The Mary WordMar 233 minSome Women Trailblazers in the Music IndustryClare Horan Music. When words fail, people flock to music to make sense of the world. Wherever you go, music is universal. Not only does...
The Mary WordMar 231 minLoreto’s Hottest 50: Voting Open!Emilia Weeding We’ve all heard about triple j’s hottest 100 where there is a massive countdown of 100 songs voted by Australians....
The Mary WordMar 231 minPoem: Charta Domum (Paper Home)Rose Cunningham By our books we were taught that women who ruled can be cool But, badge on her chest, they followed the boy without one...
The Mary WordMar 232 minWould Olivia Rodrigo exist without Taylor Swift? Alannah Hawkins-Munro Everyone knows Olivia Rodrigo as the teenage sensation that wrote the viral album “Sour”. She was also in the TV...
The Mary WordMar 232 minHow Has Tiktok Changed the Music Industry?Tahlia Moses It’s ironic really, that TikTok has changed the music industry completely. A social media app that has taken the world by...
The Mary WordMar 233 minK-pop beyond BTS and BlackpinkCamila De La Cruz K-pop has gone global over the recent years with Korean artists such as BTS and Blackpink debuting on the Hot 100...
The Mary WordMar 234 minHyperpop 101: Who, What, When, Where, and Why?Emma Frank If you don’t think it’s an interesting time for music - you haven’t been paying attention. A new era of pop has emerged, one...
The Mary WordMar 233 minHow does music affect animals? Makenzie Plunkett I’ve been wondering about this question for a while now and well, I think now’s the time to find out the answer. I’ve...
The Mary WordMar 234 minSocial Media Star or Musician?Georgia Angell and Isobel Parry With the recent rise of the social age, people with little to no talent have gained popularity by...
The Mary WordMar 236 minOn its 50th anniversary - The History of the Music FestivalAvery Benbow The big day is almost here… the Music Festival. One of the cornerstones of the Loreto Normanhurst year, just around the...
The Mary WordMar 233 minLove this popular artist? Listen to this underground artistJess Ingham and Charli Davis What are Underground artists? Simply put, an underground artist is a musician who hasn’t yet achieved...
The Mary WordMar 234 minIs media featuring unconventional or complex female characters damaging?Feronia Ding With the increasing popularity of works featuring unconventional or complex female characters, I’ve recently come to...
The Mary WordMar 231 minPoems: Sweet Vanilla / Valentine's DayNat Hardwick Sweet Vanilla Porcelain walls held a winter-like aesthetic, Mahogany drawers like bare trees in a landscape so poetic. An...
The Mary WordMar 234 minWhat music I think the staff at Loreto Normanhurst listen toBy Saoirse Hickey Let's be honest, we all sit on the ‘friend activity’ section of Spotify from time to time, doing a quick checkup on...
The Mary WordMar 233 minThe Perfect Album: A Veneration of Joni Mitchell's 'Blue'Chiara Prinsloo What makes an album perfect? Maybe it's lyrics, composition, the music itself, or the emotion that it sparks. Maybe, it’s...
The Mary WordMar 231 minCasting Teachers: Musicals EditionDisclaimer: This is just a joke! Frozen - Religion 1. Snowgies Ms De Mattia 2. Duke Weselton Mr Madigan 3. Olaf Mr Currao 4. Kristoff Ms...
The Mary WordMar 236 min𝄞 How Music Affects the Brain? 𝄞Avery Benbow & Lizzie Ead In light of the upcoming Music Festival, two curious students decided to explore the science behind how music...
The Mary WordMar 234 minHow to spice up Music Fest!Eleanor Low Greetings, dear reader! Thank you for clicking on this article. I’ll keep this short and sweet; Music Festival is an awesome...
The Mary WordMar 231 minLoreto's Best Empowerment SongsLucy Deloughery, Olivia Daly, Emerson Mitchell and Genevieve Bolster
The Mary WordNov 30, 20212 minThe Importance of Female DirectorsFeronia Ding As we are lucky enough to attend a school that emphasises the importance of women and their potential, we sometimes forget...
The Mary WordNov 30, 20211 minSakuraNat Hardwick Dark ebony branches swayed stiffly in the breeze, As the rosy blush buds bloom its sweet scent welcomes the bees. Many...
The Mary WordNov 30, 20211 minSummer BreezeNat Hardwick Summer begins with a warm breeze, Gently swaying the new emerald leaves. The golden sun peaks over the distant skyline,...
The Mary WordNov 30, 20213 minMy Top 3 BooksClare Horan Stories and books have been the way humans express themselves for generations, and in many cases books have been written to...
The Mary WordOct 29, 20212 minMy Favourite Horror MoviesFeronia Ding As a huge fan of movies, horror is one of my favourite genres. So as Halloween is quickly approaching, I thought it would be...
The Mary WordOct 29, 20213 minMy Favourite Halloween Songs Saoirse Hickey 1 - Calling All The Monsters by China Anne McClain (the original) I believe that this song truly changed the music...
The Mary WordJun 16, 20218 minGordi: an ex-Loreto student's success in the music industryBy Arabella Ahearn and Feronia Ding With Loreto Normanhurst alumna ‘Montaigne’s’ recent success in Eurovision, the talents of other...
The Mary WordJun 16, 20211 minCelebrities at their first and most recent Grammy AwardsBy Inara Hossain
The Mary WordJun 16, 20214 minLofi: the 'smooth beats' taking over the internetBy Camila De La Cruz (Image from “Lofi Girl”, formally “Chilled Cow” Youtube Channel) Lofi music has been increasing in popularity over...
The Mary WordJun 16, 20212 minThe Influential Life of Dennis BrainBy Amy Saad On the 17th of May in 1921, the remarkable British French Horn musician, Dennis Brain, was born in London to a very gifted...
The Mary WordJun 16, 20215 minCan We Still Listen to Problematic Artists?By Charlotte Hartmann There’s no feeling of personal betrayal like discovering a favourite artist is problematic. I remember at the...
The Mary WordJun 15, 20211 minYou Deserve To Own The Art You Make.By Ava Carroll Who hasn’t dreamed of being a major international recording star? All you’ve got to do is write the songs, perform them,...
The Mary WordMay 26, 20213 minMy favourite films from BIPOC directorsBy Feronia Ding Moonlight (2016) A tender coming-of-age story about a young boy discovering his sexuality, ‘Moonlight’ captures the...
The Mary WordMar 4, 20213 minWhy you need to watch Miss AmericanaBy Erin Longney In the bubble of my own social media echo chamber, until recently, I had been lulled into a false sense of security that...
The Mary WordMar 4, 20213 minGlass EyesBy Clare Horan and Remy Savell-McKean Some of you may have heard the name; Walter Keane, or you may have not. However, I can assure you...
The Mary WordMar 4, 20213 minWomen Speak Up - Year 9By Camila De la Cruz As part of a topic in English, “Women Speak Up”, Year 9 students have been studying feminism and why it is important...
The Mary WordMar 4, 20215 minFemale Artists in the Music IndustryBy Saoirse Hickey and Arabella Ahearn Even in 2021, female artists suffer from sexism within the music industry. Artists like Taylor...
The Mary WordMar 3, 20214 minAre These Films Feminist?By Emma Frank and Feronia Ding Feminism in film is a grey area. Often it is hard to separate hyper-aware satire from work bombarded with...
The Mary WordNov 25, 20201 min'Summer', a poem.By Carissa Kidner Summer is the sun on my bright red cheeks. Summer is the laughter of people at the beach. The jacaranda falling around...
The Mary WordSep 21, 20204 minStudent Newspapers, are they important? Advice from an ex-studentBy Inara Hossain School newspapers… They seem like an average extracurricular activity. But why exactly is this certain extracurricular...
The Mary WordSep 21, 20206 minFavourite Coming of Age FilmsBy Feronia Ding, Saoirse Hickey, Emma frank and Arabella Ahearns American Honey (2016) directed by Andrea Arnold By Feronia Ding Andrea...
The Mary WordSep 20, 20202 minComing of AgeBy Shannan Dower Truthfully, what does it mean? An obscure term for an equally obscure concept. Throughout history, age has been a...
The Mary WordAug 2, 20204 minYour Top 10 Favourite Leaders in TVby Isabella Stewart Around this time of year, Year 12s are no doubt busy with university applications and questions like ‘Who is your...
The Mary WordAug 2, 20204 minWhy these John Hughes movies are better leaders than our politicians By Alessia Anderson It’s safe to say that American filmmaker John Hughes has developed quite a legacy for himself. From the Breakfast...
The Mary WordAug 2, 20202 minLeading Female Directors of our GenerationBy Feronia Ding 1. Sofia Coppola Born into a family of directors, Coppola made her film debut as an infant in her father's acclaimed...
The Mary WordAug 2, 20201 minA Work so Revolutionary it Caused a Riot“A work so revolutionary it caused a riot” By Sophie Andreou Russian composer, pianist and conductor, Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) is one...
The Mary WordAug 2, 20202 min Pink MilkBy Laura Neilson One of the oldest memories I have, is crying at a farm my family was visiting. This was because my dad, who was milking...
The Mary WordMay 24, 20201 min15 Throwbacks from the 2000'sBy Nikkie Yang I’m sure we all miss this era of music so, when else is better to listen to our favourite childhood throwbacks than now,...
The Mary WordMay 22, 20203 minIs Greta Gerwig’s Little Women the Best Film Adaptation?By Feronia Ding Since Louisa May Alcott’s initial publication of her novel Little Women in 1868, there have been countless adaptions,...
The Mary WordMay 22, 20202 minRemedy for a Tedious Playlist: Iso Discoveries Edition By Sophie Andreou Someone told me they enjoyed my article titled 'Remedy for a Tedious Playlist', so I thought I would make another...
The Mary WordMar 31, 20202 minStaying Connected in the PastBy Camila De La Cruz Communication hasn’t always been easy. In today’s world, it has never been easier to send a message to a friend....