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From our Principal
A moment with Our Captains
Over the past year, every Normo girl has experienced many successes and challenges, whether it be in their studies, on the sport field or in other extra-curricular pursuits. No matter the outcome, we have seen all girls willing to have a go, celebrating their achievements and persevering through the tough times, all whilst being supported by the caring and dedicated Loreto Normanhurst community.
We celebrated record nominations at both the Swimming and Athletics Carnivals, enjoyed an incredibly successful Loreto Day, felt empowered during Supergirl Week, and basked in the excitement of winning the Senior Netball Firsts Premiership for the first time since 2005!
The leadership of Year 12 was nourished by the wonderful Ms Ugonotti as she stepped into her new role as Principal. On behalf of the Class of 2019, we would like to thank Ms Ugonotti for providing us with an example of a strong Loreto woman, who inspires us with her gentle feminism and her passion and care for this community.
As a cohort, the Class of 2019 committed to be leaders with integrity and compassion who worked together to overcome the challenges we face. Most of all, Year 12 committed to focusing on the ‘little things’ – placing emphasis on the importance of the small, everyday moments that amount to the Normo experience. Reflecting back on our years at Normo, we truly appreciate cheerful hellos, chats in the line to the bubbler and breaking out into song when the bell rings.
Our years at Loreto Normanhurst will remain forever treasured as a time where we were free to have a go, and to learn and grow as individuals, with the security of being in a community where we felt valued. It is within this spirited community that we connected with a strong sense of loving faith, cheered wildly at carnivals, were filled with contagious excitement at Light Entertainment, and felt heart-warming pride to be a Normo girl at Music Festival.
We are so grateful to all the wonderful people who contributed to our Loreto experience – our loving families, our
joy-filled friends, the nurturing staff, and all those women who came before us, particularly Mary Ward and her courageous legacy which still inspires our education today.
As we received the anticipated Loreto ring on Graduation Day, we could not be more grateful for the opportunities we have had, the people we have known, and the memories we have made. Although we are sad to be leaving, a new journey is ahead of the Class of 2019, and we know our time at Normo will remain with us forever because ‘once a Loreto girl, always a Loreto girl’.
EVELYN O’BRIEN AND ANASTASIA LEAVER School Captain and Vice-Captain 2018-2019
STUDENT COUNCIL 2019 School Captain:Evelyn O’Brien School Vice Captain: Anastasia Leaver
BOARDING SCHOOL Boarding Captain: Ella Anderson Boarding Vice Captain: Suzuki Yun
HOUSE CAPTAINS Aston: Sophie Dwyer Barry: Ella Nicol Kendall: Charlotte Ryan Kuring-gai: Gabriella Whipps Maye: Amelia Kenny Mornane: Lillian Barker Mulhall: Hannah Cowap Ward: Gabriella Black
BOARDER COUNCILLORS Caitlin Bush, Paris Sharpe, BridgetDownes, Imogen Whitnall, Millicent Price and Ainsley Woods
EXTRA-CURRICULAR CAPTAINS Academic Activities Captain: TamsynCoetzee Communication/SRC Captain: BreannaIvankovic Creative Arts Captain: Beatriz Fernandez Liturgy Captain:Charlotte Duff-Clarke Music Captain:Jayda Gursel Performing Arts Captain: IsabelleHumphries Social Justice Captain: Isabella Larkin Sport Captain: Zoe Warland
