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SENIOR ISSUE A Publication of Notre Dame de Sion* 10631 Wornall Road*Kansas City, MO 64114 Volume 30, Issue 6 May 2012

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o, this is it. I’ve looked forward to this time since I first started school, over 12 years ago. The time when I would slave over my answers for the senior survey, announce where I’m officially go-ing to college and finally, justify my senior-itis. However, now that I’m finally here, it’s more bittersweet than anything. Along with the excitement of col-lege, graduation parties and senior skip day comes the inevitable sadness: the last days of school, the goodbyes and the unknowns the future holds. But this, like all good things, must come to an end. Considering this is my final column and I have a small tendency to stress over even the tiniest things, there are a thousand thoughts spinning through my head right now. And who knows when I’ll ever have the chance to broadcast whatever’s on

my mind to the entire Sion commu-nity again, right? It’s so easy to look back and laugh, smile and even cry remembering the last four years. But instead, I’d like to take the opportunity to send the Class of 2012 down memory lane. Let’s begin by flashing back four years, remembering our first ever day of high school. Walking down the in-famous freshman hallway into chaos

full of streamers, balloons and candy, our eyes lit up as we each tried our locker combo 45 times in attempts to see the rest of our incredibly deco-rated lockers. Our parents stood amongst the cha-os, capturing every moment on cam-era. Our smiling faces, new friends, new school supplies. Our first mo-ments as the Class of 2012. As we all hung up our beanies and went our respective ways over the summer, we all grew up a little. One by one, we got our licenses and slowly the sophomore lot became full of cars. As we embraced our indepen-dence, we moved closer and closer into adulthood. I’ll always remember when our class

swept the tug-of-war competition at Sion Olympics when we were only sophomores. It was only foreshadow-ing the strength and leadership our class possessed. Junior year, we prepared to become the leaders of the school. As we each sat in our chairs, anticipating who would give us our ring, it set in. No longer were we the awkward freshmen attempting to make it to

Algebra on time or the sophomores, on the verge of upperclassmen-status. We were about to take on our roles as the leaders of the school. We realized that time was now a gift, because our time at Sion was limited. Little did we realize how quickly it would go. We came in as 99 individuals, fear etched across our brace-filled faces. Now, we’ll walk across the stage, di-ploma in hand, on May 24th as a class, as a sisterhood. This is the moment we’ve waited for since we paraded into the gym during convocation four year ago. This is the moment that accumu-lates everything the last four years have held.

The hundreds of tests, quizzes and assignments. The endless nights spent typing papers past midnight. The doz-ens of books bought and sold back to the infamous Back to Books. The hundreds of service hours. The afternoons spent at Rose Brooks, Upper Room and Operation Breakthrough. The hundreds of cup-cakes and cookies sold to help organi-zations all over the world.

The hundreds of miles driven looking for prom dresses. The dozens of roses given out at the Mother/Daughter Luncheon.

And the thousands of smiles shared day after day. Thank you to everyone who’s been there. Thank you to the teachers who stayed after school until I understood the homework, the ones that came in early so I could take a test and the ones that showed me my strengths. And thank you to everyone of you. Thank you to everyone who shared memories, secrets and laughter with me. So, here we are. As we enter the final stretch of high school, we remember everything. Because I don’t want to forget a moment of it all. It’s been a long, exhausting, convo-luted, tiring, stressful journey. But totally worth it.

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Rushing to Judgement Judgement.It’sinourveryhumannature.It’sineverydaysociety.Havewesuccumbedtomakingquickjudgementswithoutdiscoveringthefacts?TakealookattheTrayvonMartincase,theDukelacrosseteamandtheSusanSmithcase.Manyofusrushedtojudgementabouttheseevents.

Nowlookatthetruth:theactualfacts.

THE CASE: THE JUDGEMENT: THE TRUTH:

TrayvonMartinCase

DukeLacrosseTeam

SusanSmithCase

George Zimmerman, a neighborhood crime watch volunteer, shot a 17 year old African Ameri-can boy named Trayvon Martin when he saw him walking down the street with a bag in his hands

and thought it looked suspicious. Zimmerman said he was acting out of self-defense.

Trayvon Martin was actually just coming from a store where he bought

skittles and iced tea - no drugs in the bag. Zimmerman is now being charged for second degree murder

after many months of debate.

The Duke Lacrosse team in 2006 had a party off-campus and hired two strippers to attend. Crystal

Magnum, one of the dancers, claimed that she had been raped by three of the boys on the Duke Lacrosse team

at the party.

It turns out that Crystal Magnum was, in fact, lying. She falsey accused those three boys. Also, after more research and ques-

tioning, Magnum turned out to be indicted for first degree murder, and in another case was charged with assault against a police-man with a gun, in which she inflicted the

police officer with a serious injury.

A woman named Susan Smith claimed that a man carjacked her and took her two sons, aged 3 and 1 years old at the time, with her car. The nation went crazy trying to find the man who

committed this awful crime.

Nine months after saying that a man kid-napped her children, Smith admitted that she let her car roll into John D. Long Lake that was nearby and drowned her children so that she could resume her affair with a wealthy man that did not want children. Smith will be eligible for parole in 2024,

after forty years in prison.

‘Stand Your Ground’: Crime Reducer or Inducer?Zimmerman Uses Much-Debated “Stand Your Ground” Law to Defend his Case BY MAURA EVELD Feature Editor

It’s a little over one month later, and the emotionally-charged, racial controversy of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin’s death has not subsided. As the story goes, Martin was walking down a street in Sanford, Florida, when crime watch vol-unteer George Zimmerman called 911, reporting Martin as looking suspicious. Martin was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and holding a bag of Skittles and an iced tea. Zimmerman continued to follow Martin and a fight ensued, leaving Martin shot dead. Zimmerman was not arrested on the spot because he claimed self-defense. Although he was recently charged with second degree murder, he wasn’t immediately arrested because the Sanford Police department believed the case fell under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law. “It’s one of the craziest things I’ve heard in awhile,” math teacher Reynold Middleton said of the self-defense claim.

Trayvon’s case arouses an opportunity to re-think this law. Usually, it is a civilian’s duty to retreat in a situation in which he or she feels threatened. Some states, however, including Florida, have enacted a law that repeals this duty. Since 2005, Florida citizens in “threatening situations” have the right to use force, even deadly actions. But this law is completely unnecessary in the first place. What’s wrong with the usual law, re-treating? If a person feels he or she is in a danger-ous situation, wouldn’t simply leaving the location be the best option? If Zimmerman felt uncomfortable with Trayvon’s appearance, he should have let the police department deal with it. There was absolutely no imminent need to follow Martin. Likewise, no common citizen needs to deal with capturing or hurting a suspect - that is a higher authority’s job. Calling 911 and retreat-ing would be much safer and more effective than personally taking on a threatening person. It seems that this law is more of a personal

invite to predators than a self-defense mechanism. To serial killers and criminals, it screams, “Hey, try following that kid to see if he gets a reaction. If he responds physically, you can kill him and claim self-defense.” In fact, according to a New York Times news article by former police chief John F. Timoney, Florida homicides categorized as justifiable have increased almost threefold since 2005. Although there is no official evidence of such thoughts and actions in the Trayvon Martin case, one can now see how it could conceivably occur. And, it’s still possible this is what went through Zimmerman’s mind. “It [the ‘stand your ground’ law] would open the door for anybody to inflict bodily harm or death on someone and then claim self-defense,” Middleton said. No law that can be so blatantly manipulated should be allowed. It gives unnecessary and dan-gerous power to the sick-minded while causing the unnecessary and tragic death of the innocent.

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‘Stand Your Ground’: Crime Reducer or Inducer?

Ridiculous R RatingMPAA wrongly rates “Bully” documentary at first

BY MAURA EVELDFeatures Editor

The film “Bully,” a documentary that traces the lives of several families stricken by the growing tragedy of teen bullying, opened to all theatres April 13. It is a chance for teens and adults alike to wit-ness the dangerous effects of bullying, and it could inspire many to make a difference. But before April 5, there was one problem. Over half of Sion’s population wouldn’t have been able to see it without an adult. That’s right, the Motion Picture Association of America gave bully an R rating for, according to the “Bully” website, strong lan-guage. A recent petition by a Michigan high school student to make “Bully” a PG-13 movie grabbed na-tionwide attention, but to no avail. During its limited release March 30, the movie was unrated. “Bully” was released finally as a PG-13 movie April 13, only after The Weinstein Company re-moved three expletives (the F-word) from the film. The petition was right on. “Bully” should be rat-ed PG-13, not only because this movie is an oppor-tunity to reveal the horrors of bullying and impact millions of lives, but also because strong language is a very poor reason for the rating. The R rating from the beginning was unreasonable. Consider recent PG-13 movies. Take 2008 “Taken,” for example. The plot revolves around the kidnapping of a 17-year-old girl in Paris, France, where she is sold into prostitution. The movie is filled with disturbing scenes of violence and death, including a clip in a prostitution house. Blood, shooting, death, and yes, profane language, are con-sistent throughout the film. Or what about “Easy A”? Starring Emma Stone

as Olive, the movie is centered around a rumor Olive herself started that she is sleeping with guys for money. Sexual innuendos and cursing are not uncommon throughout the movie. If “Easy A” can get a PG-13 rating, why wouldn’t “Bully,” whose only downfall was its strong language? From these examples, it’s clear that MPAA’s R decision for “Bully” was unfair. Unfair consider-ing the dozens of similar movies with lower ratings, and unfair considering the thousands of teens who wouldn’t get to see the movie. Perhaps the MPAA needs to rethink its own

guidelines to follow when deciding ratings based on language. Because, the truth of the matter is, most teens don’t blink an eye at hearing the F-word. What’s worse is that by

stabbing “Bully” with an R rating, the MPAA would have put the film on the same shelf as truly inappro-priate and R-deserving films, such as “Borat” and “The Hangover.” Also, the rating would have prohibited the movie from being shown in middle and high schools for educational viewing. So, the opportunity to teach a valuable lesson would have been stripped from teachers and school programs. Teenaged moviegoers would have missed the chance to see a potentially life-changing documen-tary. One that contains a strong message against bullying. One that raises awareness and demands change. A PG-13 rating for “Bully” does wonders. It opens the film to school screenings, allows teens to see it on the weekends, and puts it on the shelf with less profane movies. Thank goodness those three F-words were removed. Even though it shouldn’t have been an issue in the first place.

Video Victory “Humanity’s greatest desire is to belong and to connect. And now we see each other. We hear each other. We share what we love and it reminds us what we all have in common. This connection is chang-ing the way the world works.” These words, spoken by Invisible Children’s founder Jason Russell, opened the ears and eyes of the millions of humans around the world. He did this by creating a 30 minute YouTube video. This video breaks down the ongoing acts of injustice committed by war criminal Joseph Kony in Central Africa. And for some people, this message stuck. The Kony video helped create a virtual commu-nity where everybody has a voice. This community proved to adults that we, as a generation, can use technology for good and make sure that we do not repeat the mistakes of the past. Ninety percent of the school community said they found out about the video through social me-dia sites such as Twitter and Facebook. “People use social media as a good outlet for sharing and spreading a message,” Chicago Street Team leader and member of the Invisible Children staff, Dan Kroszner, said. And by simply copying and pasting the link into the “what’s on your mind” box on Facebook, you helped spread a message by joining a global com-munity. Although this community is not a physical space, it’s a mental bond. This bond can stretch be-tween two people sitting across the world viewing the same inspiring video. This video opened every-one’s eyes not only to the horrific crimes in Africa but to the capability humans have to stop it. This global community not only surprised our-selves but blew anybody who looks down on our generation in regards to technology, out of the wa-ter. All of a sudden, this generation that has been looked down upon for our unhealthy addictions to technology, proved that it can be beneficial. After explaining how the young generation supported funds to build schools in Uganda, Russell sets it straight. “All of this was funded by an army of young peo-ple who put their money in beliefs in the value of all human life and proved that a bunch of littles could make a big difference,” Russel said. As we Sionions sit idly by and continue on with our lives, kids just like us are being snatched out of their beds, silenced with the pressure of a hand on the mouth, and taken into a life of despair and hopelessness. Americans have carried the blame of turning the other way while Hitler slaughtered over 11 million people, and we do not want to repeat past mistakes. This video makes it impossible to ignore the problem. “Let those who are professors write their books and create academic awareness, but this one grabs you by your gut and shakes you until you are forced to pay attention,” Robert Mao, former Ugandan presidential candidate said in the Kony 2012 Part II Video. “That’s the essence of awareness, people are now paying attention.” Instead of being judgemental and critical, take 30 minutes to watch the video, do your own research and help put a stop to the heartless actions of Kony.

BY MEg CoWAnReporter

The documentary “Bully” highlights the lives of several families impacted by teen bullying. The film captures footage of bullying incidents on bus rides to school. (Photo from The Weinstein Company)

Teenage moviegoers would have missed the chance to see a potentially life-changing documentary.

20 April 1912Fenway Park in Boston

and Tiger Stadium in Detroitboth officially open.

5 May 1912The Summer Olympics were held in

Stockholm, Sweden.

15 April 1912Titanic hits an iceberg and sinks

at 2:37 a.m.

Rewinding 100 years in honor of Sion’s 100th Birthday

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Mass graves, skeletal bodies, barracks, starva-tion, cold, work-all words that do not come close to actually experiencing the hellish conditions of the Holocaust. This year Sion celebrated Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 23. It was a day when the school came together and re-membered those who experi-enced the Holocaust. Junior Mia Cotter present-ed a project about the Bielski brothers who were able to cre-ate a partisan in the forests of Nalibolki for over two years, saving 1,236 Jews. She completed the project for Holocaust Studies first semester. “I wanted to show that even during a time when millions of people were killed, there were still some who were able to thrive and survive under oppres-sion. Today, there are over 10,000 descendants of

the survivors,” Cotter said. Stephanie Pino-Dressman, Campus Minister, was in charge of the event and believes it is important we have a Holocaust Remembrance Day to remember and bring the tragedy to light in an effort to prevent it from happening again. “I believe it shows how ugly hatred is. You girls

have the ability to be leaders in the world and assertors of change,” Pino-Dressman said. Holocaust Remembrance Day was created to not only remem-ber the victims and survi-vors of the Holocaust, but

also to set in motion the idea of peace and accepting differences. “It is really a neat thing. Pino-Dressman and Cotter are shedding light on an important part of history that still makes an impact in today’s world,” Dennis Conaghan, Holocaust Studies teacher, said.

Light in the Darkness

Sion students have recently come across some redirection trying to use the back stairs to get class. Due to construction, students cannot use the door to the lower level of the building by the art room for most of the day, and instead, they have to go up further and go in through the doors by the New Grande Salle. This temporary redirection is due to the construc-tion of a new multi-leveled terrace and garden lo-cated by the back stair and commons. According to Head of School Alice Munninghoff, the terrace was part of the original design of the new renovations drafted back in 2004 that also included the new cha-pel and the New Grande Salle. “I would envision students to be able to go out there and read and enjoy the garden,” Munninghoff said.

Munninghoff said she would also see the oppor-tunity for teachers to incorporate the new terrace and garden into their classes. Art teacher Penny Selle was very excited about the prospect of being able to take her classes outside to work. “We would love to go out there and draw and do shadow studies, and there would be good texture,” Selle said. While there are many exciting things that will come with the creation of the new terrace, some are still unsure about their feelings of its construction. “I think it would be cool, but we could be work-ing on bigger things like getting a new turf field or performing arts center,” junior Jane Crook said. However, the school does have many projects on the list of things that still need to be done, and according to Selle, sometimes the smaller projects have to be tackled before the bigger ones. “I think it’s kind of one of the finishing touches of things going on here for years,” Selle said.

Construction ContinuesBY LAURA TRAVIS

Reporter

BY SARAH HoLLAnDReporter

Terrace Becomes Latest Renovation to Sion’s Campus

Students Honor Survivors and Holocaust Heroes

“Today, there are over 10,000 descendants

of the surviors.”-Mia Cotter,

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As the newest renovation to Sion, the terrace by the back stairs provides a new space for students to spend time with eachother and study. The terrace is just a small part of the many completed and planned renovatons for Sion. (Photo by Laura Travis)

(Photos by Laura Travis and Kathy McShane)

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Printing a Lifesize VersionComputer Teacher Advances Technology Making 3D Printing a Possibility

It’s that time of year again---when dresses are put on display, hair ap-pointments need to be made, nails are perfectly polished, and, oh yes, that one minor detail of finding a date. It’s a night most high schoolers call prom. But to some people, prom is more than just high school experience. It is an extraordinary night that allows certain individuals to connect and be themselves despite the challenges they may face. April 7 marked the date of the Down Syndrome Prom at the Overland Park Convention Center. This opportunity, put on by the Down Syndrome Guild, provides a typical prom experience to individuals with Down syndrome, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and Spina Bifida. Invited to this occasion, Sion NHS members helped out by serving food, handing out cor-

sages, escorting guests to tables, and most importantly dancing with their new friends. “The Down Syndrome Guild puts on this prom for individuals who were not necessarily going to their own high school prom,” Morgan Moravek, assis-tant director of the Down Syndrome Guild, said. “This gave them the op-portunity to be included and partake in dancing which many look forward to all year.” This year’s theme was “A Night at Mardi Gras” which included purple, green, and yellow décor. “The music, the dance floor, and the amount of people dancing com-pletely blew them out of the water,” Moravek said. To senior NHS member Becca Flournoy, going to the Down Syndrome Prom is something she looks forward to every year because it is a great feeling to help make some-

BY ELIZABETH gIAnInoLayout/Design Editor

Ever since the invention of the printer in 1938 by Chester Carlson, we have used it for our daily lives. We have printed everything from nature scenes for religion to English class col-lages and ideas for how to do our hair for dances. From flower arrangements to dream homes on our Pinterest ac-counts. From group photos to those oh-so-lovely candid shots. In short, the printer has become essential to our daily existence. But what if we could make what we print spring off the page? What if we could print model airplanes and homes, then proceed to fill those homes with furniture we printed? What if we could print tangible deco-rations for our own, existing houses and this became a commonplace fac-tor of life? Those days are swiftly approach-ing and for technology teacher Lesa Childers, this has become her reality in the classroom. “I went to the Maker Faire at Union Station this past summer and met some people who had built a 3-D printer,” Childers said. “So I took a six week class on how to use the printer and how each individual piece of technology worked.” And then there was no stopping. She incorporated it into her freshman tech lit classes first semester this year.

Unfortunately, no piece of technol-ogy is without its quirks and the 3-D printer is no different. “My husband and I spent a lot of late nights building the printer and calibrating it, which took the longest,” Childers said. “The printer industry also uses an Instant Relay Chat, IRC, which allows us to keep up-to-date in all the changing settings and codes that keep the printer running. It has

been a huge help.” Even though the first semester classes were much more of a trial run for Childers, she expects great things from the girls this semester and has already seen an improvement in the products produced by the printer and fewer frustrations from the girls.

BY SHAnnon LAIRDReporter

NHS Members Lend a Hand at the Down Syndrome Prom

“I printed out a model castle, each piece printing out like a puzzle so it would all fit together,” Childers said. “I wanted to get the girls excited about the printer and the possibilities it opens up.” Each class has been divided up into groups of three girls, and each group has been given a room of the castle to decorate and furnish as they want. So far, the groups have come up with

plans for desks, bookcases, chairs, and even people. And there is no shortage of enthusiasm. “My favorite part is the designing because you are in control,” freshman Renee Rogge said. “You can make it however you want and I love the sat-isfaction when you finally figure out

how to do something new to your design.” And the girls aren’t stopping at the printing. Rogge and her classmates say they have learned so much more from Childers this year that they never would have normally found out about. “I have learned that throughout the world, there are people coming together, connection through the in-ternet, to create a new wave of tech-nology,” freshman Catie Marx said. “Mrs. Childers has taught me so much about technology and that it is always changing.” Both Marx and Rogge acknowledge the pride they feel when they finally finish a design and they love the idea that practically anything you dream can be created. “A lot of women don’t feel like they can work with technology,” Childers said, “but building your own printer and printing your own tangible pieces is an empowering experience.” Childers also said that she wouldn’t be surprised to see more and more 3-D printers coming out all the time. “3-D printers are coming out all the time in boxed sets already put to-gether for you, and they are only get-ting cheaper,” Childers said. “As more and more schools bring these printers into their curriculum, it may even be common to have 3-D printers in our homes.”

one’s prom more special by doing such a simple thing as dancing and having a great time. According to another NHS member, Claire Willman, the Down Syndrome Prom was a wonderful experience. “I would encourage anyone to volunteer,” Willman said. “The kids are so sweet, and they love to dance.” Moravek said that usually be-tween 300-500 individuals with Down syndrome attend the prom each year. However, this year, the guild extended the age requirement to 14 years and up, reaching a total of 600 attendees and 150 volunteers. “All the time and effort spent to put on the Down Syndrome Prom was entirely worth it,” Moravek said. “Seeing all these individuals dress up ready to share the fun and excite-ment is something that makes me feel blessed to have this job.”

Freshman Tech Lit students, Katia Milazzo, Michaela Rupp, Meredith Sanders, and Krysten Harden demonstrate the 3-Dimensional Printed Castle. This group helped design one out of the several boxes that make the castle. (Photo by Shannon Laird)

Dancing with Beads and More

NHS Vice President Kathryn Thompson mingles with some of the prom attendees at the Overland Park Convention Center. (Photo by Elizabeth gianino)

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stops. The player fouled wins or retains the ball, while the player who

fouled her is moved several yards behind or to the side of the player

she fouled.

Seven Freshman Join Varsity Soccer

Lacrosse is the newest sport at Sion. This year will be its second year as an official sport although it was previously a club. “The girls love it, it’s a success,” Athletic Director Dennis Conaghan said. Fifty-three girls are on the team this year, so as

a result, a third coach was added to help manage the large number of girls playing. The team will be traveling to St. Louis May 4-5 to play in a tournament. “I love lacrosse so far. It’s a really fun sport,” sophomore Katherine Baker said. Baker just joined the team this year. “It is a little hard at first, but once you start get-ting the hang of it, it is so much fun. I will definitely

be playing next year,” Baker said. “I really enjoy it and I’m always looking forward to the games.” The varsity team won the April 17 game against Shawnee Mission East and has also won five out of the seven games they have played so far this season. “The girls are so nice. I feel like a part of the team,” freshman Katy Montgomery said. Although lacrosse has only been a sport at Sion for two years, according to Conaghan, the sport has been going well.

When the ball is grounded, cover-ing it with the back of a stick’s net,

and preventing play by another player is prohibited.

Checking -- the method by which a player knocks the ball from an-

other’s stick -- is prohibited when it is: directed toward the face; uncon-

trolled; holding down the other’s stick,or when the checker’s stick is

too close to the head or face.

Update on Lacrosse Rules of Lacrosse

Freshman year is a year of high expectations and utter confusion when trying to adapt to a new lifestyle. High school changes things that we find most comfortable. For seven girls, life has changed drastically while experiencing another huge change because of this year’s soccer season. Seven freshman made varsity soccer this year: Georgia Evans, Gigi Failoni, Emily Baranowski, Tasha Wyche, Alex Dehaemers, Katherine Glaser, and Anna Romano. None of these freshman knew what to expect going into tryouts, but their outlook afterward changed notably. “Tryout week was probably the longest week ever, I was so nervous about how the coaches and players thought of me,” Failoni said. “I feel like ev-eryone makes tryouts a bigger deal than they really are, especially stressing out over little mistakes.” Everyone made it through the week with a new understanding of what Sion soccer is. The level of play has increased, and this can be intimidating and new. “Tryouts were scary because I was afraid I wouldn’t make it,” Dehaemers said. “I was so happy when I saw the varsity list with my name on it.” But, the seniors have seen this before because so many of them made it their own freshman year. “I wasn’t surprised at all [with the amount of

freshmen who made varsity],” senior captain Tricia White said. “It’s a great coaching strategy to get so many new young players so they can learn and improve over the next four years to become strong upperclassmen.” The team chemistry is different every year. But,

with seven freshmen and seven seniors, Sion’s team is very diverse. “It’s a great feeling to be a part of a team at Sion especially with something that I love. The upper-classmen are super supportive and are very inclu-sive,” Romano said. Senior captain Meryl Vannoy remembers what it was like being a freshman on varsity. “I constantly think about how the seniors my

year were role models to me and how accepting they were, so I try to mirror that to the freshman now,” Vannoy said. The team played Pembroke Hill in a home game on March 23 which was their first game of the sea-son. They won with a score of 2-1. But, there always can be improvement. Senior captain Caroline Shay feels like once everyone gets into the swing of things, there will be a good season ahead of them. “As of right now we have a lot to work on. High school soccer is a lot to get used to being a fresh-man; the faster and more physical type of game,” Shay said. Head coach Matt Darby has the short term goal of improving every day. “I would say that we are clicking better each and every game. As long as we improve each day, I am happy with the results,” Darby said. Wyche also agrees that this game is a good look to see into the future as far as their chemistry as a team. Optimism and hope are two things the new players have already expressed about the long term season. “If we believe in our team and ourselves, we will succeed,” Wyche said. Even though the team has a lot of optimism, hard work is always something everyone can improve on. The team has gone to state five consecutive years in a row and expects to return again.

Defensemen may not remain in the arc without guarding another

player for more than three seconds.According to Lacrosse-information.com

“It’s a great feeling to be a part of a team at Sion

especially with something that I love. The upper-

classmen are super sup-portive and

are very inclusive.” -Anna Romano, freshman

Sophomore Katherine Baker works on her cradling skills during practice on the field at Sion. (Photo by Lucy gasal)

Latest Sport Is Called a Success in Year Two

Rookie Players Assist Upperclassmen and Team to Many Victories

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Who: Mary Boos What: Soccer Where: Benedictine College

Who: Caroline Shay What: Soccer

Where: Marquette University

Who: Tricia White What: Soccer

Where: Drake University

Who: Meryl Vannoy What: Soccer Where: Wheaton College

who: Broghan McEnerneywhat: Lacrossewhere: Roanoke College

who: Denise Chiaowhat: Tenniswhere: Missouri western State University

who: Mary Frances Donnellywhat: Runningwhere: Kansas State University

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Your home is in-vaded by strangers. They destroy your room and eat all of your fa-vorite foods. Their inva-sion sepa-rates you from your parents and

the next day you can’t find them any-where. Eventually you learn that they were killed by another enemy, an even fiercer one. This is the story of Oscar, a chimp who lives in the African rainforest. He is a part of another chimp, Freddy’s clan. Chimpanzee tells the tale of Oscar from soon after his birth. He is being cared for by his mother and she teaches him all of the ways of the for-est. She shows him what to eat, how to get to the food, and how to make his canopy in the trees when he wants to sleep. Oscar is a rambunctious chimp who spends his days following around

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his mother and making trouble. However, all is not fun and games

in Oscar’s world. Soon another pack of chimps invades to steal their food and Oscar’s mother, Isha, is killed by a jaguar. Life seems hopeless for Oscar after such a traumatic turn of events, but someone comes to his rescue. A very unexpected someone.

This movie shows the true story of the lives of chimps all throughout

Africa. It shows the struggles they go through daily to find food and shelter and the dangers lurking behind every corner. The chimps are threatened by changing climates, rival chimps, lack of food and habitation, and human poachers. This movie shows all of

The baby chimp, Oscar, stars in Chimpanzee as the newest member of Freddy’s, the head chimpanzee, clan. He loses his mother and has to fend for his life with the help of his fellow chimps. (Photo from MCT Campus)

ArchrificeStudent Play Shows Life Is Ultimate Gift

Imagine carrying out your daily school assignments and extra curricu-lar activities while managing a task of writing and directing a school play. Junior Marina Dennis accomplished this. She wrote a full play, casted char-acters and directed without ever get-ting lost in the loads of assignments she had aside from the play. Art teacher Penny Selle found Dennis’ ambition to be fantastic, espe-cially for a junior. “She did fantastic, I loved the cos-tumes, make up and sets,” Selle said. “She did a tremendous job, particu-larly for a junior.” Dennis, also agreed that although the stress of school was challenging, she always had to remain interested for her actors. “If I’m not there mentally, I can’t expect them [the actors] to be,” Dennis said. “I have to be there men-tally, or they won’t be.”

Before Archrifice, other girls have written and directed single act plays. However, Dennis was the first student in Sion’s history to write and lead a full-casted play. All of Dennis’ hard work paid off during the final production, which, in junior Kathryn Surmier’s eyes, was a success. “Everything fell into place, with a lot of hard work of course,” Surmier said. “It all worked out in the end.” Surmier portrayed the queen in the play. Her character ruled a society where iron is leaking into the world. In order to stop the leak, the queen sent her friend to find a human sac-rifice. After making the journey, the friend falls in love with the human sacrifice. The friend then chose to commit suicide in an attempt to save her lover. “The play is about finding your ultimate gift, which is why I chose the title Archrifice,” Dennis said. “Sacrifice breaks down into two words meaning sacred gift. Archrifice means ultimate gift. The ultimate gift is life.”

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the chimps’ human-like characteris-tics and makes them seem extremely similar to us. Chimpanzee also gives a beautiful look into the rainforest. You see the ants foraging and the plants growing over months in a matter of seconds. The greenery is incredible and the filming seems unreal because it is so up close and personal. The movie is narrated by Tim Allen and goofy jokes and silly dialogue discussing the chimps’ inner thoughts keeps the au-dience smiling and laughing through-out the whole film. Although there are quite a few cheesy lines and more than a little repetition, in general this movie is a great documentary. Chimpanzee is the fourth of the Disney nature films in the series, in-cluding Earth, Oceans, and African Cats. In 1960, there were over one million chimps in the rainforest. Now, there are fewer than 200,000. A fifth of the amount. Chimpanzee isn’t just a feel good movie, but it’s meant to get people acquainted with these ani-mals and get them motivated to help these mammals who are so similar to humans.

Ring CeremonyFrom top clockwise: junior Hannah Malvey, senior Sarah Murphy, and juniors Emma Eveld and Maura Eveld show off their rings after the Junior Ring Ceremony on April 25. The ceremony celebrated the passing of the torch from seniors to juniors with the rings and school colors. (Photo by Taylor Escher)

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MyLifeIsAwkward...Awkward Phrase of the Day:Freshman Year

“I met my Winter Formal date one time before I asked him to go with me. We Facebook chatted a lot before and so when he showed up at pictures he brought a dozen roses and my corsage. I think he got the wrong idea...Then someone cut off a rose to use it for a boutonniere.” - Betsy King, senior

“We took our dates to Kyoto’s before Fall dance...like what?” - Madison Cowherd, senior

“Being the only freshman in 2nd hour Spanish II with Gomez and all sophomores, one junior, and one senior. Plus one of the sophomores spilled coffee all over my stuff one day. Everyday I would count down the minutes.” - Meryl Vannoy, senior

“Riding S-O-L-O at Winter Formal in a group of about 50 girls.” - Sarah Murphy, senior

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Go to Kansas City’s new Sea Life Aquarium with more than 5,000 sea

creatures. Ticket prices: $14-$19

Enjoy the two day musical experi-ence of Dancefestopia in downtown Kansas City. Ticket prices: $99-$129

Explore the Titanic exhibit and artifact exhibition at Union Station. Ticket prices: $19

Discover the animals of Africa, Asia and Australia at the Kansas City

Zoo. Ticket prices: $4-$5

Go to Royal’s Stadium for to see the KC Sky Show. Ticket prices: start-

ing at $5 for general admission

Support our local professional soccer team Sporting Kansas City and attend

one of their games at the new Livestrong Sporting Park. Ticket prices: $15-$75

On a nice day, go to the Nelson Atkins Museum and have a picnic on the lawn. Go to the Brothers of the Sun tour featur-

ing Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw. Ticket prices: $55-$270

Go to Loose Park and stroll around the Rose Garden.

Go to Schlitterbahn Waterpark of Kansas City. Ticket prices: $34.99 for general admission

Photos by MCT Campus, Wikimedia Commons and the Kansas City Zoo

“Freshman dance I wore a gray sweater...Pit stains. Also, all the boys were shorter than me, so I would try to lean on the wall and look shorter so it wasn’t awkward.” - Paige Larson, senior

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Caitlin AllenFunniest pink slip?Wearing Santa Claus socks in MarchWhat teacher would you take to college?Linda Blasdel because she would tell me I’m beautiful every day. Wittiest tweet?“Does Chapstick have calo-ries? #princessprobz”

The one and only pink slip I have ever received was for wearing my Hogwarts uniform on Halloween. Dumbledore would have let me wear it...Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Walking down the red carpet for the premiere of my first film I will direct. With my superstar husband, of course.

Funniest pink slip?Wittiest tweet?Don’t fight hate with hate, fight it with sarcasm #muchmorefunWhere do you see yourself in 10 years?Teaching art to the kids at Sion Lower school!What teacher would you take to college?Mrs. Blasdel- she’s the reason I chose to study art in college.

The infamous freshman mixer is held in the New Grande Salle. The room is immediately split in half, boys on one side, girls on the other.

“Freshman rock the house, yeah, freshman rock the house, yeah!” Silence from the freshmen sec-tion.

First ever high school formal dance. Get your shiny purple, one-shouldered stunner on and find the only Rockhurst boy you know, it’s winter formal time.

The simple upgrade from fresh-man hallway to the south six commons proved we were one step closer to taking on roles as upperclassmen.

5 A.M.: the Sion gym is full of roaring students. We’re ready for our close-up, as our school is featured as one of KCTV’s Cool Schools.

Sion’s unofficial mascots for the 2009-2010 school year became the unforgettable geese parked by the mobile units. A month later, the nest is moved, but Gina and Frank remain in girls’ hearts forever.

A construction themed fall dance mirrors the “CAUTION” tape strung around half the school, as renovations are completed.

The beep of the intercom and a sudden announcement. “This is a lock-down. Please lock your doors and stay silent.” Thankfully, we all survived Lockdown 2010.

A surprise assembly brings a ban-ner deeming Sion as one of the “Top 50 Catholic High Schools in the Nation.” Total Sion move.

Dressed as Mayans, we stormed Rockhurst’s Blue and White dance in our feathers and fringed shirts. Our casual flash-mob basically became a house-hold dance.

Stop, drop and roll. Sion wel-comes a large fire truck in the parking lot. Excitement builds, then we find out it’s only a false alarm.

only weeks away now, we prepare for the moment we’ve worked for the last four years. Four years of memories shared and on May 24th, we’ll close this chapter in our lives and begin the next.

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rom freshman beanies to graduation gowns. From freshman retreat to Kairos. From the HSPT to college applications. The Class of 2012 has watched the school change and grow, each year evolv-

ing a little. We’ve seen the chapel built from the ground up and experienced a sense of community through the school’s revival of Maisons. As we go our seperate ways and head to college,

we’ll forever be connected as the class of 2012.

ninety-nine girls. Four years. Thousands of memories.

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Regina Bledsoe Kimberly BoltonWhat song summarizes your years

at Sion?

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

“Deuces”!!! No, jk. Probs “The-Motto” by Drake...YOLO

On my fourth year of marriage to some chivalrous hottie,

pregnant with babies number 3 and 4 (twins), and just geni-

unely successful and happy.

Funniest pink slip?Eating a cupcake in the com-puter lab.What teacher would you take to college?Mrs. McDermott for whenever I needed an emergency medi-tation session.Where do you see yourself in 10 years?10 years? I don’t even know what I’m doing next week!

Funniest Pink Slip?Haven’t recieved one....yet.What teacher would you take to college?Kram, because speaking Klin-gon is a great party trick.Where do you see yourself in 10 years?My eyesights not that good!What will you miss most about Sion?Class of 2012.

What will you miss most about Sion?All my classmates not having to get ready in the mornings and the amazing sense of com-munity.What teacher would you take to college?

Kram because his motorcycle would attract friends from miles away.

I am an angel. I don’t receive pink slips.

Funniest pink slip?This one time freshman year

Jessica gave me a filled out pink slip for cussing from Mrs.

Norberg. I walked around all day really confused.

Wittiest Tweet?“just remembered today is my

half birthday...such a big day in my life! #18andahalf wait, so

how do I register to vote?”

What song summarizes your years at Sion?“I Like it Like That” by Hot Chelle RayWittiest Tweet?@eancona14: “Don’t cheat, it messes with your karma. It messes with my karma. DONT mess up my karma...” #lamp #finals @LEIsmert @LMA6262

What teacher would you take to college?

Mrs. Wilcox, she’d make sure my papers were all top notch.

Her or Mrs. Koehler, we like to hangout.


Married to Ryan Seacrest, hosting our reality show. Per-

haps some babies adopted.

What song summarizes your years at Sion?

“I Feel Home” by OARFunniest pink slip?

I’ve only had one and that was for sitting in the middle of the

hallway. What a rebel I am?What will you miss most about

Sion?Dance Team!!! And everything

here. Literally.

Funniest pink slip?Having to write my own pink

slip in Mrs. Knott’s class, sophomore year. I brought the

wrong subject notebook to class. They were both green.

What will you miss most about Sion?

Realizing that no matter where I sit in class, I’ll be by my

friends.

What song summarizes your years at Sion?“I Won’t Give Up” by Jason MrazWhat will you miss most about Sion?The gorgeous uniforms.

Funniest pink slip?

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What teacher would you take to college?Señora Adler. She’d help me meet hispanic men. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Married, living in Colorado, probably a soccer mom.Wittiest Tweet?20 people in a jeep #challengeaccepted

Funniest pink slip?Whistling in the hall.What teacher would you take to college?Mrs. Teel because she is so smart and so dang cute. What will you miss most about Sion?The faculty.Where do you see yourself in 10 years?A teacher at Sion grade school.

Funniest pink slip?Mrs. Knotts tripped over my backpack.Wittiest tweet?@gatiekates peaceful nap n the miage closet, who needs career day? #ihopenoonefindsmesickroomblanket+randopillow+heartshapedcookies=blissWhere do you see yourself in 10 years?A hardcore lawyer.

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If you are looking for Senior Kaitlin Heaphy, chances are you can find her in the art room. Heaphy, a rising star in the art world has been churning out pieces at Sion since her freshman year. Fellow art student Sarah Pennington said, “She’s amazing, I just look at her pieces and am like, ‘why am I not as good as you?’” Taking an art class is a top priority for Heaphy. She even had to rearrange her whole schedule to make sure she could take art this semester. But Heaphy didn’t even find her passion for art until the summer before freshman year. “I’ve always drawn, but it wasn’t until the sum-mer before freshman year that I started drawing extensively,” Heaphy said. Heaphy said she would stay up late sketching, copying CD covers and drawing musicians that in-spire her. She had been looking for a way to make an art tribute to musicians, adding that they are her favorite thing to draw. Her recent Pink Floyd piece turned out just how she wanted it to. “It was the first time I could do my own tribute to a band and it was the first time I was happy with an acrylic,” Heaphy said. However, art is not something Heaphy wants to be a career, “I’m hoping to take some art classes in college but it’s more of a hobby I enjoy and I’m afraid of turning it into a job.” The Sion art community will miss Heaphy, “She has a lovely spirit of cooperation, an excel-lent eye and a passion for creating great images and her love of creative process is infectious,” Selle said.

What song summarizes your years at Sion? “Livin’ On a Prayer” by Bon Jovi because there were times I thought that I wasn’t going to make it through the stress, but I did!What teacher would you take to college?Hilge, because I’ll need the math help.

What will you miss most about Sion?How close I was to all of the girls. I will also miss those random moments when you realize how much fun you are having with all of your friends... at school.What teacher would you take to college?Senora Gomez because she is a wonderful teacher and so easy to talk to!

What will you miss most about Sion?The conversations I hear while walking down the hallway. So many girls have the most amazing sense of humor.What teacher would you take to college?Mid so that he can explain math to me in a way I can understand.

Funniest pink slip?Um, I think I got one from

Pino for wearing out-of-uniform socks. Hello, I do

that every day.Where do you see yourself in

10 years?Hopefully fluent in Spanish!

Changing the lives of those around me, and inexorably in

love with life.


I see myself getting married, working, and living on the

East Coast.

What song summarzies your years at Sion?

“Move Along” by All American Rejects


Highschool was highschool, it’s time for college!


Working against injustice and trying to help reestablish

the truth.

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These are three pieces from Kaitlin Heaphy’s Senior AP Art Portfolio. Heaphy has taken art for four years. From top to bottom: Tribute to Pink Floyd, On the Riverside, and Tribute to the Beatles. (Photos by Emily DeCoursey)

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What song summarizes your years at Sion?“Good Life” by One RepublicWittest Tweet?#theawkwardmoment when you go into your own house and your grandmother thinks you’re a burglar #coolgma #storyofmylifeWhere do you see yourself in 10 years?Traveling a lot and working a job that I hopefully will love.

What song summarizes your years at Sion?“Wagon Wheel” by Old Crow Medicine ShowWhat teacher would you take to college?Kram- because why not?!Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Living in Playa Del Carmen with a man named Ernesto.

What song summarizes your years at Sion?“Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” by Katy PerryWhat teacher would you take to college?Mrs. Stewart because she’s adorable!What will you miss most about Sion?I’m going to miss not shower-ing or getting ready ever.

What teacher would you take to college? Mr. Conaghan because he party rocks.Funniest Pink Slip?When Jenny and Emma put me in the trashcan freshman year in Mrs. Norberg’s class and I got stuck.


Lance. Nuff said. Wittest tweet?

The worst thing about being 18 is knowing that there is

no possible way that I could become a student at Hogwarts.


Azkaban.


Mrs. Ingram because she’s the most down to earth

teacher at Sion, and she helps her students with almost

anything. What will you miss most about

Sion?The Sion Olympics because

the class competitions be-tween all of us are really fun.

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ACCEPTEDClass of 2012 College AcceptancesWhat song summarizes your

years at Sion?“Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” by Cyndi LauperWhat teacher would you take to college?Mrs. Middleton because I would never have a bad day with her. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Living simply and simply living.

Funniest Pink Slip?Late, late, late, and LATE

again. What teacher would you take

to college?Senora Adler because I could have her be my own personal

fashion consultant. What will you miss most about

Sion?The amazing friendships I

have made.


The Thanksgiving Prayer Service. We gather all as one. Or the fact that my meowing

and talking about kittens and Rusty and flailing is considered normal.


Frolicking in a field and being a hippie married to

an heir.

What teacher would you take to college?Mrs. Ingram. She was just so nice all of the time. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Graduated from college, living in the south or in NYC or LA owning my own fitness studio.What will you miss most about Sion?Not having to get ready for school in the mornings.

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Advice to the UnderclassmenWhether it was small class sizes, beautiful campuses, intriguing curriculums or fun

atmospheres, the Class of 2012 chose their colleges based on a variety of different factors.

Size? Location?

Academics? Campus Life?


Señora Gomez because she’s the cutest thing ever and we’d have a lot of fun. Plus she’s a doctor and bi-lingual. What more could

you ask for?Where do you see yourself in

10 years?With my dream job as a

lab researcher and married with 2 kids.


Kram. Because who else will teach me about radical

egalitarian peasant commu-nities?!

Funniest pink slip?Siri trying to talk to me

during class. Also, shoutout to my girl Geldhof who

gave me like 12 pink slips freshman and sophomore

year!

Funniest pink slip?For Halloween I dressed up as pregnant Beyonce.When I came out of the

bathroom first hour Mrs. Olson was standing right

there and sent me home to change.


The random parties that we have in classes every

other week.

What song summarizes your years at Sion?“Let’s Go” by Group 1 CrewWhere do you see yourself in 10 years?I see myself in a successful career, happily married, and traveling the world to exploring and learning many new things!

What teacher would you take to college?Mrs. Frederick, she would make my essays fantabu-lastic.What will you miss most about Sion? The uniform, complete with the attractive sweater vest.Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Working at a hospital/Kanakuk.

What song summarizes your years at Sion?“Someday” by the StrokesFunniest pink slip?I’m Katie Gates. I repel pink slips. Wittiest Tweet?Inhaling a gag-inducing amount of Pink body spray while maneuvering through freshman hallway @TotalSionMove


“Changes” by David Bowie

What teacher would you take to college ?

Senora Gomez because she is the funniest teacher

I have had throughout highschool and junior year she was my class’

Mama.

What teacher would you take to college?Mrs. Stewart because she would keep me in line, and she reminds me of my mom!Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Saving the world with proper nutrition, and of course having a wonderful family to take care of and support.

What song summarizes your years at Sion?“Who I Am” by Jessica AndrewsBest Facebook Status?“Halloween is scary when somebody comes shaking your door handle and not leaving for 5 minutes. Good thing my mom had her marshmallow-shoot-ing gun.”

“IreallylikedthesizeofBeloit.I'veneverbeeninlarge

classesandBeloitonlyhas12to14hundredstudents.”

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“NewOrleansissuchauniquecityandtheweather'sgreat

allyearlong.There'salwayssomethingtodoandthey

literallyhaveafestivaltocel-ebrateeveryfoodimaginable.”

-BeccaFlournoy,TulaneUniversity

“I'vealwaysknownthatIwantedtorush&beinsororitylife,soMizzouwasperfectfor

that!TheyhaveaverylargeGreeksystem&aperfecttown

forittoo!”-LauraHense,UniversityofMissouri

“[AtRoanoke]insteadoftakinglike‘introtostatistics’you'dtake

‘doesguncontrolsavelives?’stufflikethat.Insteadoftaking

theboring101classes,youlearntherealworldapplicationsofall

ofit.”-BroghanMcEnerney,Roanoke

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When it comes to college, how far to go from home really depends on the person. In Kansas City, some stay close to their roots, attending UMKC or Rockhurst University. Other students attend schools like MU or KU that are away from home but still only a few hours away. Others like to go even fur-ther attending schools all over the country, very far distances from the half-Missouri, half-Kansas town. However, there is another category for people like senior Mari Nicolosi. This group is for people whose college dreams stretch beyond the boundar-ies of the United States, taking them to far off places and destinations. Next year, Nicolosi will have her “own little Roman Holiday” while attending John Cabot University in Rome, Italy where she will major in international affairs. Nicolosi decided to attend col-lege in Italy because she was born there and lived there before moving to the United States as a child. John Cabot University is an American uni-versity abroad so all of Nicolosi’s classes will be in English. The school is small with an annual enroll-ment of 900 to 1,000 students. Twenty-seven per-cent of those students come from the United States and 46 percent come from Italy. The remaining stu-dents come from other parts of Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and other countries through-out the world. Although she is originally from Italy and has family who still lives there, Nicolosi is nervous about living in another country on her own for the next four years.

“I will definitely be homesick,” Nicolosi said. Although she is nervous, Nicolosi is excited about the idea of living in Italy because of all the cul-ture that will be around her in Rome and the oppor-tunity to travel to other parts of Europe. Nicolosi’s friends are also excited for her and supportive of her choice to study abroad. “Spending her college years abroad will really open her eyes. It will be a really good experience,” senior Jasmine Noory said. Nicolosi said she would recommend studying abroad to other students because it is so life chang-ing. However, she would recommend students first find a place they are interested in because it will make for a better experience.. “Find a place you’re intrigued by. I think the world is a very big place. Pop your bubble. Experience other parts of the world. Form your own opinion. Studying and traveling abroad is for every-one,” Nicolosi said.

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Funniest pink slip?Freshman year for laughing during Mrs. Stewart’s class.What teacher would you take

to college?HILG because I’ll need some

Jesus with my math classes next year.


“Stronger” by Kelly Clarkson


Hilg, because I know she’s a real wild child at heart

and we can have some good times. YOLO.


On stage accepting my third Oscar and promoting my

newest nightclub “Lilyland”.

Funniest Pink Slip?Wore my chacos to school...Sue me.Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Traveling the world with my smokin hot fiancé.What will you miss most about Sion?Wearing a uniform everyday...and oh of course all mah sion sistas!!


“Starships” by Nicki MinajWhere do you see yourself in

10 years?Married with a ton of kids

.... yes that soon.What will you miss most

about Sion?My uniform.

What will you miss most about Sion?The friends that I’ll be leaving behind. There are too many shared memories with them to cherish.What teacher would you take to college?Blasdel, she’s always up for a good life talk, and would always be willing to give advice on my projects.

What song summarizes your years at Sion? Sanctuary. Jk, probably The Middle by Jimmy Eat World, because it’s about being your-self and being confident in who you are, and I definitely learned to do this at Sion! What will you miss most about Sion?I don’t know, I’m not really a planner...I try to leave that to God.

MARI Mari Nicolosi lends a hand to senior Paige Larsen with

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Hilg. In a heartbeat. She never fails to make me

laugh and she could tutor me for free.

What will you miss the most about Sion?

Secretly microwaving my kettle corn in the conces-

sion stand when no one is looking.


“If I Could do it Again” by Corey Smith


Señora Adler because she would help me scope out

los chicos guapos.Where do you see youself in

10 years?As a traveling physical

therapist for the Chiefs.

What song summarizes your years at Sion?“Crazy Beautiful Life” by Ke$haWhat will you miss most about Sion?Franny (Koehler) telling people that if they must use their phones, then they should at least hide it better.

Senior Spotlight:Emma Hogg

You may have noticed that during our few pep assemblies this year only one senior cheerleader has led the “Rock the House” chant. Emma Hogg is the team captain and the lone senior on the cheer squad this season. “After seeing the cheerleading team freshman year I knew for sure I wanted to try out as a sopho-more,” Hogg said. “I loved the peppiness of the girls on the squad and the uniforms.” Although Hogg’s cheering career started her sopohmore year, she always loved dancing and per-forming in front of people. Hogg said she liked the idea of performing with her peers and supporting the school at the same time. “Emma had big eyes and a bright face every time she performed,” assistant coach Michelle Schlitzer said. “She was so energetic that you could easily pick her out of a crowd.” Emma responded to her leadership role as the only senior on the squad in stride. Schlitzer said that she really stepped up and took charge. Emma even received the leadership award for her ability to interact with others on the squad. “She acted like a big sister to everyone,” junior Mary Grace Adkins said. “She remained open, op-timistic and energetic towards the underclassmen.” Hogg’s success in the sport was achieved by hard work and perseverance each and every prac-tice throughout a long season beginning with sum-mer camp and ending in March. She worked hard enough junior year that she moved from a base on the squad to a flyer. “Flying is fun and thrilling,” Hogg said. “But

scary at the same time.” Her experience on the team allowed her to ex-ecute acrobatic stunts, but the best part was creating memories with her teammates. “Summer camp was a great bonding experience for the squad,” Hogg said. “I truly felt it was what made our squad so strong every year.” Pleasant memories lie within these bonds Hogg made within her squad. She remembers the scam-pering of Ching, an old coach’s dog, and countless Rockhurst performances. She especially remembers the occasions that she can laugh about now, like when she wore the wrong uniform to a game. “I will always remember her frosty pink lip gloss,” Adkins said. “And when she had to sing in front of our whole cheer camp because she yawned.” Hogg’s message to the squad next year is to push themselves. “The more we work on a stunt, or perfect a dance the better the performance always goes,” Hogg said. “It’s important to keep the end result in mind, it’s what makes persevering in practice that much easier.”

What teacher would you take to college?Can I say Ellwanger... she’s pretty much like my mom.What will you miss most about Sion?The grading scale of course!Funniest pink slip?Running away from MoMo sophomore year.

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“Why Not?” by Hillary DuffWhat will you miss the most

about Sion?The water fountains.


Teaching side by side with my sis Hilg.

Funniest pink slip?Standing up when the class

was told to sit down .

What teacher would you take to college?Hilg because I need her help with math.Wittiest tweet?Got to make it to school #graduating.What will you miss most about Sion?Our class.

Senior Emma Hogg shows off some of the team’s signature cheer moves for the last time. (Photo by Audrey Saracini)

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Funniest pink slip?For having a Play-Doh fight in Biology freshman year.Wittiest Tweet?My cat just ding dong ditched my room.#iknowwhereyouliveWhere do you see yourself in 10 years?Working at Burns & McDon-nell and possibly coaching lax at Sion.

What song summarizes your years at Sion?“High School Musical”Wittiest Twee?After tweeting about younger men a Cougar dating site started following me. #awk-ward #Imonly18Where do you see yourself in 10 years?As a teacher, married to a soc-cer or baseball player.


Kram. He’ll show me the “cool places” around his alma mater.


Powerschool.Where do you see yourself in 10

years?Hopefully I will be out in the

real world, with a great job, a boyfriend who is about to

propose.

What is the funniest pink slip you have ever received?Singing and dancing to Party in the USA in Mrs. Selle’s Art 1 classWhat teacher would you take to college?I would take Mrs. Zacharias to help me with my essays in collegeWhat will you miss most?Eating lunch in the pleather lounge


Dreas so that I always had a mobile unit to turn to in my

time of need.What will you miss most about

Sion?Not having to look in a mir-ror before I leave my house.Where do you see yourself in

10 years?Working for the father I like

to call, Ed.

What song summarizes your years at Sion?“The Time of My Life” by David CookFunniest pink slip?Wearing fuzzy socks the day we should have had a snowday. What teacher would you take to college?Mrs.McDermott so she can lead me in guided medita-tions, and think deeply.

What song summarizes your years at Sion?“Forever Young” covered by Youth GroupWhat teacher would you take to college?Blasdel! She’d whip me into shape really quickly.What will you miss most about Sion?All of the support. Yes, even Sassmaster needs support.

What teacher would you take

to college?Mid so he could do my math homework for me.Best Facebook status?“‘I had to drag myself and the fetus out of the bed this morning.’-Senora Schendel”Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Hopefully with a successful job and a honey booboo child.


“We Rode in Trucks” by Luke Bryan


Madame Marshall because she is so adorable.

What will you miss most ?Hugs from Sarah Murphy and

Marikate Sears.


“Bittersweet Symphony” by The Verve

Best Facebook status.Pre-teen girls’ Justin Beiber

obsession: this too shall passWhat will you miss most?

The convenience of not hav-ing to wear real clothes to

school every day.

What song summarizes your years at Sion?“Life is a Song” by Patrick ParkWhat will you miss most?Not having to wear makeup.Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Somewhere in the wonderful world of fashion, married to my boyfriend Aiden and probably preggers with kid number two.

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Mini tool kit

Climate appropriate clothing

Extra-long sheets

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Iron and mini ironing board Shower shoesLaptop lock

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What teacher would you take to college?Kram. Who else is going to help me with my Radical Egalitarian Peasant Commu-nities Courses?Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Pregnant, or walking the road to Mordor in New Zealand.

What will you miss most about Sion?Dance Team.Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Relaxing by a pool after I have a breakdown from stress and finishing the 2011-2012 yearbook.What song summarizes your years at Sion?“Under Pressure” by Queen


Married, hopefully with NO kids, and coaching volleyball

at Sion and winning a state title, obviously.

Best Facebook status?“Is that the ocean?”-Emily

DeCoursey. “No, actually that’s the mitochondria.” -

Mrs. Teel

Best Facebook status?Something about nearly car-wrecking in front of Mrs. Wilcox.Funniest pink slip?Ran from a teacher, in pa-jama pants.What song summarizes your years at Sion?“We Are Young” by Fun.

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Funniest pink slip?Mrs. Norberg, I gathered

people’s sweaters, made a pil-low, and casually laid down in

class for a mid-morning nap.Where do you see yourself in 10

years?28.

Wittiest Tweet?Not a Tweeter. I refuse.

When senior Addy Kryger was making cupcakes one day at her house, an idea suddenly struck her. After her dad ate one of her homemade cupcakes he said that the cupcake was so good that he would pay for it. And now Kryger’s love of baking is one of profit and specialty. Kryger created her own business called “Addy Cakes.” She has always loved to make cupcakes, cakes, and cookies in her free time, but never dreamed she would create her own business. “I always thought it would be fun, but I didn’t think I would get a lot of orders. I was so wrong!” Kryger said. She sells cupcakes for $24-$27 a dozen depend-ing, upon if they have filling. She gets more orders for cupcakes than for cakes, so the prices of cakes vary with how long it takes her to make the cake and what the customer wants on it. “I’ve gotten a lot of orders from my mom’s friends, but also from neighbors, my extended family, and even some faculty at Sion, like Señora Schendel and Mrs. Phillips,” Kryger said. “Señora Schendel is one

of my most loyal customers.” Spanish teacher April Schendel bought a doz-en cupcakes for a family dinner party. They were vanilla with buttercream frosting and chocolate raspberry. “They were beautiful and delicious. She did a fan-tastic job,” Schendel said. Kryger said her speciality is the Chocolate Razzle Dazzle. This is a cupcake filled with raspberry and topped with chocolate buttercream. “Everyone always raves over this one,” Kryger said. Kryger has a lot of support from her family. She does most everything on her own, but her mom has been around to lend a helping hand when she doesn’t have time to clean up the cupcake mess. Kryger’s little brother is her official taste tester and takes his job seriously. “He loves being like Florian on Cupcake Wars and trying the cupcakes with a fork and speaking in his accent,” Kryger said. School counselor Karen Phillips ordered cupcakes from Addy Cakes for a baby shower. She ordered white cupcakes with pink centers and pink icing. Phillips said they were packaged very nicely with a logo sticker of Addy Cakes on each box. “They were fabulous.’ Phillips said. “All the la-dies at the shower commented on how beautiful and yummy they were.” When Kryger heads to Texas Christian University in the fall, she doesn’t think she will con-tinue her business there. But, she hopes to pick it up when she’s back from college over the holidays and summer. Kryger has a website, www.addy-cakes.weebly.com that lists her types of cupcakes, their prices and mouth-watering pictures. Kryger has really enjoyed the experience she’s had with creating this business and is surprised by the growing number of customers she has. “Once someone orders something and loves it, they pass it onto their friends. I’ve beenreally lucky,” Kryger said.


Mrs. Ellwanger because she is a boss.


Everything.Where do you see yourself in 10

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CUPCAKEWARS

A comparison of cost, presentation and taste

with senior Addy Kryger’s Addy Cakes Cupcakes and Gigi’s

Cupcakes at 135th and Metcalf Street.

ADDY CAKES{Chocolate Razzle Dazzle}

Chocolate cake, filled with raspberry filling, and topped with chocolate buttercream.Taste:

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Cost: $27/dozen

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Wittiest tweet?“Precalc be hatin’ cos I sin too much.”What will you miss most about Sion?Mrs. Teel’s Dream Team, and how (grossly) comfortable our class is with each other.Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Still serving detentions for all my tardies ever accounted for anywhere.

Funniest pink slip?I got a pink slip for wearing my

Tigger costume to school this year, I also got sent home. My

parents laughed.Wittiest tweet?

Michelle Olson hits the floor. Teenage boy escapes out the

back, Mary Murphy hot on his heels #principaldown #twoin-

juredteachers #”fall”dance #punny

What teacher would you take to college?Mrs. Middleton because I ac-tually understand her and she makes things interesting.Where do you see yourself in 10 years?I see myself living in Kansas, being a doctor, married, and starting a family.What song that summarizes your years at Sion?“Stronger” by Kelly Clarkson


“All About Us” (feat, Owl City) by He Is We


Senora Gomez she’s like an-other mom at school.


Not having to pick out my clothes everyday.

Funniest pink slip?I attempted sledding on a

giant foam clock down the hill to the senior lot in perfect

view of Mrs. Koehler, Mrs. Olsen and Mrs. Walkup hav-

ing lunch.What will you miss most about

Sion?Receiving and giving on aver-

age 6.7 hugs per day.


“Color On The Walls” by

Foster The PeopleFunniest pink slip?

Calling my mom in the bath-room, a teacher walked in

and gave me a pink slip.What teacher would you take

to college?Kram. Enough Said.

What teacher would you take to college?I would take Mrs. Middleton so that she could take all of my tests for me and tutor me in my hope-less chemistry abilities.Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Married to a southern gentle-man with at least one kid and one on the way. I’ll be working as a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit.

What song summarizes your years at Sion?“You Are What You Is” by Frank ZappaBest Facebook status?“...and Robby Rockhurst was evidently an idiot.” There seems to be a reoccurring theme in the set-up of our word problems at Sion...poor Susie.

Funniest pink slip?Kicking open the bathroom door.What teacher would you take to college?Mrs. Teel because she is so cute and I love science club.What will you miss most about Sion?Everything and everyone! The pleather lounge is super important though.

Brain-Regina Bledsoe for her work on the Siren

Eyes-Marikate Sears for her photography work

Mouth-Chi-Chi Obi for her debate successes

Hair-Megan Govea for her generous donation of her hair to Locks of Love

Heart-Fallon O’Reilly for her volunteer work

Arms-Jessica Benninghoff for her softball skills

Hands-Riley Clause for her flute and piano skills

Feet-Emmi Apel for her Irish Dancing

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What teacher would you take to college?Mrs P! I have her number on speed dial already so I might as well take her with me. I re-ally could use her philosophy jargon.What song summarizes your years at Sion?“Public Affair” by Jessica Simpson

What will you miss most about Sion?Not brushing my hair or shaving until Friday night.What teacher would you take to college?Kram; his witty humor would always keep me enter-tained, and his use of words only heard in the dictionary would definitely make me smarter.

Wittest Tweet?“My dad just told me to

tweeter it. #gotitdad”What teacher would you take

to college?Mrs. Blasdel. Her methods to destress work wonders.

Cashews and lavender.Where do you see yourself in

10 years?Still having Kairos coffee

dates with Abbey Jones.


Well at the pace I’m complet-ing my online American

government course I may still be at Sion. Cross your fingers

for me.What will you miss most about

Sion?Siestas and the chapel.

What song summarizes your years at Sion?“Who Run the World (Girls)” by Beyonce (if anyone remembers my first awkward post on the senior wall)What will you miss most about Sion?People telling me I’m pretty multiple times a day.


My beloved uniform. There’s a reason I don’t embrace

civvies days. Where do you see yourself in 10

years?Hopefully working on a

political campaign in the South with my fellow

Conservative husband, rais-ing our 4 kids and golden

retriever.

Funniest Pink Slip?I got one for cheating on a test that I already turned in.What teacher would you take to college?Ms. Watts so that I could hear her snarky comments.Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Finished with grad school in physical anthropology.

What will you miss most about Sion?Not having to brush my hair. At all.What song summarizes your years at Sion?“Keeps Gettin’ Better” by Christina AguileraWhat teacher would you take to college?Both Madame’s because I love them!


“A Thousand years” by Christina Perry


Senora Gomez because we would have fun!


Married and a Cosmetolo-gist/ Chemical Engineer.

Funniest pink slip?Mrs Morrison “mo mo” gave

me a pink slip for talking. I felt bad so I gave her my old

apple crisps. Where do you see yourself in 10

years?Married to a Marquette soccer

heart throb who somehow made it through medical

school.

What teacher would you take to college?Mid, so he could help me with all my math classes.What will you miss most about Sion?Knowing everyone, being so comfortable with everyone I see in the halls.Where do you see yourself in 10 years?With my career choice, still in college.

Funniest pink slip?Screaming at a freshman to

wear her beanie.What teacher would you take

to college?Mrs. Ingram because she

rocks.Where do you see yourself in

10 years?Married with 19 children

(roughly).

Wittiest Tweet?“I feel bad for the guy giving me a pedicure. I haven’t shaved in 3 weeks #sorry #igotoanallgirlsschool”What teacher would you take to college?Senora Gomez because I’m kind of a hypochondriac sometimes and she’s a doc-tor.

What teacher would you take to college?Mid so I can annoy himWittiest Tweet?“Courtesy and dignity. Traits to describe @A_rebosaurus.”Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Famous.Best Facebook status?“Dad did you make me some Tots?”- Grace Frame

What teacher would you take to college?Wilcox because she would keep me from being lazy.Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Getting a face lift. (Just kid-ding, on a beach)Best Facebook status?“Hey look, I’m on Facebook.”

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When Momo insisted that it was not appropriate to talk during art class.What will you miss most about Sion?Eating every second, skip-ping down the hallway sing-ing, rocking the all natural look, snatching candy, and my fashionable grey skirt.

BY TAYLoR ESCHERManaging Editor

It’s 1979. A gallon of gas cost 86 cents. A Sony Walkman cost $200.00. And Alice Munninghoff starts her tradition of educating minds, expanding hearts, and empowering lives at Sion. Munninghoff, Head of School, began educating minds at Sion high school as an English teacher. From an early age, teaching and working with people was Munninghoff ’s aspiration. “When I came to Sion, in 1979, I had taught for 8 years, so making the transition to teaching at Sion was easy and won-derfu,” Munning-hoff said. “I had lots of help and support along the way. I have been especially blessed to work with Kay Walkup, Aca-demic Dean and Mission Director, since 1981. She has been a great help to me at every turn.” Now, 33 years later, Munning-hoff ’s time at Sion is coming to an end as she will retire at the end of this school year. She has served as a teacher, Dean of Students, Principal and as Head of School since 1990. “Sion has been a huge blessing in my life and in my family’s life,” Mun-ninghoff said. “I love the people and made wonderful friends.” While Sion has been a blessing to Munninghoff, Sion has been blessed by Munninghoff. A key contribution of Munninghoff was strengthening the mission of the school. “One of the things that I am most proud of is our mission education that we have developed in coop-eration with the Sisters of Sion. Several Sisters of Sion have helped us in various ways as we worked to integrate what Sion really means throughout the life of the school and all its constituent groups, and to send our mission into the world with our graduates,” Munninghoff said. Munninghoff has not only educat-ed minds and expanded hearts, but in 1990 she empowered lives when the sisters of Notre Dame de Sion gave up ownership of the school and she

was in charge of holding everything together. Munninghoff regards this as her least favorite time at Sion, but now remembers it fondly. “In 1990 we were recreating the school and managing enrollment. It wasn’t easy and I didn’t know if the school would survive. Many really good people stepped forward and we became a good team,” Munninghoff said. Since then, Munninghoff has made huge changes on the two campuses. She has brought the two schools closer together, opened new areas of the high school including a new gym and com-pleted the chapel. She has also directed

the building of the grade school gar-den, brought more technology to both schools and has shown love to thou-sands of students throughout her 33 years of working at Sion. “I love the introduction of the iPads and interac-tive whiteboards into the classroom instruction and I really find the

BYOT [Bring your own technology] ini-tiative exciting and very in tune with the

direction that technology is going with notebooks and smartphones,” Mun-ninghoff said. After retirement, Munninghoff plans to volunteer and continue her work with the Independent Schools Associa-tion. She wants more freedom to travel. “I’m so grateful to God. The Sion community has been an absolutely fabulous career and it’s a part of my life and of who I am,” Munninghoff said, tears filling her eyes. “It’s such a great place and I will always be involved.” Michelle Olson, high school princi-pal, has worked with Munninghoff for nearly 20 years. Olson enjoys her sense of humor and can go to her for advice. “I have been fortunate to have worked with and been mentored by one of the best adminstrators in indepen-dent schools,” Olson said. Munninghoff has spent the last 33 years educating minds, expanding hearts, and empowering the lives of thousands of kids, teen girls, faculty and families. Her mark will remain on the school and she will remain in our hearts forever.

Munninghoff began the construction pro-cess for Sion’s new chapel and included a stain glass window to represent the school. (Photo by Taylor Escher)


Not in KC! I will hopefully be an amazing doctor traveling the world, going on mission

trips and living it up.What will you miss

most about Sion?Having teachers that I can joke around with and that

know so much about me and the adorable grey skirts.

What song summarizes your years at Sion? “You’re gonna go far, kid” by The OffspringWhat will you miss most about Sion?How comfortable I feel here and the sense of community.Funniest pink slip?For talking during Mrs. Nor-berg’s class, who only teaches freshman, as a senior.


Mrs. Selle because she is al-ways full of energy and never

has a bad thing to say.Best Facebook status?

Me getting into the school of music at KU.


“I Gotta Feelin” by the Black Eyed Peas

Funniest pink slip?Not having a desk in Mrs. Norberg’s classWittiest tweet?@autocorrects: “Hey I’d like a Coke please.” “Is Pepsi ok?” “Is Monopoly money ok?” #dietcokealltheway What will you miss most about Sion?Not getting ready for school.

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Freshman Hannah Snyder makes the finishing blending touches on her bird chalk drawing. Baker’s chalk drawing tied for first with juniors Emily Chu, Lauren Martin and Allie Lampo. (Photos by Audrey Saracini)

Speak for the Trees Fine Arts Day and Earth Day were combined on April 20. Alliance for Climate Education filled our minds with innovative ways to change the way our school affects the environment, and stu-dents showed us that chalk is the perfect medium to “speak for the trees.” Some of the performances throughout the day shown in the pictures below included a piano performance by sophomore Vanessa Aklagi, a solo by senior Bridget Fowler and a teacher trio from Mary Sellmeyer, Fran Koehler and Stephanie Pino-Dressman. (Graphic from MCT Campus)

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