at Hazlewood College, Dromcollogher
Source Credit: Limerick Leader

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National Ploughing Championship 2015

Hazelwood College Transition Year Programme and Leaving Certificate Applied students are pictured as they attended the National Ploughing Championships recently. They are pictured with their teachers Ms Maria Curtin (far left) and Ms Christine Brennan (far right).

Business Quiz National Final

Hazelwood College Business Studies quiz team at the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants / BSTAI Junior Certificate Business Quiz National Final which was held in LIT Thurles recently. Pictured are (from left to right) Hazelwood College Business Studies teacher Ms Margaret Griffin, Paul Power, Kennedy O’Sullivan, Emma O’Driscoll of RTE fame who acted as MC for the event, Áine Bennis, Gerard O’Donnell, Mary Higgins President of the Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland and Hazelwood College Business Studies teacher Mr Noel O’Grady.

National Tree Week

Transition Year students from Hazelwood College with one of the Hazel trees they planted for National Tree week. They are pictured with their Organic growing tutor William McNamara and Gerry and Anthony from An t-Ionad Glas.

U.L. School of Law National Essay Competition

Hazelwood College sixth year student John Ahern (right) is congratulated by his year head Mr Tom Quinlan (left) on his recent success, after winning the University of Limerick School of Law National Essay Competition.