Loreto College Y11 Hackathon 2017

This summer Loreto College is holding a Hackathon, which is a coding competition for year 11 students. This event is for Y11 students who have been invited directly or via their schools. You will need the event password to register.

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We Call The Shots – mentoring project

Over the past year eight students in the Media/Film department have been involved in a mentoring project called ‘We Call The Shots.’ The programme was created for young women who aspire to a career in the media. The students have

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Poetry/Short Story creative writing competition

The college runs a very successful Creative Writing enrichment activity. Mr Simpson and Ms Warburg decided that it would be fantastic to tap into some of the latent creative talent ‘out there’ in the general student population: hence the launch

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Debating Matters – finalists

There is clearly a capacity for use of the spoken word at Loreto as the success of the legal beagles has been matched by a spectacular coup for the debating team, which has been crowned North West and North Wales

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Loreto students in professional theatre show

7 Loreto students following a highly competitive audition were selected to perform in the professional production of ‘The Suppliant Women’ at the Royal Exchange Hannah Collins, Joanne Kenney, Grace Gough, Anna Puller, Holly Hatchard, Lauren Hampson and Julie Polaskova. They

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Loreto victory in the quarter final playoffs

Loreto College 5, Xaverian College 1:   The first ten minutes was a constant battle with both sides losing and regaining possession until a great cross from Alex Mutyambizi met the head of Loreto’s centre back, Dan, and hit the

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Loreto Women’s Football Team

Once again the Loreto Women’s Football Team have been successful for the second year running in making the Final of the University/Colleges Cup which is run by Manchester FA. The Draw saw Loreto get a BYE straight through to the

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What have Loreto medics, dentists and vets been doing since Christmas?

A lively group of about 80 students hoping to study Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science at university next year have been meeting weekly to consider how to enhance their application. A variety of activities including outside speakers (from various universities

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Theology Conference

Internationally renowned philosopher of religion, Dr Peter Vardy, spent the day at Loreto recently. Our Theology students were lucky enough to have a full day conference covering topics ranging from Ethics, the relationship between religion and science, the Problem of

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Drama Productions

Spring time saw enthusiastic audiences in the Ellis and Kennedy theatre enjoying two nights of drama presented by our second year BTEC Performing Arts students, and by a group of highly accomplished first year students from various areas of the

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UK Chemistry Olympiad

Loreto has a proud record in this national competition, organised annually by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Students from all over the country take part, sitting an extremely challenging two hour exam (in their own time), comprising difficult mathematical problem

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Easter Concert

After several highly successful years making use of the Halle St Peter’s rehearsal space for our Easter Concert, the Music Department felt the need for a larger venue to accommodate the numbers of family members and friends of the college

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Success for Loreto Law students

Loreto’s Bar Mock Trial team enjoyed fantastic success in this year’s competition, which sees students take on the roles of barristers, witnesses, court staff and jurors in “live” Crown Court trials against other schools and colleges. The competition tests students’

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History & Politics Trip to America

Thirty eight History & Politics students, accompanied by four members of staff, met at 3.30am in Manchester Airport to begin a journey across the Atlantic that started In New York and ended in Washington DC. Following the flight and transfer

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Flame 2017

Student Chloe Kayes reports: After an early start at Piccadilly Station we arrived safely in London and caught the tube to Wembley Arena (a new experience for some). We took our seats amongst the 9,993 other people in the arena.

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German Exchange

Students Cat Goreham and Gemma Watts report: The joint Loreto and Aquinas exchange to Lübeck took place in March. The exchange involved a German school, the Katharineum Gymnasium, and we stayed with host families during this time. The Katharineum Gymnasium

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