By Kenzie Eyles  Let’s be real, 2025 has been full of stuff no one saw coming. From apps getting banned to unexpected celebrity news, it’s been one curveball after another. Here are a few things that definitely weren’t on our 2025 bingo card (I can’t do everything, or this will be 100 pages long).  1. TikTok shut down Everyone joked it would happen, but when the U.S. really banned TikTok halfway through the year, the internet went crazy.  Creators were panicking, people were

By Julia Scarfe, Julia Foong and Eve Collins As spooky season approaches, we thought it would be a fun way to engage with Halloween traditions by doing an overview and overall rating of some common candies given out on Halloween. In partnership with Eve, Julia and Julia, we would like to introduce our candy rating for 2025! Eve Collins Fun-size chocolate bars - 7/10 These chocolates can taste really good, depending on which one you acquire during your quest to scavenge for c

By Tanaz Tahery and Myra Vasudev Christmas is celebrated all over the world, each culture having a unique way to celebrate brings its own magic to the holiday. Traditions in countries may differ immensely, but it's what makes Christmas so magical and whimsical. Let's take a little festive journey around the globe and see how the Christmas magic is spread in five very different places – Brazil, Egypt, France, and the Philippines. Egypt In Egypt, most traditions predominantly r

By Mackenzie Williamson We always talk about next year's Halloween as an exciting event, a celebration eagerly anticipated. But, as we go into our modern day, will we… GET RID OF HALLOWEEN?! Who would've estimated Halloween's rise in popularity throughout the years? But will this celebration be worth keeping? Commercial companies' advertisements have boasted that their lollies are the best, healthiest, and worthy of praise. But lollies are not all we think about at Halloween…

By Madeleine Candy It seems like as soon as Halloween toys and decorations are over, Christmas ones are here! We all know that companies need money in order to get financially benefited, but how does this affect the wider public? These are the statistics for each year. Christmas is the biggest sales event in the year, earning approximately $66 billion for department stores around Australia. Second comes Easter, exceeding $8 billion in sales. Although Halloween is not very wel

By Hannah Hippmann As our spooky October edges towards the 31st, I question, what are we really celebrating? Costumes? Parties? Decorations? Chocolates and lollies? Halloween, in the US and now Australia, has become a spectacle, rooted in inauthentic cultural transmission and consumerism. As a result, Halloween has lost its soul and rich cultural roots. In its place? An annual holiday that is projected to generate hundreds of millions of dollars, disregarding historical tradi

Common Misconceptions And Passed Over Issues That Happen During Celebrations By Sophie Zucconi Environmental Produces large amounts of waste from single-use decorations, plastic cutlery, fireworks, travel, and food waste. Often leading to rubbish being left behind, which then harms wildlife and pollutes waterways. Commercialization Companies often use celebrations and holidays to generate significant profits, diverting attention from the original purpose. Health risks Overeat

By Ally Chan Everybody knows that one of them is about February 29, the date that only comes by every four years in a leap year. So many people consider that a rare birthday, and it is less than 0.07% of people who have that birthday. Many consider it the rarest birthday, and they are correct. It is one in 1461 births, so it makes it rare. The people born on that day even have a special name, Leapers. Some other rare birthdays are Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and the Fourth of

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By Ainsley Benbow For centuries, the school bag has been a constant companion for students. Although its form varies across societies,...

By Mackenzie Eyles Graduating high school is something students look forward to from the very beginning of their schooling journey, and...

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By Clara Ding  Reading is a gateway into perplexing realms - an escape into relaxation, a wellspring of knowledge and imagination. It...

By Elizabeth Bizannes , Nicole Irwanto and Mackenzie Williamson When we go out, we always try to dress our best. Long sleeve T-shirts and...

By Ainsley Benbow Who could’ve known that simply cheese could make someone so rich, a net worth of $3.1 billion (Forbes 2017) to be...

By Christy Li We are here to celebrate the amazing 10 years of our outstanding Mary Word and to celebrate our striking year 12’s who are...

By Mackenzie Eyles Concerts are an amazing experience - bright lights, great music, seeing your favourite artist in person. It is unreal....

By Grace Hartley, Tessa Haire and Abbie Geoghegan Creating a Vision Board Lets make your pinterest dreams come true, whilst focusing on...

By Mackenzie Eyles We all know how long holiday brain lasts, but we still are expected to get back into the school routine and start...

By Ainsley Benbow Want to decorate your home or room in the lead up to Christmas? Try out these simple ideas and  tutorials guides to...

By Ainsley Benbow With the summer holidays being on the cusp of starting, the anticipation for lazy beach days, sunburnt Sundays,...

By Ainsley Benbow George R.R. Martin famously once wrote, “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies… The man who never reads lives...

By Mackenzie Eyles Dear Normo girls, Summer holidays are the perfect time for your glow up. Come back to school in 2025 as a brand new...

By Charlotte King If you're stuck at home with nothing to do but watch tv while the room fills with sun, and your clothes are stuck to...

By Brooke Kilmurray, Elizabeth Eade, and Elizabeth Ie As our time at Loreto draws to a close, we thought what better way to submit a...

By Jessica Ingham A guide to the millions of possibilities post-high school, based on real-life case studies of Year 12 students. Whether...

By Ainsley Benbow I know we’ve all thought about it: what is cheesecake, really? Many different sources describe cheesecake as a...

By Chloe Cheng For this graduation issue, you can try to change one of your hobbies into cooking! Here are some cooking recipes you can...

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By Olivia Klostermann Below, I’ve written a few insights into the schooling experience, and, whilst these are things I have personally...

By Belle Barden, Josephine Egan, Lauren Meaney, and Niamh Kelleher As Year 12 Graduation looms closer and closer, the dilemma of finding...

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By My Nguyen "Music has the power to unite people from all walks of life, just like Hatsune Miku's concerts." Hatsune Miku was the first...

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By Elizabeth Eade I once believed in the fairytale of the five stages of grieving: the linear, sequential, resolutive process of denial,...

By Rosemary O’Brien, Elisa Jeong, and Ava Martin Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor has seen...

By Camila De La Cruz, Zoe Huang, and Katharine Monohan It’s May and you know what that means. Every year on the first Monday of May, the...

By Ainsley Benbow When I was younger, if I was ever walking around the Macquarie shops with my family, I would see these superior and...

By Nikie Yang, Jessica Ingham, and Tahlia Moses Ever wanted to get a nice dinner, but didn’t know where to go? Wanted to try a new...

By Jessica Ingham and Nikie Yang Welcome to thrifting! A fun, affordable, and trendy way to shop. You may have seen videos of ‘thrift...

By My Nguyen K-pop, aka Korean pop, is a rising music genre that has been growing in popularity over the last few years thanks to popular...

By Camila De La Cruz, Avery Benbow, and Zoe Huang Wikipedia describes My Chemical Romance as, “an American rock band from Newark, New...

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By Niamh Kelleher Changing attitudes to mental health starts with one small act by one individual. One small gesture can make a huge...

By Ava Martin, Rosemary O’Brien, Elisa Jeong, and Maya Imbruglia Wong Overview: In this episode, we talk all things back to school and...

By Camila De La Cruz Disclaimer: This is just a personal opinion and may not be right for everyone. Everyone is different. I know subject...

By Mackenzie Eyles Audio: Real Talk with Mary Ward Episode 1 Future Forecasts.mp3 Transcript: Welcome to the first-ever episode of "Real...