Emilia Weeding We’ve all heard about triple j’s hottest 100 where there is a massive countdown of 100 songs voted by Australians....

Avery Benbow The big day is almost here… the Music Festival. One of the cornerstones of the Loreto Normanhurst year, just around the...

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...

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...

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...

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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We asked our favourite teachers and some of The Mary Word team about their best Halloween-related memories and favourite scary movies!...

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,...

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...

By Anna Garnsey and Alessia Anderson

By Jemima McNicol, Lola Rahme, Rachel Antony, Sana Shah & Sarah Hayek

By Georgia and Charlotte Cluff This year, Boarder Choir conductor Jordyn Richards (Year 12 boarder) has selected the song ‘Home’ by...

By Sally Kearins Each year students and staff of Loreto Normanhurst come together each year to celebrate the much-anticipated ‘Loreto...

A quick note from Isobel Chambers and Eleanor Adlam We were shocked and confused - some may say bewildered - when, returning to class...

By Amy and Inara

By Rose Cunningham In late April, Year 8 went camping (literally) at Tallong (which is near the Southern Highlands). The theme of this...

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...

By Isobel Chambers Last term, the ecology and social justice leaders presented our school community with the inaugural 'Justice Fete'....

By Arabella Ahearn and Emma Frank From late 2020, current year 11 and 12 Italian students have embarked on a virtual exchange with a...

From The Mary Word In this issue, we present the second instalment of Teacher Friends. It is a continuation of our conversation with Mr...

By Amy Saad “An empowered woman slowly shifts their world to be a better place for all.” Annabelle Kingston is a remarkable young woman...

“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...

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...

By Charlotte Cluff To reiterate what Annika Shankar (Current SRC/Communications Captain) said in her speech during Wednesday’s assembly,...

By Luci, Amelia, Sasha, Carissa and Isla There have been some updates on the primary school during the school holidays. We have added a...

By Mackenzie Eyles and Eugenia Yoon Kate Eastman - Human Rights Lawyer and Academic. Early Life Kate was born in 1966 and went to the...

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...

By Alessia Anderson, Isobel Chambers and Erin Longney To welcome the new leaders, and allow some insight into their values, we've asked a...

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,...

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...

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...

By Lola, Sana and Isla Last Thursday, Loreto primary girls raced non-stop in our swimming carnival. From freestyle to backstroke,...

By Anika and Elina Banerji Christmas time has always been the time for giving, whether that be time, service, gifts or something else....

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." - Albert Einstein. 'Teacher Friends' was born...

By Amelia Moyes, Sasha Buchanan and Luci Durston For weeks and weeks, students and groups have been practicing their talents for the...

By Elina Banerji & Charlotte Pelling After a year full of hardships, the topics and themes of Social Justice are very prominent in our...

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...

By Rose Cunningham Buddies are such an incredible part of Loreto Life. We appreciate you so much and your kindness means the world your...

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...

House Communities: Graduating class’s words of wisdom and thanks, regarding their Heads of House, tutors, and fellow house members - by...

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...

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...

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...

HOW THEY USING THEIR VOICES TO INFLUENCE OUR SOCIETY By Elina Banerji On Wednesday, 17th June Year 7 was fortunate to be part of a Q & A...

By Greta Kraszula Keeping Normo Spirit Alive: Get to know the Sport Department and your House Sport Leaders In the words of musician...

By Alessia Anderson and Erin Longely The unexpected circumstances that have arisen from COVID-19 have meant that the world has had to...