Posts by Sophea
Royal South Street Debating Competition
The prestigious Royal South Street Competition begins every year with Debating. Loreto entered 12 teams and began preparing at the beginning of the year. Most of our teams won their first debate, two teams qualified for the semi finals, and one team made it to the grand final on Monday August 28. Josie Coates, Liv Dunn and…
Read MoreLoreto Photo Competition 2018
Loreto Photo Competition 2018 Use your imagination, get creative, and put your photography skills to the test! We could be featuring your photo on the cover of The Abbey, in the Ballarat Lifestyle Magazine, or on the Loreto College Instagram page! Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places Including: movie tickets, canteen vouchers and more! Click here for the…
Read MoreVCE Art Students Selected for ‘Next Generation Exhibition’
Next Generation Exhibition 2018 A special congratulations to a number of Loreto girls who have recently completed their VCE studies in Art and Studio Art, and have been selected to take part in the 2018 ‘Next Generation Exhibition’ at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Well done to Abbey Beverm, Ashleigh White, Brittney Haddon, Chloe Peeters,…
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day
Guest Speaker: Professor Michelle McIntosh This year for International Women’s Day we are thrilled to welcome Michelle McIntosh (Class of 1991), as our incredibly inspirational guest speaker!Michelle was awarded her PhD (Pharmaceutics) in 2000 from Monash University, then undertook a post-doctoral fellowship in The Center for Drug Delivery Research, University of Kansas where she gained…
Read MoreIWD Loreto College Alumni Spirit Award
Congratulations to Nikkita Venville, from the Class of 2005, who was the recipient of this award at our 2018 International Women’s Day Breakfast. Nikkita is an industrial relations lawyer and recently ran the National Equal Pay Case as a Senior Industrial Officer for 80,000 Child Care workers at Australia’s industrial relations tribunal, the Fair Work…
Read More30 Years of Service to Catholic Education
Catholic Diocese of Ballarat – 2018 Service and Leadership Awards Congratulations once again to Mrs Mandy Carroll, Ms Linda McDonald and Mr Ian Stowe. In a year where we celebrate Justice and the Loreto Spirit these three outstanding educators are true Loreto leaders! Proudly presented at the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat Schools Advisory Council, Outstanding Service…
Read MoreInteraction Day 2018
Written by Jess Sheehan (Year 7) Interaction Day, as a Year 7, is filled with all sorts of excitement. Just the sheer aspect of going on an excursion to St Pats, where a lot of girls have never even stepped foot before, to the thought of doing lots of different activities, was exciting. We started…
Read MoreLove Your Body and Mind Week
By Claire Baxter (Year 9) An annual Mornane initiative dedicated to spreading the message that #youarebeautiful, Love Your Body and Mind week was once again a huge success. All students were welcomed into school on Monday morning with a positive and empowering phrase on a sticky note attached to their lockers. Some said uplifting words…
Read MoreIWD Guest Speaker: Dannielle James
“Women in time will come to do much” – Mary Ward Loreto women have and are doing so many amazing things!! Join us for breakfast to celebrate the incredible women in our community this International Women’s Day. On the morning we will hear from Loreto College Past Pupil, Dannielle James (Class of 1999), and announce…
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