Jun 14 minFrom 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...
Jun 12 minLoreto'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...
Jun 12 minOur Loreto Day Cause for 2022Genevieve Bolster Understanding ACRATH ACRATH, ‘Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans,’ is a registered charity...
Jun 12 min4 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...
Mar 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....
Mar 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...
Mar 232 minAsk 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...
Mar 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...
Mar 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...
Mar 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...
Mar 231 minLoreto's Best Empowerment SongsLucy Deloughery, Olivia Daly, Emerson Mitchell and Genevieve Bolster
Oct 29, 20211 minHalloween at The Mary WordWe asked our favourite teachers and some of The Mary Word team about their best Halloween-related memories and favourite scary movies!...
Sep 13, 20213 minSee 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,...
Sep 13, 20212 minDon’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...
Jun 16, 20211 minPrimary Music Festival By Jemima McNicol, Lola Rahme, Rachel Antony, Sana Shah & Sarah Hayek
Jun 15, 20213 minOur 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...
May 27, 20212 minThe First Loreto Day?By Sally Kearins Each year students and staff of Loreto Normanhurst come together each year to celebrate the much-anticipated ‘Loreto...
May 27, 20211 minMrs Oxley; Justice for the BirdsA quick note from Isobel Chambers and Eleanor Adlam We were shocked and confused - some may say bewildered - when, returning to class...
May 26, 20214 minDiary of a (not so) Wimpy KidBy Rose Cunningham In late April, Year 8 went camping (literally) at Tallong (which is near the Southern Highlands). The theme of this...
May 26, 20215 minNormo’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...
May 26, 20211 minJustice Fete 2021By Isobel Chambers Last term, the ecology and social justice leaders presented our school community with the inaugural 'Justice Fete'....
May 25, 20213 minFlipgrid ExchangeBy Arabella Ahearn and Emma Frank From late 2020, current year 11 and 12 Italian students have embarked on a virtual exchange with a...
Mar 5, 20211 minTeacher 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...
Mar 4, 20212 minFetch 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...
Mar 4, 20212 minHockey 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...
Mar 4, 202110 minA Journey of Advocacy and Perseverance; Charlotte ForwardBy Amy Saad “Never be afraid to be the person leading the charge. If you see something wrong or something that needs attention, don’t...
Mar 4, 20213 minMore Than Just a Pink Ribbon: The True Meaning of Supergirl WeekBy Charlotte Cluff To reiterate what Annika Shankar (Current SRC/Communications Captain) said in her speech during Wednesday’s assembly,...
Mar 4, 20212 minMeet the Primary SchoolBy Luci, Amelia, Sasha, Carissa and Isla There have been some updates on the primary school during the school holidays. We have added a...
Mar 4, 20211 minSignificant 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...
Mar 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...
Nov 27, 20204 minEditors-in-Chief 2020/2021By Alessia Anderson, Isobel Chambers and Erin Longney To welcome the new leaders, and allow some insight into their values, we've asked a...
Nov 26, 20203 minLoreto 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,...
Nov 26, 20203 minSonglines Week TwoBy 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...
Nov 26, 20203 minSonglines Week OneBy 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...
Nov 26, 20202 minPrimary School Swimming Carnival 2020By Lola, Sana and Isla Last Thursday, Loreto primary girls raced non-stop in our swimming carnival. From freestyle to backstroke,...
Nov 26, 20204 minVINNIES HAMPERS; see the joy, be the joyBy Anika and Elina Banerji Christmas time has always been the time for giving, whether that be time, service, gifts or something else....
Nov 25, 20201 minTeacher 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...
Nov 25, 20202 minLoreto’s Got TalentBy Amelia Moyes, Sasha Buchanan and Luci Durston For weeks and weeks, students and groups have been practicing their talents for the...
Sep 19, 202011 minInterview of the Social Justice & Ecology CaptainsBy Elina Banerji & Charlotte Pelling After a year full of hardships, the topics and themes of Social Justice are very prominent in our...
Sep 19, 20204 minVogue 73 Questions with our Outgoing Editors in Chief… but shorterBy 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...
Sep 15, 20204 minLetters to BuddiesBy Rose Cunningham Buddies are such an incredible part of Loreto Life. We appreciate you so much and your kindness means the world your...
Sep 15, 20204 minThe Class of 2020 in the Eyes of Our TeachersBy 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...
Sep 15, 20206 minHouse Communities in 2020House Communities: Graduating class’s words of wisdom and thanks, regarding their Heads of House, tutors, and fellow house members - by...
Sep 15, 20203 minThe Journey After School: Enjoyment of LifeBy 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...
Aug 2, 20203 min What Year 7 Ward students think about leadershipI posed a series of four questions to five enthusiastic Ward students in Year 7 about what they thought about leadership and this is what...
Jul 30, 20205 minCatch 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...