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      From Mary Word: Advice Column
      • Jun 1
      • 4 min

      From Mary Word: Advice Column

      Hail Fellow Sisters, In this letter, you will find various responses to questions such as “How big is too big for Pearl Earrings?” and...
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      Loreto's First Ever Podcast ft. Ms Ugonotti!
      • Jun 1
      • 2 min

      Loreto's First Ever Podcast ft. Ms Ugonotti!

      Jess Ingham and Nikie Yang That’s right, this isn’t clickbait. The Mary Word officially presents the first ever (funny) podcast to grace...
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      Our Loreto Day Cause for 2022
      • Jun 1
      • 2 min

      Our Loreto Day Cause for 2022

      Genevieve Bolster Understanding ACRATH ACRATH, ‘Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans,’ is a registered charity...
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      4 Simple Tips for a Great Loreto Day
      • Jun 1
      • 2 min

      4 Simple Tips for a Great Loreto Day

      Camila De La Cruz Loreto Day is a fun event but if this year is your first Loreto Day, then there are a few things you need to know. The...
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      Loreto’s Hottest 50: Voting Open!
      • Mar 23
      • 1 min

      Loreto’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....
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      On its 50th anniversary - The History of the Music Festival
      • Mar 23
      • 6 min

      On its 50th anniversary - The History of the Music Festival

      Avery Benbow The big day is almost here… the Music Festival. One of the cornerstones of the Loreto Normanhurst year, just around the...
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      Ask Mary Ward!
      • Mar 23
      • 2 min

      Ask Mary Ward!

      Nikie Yang Forget about Dr Phil or Oprah. Mary is Loreto’s new counsellor! INTRODUCING ASK MARY WARD! Do you have a problem? Trouble with...
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      What music I think the staff at Loreto Normanhurst listen to
      • Mar 23
      • 4 min

      What music I think the staff at Loreto Normanhurst listen to

      By 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...
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      Casting Teachers: Musicals Edition
      • Mar 23
      • 1 min

      Casting Teachers: Musicals Edition

      Disclaimer: This is just a joke! Frozen - Religion 1. Snowgies Ms De Mattia 2. Duke Weselton Mr Madigan 3. Olaf Mr Currao 4. Kristoff Ms...
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      How to spice up Music Fest!
      • Mar 23
      • 4 min

      How 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...
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      Loreto's Best Empowerment Songs
      • Mar 23
      • 1 min

      Loreto's Best Empowerment Songs

      Lucy Deloughery, Olivia Daly, Emerson Mitchell and Genevieve Bolster
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      Teacher's Secret Skills
      • Nov 30, 2021
      • 1 min

      Teacher's Secret Skills

      Amy Saad and Inara Hossain
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      Halloween at The Mary Word
      • Oct 29, 2021
      • 1 min

      Halloween at The Mary Word

      We asked our favourite teachers and some of The Mary Word team about their best Halloween-related memories and favourite scary movies!...
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      See Ya!
      • Sep 13, 2021
      • 3 min

      See Ya!

      I can vividly remember having my whole life planned out at age 15. I was going to be an artist; I was going to the National Arts School,...
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      Don’t Make Me Go (but thanks for the memories)
      • Sep 13, 2021
      • 2 min

      Don’t Make Me Go (but thanks for the memories)

      By Isobel Chambers "I can’t wait to graduate,” I repeated for years, “I’ll finally be free of these confines.”. Who was going to tell me...
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      Advice From Year 12...
      • Sep 13, 2021
      • 0 min

      Advice From Year 12...

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      Music Fest: Teachers' Favourite Songs
      • Jun 16, 2021
      • 1 min

      Music Fest: Teachers' Favourite Songs

      By Anna Garnsey and Alessia Anderson
      1,606 views4 comments
      Primary Music Festival
      • Jun 16, 2021
      • 1 min

      Primary Music Festival

      By Jemima McNicol, Lola Rahme, Rachel Antony, Sana Shah & Sarah Hayek
      112 views0 comments
      Our Second ‘Home’ – Boarder Choir 2021
      • Jun 15, 2021
      • 3 min

      Our Second ‘Home’ – Boarder Choir 2021

      By Georgia and Charlotte Cluff This year, Boarder Choir conductor Jordyn Richards (Year 12 boarder) has selected the song ‘Home’ by...
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      The First Loreto Day?
      • May 27, 2021
      • 2 min

      The First Loreto Day?

      By Sally Kearins Each year students and staff of Loreto Normanhurst come together each year to celebrate the much-anticipated ‘Loreto...
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      Mrs Oxley; Justice for the Birds
      • May 27, 2021
      • 1 min

      Mrs Oxley; Justice for the Birds

      A quick note from Isobel Chambers and Eleanor Adlam We were shocked and confused - some may say bewildered - when, returning to class...
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      Loreto Day Video
      • May 26, 2021
      • 1 min

      Loreto Day Video

      By Amy and Inara
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      Diary of a (not so) Wimpy Kid
      • May 26, 2021
      • 4 min

      Diary of a (not so) Wimpy Kid

      By Rose Cunningham In late April, Year 8 went camping (literally) at Tallong (which is near the Southern Highlands). The theme of this...
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      Normo’s ‘Backstreet Boys’ – Where are They Now?
      • May 26, 2021
      • 5 min

      Normo’s ‘Backstreet Boys’ – Where are They Now?

      By Georgia Cluff and Charlotte Cluff It was Friday 2nd June 2017, at 2.46pm. Arguably, one of, if not the most important moment in the...
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      Justice Fete 2021
      • May 26, 2021
      • 1 min

      Justice Fete 2021

      By Isobel Chambers Last term, the ecology and social justice leaders presented our school community with the inaugural 'Justice Fete'....
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      Flipgrid Exchange
      • May 25, 2021
      • 3 min

      Flipgrid Exchange

      By Arabella Ahearn and Emma Frank From late 2020, current year 11 and 12 Italian students have embarked on a virtual exchange with a...
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      Teacher Friends; the (second) one with the historians.
      • Mar 5, 2021
      • 1 min

      Teacher Friends; the (second) one with the historians.

      From The Mary Word In this issue, we present the second instalment of Teacher Friends. It is a continuation of our conversation with Mr...
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      Fetch it for a Supergirl!
      • Mar 4, 2021
      • 2 min

      Fetch it for a Supergirl!

      By Amy Saad “An empowered woman slowly shifts their world to be a better place for all.” Annabelle Kingston is a remarkable young woman...
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      Hockey Superwoman; Ms Greville
      • Mar 4, 2021
      • 2 min

      Hockey Superwoman; Ms Greville

      “An empowered woman is set on what she wants to achieve, and she is focused. She is a force to be reckoned with!” While we know Ms...
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      A Journey of Advocacy and Perseverance; Charlotte Forward
      • Mar 4, 2021
      • 10 min

      A Journey of Advocacy and Perseverance; Charlotte Forward

      By Amy Saad “Never be afraid to be the person leading the charge. If you see something wrong or something that needs attention, don’t...
      1,095 views0 comments
      More Than Just a Pink Ribbon: The True Meaning of Supergirl Week
      • Mar 4, 2021
      • 3 min

      More Than Just a Pink Ribbon: The True Meaning of Supergirl Week

      By Charlotte Cluff To reiterate what Annika Shankar (Current SRC/Communications Captain) said in her speech during Wednesday’s assembly,...
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      Meet the Primary School
      • Mar 4, 2021
      • 2 min

      Meet the Primary School

      By Luci, Amelia, Sasha, Carissa and Isla There have been some updates on the primary school during the school holidays. We have added a...
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      Significant Women Who Graduated From Loreto Normanhurst
      • Mar 4, 2021
      • 1 min

      Significant Women Who Graduated From Loreto Normanhurst

      By Mackenzie Eyles and Eugenia Yoon Kate Eastman - Human Rights Lawyer and Academic. Early Life Kate was born in 1966 and went to the...
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      • Mar 4, 2021
      • 3 min

      Women Speak Up - Year 9

      By 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...
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      Editors-in-Chief 2020/2021
      • Nov 27, 2020
      • 4 min

      Editors-in-Chief 2020/2021

      By Alessia Anderson, Isobel Chambers and Erin Longney To welcome the new leaders, and allow some insight into their values, we've asked a...
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      Loreto vs 2020; How we dealt with the challenges of 2020
      • Nov 26, 2020
      • 3 min

      Loreto vs 2020; How we dealt with the challenges of 2020

      By Camila De La Cruz There is no doubt that 2020 is a year for the history books. With so many challenges, including an entire pandemic,...
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      Songlines Week Two
      • Nov 26, 2020
      • 3 min

      Songlines Week Two

      By Amy Saad On Monday, we spent part of the day bike riding around the school. Despite the pelting rain, we all had an amazing time. This...
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      Songlines Week One
      • Nov 26, 2020
      • 3 min

      Songlines Week One

      By Inara Hossain On Tuesday the 20th of October, year nine woke up before dawn to make their way to school before 5:30 to commence our...
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      Primary School Swimming Carnival 2020
      • Nov 26, 2020
      • 2 min

      Primary School Swimming Carnival 2020

      By Lola, Sana and Isla Last Thursday, Loreto primary girls raced non-stop in our swimming carnival. From freestyle to backstroke,...
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      VINNIES HAMPERS; see the joy, be the joy
      • Nov 26, 2020
      • 4 min

      VINNIES HAMPERS; see the joy, be the joy

      By Anika and Elina Banerji Christmas time has always been the time for giving, whether that be time, service, gifts or something else....
      79 views0 comments
      Teacher Friends; The One with the Historians.
      • Nov 25, 2020
      • 1 min

      Teacher Friends; The One with the Historians.

      "It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." - Albert Einstein. 'Teacher Friends' was born...
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      Loreto’s Got Talent
      • Nov 25, 2020
      • 2 min

      Loreto’s Got Talent

      By Amelia Moyes, Sasha Buchanan and Luci Durston For weeks and weeks, students and groups have been practicing their talents for the...
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      Interview of the Social Justice & Ecology Captains
      • Sep 19, 2020
      • 11 min

      Interview of the Social Justice & Ecology Captains

      By Elina Banerji & Charlotte Pelling After a year full of hardships, the topics and themes of Social Justice are very prominent in our...
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      Vogue 73 Questions with our Outgoing Editors in Chief… but shorter
      • Sep 19, 2020
      • 4 min

      Vogue 73 Questions with our Outgoing Editors in Chief… but shorter

      By Alessia Anderson and Zara Oong What’s your favourite time of day? Gian My favourite time of day is the early afternoon, because it's...
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      • Sep 15, 2020
      • 4 min

      Letters to Buddies

      By Rose Cunningham Buddies are such an incredible part of Loreto Life. We appreciate you so much and your kindness means the world your...
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      The Class of 2020 in the Eyes of Our Teachers
      • Sep 15, 2020
      • 4 min

      The Class of 2020 in the Eyes of Our Teachers

      By Izzy Tziolis, Ashleigh Leck and Maddie Pauly We asked a handful of teachers over the past two weeks what the class of 2020 meant to...
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      • Sep 15, 2020
      • 6 min

      House Communities in 2020

      House Communities: Graduating class’s words of wisdom and thanks, regarding their Heads of House, tutors, and fellow house members - by...
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      The Journey After School: Enjoyment of Life
      • Sep 15, 2020
      • 3 min

      The Journey After School: Enjoyment of Life

      By Sara Horan The last few weeks of Year 12 are strange, and they don’t warn you about that. You’re in the in-between, you’ve got things...
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      • Aug 2, 2020
      • 3 min

      What Year 7 Ward students think about leadership

      I posed a series of four questions to five enthusiastic Ward students in Year 7 about what they thought about leadership and this is what...
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      Catch up with past Normo captains!
      • Jul 30, 2020
      • 5 min

      Catch up with past Normo captains!

      By Ashleigh Leck and Maddison Pauly What makes a good leader? A loud voice? The ability to stand in front of a large group of people and...
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