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Sep 150 min read


An Overthinker’s Guide to Year 12
By Rose Cunningham Welcome to Year 12! If you’re reading this, you’re standing at the edge of the most intense, challenging and rewarding...
Sep 1514 min read


10 Years of The Mary Word
By The Mary Word team
Sep 151 min read


What was Graduation Like for Some of our Teachers?
By Sophie Chiha and Anwen Morgan Graduation is an amazing experience that every Loreto girl gets to go through. It is a significant way...
Sep 155 min read


25 Things To Do Before You Graduate
By Mackenzie Eyles, Ainsley Benbow, Joanna Cowan, Ava Carroll and Hannah Kent Do a drive-through at Maccas #Pdriverontheloose Eat...
Sep 151 min read


10 Facts You Didn’t Know about The Mary Word
By Chloe Cheng Hello! We are all here today to celebrate 10 years of The Mary Word, which is the student newspaper of Loreto Normanhurst....
Sep 152 min read


10 Year Old Dreams
By Katia Hales
Sep 151 min read


Year 12's Favourite Memories
By Julia Scarfe, Lili Cannizzaro, Zoe Macedone and Sophie Zucconi
Sep 151 min read


Guide to the Loreto Day House Stalls
By Ainsley Benbow, Ava Carroll, Joanna Cowan, and Mackenzie Eyles Aston Activity: Carnival Games Donut on a string Pin the tail Face...
Jun 22 min read


Teacher's Music Quiz - Pt 2
By Rosemary O'Brien, Ava Martin and Elisa Jeong
Apr 71 min read


Asking Heads of House to Finish the Lyric to their Music Festival Song
By Charlotte Barnett and Joanna Cowan
Apr 71 min read


'Your Beautiful' - Social Experiment
By Joanna Cowan and Charlotte Barnett
Apr 71 min read


Q&A with The Norm
By Zoe Macedone and Sophie Zucconi In this article we discuss the musical journey of Loreto’s most prominent band, The Norm! We’ll be...
Apr 64 min read


A Whole New World of Music
By Stephanie Ma and Shriyaa Madan Gopal From the tumultuous tales of history and religion, to transporting us to a “whole new world” with...
Apr 63 min read


The Cheat Code to Extracurriculars
By Charlotte Barnett As a new school year begins, it is time to sign up for extracurricular activities! High school isn’t just about...
Feb 103 min read


Which is the Best Locker Location?
By Joanna Cowan At Loreto, we are very lucky to have access to full sized lockers for our belongings… But which is the best locker...
Feb 92 min read


Songs of the Summer!!
By Ava Martin, Elisa Jeong, Rosemary O'Brien and Lauren Evans
Dec 1, 20241 min read


Top Summer Reads: Teacher Favourites
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...
Dec 1, 20248 min read


My Last Word
By Camila De La Cruz - Graduating Editor of 2024 I’ve been brainstorming this article for years. I tend to brainstorm things that are...
Sep 19, 20247 min read


So Long, Loreto: Things We Will Miss The Most!
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...
Sep 19, 20242 min read


Rating All The Articles I’ve Written
By Camila De La Cruz In honour of the end of five years of writing articles (or editing videos), I wanted to look back on the many things...
Sep 19, 20247 min read


My Opinions and Thoughts on Year 7
By Sophia Zammit (Disclaimer: these are all just my opinions, because I’m still just a Year 6 student and not completely sure what high...
Sep 19, 20243 min read


Europe Tour 2024
By Elisa Jeong, Ava Martin and Rosemary O'Brien
Sep 19, 20241 min read


Class of 24's Graduation Playlist
By Rosemary O'Brien, Elisa Jeong and Ava Martin
Sep 19, 20241 min read


If Teachers Were Insects, What Insects Would They Be?
By Virginia Riley and Avery Benbow You read the title, you know what we’re doing. In fact, I have so much faith in your reading...
Sep 19, 20245 min read


Subject Advice
By Elina Banerji, Anishka Kumar, Charlotte Pelling, and Leah Allan Hi everyone! Going through subject selection was obviously...
Jul 31, 202413 min read


Female Empowerment at Loreto!
By Rosemary O’Brien, Elisa Jeong, Ava Martin
May 29, 20241 min read


Assigning Teachers Myers-Briggs Personality Types
By Virginia Riley If you’ve been frequenting quiz websites in the last couple of years, you might’ve seen these little geometric...
May 29, 20247 min read


Loreto Day Cause 2024: Loreto Shiksha Sadan Development Centre, Dharan Nepal
By Anika Banerji and Anishka Kumar With Loreto Day fast approaching (t-minus 2 days), we all must have a clear understanding of the 2024...
May 29, 20242 min read


Unveiling Teachers' Concert Faves
By Mia Khoudair and Ava Barakat
Mar 25, 20241 min read


Mia and Stella Comic: Music Festival Comic
By Katharine Monahan
Mar 25, 20241 min read


I Bet You Think About Mary: Episode 2 - Thinking About Music Fest ft. The Lebs
By Olivia Sukari, Ava Barakat, and Mia Khoudair Audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jhsF8nFQlqIEN3uTr-_PlxE3fT-BsKch/view?usp=sharing...
Mar 25, 20241 min read


Which TS Era is Each Department?
By Anishka Kumar, Anika Banerji, Elina Banerji, Charlotte Pelling, Leah Allan and Joy Wang
Mar 25, 20241 min read


The Hunger Games @ Loreto! (on a low budget)
By Amelia Lavis, Olivia Fusca and Kate Shepard
Mar 25, 20241 min read


Teachers Music Quiz!
By Ava Martin, Maya Imbruglia Wong, Elisa Jeong and Rosemary O’Brien
Mar 25, 20241 min read


Behind the Scenes of a Music Fest Audition
By Olivia Sukari and Ainsley Benbow
Mar 25, 20241 min read


Bet You Didn’t Know That? (Back to School Edition - STARRING MS. UGONOTTI)
By Ava Martin, Rosemary O’Brien, Elisa Jeong, and Maya Imbruglia Wong Overview: In this episode, we talk all things back to school and...
Feb 1, 20241 min read


An Honest Guide to Subject Selection – Starting Your Year Right
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...
Feb 1, 20244 min read


I Bet You Think About Mary: Episode 1 - Thinking About 2024
By Olivia Sukari Audio: https://loretonh-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/olivia_sukari_loretonh_nsw_edu_au/ERTGnY391FdNs_ZSB7nwa4cBOr3_i...
Feb 1, 20241 min read


Meet the 2023/24 Mary Word Team
By Rose Cunningham 2024 is here and so is our first issue of the Mary Word for this year! We are so excited to be back but, who makes up...
Feb 1, 20245 min read


Real Talk with Mary Ward Episode 1: Future Forecasts
By Mackenzie Eyles Audio: Real Talk with Mary Ward Episode 1 Future Forecasts.mp3 Transcript: Welcome to the first-ever episode of "Real...
Feb 1, 20244 min read


A Guide to Surviving Loreto
By Nikie Yang Welcome back to a brand new year of school, Normo girls! We all know 2024 will be another jam-packed year full of...
Feb 1, 202410 min read


The truth behind Mr Rafe and Mr Munro's bromance
By Ainsley Benbow
Feb 1, 20241 min read


Graduation Video/HSC Showcase Interview
By Grace Sukari, Mollie Montano, Olivia Daly and Chelsea Dove
Sep 11, 20231 min read


One Last Word From The Teachers…
By Lauren M, Josephine E, Katrina, Belle B, Olivia K and Niamh “I’m going to miss the year 12s… they’re a beautiful group of girls” - Mrs...
Sep 11, 20232 min read


Year 7 Buddy Letters
By Year 7: Abigail, Megan, Emy, Maggie, Immi, Charlie, Isobelle, Alexandra, Eliza, Zoe, Issy, and Eloise When transitioning into high...
Sep 11, 20235 min read


The Practicality of the HSC
By Inara Hossain The HSC is the conclusive exam for our high school years. Almost everything we do is in preparation for these exams. We...
Sep 11, 20237 min read


Winning Songs from the Past 10 Years
By Niamh Kelleher and Olivia Klostermann Over the past 50 years, every house has battled it out, from lunchtime rehearsals to screaming...
Mar 22, 20234 min read


The Soul - Music Fest Comic
By Phuong Nguyen and Katharine Monahan
Mar 22, 20231 min read


Mockumentary the Reality of Conducting
By Nikie Yang and Liana Niezabitowski
Mar 22, 20231 min read
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