Senior Kaitlin Lyman drew a chalk drawing at last year's Earth Day celebration during Fine Arts week. This year, due to COVID-19, Earth Day celebrations took on a new look via virtual learning.
Q: Why did you start creating art?
A: “I definitely dealt with a lot of mental health issues and still do. It helps me mentally to focus on something easy.”
Q: What are your favorite things to...
Fifty percent of people testing positive for coronavirus in Kansas City are black, although they only make up 30% of the population. This is following the national pattern, as 40% of all COVID-19 deaths...
Kamryn Rogers, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
• Mar 29, 2020
In this past week’s Sion Weekly final decisions about how seniors would finish their service projects were made.
It was decided that all seniors need to turn in all the hours they have completed...
Kamryn Rogers, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
• Mar 6, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden and a front-runner for the Democratic Party's nomination will be in Kansas City Saturday, March 7. Biden plans to hold a community event at the National World War I Museum...
Kamryn Rogers, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
• Feb 12, 2020
Top 3 Best Moments
1. Spike Lee wears a purple suit with yellow trim as a tribute to basketball icon Kobe Bryant.
Director Spike Lee honored late basketball legend Kobe Bryant in style with...
Kamryn Rogers, Print-Co-Editor-In-Chief
• Jan 28, 2020
I never planned to go to Kairos. My sister went once as a participant and another time as a leader. Even with her constant nagging trying to push me to go on one, I didn’t think I had the time, nor did...
I have been getting recruited to play basketball in college since the beginning of my junior year. Towards the end of my junior year, more emails and letters were flooding into my house as I raised my...
From our history books to the debates on whose face should really be on the $20 bill, most people know anti-slavery heroine Harriet Tubman. “Harriet,” directed by Kasi Lemmons, is not just another...
Pumpkin Bread Directions
Set oven to 325° F
Spray and flour 2 loaf pans so the bread doesn’t stick
Mix the flour, salt, spices, baking powder and baking soda together
Beat butter and...
Kamryn Rogers, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
• Oct 17, 2019
Everyone always asked, “Are you going to miss her?” and my answer was always no. My sister and I are very close, but I have never been the type to think that “distance makes the heart grow fonder.”...
Kamryn Rogers, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
• Oct 16, 2019
Senior Tehya Frederick always thought there was more to her history than what she knew because of her olive-green eyes, spiraled hair and beige skin. Then during her freshman year, Frederick learned she...
During the climate strike at the Plaza Sept. 20 there were multiple speakers ranging from high school students to elected officials. The crowd had many generations represented.
Spirit week will last from Monday, Sept. 9 to Friday, Sept. 13. The themes go as followed:
Monday- Pattern Day
Tuesday- Area 51
Wednesday- Devils and Angels
Thursday- Generation Day with freshman...
Freshman Xio De La Cruz is blinded by her oversized beanie at the annual beanie ceremony Aug. 22. "I can't see!" De La Cruz said as she turned and laughed with her classmates.
Sitting in eager anticipation for the beanie ceremony, seniors Erika Sesler and Sophia Angrisano sport the beanies they made for the freshmen in their maison. To pay homage, Sesler and Angrisano modeled...
Before the beanie ceremony, seniors Reilly Jackoboice and Felicia Knox prepare to give the freshmen in their maisons their beanies Aug. 22.
Freshman Juwali Ya strolls to the side of the gym in her new Peppa Pig hat during the Beanie presentation Aug. 22.
Wearing her own beanie, senior Maya Bair speaks to the crowd about what her beanie symbolizes for her. “It represents the community, friendship, and love I found my freshman year,” Bair said. “I...
With impressed gasps coming from the crowd, freshman Makayla Hebert lights up her unicorn necklace that accompanied her beanie.
History teacher Dr. Taylor Hersh holds up her beanie that she kept from her freshman year in 2004 at the annual beanie ceremony Aug. 22.
Freshman Gwyn Johnson stands to the side after she gets her beanie from seniors Aug. 22. The beanie presentation is an annual event held to introduce the freshmen to the rest of the school.
For years, so-called “experts” claimed that distance running was detrimental to women’s health and femininity and for that same reason, women weren’t allowed to officially enter the Boston...
As temperatures continue to drop this winter, the homeless are left most vulnerable to the cold weather. This leaves them prone to frostbite, trench foot and hypothermia. Hypothermia and trench foot can...
The Kansas City Chiefs released running back, Kareem Hunt after a video surfaced Friday of him shoving and kicking a woman in a hotel Feb. 10. The Chiefs were made aware of the incident regarding Hunt...
Students collected about 12.5 tons of non-perishable food items, exceeding the original goal of 10 tons during the annual Food For Thought drive for Redemptorist Social Services and earned a day off school...
My hair. It is untamed. It is a big part of who I am because it has affected the way I present myself to the world. I have spent my life subjected to belittlement by my peers who ask curiously, ‘Why...
Whether one is looking for a peaceful place to get homework done, somewhere to sit and enjoy a cup of coffee, or wanting to grab something on-the-go, Crow’s Coffee located on 535 E. Red Bridge Rd. is...
With the Grammy’s coming up, R&B singer Daniel Caesar is a new face to the crowd earning two Grammy nominations for his debut album, “Freudian.” He is nominated for Best R&B album and Best...
