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News and Publications of Notre Dame de Sion

Sion Student Media

News and Publications of Notre Dame de Sion

Sion Student Media

Madeline Hammett

Madeline Hammett, Copy Editor

Favorite Show: Friends

Spirit Animal: "Hammett" Crab

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All content by Madeline Hammett
Women are taking traditionally male-dominated jobs, such as jobs in STEM like engineering and construction, to new heights.

Shattering The Glass Ceiling

Madeline Hammett, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief Mar 10, 2021

Women’s History Month is celebrated to remember the great achievements that the women before us have accomplished. The hard work, pain, sweat, tears and blood that the women before us endured to pave...

Spring break runs from March 15 to March 19 this year, but the CDC is encouraging people not to travel.

Stop Spring Breaking

Madeline Hammett, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief Feb 17, 2021

With spring break approaching and COVID-19 protocols changing daily, high schoolers are trying to decide whether leaving the country for spring break is possible in 2021. For high school seniors especially,...

AP encourages students to prepare and start preparing for the May exams on the AP College Board portal.

AP Courses, Testing Changes and COVID-19

Madeline Hammett, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief Jan 25, 2021

Changes seem to be being made left right during COVID-19 times. Changes to school policies, traditions, sports events, and many more things are inevitable. AP classes, however, remain consistent.  AP...

Senior Shannon Karlin sees an open shot and goes in for the layup. Guarded by Seniors Katherine Gibson, Madeline Gentry, and Claire Faulkner.

Basketball Wins Rivalry Game

Liv Zender Jan 7, 2021

Senior Shannon Karlin sees an open shot and goes in for the layup. Guarded by Seniors Katherine Gibson, Madeline Gentry, and Claire Faulkner.

Seniors decorate pumpkins a few weeks after the senior retreat.

Reflecting On My Last First Semester

Madeline Hammett, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief Dec 2, 2020

This first semester has, for sure, been a whirlwind. It feels like junior year but with more responsibility and a part time job that consists of college and scholarship applications. As much as I have...

Senior Ruby Wright walks with her father and her grandfather while being presented during the field hockey Senior Night on Sept. 10. on the field.

Fall Sports Wrap Up

Ella Rogge, Editorial Editor Nov 5, 2020

Seniors Abby Delong, Dillan Elmquist and Mary Hudak are presented with their Senior Night gifts by coach Reynold Middleton on Oct. 15.

Attendees hold up a "Go Vote" sign during a get-out-the-vote rally with former President Barack Obama, gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker and other members of the Illinois Democratic ticket on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Ill. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

An Election Reflection

Madeline Hammett, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief Nov 2, 2020

On the eve of the 2020 election, tensions are high, but anticipations are higher. The air is filled with emotions ranging from angry and disappointed to relieved and excited, according to Pew Research....

15-year-old Baklanov poses outside with her mother for a photo.

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Madeline Hammett, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief Oct 19, 2020

Walking in the door after a long cross country practice, she is hot and sweaty and wants nothing more than to take a shower and go to sleep. She smells the sweet aroma of home cooked dinner and sees her...

Senior Madeline Hammett and Senior Olivia Shively hold freshman sisters Caroline Hammett and Lucy Shively after the first day of school on Aug. 25.

Senior Year: COVID-19 Edition

Madeline Hammett, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief Aug 29, 2020

Disclaimer: this year is not going to be the typical senior year that every student anxiously anticipates. This is something I have been warned of by my school, my teachers, my fellow students, and my...

A skateboarder films protesters along Mission Blvd. in Pacific Beach during A Day of Liberty rally on Sunday, April 26, 2020. The protesters were against the government shutdown due to the coronavirus.

Constitutional Rights versus National Compliance

Madeline Hammett, News Editor Apr 28, 2020

Anti-coronavirus lockdown protests have been going on in the United States for weeks. The people participating in the protests have claimed that the government is infringing on their civil liberties by...

Restricting Rights or Reforming Rights

Restricting Rights or Reforming Rights

Madeline Hammett, News Editor Mar 30, 2020

Kansas lawmakers are pushing to pass a bill that will likely be voted on by citizens in either August or November in an effort to decrease abortion rights in Kansas.  “It means that Kansans can elect...

Alumna Christy Shively '95 and friend Kristin Hammett, mother of junior Madeline Hammett, discuss their daughters' Sion experience while waiting in line for the free bar.

A Toast to Sion

Madeline Hammett, News Editor Mar 10, 2020

After a year of planning, the annual Sion Gala was held at the Westin at Crown Center March 7 and raised over $600,000 while hosting alumnae, parents of students, board members, major donors and other...

Reverend Sharon Cantrell talks to the students at her table on Jan. 29 at the annual Women in Ministry Luncheon.

Women in Ministry Luncheon Inspires

Madeline Hammett, News Editor Jan 30, 2020

The annual Women in Ministry luncheon took place in the Grande Salle during all three block lunches Jan. 29 in recognition and celebration of Catholic Schools Week. “It's an opportunity for our...

Sophomore Sabrina Ross

Meet the New Faces

Avery Brundige, Features Editor Jan 18, 2020

Sophomore Sabrina Ross

Coffee Talk: Episode 3

Madeline Hammett, Copy Editor Jan 7, 2020

Juniors Sharon Kramschuster, Mason Lewis and Haley Langle share a laugh at Winter Formal on Dec 7.

#Throwback: Winter Formal Photo Gallery

Kate Conway, Reporter Jan 13, 2020

Juniors Sharon Kramschuster, Mason Lewis and Haley Langle share a laugh at Winter Formal on Dec 7.

Juniors Laila Foy, Bella Aquino and Kennedy Ruark participate in a college admission game led by Drake representative Evan Favreau Nov. 14.

Considering College

Madeline Hammett, Copy Editor Nov 16, 2019

College counselors Erin Stein and Heather Henning were assisted by Drake University representative Evan Favreau to introduce juniors to the college planning process from 10:20 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. Thursday...

Plastic Girls in a Plastic World

Plastic Girls in a Plastic World

Madeline Hammett, Copy Editor Nov 9, 2019

Living in a world where people are expected to live up to society’s standards of the “perfect body,” which doesn’t tend to come naturally, causes many people to turn to other forms of achieving...

Instance for Impeachment

Instance for Impeachment

Madeline Hammett, Copy Editor Oct 8, 2019

Impeachment proceedings have previously occurred with three out of the United States’ 44 total sworn-in presidents. That number has officially been moved up to four presidents. President Donald Trump...

A screenshot from the Monkey twitter page.

Don’t Talk to Strangers, Kids

Madeline Hammett, Copy Editor Sep 10, 2019

When kids are young, one of the first things they are told by their parents is “don’t talk to strangers.” Usually, children listen and don’t talk face to face to people they do not know. However,...

Seniors Tempest Malone and Grace Hopewell take a picture in the photobooth at Prom April 6. The theme for the prom was “Enchanted Forest.”

A Night Full of Enchantment

Emma Hutchin, Reporter Apr 10, 2019

Seniors Tempest Malone and Grace Hopewell take a picture in the photobooth at Prom April 6. The theme for the prom was “Enchanted Forest.”

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