Injured Student Athletes

leJournal A Publication of Notre Dame de Sion* 10631 Wornall Road*Kansas City, MO 64114 Volume 30, Issue 1 September 2011

The Pain & Recovery of...

New Citywide Curfew Affects the Plaza

A Look at the Feather Hair Trend

Senior Jasmine Noory studies abroad in Mexico

2 what’s inside

What’s InsIde

3 THE EDITOR’S INK

4 STAFF EDITORIAL

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9 My LIFE IS AwKwARD

20 A LAST LOOK

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ON THE COVER

WHAT’S INSIDE PHOTOS FROM THE TOP: MAURA EVELD, MCT CAMPUS, MCT CAMPUS, EMILY DECOURSEY, KATHERINE BAKER

COVER PHOTOS BY: ALI SWEE, LUCY GASAL, COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA, JASMINE NOORY

LAYOUT BY: EMMA GROJEAN

Students and faculty share their 9/11 experience

Joplin, Missouri and its slow recovery

A close upon the newcollege counselor

7 A look into thedamage ofHurricane

Irene

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A Peek Into the Lives of

Injured Sion Athletes

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FEBRUARy 2009The Evolution of a Student:A Reflection on Four Years

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BY ALI SWEEEditor-in-Chief

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFAli Swee

MANAGING EDITORTaylor Escher

WEB-EDITOR-IN-CHIEFKatie Mahoney

ADVISERAlison Long

FEATURES EDITORMaura Eveld

EDITORIAL/NEWS EDITOREmma Eveld

LAYOUT/DESIGN EDITORElizabeth Gianino

MULTIMEDIA EDITOREmily DeCoursey

A&E EDITORDelaney Bates

SPORTS EDITORAudrey Saracini

PHOTO EDITORLucy Gasal

REPORTERSEmma Grojean, Laura Travis,

Victoria Kenner, Sarah Holland, Meg Cowan , Shannon Laird

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Le Journal welcomesletterssubmittedbyreaders.Thestaffreservestherighttoeditlengthandminorgrammaticalerrors,buttheletter’smessagewillnotbeal-

tered.Thestaffreservestherighttoreviewlettersandeditmaterialthatisinappropri-ate.Libelous,slanderous,orobsceneletterswillnotbeprinted.Lettersmustbesigned.

Letters to the Editor

Long gone are the days of the beanietopped heads, that infamously awkwardfreshmanmixer(boysononeside,girlsontheother,anyone?),andnewteachers,facesand hallways. This is our senior year, classof 2012. For myself and 98 other girls, it’sthebeginningofendlesstripstoUSToytoperfect our beanies, our senior prom, andsaying goodbye toour beloved teachers,friends and every-thing we’ve come toknow and love aboutSion. Hold up. Forthose of you whoaren’t graduating on May 24th, 2012 (yes,alreadymarkedonmycalendar), for thoseof you who have no clue what a socraticseminarorradicalegalitarianpeasantcom-munityis,forthoseofyouwhojuststartedthis amazingly incredible, exhausting, re-warding, crazy, fun, memorable journey:welcome! Asafreshman,everyonetellsyouhowquicklyyourfouryearsgo.AndIsolemnlyswear,asanofficialsenior,itgoesfast.Waytoo fast. Savor every awkward moment offreshman year, because it’s the only yearyou can get away with wearing makeup toschool, straightening your ponytail (guiltyas charged), searching for weebeasties inMrs.Norberg’sclass,spendingFridaynights

atTownCenter,andbringingadatetofalldancewhilegoingstagtowinterformal(formoreawk-ward freshman year mixer stories, check outpage9). Then,there’sSophomoreyear.Theyearyouactually invite a boy who’s NOT ‘the youngerbrother of your best friend’s older brother whogoes to KU’ aka someone you’ve never spokentoo.Theyearofbarelypassingyourdriver’stestand driving to your friend’s house for the firsttime. The year of cramming for theorem quiz-zesinCommonsandthoseawful12-stepproofs.TheyearofventuringallthewaytotheoutskirtsofKansasCity, to recycle in freezing10degreeweather for 5 points of extra credit for MissAmy’sEnvironmentalScienceclass. Junioryearbringsstress,tonsofmemories,traditions, milestones, and more stress. A year

fulloftearsafterseeingthefirstpageofthesci-encesectionoftheACT,hoursstudyingforyourdoubleMidtests,speedingticketsandfirstfend-er benders, your first R-rated movie, common-placejournalentries,duckandcoverinAPUSH,stressing over prom committee, learning thatREPC isn’t just a school district, the coming ofageringceremony,andexperiencesofnewcul-tureswhiletravelingacrosstheworldtoFrance,Chile and Australia (for more on the Sion ex-changeprogram,seepage6). Andthatquickly,you’reasenior.Suddenly,everything which was once in slow motion,seems to fast forward. Everything becomesyourfirst“last.”Ariteofpassageintotheseniorparking lot. Your long-awaited senior-ity. Thesecrets of KAIROS. Two hours of AP Englishhomeworkcombinedwith threehoursofEuro.

Seniors rock the house. Flash mobbing blue andwhite.Thatdreaded‘SecondTimearound’paper.BookmarkingtheCommonAppwebsite.Hangingaround(stalking,what?)Mrs.Stein’soffice,waytoomuch.(gettoknowmoreaboutMrs.Steinonpage16).STAvs.Sionpowderpuffgame.Stormingthehallwaysonyourlastdayofclasses.Graduatinginfloor-lengthwhitedresses,crownatopyourhead,surroundedbyyour98Sionsisters. Aslowprogressionofbecomingcomfortableinyourownskin.FromthedaysofspendinghourstogetreadyforyourappearanceattheRockhurstgame,towearingadresstobluewhite,yourfouryearsatSionwillteachmorethanjustAvagardo’snumberandtheeffectsofJustinianandTheodora’srule. One day, you’ll look around, and realizeyou’resurroundedbythepeoplewhotrulyinspireyou.Lookingbackasasenior,youseetheevolu-

tionyou’vemade.Itseemslikeonlyyesterday,Iwasthat(extremely) awk-ward freshman,completewithabobhair cut and braces.It seems like only

yesterday, we were ‘crossing the threshold’ (thefirst time). It seems likeonlyyesterday, I carriedmy Vera Bradley lunchbox to my peer ministercircle, everyFriday,occupiedbyexactly48min-utesofawkwardsilenceasourpoorpeerministersbeggedus, justoneofus, to talk.Andnow, fouryearslater,we’vecrossedthethreshold(fourtimesnow,butwho’scounting?).Wearethepeerminis-ters,wearetheleaders,andwearetheseniors.. Fouryearsoflaughter,sharedsecrets,friendships, fear, motivation and determination,you’llfindyourselfwishingyoucouldhaveeveryawkward moment of freshman year back. Soonenough, years become months, the HSPT be-comestheACT,freshmenbecomeseniors,mixersbecome prom, convocation becomes graduationandsuddenly,yearsofwishingbecomesthosefewmomentsofliving.

“One day, you’ll look around, and realize you’re surrounded by the people who truly inspire you.”

-Ali Swee

Jane McCormackCarole wall-Simmons

Ali SweeTaylor Escher

Michelle OlsonKay walkup

pUBLICATIONS BOARD

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Questioning the Kansas City CurfewNew Citywide Curfew May Compromise Teenagers’ Freedom

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It’s9:03p.m.Thedeeporangesunhasbarelydisappearedanddarknesshasbeguntocreepin.Anearlyautumnbreezecatchestheair.AcrossfromJ.CrewandsituatednexttoUrbanOutfitters,sitstheCinemarkPalaceatthePlaza.The illuminatedsignadvertises the latestmovies.A fewstop.Sometoescapechillywind,otherstoavoidthewanderingeyesofahome-lessman.Aneeriesilencesetsin,occasionallybrokenbyaseeminglyinau-diblechatter.Afewblocksaway,theclockticks.9:08p.m.Whereareyou? ThisistheCountryClubPlaza,circaSeptember2011.Inaccordancewithcityordinance, ifyou’reundertheageof18,youshouldn’tbehere.Or fourotherKansasCityentertainmentdistricts.Afteraviolentnightleavingthreedead,KansasCityMayorSlyJames,alongwiththeKansasCityCouncil,unanimouslyelectedfortheimple-mentationofacitywidecurfewforteenagers. Will it be effective? Sure. Will it com-bat potentially violent teenagers? Possibly.However, is it fair to punish every KansasCityteenagerforthewrongdoingsofaselectgroupofjuveniles? Firstofall,asteenagers,wehaverightstoo.Armedwithavaliddriver’slicenseandafriend,anyteenagershouldhavetherightto venture into the Plaza or Zona Rosa atnight. It’s a right of passage. A coming ofage.Atage16and17,ourparentsshouldn’thavetoescortustogoseeNeverSayNeverin3D.Infact,in1925,alittleplacedeemedas the Supreme Court held that the FirstAmendmentappliestoallstates,includinglocalgovernment.Whatdoesthismeanforus?IfIrememberMrs.Brown-Howerton’sAPUSH Bill of Rights pop quiz correctly,the first amendment grants “the right topeacefully assemble.” However, if a groupof responsible, respectful, law abidingteenagerswantedtoassembleattheplazaFridayat10:00p.m.,wewouldbedeniedthatright. Then,comesthedebateoftheaffectedbusinesses. For the five affected districts,teenagersmakeupalargepartoftheirrev-enue.WiththepayingcustomersofBrio,ColdstoneandCinemarknownonexistentafter9p.m.,revenueswilldrop,furtherhurtingalreadystrug-glingbusinessesinasuchableakeconomicstate.Withmovietheatreat-

tendancealreadydeclining,theimplementationofthecurfewgivesteen-agersanotherreasontoskip thecinemas,whichcauses localbusinessesto suffer, leading to the decline of the entertainment districts that oncethrived,suchasthePlaza,WestportandZonaRosa. Finally,wecan’thelpbutquestionthecity’swayofenforcingandmon-itoringthenewcurfew.ApressreleaseissuedonAugust18,2011includesa list,a-g,ofthedifferent“exemptions”forthecurfew.Someincludean“emergencyerrand”or“returninghomefromlawfulemployment.” Andthisiswherethefineprintseemstoblur.Exactly,whatconstitutesa“emergencyerrand?”AlatenightruntoHyVee?Amoviewithafriend

who’sonlyintownforafewdays?Andwhilewe’reatit,whataboutatriptoyourbestfriend’shouse to phone charger you left last week?Andhowaboutthat“lawfulemployment”bit?If you’re driving home from babysitting on aSaturdaynightatmidnight,doyouruntheriskof possibly being stopped and punished withapotential$500fineforyourparents topay?Yes, you read that right, your parents. At age17, if you’re caught violating the curfew, youwill not pay the fine, your parents will. How,atall,doesthisholdouryouthresponsiblefortheiractions? But,astheMayorsaid,“Enoughisenough.”Weallagreetheviolenceinthecityhasgottenoutofhand.WhowantstogotothePlazaona Friday night only to experience mobs andgunshots? Weneedasolution,onethatrewardsthosewho have behaved correctly and punishesthosewhohavenot.Insteadofimplementingsuchacitywiderestriction,whynot setaside

money in the city budget to hire more policeofficerstopatroltheeffectedareas?Thissimplesolutionwouldallowforasafer,moreenjoyablecity,whilestillgrantingteenagersthefreedomswedeserve. The clock continues to tick. Across fromJ.Crew and situated next to Urban Outfitters,sits the Cinemark Palace at the Plaza. It’s 9:15p.m. By now, every streetlight has ignited a

small,yetbrightlight.Achillrunsthroughtheair,foreshadowingthedarkwinterstillahead.Thesilenceblanketsthenightsky,settingthe

worldatease.Shoppersrushby,barelyglancingattheflickeringtheatre.There’snota17-year-oldinsight.Exactlyhowtheywantedit.Andsojus-tice,seemingly,prevails.

This staff editorial represents the views of the Le Journal staff. Twelve out of sixteen staffers voted in support of this view.

Hundreds of people flock to the Plaza Art Fair. The Plaza is a famous image of Kansas City, now one of the five entertanment districts af-fected by the citywide curfew. (Photo from Plaza Association )

Kansas City Curfew: Agree or Disagree?

Deciphering the Fine print

AGREE“If this is what it takes to protect people, so be it. I mean all the shops

and stuff are closed then anyway so its not like we’re

missing much.”-Broghan McEnerney,

Senior

IN THE MIDDLE“I don’t really know how I feel about curfew, mostly because

it doesn’t affect me any more. I do understand why it has been implemented but I don’t know that it will do anything about

the problem.”-Devon Sweeting,

Senior

DISAGREE“Not all people under 18 are going up there to cause trou-ble, but just want to go there

to see a movie in a theater that’s close and accessable. Plus there seems to be an underlying racism in it.”

-Abby McDowell,Senior

Forminorsages16and17thenewcurfewis11:00p.m.

ThePlaza,Westport,Downtown/CentralBusinessDistrict,18thandVineandZonaRosawillhavea9:00p.m.curfewforanyoneunder18.

InOctoberthecurfewwillrevertforallminorsunder18to11:00p.m.onweekdaysandmidnightFridayandSaturdayevenings.

*InformationfromtheMayor’sAugust18PressRelease

Curfewforminorsunder16isnow10:00p.m.fromtheFridayproceedingMemorialDaythroughthelastSundayinSeptember

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Our Economic Blunder

Youclickonthetelevisionandthe10p.m.news is just starting.   Just for kicks, you staytunedforacoupleminutestoseewhat’snew. Aheadline scrolls ominously across the page,stating,yetagain,thelatestontheUnitedStateseconomicturmoil.  You will most likely have one of the tworeactions: sigh and turn to another channelsuchasDanceMomsortheRealHousewivesofNewJersey,orsitandwatchthenewsramblingon about our country’s debt and unemploy-ment. Honestly,mostofusknowwhichroutewe’d take.   We have heard so much about ourcountrybeing in trouble thatmostofusdon’teventakenoticeanymore. Well,weneedtostartnoticing. TheUnitedStatesisinaneconomiccrisis,andifwedon’ttrytofixit,ourgenerationcansaygood-byetochancesatgreatjobsandcom-fortablelives. MaryMurphy,whoteacheshistoryatSion,had advised her daughter to take all the rightsteps to become a lawyer: Go to a respectablecollegeandlawschool. However,shestillcan’tfindajobasanattorney. “We need to get the economy ready for

yourgeneration,”Murphysaid. An astonishing 14 million people in theUnitedStatesareoutofwork. Infact,accordingtorecentgovernmentaljobstatistics,absolutelyno jobs were created in the month of August.Zero. Zip. Nada. Weneedtoactfast. President Obama made a speech aboutthe economy on Sept. 8.   He urged Congresstoactquickly tohelpcreatemore jobsand to

reduce the $3 trillion deficit that is loomingoverthecountrylikeadark,mischievousstormcloud. HisplaniscalledtheAmericanJobsAct,whichaimstocreatemorejobsforunemployedAmericans.   Many, including me, anticipatedmore of the same seemingly unchanging andunhelpfulideas,butIsoonrealizedsuchanat-titudewillhelpnoone.  Weneedachangeofheart.  In 2008, the unemployment rate was

7.8 percent.   The rate now stands at 9.1 per-cent.   Something needs to change.   While manyarereactingwithanger,weneedtoactwithsup-port.   At this moment, finger-pointing won’thelp. CongressandObamaneedtoworktogetherforthegoodofthepeople. Our focus must be to support officials whohavenewandeffectiveideastowhipoureconomybackintoshape.  “I think everyone wants him (Obama) tosucceed in doing this,” said sophomore SarahAllen. “nomatterwhetheryouareaDemocratorRepublican.” Thisistrue.  Inhisrecentjobsspeech,Obamasaid,“...thequestioniswhetherinthefaceofanongoingna-tional crisis,wecan stop thepolitical circusandactuallydosomethingtohelptheeconomy.” Manyhaveheardheartbreakingstoriesaboutfathers,mothers,brothersandsisterseitherlosingjobsorjustnotbeingabletofindany. Totakeonthismonsterofaneconomy,wemustnotempha-size our differences but rather work together, orelsenothingwillgetaccomplished. We should not despair over this economiccrisis. Instead,weneedtowatchthosenewsseg-ments, learn about what’s happening, and getinvolved, so that one day the headline scrollingacross the television screen will be praising oureconomicturnaround.

BY EMMA EVELDNews/Editorial Editor

“We need to get the economy ready for your generation.”

(Drawing by Ally Ungashick)

Jan 20, 2001:$5.73 trillion in debt

Yes, the United States is in a recession, but we need a change of heart

Jan 20, 2006:$8.18 trillion

in debt

Sept 13, 2011:

$14.72 trillionin debt

Howdoyoufeelabouttheeconomy?

“I feel like teenagers in general don’t realize that this recession is a big deal and we need to try

to fix it.”

MichaelaBukaty,

Junior

“I feel that the economy is affect-ing everyone. We have to remem-ber that this isn’t the great depres-

sion and recovery is at hand.”

Keane, Junior

Grace

Debt D

istress

-Statistics from the National Treasury

-Mary Murphy, History Teacher

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BY VICTORIA KENNERReporter

As most Sion students relaxed during thesummer, 12 seniors traveled to Australia andChile,experiencingvastcultureshocks. “Itfreakedmeout!Everythingwassodif-ferent. I loved it! My host family constantlywantedtospoilme,”seniorAnnaReintjessaid. Alongwithfourotherseniors:LauraHense,Taylor Escher, Aubrey Okenfuss and TriciaWhite,ReintjesventuredtoSouthAmericavis-itingSaintGeorge’scollege, inSantiago,Chile.The girls tasted the sugary and salty foodsand visited the beach with their host families.Everyoneenjoyedthemselvesandsaidifgiventhe opportunity they would return in a heartbeat. Traveling to another time zone, seniorsJessica Benninghoff, Ali Swee, Caitlin Allen,MerylVannoy,JessicaBauer,andCaitlinBuschtook a trip down under to Our Lady of SionCollegeinMelbourne,Australia.UnlikeChile,AllensaidAustralia’sculturewasprettysimilartoours. Itallbeganin1981whenaSiongraduate,whohadmarriedaSwedishmanandwasteach-ingatacatholicschoolinGermany,contacted

KayWalkup,academicdean,wantingtosetupanexchangeprogrambetweenNotredamedeSionandCanisiusschuleAhaus.Walkupquick-ly agreed, and the program has grown fromthere. Sion students can now travel to France,Chile,Germany,andAustralia,givingthegirlsopportunitiestoexperienceaculturefirsthand,independently solving problems, and creatinglifelongbondsWalkupsaid. “Iendedupstayingwith twogirlswhile Iwasthere.Ilovethemboth!Idon’thaveanysis-terssotheyaretheclosestthingsIhavetoonenow,”Reintjessaid. “ItwasaonceinalifetimeexperienceandIgotsomuchmoreoutofitthanIhadimaginedI would have. I learned so much about a newcultureandaboutmyself,”Allensaid. “Ifany-oneisconsideringdoingthisexchange,oranyexchangeingeneral,Iwouldsaygoforit.Don’tbe shy and I promise you: you will not regretsuchanamazingtrip.” Experiencinganotherculturenotasatour-ist is what Walkup said is the main goal. Shewantsthestudentstoexperiencedifferentcul-turesandtoexperiencehowfamilieslive.“It’sanirreplaceableexperiencethateveryju-niorshouldapplyfor,”Walkupsaid.

Seniors Travel the WorldSion’s Exchange Program Offers Cultural Education

31 May 1911TheHulloftheTitanicwasputinwaterfor

thefirsttime

28 June 1911Nakhla,aMarsmeteorite,hitAlexandria,

Egyptcausingalargeexplosion

6 August 1911“ILoveLucy’s”LucilleBallwasborn

21 August 1911TheMonaLisawasstolenfromTheLouvre

MuseuminParis,France

4 October 1911

Campbellhopestoencouragetheuseofon-lineresources. Stevens,accommodationscounselor,wasn’tlookingfora job.WhileworkingatUniversityAcademy,StevenslearnedaboutSion’smissionthroughafriend,andappliedrightaway. “My husband and I believe that God wascallingmetoSion,”Stevenssaid. She earned her counselor certification be-causeshelovesthefeelingofbetteringpeople’slivesandtha’swhatshehopestoachieve. Stevensplanstoorganizetheaccommoda-tionsdepartmentandmakeitmoredefined. As for Stein, she applied at Sion due to agraduatenamedElizabethBonney. “ShespokehighlyofherexperienceatSionand I knew I wanted to work at a school thatpreparedstudents,likeElizabeth,togooutintotheworldandmakeapositivedifference,”Stein

Looking Back 100 years in honor of Sion’s 100th Birthday

May June16 May: International Criminal Court

issues arrest warrants for Muammar Abu Minya Gaddafi, Saif Al Islam Gaddafi and Head of Intelligence Abdullah Al Sanousi

from crimes against humanity.

25 May: Tensions increase at Choucha camp in Tunisia (near Libyan border). Four die in a fire in the camp which destroys 21 tents;

further unrest damages 3,000 tents.

22 June: Obama announces the withdrawal of 10,000 US troops from Afghanistan

this year and another 23,000 by the end of September 2012.

FirstpublicelevatorputinLondon’sEarl’sCourtMetroStationin

London,England

New Faculty Find Home New Staff Members Reveal Paths To Joining The Community

said. Stein, formerly in the admissions depart-ment at William Jewell College, plans to havelunchwith students togive them theopportu-nitytoaskherquestionsaboutcollege.

BY EMMA GROJEANReporter

A father, a friend, and a colleague werethe three people that lead new faculty mem-bers,JenniferCampbell,ErinStein,andNancyStevenstojoinourcommunity. Campbell,ournewlibrarianandvolleyballcoach,saidherfathershowedheranadinthepaper.Shewenttotheinterviewandimmedi-ately loved Sion. After receiving the librarianposition, Campbell applied for the volleyballcoachopening. “Taking thevolleyballpositionwasunex-pected.IknewIwasgoingtobethelibrarian,”Campbellsaid,“butthenIsawtheopeningforvolleyball coach and decided to apply for thesecondposition.” Campbell works in the library during theschooldayandheadstothegymrightafter.

( From Top to Bottom, Left to Right: Jennifer Campbell, Nancy Stevens, and Erin Stein)

A Look BAck on A Summer of VioLence

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Mean Irene Sweeps East Coast

Time of Change

Dean.Felix.Noel.Carol.Katrina.Edna.Allthesenameshaveonethingincommon–namesofpasthurricanes. Anotherhurricanecame to lifeduring the lastweekofAugust,whentheentireEastCoastfeltthedestructiveforceofHurricaneIreneas it swept in fromtheAtlanticOcean. Hurricane Irene was an uncommonstorm.RarelydoessomuchoftheEastCoastfeeltheeffectsofafull-blownhurricane. ThelasttimeahurricaneslammedtheEastCoastwas2003whenIsabelmadelandfallinNorthCarolina.  Although Irene was a Category Onehurricane, itcausedahugeamountofdam-age. Irenetookatleast21lives,accordingtotheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency.Five million people were without power fordays,and10to13inchesofrainfellincertainareas,whichresultedinrecordflooding,par-ticularlyinNewJerseyandVermont. Sunday,August 28, two days after landfall, Irene’swinddiminishedtoabout50milesperhour,and the hurricane was demoted to the title“tropicalstorm.” Jim Long was in awe.   Long works forPAR Electrical Contractors, Inc. who sentsurveyors to the East Coast to help.   He is

JournalismteacherAlisonLong’sfather-in-law. “Ihadbeenonthe job for icestormsandthings like that but never a hurricane before,”Long said.   “It was overwhelming and devas-tating.  WhenIwas inVermont,whole townsdidn’t have power, and the bridges and roadsweremessedupsotheyhadnowayout. Theywerebasicallystuck.” TheRedCrosswaspreparedforthesting-ingresultsofIrene. Thereliefagencyoperatedabout500sheltersandservedmorethan27,000residentsfromNorthCarolinatoNewEngland. EvenpopularsocialnetworkingsitessuchasFacebookandTwitterwerebuzzingwithex-citementandfearaboutHurricaneIrene. BridgetLincoln,friendofseniorAliSwee,lives in Long Island, N.Y. and was amazedwithalltheonlineattentionthehurricanewasgetting.  “FacebookandTwitterwereblowingup…peoplewouldhashtag#MeanIreneandupdatetheirstatusas,‘Getouttahere,Irene!’”Lincolnsaid. “Itkindofmadelightoutofaserioussitu-ation,whichwasgood.” The destruction Irene caused will takemonths, insomecasesyears, tobefixed.  Thehurricanehasleftitsmark.  “Sometimes you just have to see the de-structioninperson,”Longsaid. “Picturesneverdoitjustice.”

BY EMMA EVELDNews/Editorial Editor

July August22 July: A 32- year old man, Anders Behring

Breivik, in Norway open fires on scores of teens at the ruling Labour Party’s youth camp on Utoya Island, leaving at least 93

dead.

28 July: The commander of Libya’s rebel army is killed in Benghazi along with two senior officers on Thursday, rebel leaders announced just hours after claiming big

successes on the battlefield.

The Hurricane and its Record Rains Wreak Havoc on the Northeast

6 August: the Navy SEALs suffer a devastat-ing loss when 30 Americans, including 22

of the elite troops, die when their helicopter is shot down in Afghanistan. This is the

deadliest incident for U.S. forces in the 10-year Afghanistan war.

Roads all across the East Coast were destroyed due to Hurricane Irene. Two workmen attempt to find the tele-phone line along the storm battered road on highway 12 in Rodanthe, N.C. Two parts of the highway are now gone altogether, with two new inlets in their place. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)

BY AUDREY SARACINISports Editor

Sion students are adaptable to change.Throughout the years we have reconstructedthefreshmanhallway,shutdownnorthcampusandbuiltachapel.Thisyear’schangeaffectstheschool’s schedule. Although they are packedwiththeadditionsofmaisonsandactivityperi-ods,thishecticnewscheduleisworththeextratenminutesaccordingtoFranKoehler,DeanofStudents. “When Mrs. King and I went to a confer-ence in North Carolina, Sion was one of 18schools to not have [an] advisory program,”Koehler said. “I think that Sion and schedulesaresynonymous, so Iknewthestudentscouldhandleit.” Oneof themainreasonswhy themaisonsare so beneficial is that they provide each stu-dentwithmentors.Alongwithcreatingastrongbond with a staff member, students can createrelationships with girls from other grades andsocialcircles. “AsaseniorIwanttogettoknowtheun-derclassmenbeforeIgraduate,andIthinkmaisonsareagreatwaytodothat,”CraiginWilson,se-nior,said. Thenewscheduleprovidestheopportunityfor students to become involved in clubs thattheynevercouldbefore. “Afterschool activities and sports are nolongeranexcusenottojoinclubs,”Wilsonsaid.“Now our clubs can become more developedandimportantatSion.”

Maisons are the perfect opportunity to form bonds

between upper and underclassmen.

-Lucy Curfman, Junior

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8 entertainment

Insipring. Beautiful.Gut-wrenching. Theseare only a few words Icould use to describethemovieIwenttoonastale,100-plusdegreeFridaynight. I thought I was go-ingtoseeamoviewithgoodreviewsthatmadealotofmoneyopeningweek.Ihadseenplentyof those and this was

justanother.Well, thereIwasatAMCwithasur-

prisinglyfulltheater.Isettledintomyscratchy,ma-roonseatandtookadeepbreathastheintroduc-tionmusicplayed...TheHelpwasjustbeginning. TheHelpfollowsthestoryofEugenia“Skeeter”Phelan, played by Emma Stone; Aibileen Clark,playedbyViolaDavis;andMinnyJackson,playedbyOctaviaSpencer.Skeeterisanaspiringjournal-istwhomovesbackhomeaftercollegetoJackson,Miss.inthe1960s.ShegetsajobworkingfortheJackson Journal and reunites with her “friends”from the Junior League. Skeeter seeks out advicefromher friends’blackmaids tohelpherwriteacolumnabouthomemaintenance. Little does she know that these women willchangeherlife.Afterobservinghowthemaidsaretreatedby the JuniorLeaguers,Skeeterwants themaids’ point of view to be heard and sets out towriteabookoftheirstories. Storiesaretoldandlivesareunraveled.Wedis-covertheprejudicesandhatredhiddenbehindthesmiling,powderedfacesofthepopularwomenofJackson.Manyoftheso-called“brightest”insoci-etyhavethedarkesthearts. The story focuses the most on Aibileen andMinny. Both get shifted around from house tohouse trying to fulfill their duties, but are pun-

the HelpAn Uncommon View on Race Relations in the 60s

BY TAYLOR ESCHERManaging Editor

ished unfairly for crimes they did not commitandforcedtoendurewhattheJacksonianscon-sidered,“separatebutequal.”Theydefysocietybytellingtheirstoriesandputthemselvesandtheirfamiliesindangerforanoblecause. The director, Tate Taylor, did an incrediblejobofplacingtheaudienceinto1960sMississippi.He contrasted the southern plantations’ floralcouches and black and white televisions to themaid’s modest cottages with sparse decorationsalsoparallelingthecharacter’slives.Thecostumeswere perfect for the time period and everyonehadbighairandfancy,brightdresses.TheHelphasgrossedover$124,000,000sinceSeptember4,2011. This story has started a new conversationand gained interest from people all around theworld. This story inspired me and raised my con-sciousness. The Help shows us that we mustcontinuetomonitorourwordsandactions.ThismovieremindedmeofwhatSionteachesus: tobe accepting of others despite their skin color,race,orreligiousbeliefs.Afavoritequoteofminewas,“Courage sometimes skips a generation.”However, because of movies like The Help andplaceslikeSion,it’snotskippingours. AsTheHelpshows,standingupforwhat isrightisn’talwayseasy.It’spainfulandcanleadtolossandheartbreak.Theactorsinthismoviepullyouintothestory.Youarerootingforthemaincharacters in all of their endeavors. This storymakesyouwanttostandupandshout(asafewpeopledidinthemovietheater). AsIlookedaroundbeforeleavingthetheater,Iwasstruckbythevarietyofagesandethnicitiesof the audience. While it appeared we all camefrom different perspectives, everyone seemedmoved by the power the film. I threw away mylargeCokeZeroandheadedtowardmycarinsi-lence.Itoowasstruckbythepowerofthefilm.TheHelpisamustseefortheSioncommunity.

BY VICTORIA KENNERReporter

OnNovember18-20,seatswillbefilledwithexcitedspectatorsforSion’sfirsttapshowever. “Anythinggoes forputtingonagreatshow,”GaryAdams,musicaldirector,said. Students auditioned from September 7-9.Penny Selle, musical director, and Adamshave chosen the cast, who will work withSuzanne Norberg’s daughter, Kathy, the show’schoreographer. “It’s hard to be sad when watching a tapshow”Adamssaid. Adams,Selle,ShawnWatts, co-director,andMaryLuJohnston,costumedirector,areexcitedto direct Anything Goes, originally written byGuyBoltonandP.G.Wodehouse,thisfall.

Anything Goes for this MusicalFall Musical Features First Tap Performance

Renaissance Festival

Bonner Springs9/3-10/16

Foo Fighters Sprint Center

9/16

Grand Opening Kauffman Center

for the Performing Arts

9/16-9/18

World’s of Fun Halloween Haunt

9/17-10/30

Plaza Art Fair9/23-9/25

Uproar Music Festival at Sandstone

9/24

Sporting KC vs. Columbus Crew

9/28

American Royal Barbeque9/29-10/2

Movie Premieres: “Drive”

“I Don’t Know How She Does It”

9/16

Movie Premieres: “The Thing” “Footloose”

“The Skin I Live In” “Trespass”

10/14

Kansas City?

Dance Team and Cheer Perform at

Rockhurst9/23

Taylor Swift at Arrowhead

Stadium9/24

Senior, Mary Tutera sings “So in Love” for her Anything Goes audition. (Photo by Victoria Kenner)

American Royal Parade9/17

What’s Happening in Now Playing: MyLifeIsAwkward Phrase of the Day:

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MyLifeIsAwkward...Awkward Phrase of the Day:Freshman Dances“AtBlueandWhite,IthoughtIsawmyguyfriend,soIwentupandhuggedhimfrombehind.Heturnedaround.Itwasn’tmyfriend.Iyelled,‘Sorry,wrongperson!’thenranaway”-IsabelGrojean,freshman

“Ididn’ttakeanyonetoWinterFormalfroshyearsowhenmygroupwastakingpictures,Istoodofftothesidewiththepar-ents.Awk.”-MaryKateKelly,junior

“IfoundmydateoutsidethegymwatchingTVatWinterFormal.K.”-KittyTankard,sophomore

“Mycombinationoflaceleggings,afrayeddenimskirt,andanAmericanEaglepolo.”-AnnaReintjes,senior

SME1991,“IwasaFreshmangoingtoHomecoming-awesomedresswithbigjewels,poofyskirt,honeycombbangs-wentwithtwoothercouples.Wepickedupmydate.Irangthedoorbell,dadanswers,‘Uhoh,Cameronisatthemall.CanIhavehimcallyou?’Ihadtoenterthegym(eachcouplegotannounced)ALONE.Nightmare.”-CaseyMcCabe,EnglishTeacher

Feather Frenzy

A recent epidemic has hit the artsy scene:thefeather.Itisahairextensionthatgetsclippedor woven into a strand of people’s hair. Whowould have thought American Idol Judge andAerosmith frontman Steven Tyler’s signaturelookwouldhavecaughtonworldwide?However,thereactionoverthefeathertrendhasnotbeentakenlightlybysome. Sowhyhavethesefeatherscaughtonbesidespeoplegoingfortheartsylook?Manycelebrities,such as Selena Gomez, Ke$ha, and Hilary Duffhaveallrockedthelook.JuniorBaileyEastonhasone. “Ithinktheyarereallyawesome.Theymakeastatementandareunique,”Eastonsaid.“Ifeellikeabirdwithmyfeather,likeIcouldflyawayandbemyownperson in this seaof confusionandpressuretheteenageworldputsuponus.” Abrown,stripedfeatherisalsobeingsportedby freshmanDrewHemeyer,whoappreciates itforitsoriginality. “I wanted to try something new,” Hemeyersaid. Others take a neutral stance on the feathertrend. MeyerFreeman,Rockhurst junior said, “It’snot something that is annoying to look at likesome things girls put in their hair, but it won’tmakeyourhairlookanybetterthanitdidbeforethefeather.” However,noteveryoneappreciatesthisnewtrendandfeelsstronglyabouttheissue.

Junior Danielle Hogerty, who had a bluefeatheroverthesummer,said,“Brushingmyhairwas so annoying because the feather would getcaughtinthebrushandnowthefeathertrendismoreforseventhgraders.Itusedtobecool.” Thefeatherhasbeenbannedinsomeschoolsforbeingadistraction,aswellasintheworkplaceforbeingunprofessional.TheyarealsofrowneduponforuseasanaccessorybyfishermenTomGeiger,aCabela’semployee.Thefeatherspeopleare putting in their hair, fisherman use as bait.Withthedecreasingnumberoffeathers,theyarerunninglowonstock. “Wesubstitutethefeatherwhenwecan,butfishing is difficult without the feather,” Geigersaid. In addition to this fishing crisis, acquiringfeathersisdangeroustoroosters.Roostergeno-cide is occurring. These feathers, used as hairaccessories,comefromroostersgeneticallybredandraisedforplumage. “The roosters are being skinned and don’tsurvive,”Geigersaid. Will the feather trend die, or will it be theroostersthatarefirsttogo?

Recent, Colorful Hair Trend Sweeps Sion

Above, junior, Emily Chu shows off her new striped feather. In Kansas City, feathers average between $5-$7. Below left sophomore, Claire Stofer and below right freshman, Drew Hemeyer. (All photos by Lucy Gasal)

What does your feather say about you?

You are outgoing. You want the attention and your bright personality

shines through. Your feather is bold and traffic

stopping.

You are calm. You usu-ally go with the flow in

life and enjoy the simple things. Your feather is

subtle yet still sassy.

Bright Feather Striped FeatherSubtle FeatherYou are spontaneous. You don’t like to plan things out, and love

surprises. Your feather is noticable but still down

to earth.

BY SARAH HOLLANDReporter

Inside the Medical Files Of: An (Injured)

Athlete Crutches,castsandIbuprofenarecommonsightsinSion’shallways. Why? Twowords:sportsinjuries. TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionreported2millionhighschoolsports-relatedinjurieseachyearintheUnitedStates,responsible

for500,000doctorvisitsand30,000hospitalizations.

  OnthesmallerSionscale,therearegenerallyaboutthreeseveresportsinjuriesayearandmanymoreless-severeinjuries,SiontrainerDr.

KyleJensensaid. Sofarthisschoolyear,Jensenhashadanaverageof15to18studentslineupafterschooleveryThursdayforaninjuryexam.

Thequestionlooms:Aresportsinjuriesanincreasingproblem?Shouldstudentathletesbemoreconcernedthanever?

          LeJournalfollowedfourSionstudents:

RachelFenimore,AngelaWood,LaurenTyson,andJaneCrook,

whoepitomizetheterm “severe sports injury.”STORY AND LAYOUT BY: ELIZABETH GIANINO AND MAURA EVELD

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Q&

AWith Dr. Kyle Jensen

When are you avail-able to Sion stu-dents?

Q

How do you typically handle injuries?

Q

What procedure do you follow for con-cussions?

Q

What is the most common injury you see at Sion?

Q

What do you suggest for injury prevention?

Q

• All home games and after school every Thursday

• nonsurgical - man-ages injury at Sion or suggests appoint-ment at his Inside Sports Clinic office

• surgical - suggests an orthopedic sur-geon and facilitates appointments

• lower extremity injuries, most commonly in the knee or ankle

• concussion patients will be referred to Chilren’s Mercy to have tests done, then he will handle return-to-play managment

Count backward from 100 bysevens. Spell“world”backwardaloud. NametheVicePresidentof the United States.   Not soeasy,eh? 

Now: Try answering theseproblemswithasevereconcus-sion. Such tests were commonfor senior Rachel Fenimoreonlyafewmonthsago. Ahead-

to-headcollisionduringlastwinter’sbasketballseasonsentFenimoredownanot-so-typicalpathherjunioryear. Fenimore received the blow on Jan. 15, 2011.   A stereotypicalathlete,sheplayedtherestofthegameandtwomoreofthetourna-ment. Buttheheadacheswouldn’tstop. Herdadthoughtthatasinusinfectionmightbethecauseofthesearingpainthatpermeatedher lefttemple, justbesidehereye.  So,theyvisitedawalk-inclinicinhopesofalleviatingtheheadaches.       Nosinusinfection. Noallergies. Instead,thenursediagnosedtheconcussion, the second of her life, which pulled Fenimore from thebasketballcourtfortwoweeks.       Fenimorewasnotalone. AccordingtoCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,U.S.emergencydepartmentstreat135,000sports-andrecreation-relatedtraumaticbraininjuriesinchildrenagesfiveto18eachyear.   According to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll onChildren’sHealth,youngerathletestakelongertorecoverthanadults,andmultipleconcussionsheightentheseverityoftheeffects.       AndFenimore’sheadachespersisted.       “WhenIhadaheadacheitwasthemostpainfulthingIhadeverexperienced,”Fenimoresaid. “Onascaleofonetotenitwasaboutaneleven. IhadheadachesfromthemomentIwokeuptothemomentIwenttobed.”       TakingthesuggestionofclassmateMerylVannoy,whosuffereda concussion during the 2010 soccer season, Fenimore went to theCenter for Concussion Management for the imPACT (ImmediatePost-ConcussionAssessmentandCognitiveTesting)test,acomputer-izedconcussionevaluation.       AnAtoBstudentwithoutconcussiononaveragescoresinthe87thpercentile,Fenimoresaid. Herscore? Belowthefirstpercentile.       “Icouldbarelystandupright,”shesaid. “WheneverIclosedmyeyes,Iwouldtipover.”       FenimoresaidsherecommendsthateveryonetaketheimPACTtestbeforeplayingacontactsport. Sion’strainerDr.KyleJensenagreedwiththelegitimacyandeffectivenessofthetestingsystem.       Sometimesathletescan’tbetrustedbecausetheywanttoreturntotheirsportsobadly,Jensensaid. Reviewingthepost-andpre-injuryimPACTtestscorestakessomeoftheguessworkoutandallowsmorereliable feedbackas towhether theathlete isreadytoreturn.  ManystateshavealreadyrequiredtheimPACTtestamonghighschoolers,andJensenpredicts thatKansasandMissouriwill followwithin thenextcoupleyears.       Thispre-injuryscorewasn’tnec-essary for Fenimore, however, be-cause her score was unquestionablybelowaverage.  Andsothetreatmentbegan. Thefirst week of rehab, she couldn’t at-tendschool. Texting,reading,study-ing, watching TV, and using thecomputer occupied the long list ofactivitiesFenimorecouldnotdo.       Graduallyshestartedattendingschoolagain,halfdaysatatime. Herdoctoradvisedthateverytimeoneofherheadachesstartedupsheshould

leaveclassandgotothesickroom. Often,onlyfiveminuteswouldgobybefore thepiercingpainintruded.       “Thissoundsreallybad,butitwaslikeeverytimeItriedtolearnIwashitwithaheadache,”Fenimoresaid.         Because theheadacheswerenot sub-siding, Fenimore went to the emergencyroominFebruaryforaCATscantomakesuretherewasnothingmoreseriousgoingonsuchasinternalbleeding. Luckily,theresultswerenegative,butFenimoredidre-ceiveahardpieceofadvicefromthedoc-tor:Sheshouldstopplayingcontactsports–forever. “AndIwaslike‘no,’”Fenimoresaid. “Itfreakedmeout.” Fenimoresaidthatherdoctordidof-feravalidreason: Ifshehadsuchseriousheadachesformorethanninemonthsafterher second concussion, what will happenafterherthird? Despite this warning, she continuedhersportingcareer. Infact,shewasavar-sitysoccerplayerlastspring. Thatis,untilthethirdgameoftheseason-shetoreheranterior cruciate ligament, or ACL.   Butthat’sawholenewstory… By this point it was nearing the endof the school year – for most Sion stu-dents.   Fenimore, however, had missedmorethan90classperiods. Insomeclass-es, she was able to complete the year ontime by making up missing assignmentsandtakingthefinal. Shewassofarbehindinbothhonorschemistry and honors algebra II, though,that she couldn’t take the final with therestofherclassmates.  So,comesummer,Fenimorewasstudyingfor11testsandtwofinals. ShecompletedchemistrybeforeherACLsurgery.  Then,starting June15, shetookonealgebraIItesteveryThursdayun-tilAugust1–examday.  “I literallyfinishedmy junioryear17daysbeforesenioryearstarted,”Fenimoresaid. While she won’t play basketball thisseasonasherACLisstillhealing,Fenimoresaid she hopes to return to soccer in thespring. 

Asthesandradiatesfromtheedgeofhomeplatetothetipofhercleats,sopho-more, Angela Wood hears the claps andcheers from the now, more exuberantcrowd.Thoughitisn’thappinessthatradi-atesthroughhermind. Afterslidingintohomeplate,sheliestherelongenoughtofeelthepainrunning,inamaddash,fromherpelvistotherestof her body. As if speaking telepathically,sheturnstohercoachandsignalsforassis-tance.Shelimpsbacktothedugout,withthe fear of knowing what may lie in thenearfuture.

Concussion Catastrophe: Rachel Fenimore

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A Break to Homeplate:Angela Wood

• generally for fe-males he suggests strengthening and stretching lower extremities such as hips, quads, and hamstrings(Continued on page 12)

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MostDangerousSports Top8

1Cheerleading

Horseback Riding

LacrosseGymnastics

SoccerFootball

Hockey Rugby

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Sheinhalesthemixtureofdustandthedry,Augustair.Notknow-ingwhetherSheinhalesthemixtureofdustandthedry,Augustair.Notknowingwhethertosit,stand,kneel,orliedownforthatmatter,Woodfeelstherecurringpaininamorevibrantstance.Littledoessheknowshesuffersfromamoderatetoseverestressfractureinherrightpelvis. “IhadstartedfeelingsignsofminorpainsinceJuly,”Woodsaid.“ItwasalwayswhenIran,butevensittingandlyingdowncausedittobe-comeagitated.” Assumingherpainwas thecauseofgrowthhormone, a treatmentusedtostimulategrowthpattern,Wooddecidedtowaititout.Itwasn’tuntillateAugustwhenshereachedtheclimaxofherinjury. “Duringanearly,seasongame,Islidintohomeplateandfeltasharp-erpainthanbefore,”shesaid. “ItwassobrutalthatIcouldn’twalkbacktothedugout.” Ifithadn’tbeenforhercoach’snaggingandconstantdemandtoseeadoctororsportsphysician,Woodwouldhaveneverfoundoutthatshesufferedfromapelvisstressfracture. According to Sports Medicine Doctor, Dr. Randy Goldstein, stressfracturesareextremelycommoninjuries,thatusuallyhappenoveranex-tendedperiodoftime.Eventually,thereisenoughimpactthattriggerstheinsideofthebonetobleed. Sohowcommonaretheseinjuries?Asstatedbyahighschoolsportsinjurystudybymedicalresearcher,MikeSzostak,thenumberofsoftballinjuriesreportedinthe2010-2011yearwas67,862issues,upfrom63,313that have been accounted through the previous years. Of those 67,862injuries,49%wereconsideredmoderatetoseverestressfractures.  “When hearing what the recovery consisted of, I was immediatelyshockedandsurpriseditwouldtakesolong,”Woodsaid. ButtoWood,thoseseeminglyendlessfourmonthsofabsolutelynoexercisewasn’tfoundtobetheworstofthings. “Ithinkwhataffectedmemostwasknowingwhattheseasoncouldhave been like,” Wood said.   “Coming from competitive softball, I wasdeterminedtocontributesuccesstotheteam.” Asherrecoveryprocessdrewtoitsconclusion,Woodbecamemorecautiousaboutherpreviousfracture.Sheatfirsttookitslowly,worriedthatherinjurywouldoccurasecondtime.Butashercurrentseasonpro-gressedatanexceedingrate,shetendedtorolethepastaway. “Now,Itrynottothinkaboutit,”Woodsaidasoneofherfinalre-marks.“Somuchhasoccurredsincethen,thatIseeminglythinkitneverhappened.”

Turnsoutrunning25to30milesaweekcanbeprettyhard on your body.   What’sthe proof?   Just ask seniorLaurenTyson.         Abouthalfwayintocrosscountryseasonherfreshmenyear,seniorLaurenTysonexperienced theadverseeffectofnot respecting that shewasindeedinjured--abrokenleg.       “Ijustkepttellingmyself‘no,you’refine,youcanrunthroughthis,’”Tysonsaid.       Shehaddevelopedtibialstresssyndrome,commonlyknownasshinsplints. Insteadoftakingafewdaysoff,Tysonranthroughthepain. Shinsplintsgaveway toa stress fracture inherlefttibia. Butshestilldidn’tstop.             Thefinishedproduct? Abrokenleftshinbone,whichputanendtohercrosscountryseasonforgood. There’snorunningthroughabrokenleg.             “You feel like your shin bone iscracking inhalf every timeyou takeastep until it is so unbearable that youhavetostoprunning,”shesaid. Although Jensen wasn’t yet Sion’s

trainerwhenTysonwasafreshman,hedidsaythatcrosscountrytypicallyproducesmoreinjuriesthanothersportsbecauserunningissodifficultonthebody.        Overuseinjuriesaccountforalmosthalfofallsportsinjuriesformid-dleandhighschoolstudents,accordingtotheSafeKids-USACampaign.  

Afterenduringanaircastforthreeweeks, Tyson attended physical ther-apy, inwhichsheworkedonstrengthtraining for both legs – to regainstrength in one and prevent injury intheother.     “RunningismywayofgettingstressoutsoduringthetimeIwasinabootIwashighlystressedbecauseIhadnoway of running my stress out,” Tysonsaid.   “It made me want to try even

harderatrecoveringandpreventinginjuriesfromhappeninginthefuture.” Whileshewasclearedtoruntrackinthespring,afewdaysintotheseasonherlegbegantohurtagain. Thistimesheknewwhatdecisiontomake:nomorecompetitiverunningfortheschoolyear. Shewasn’tgoingtomakethatmistakeagain. Duringtrackseasonandoverthesummer,Tysonfollowedalengthyrecoveryprocess. Sheusedtheellipticalmachineforseveralweeks,thenupgradedtorunningonthetreadmillaboutthreemilesaday. Shegradu-allyincreasedhermileageaboutthreemileseachweek,ultimatelyreachingherpre-injurygoal:30milesaweek.Crosscountrywasagoforhersophomoreyear. Proper training is key to preventing injury, local physical therapistCari Asjes said.   This entails individualizing the training to a particularsport. Forexample,asoccerplayerandasoftballplayershouldnotbeonthesameworkoutregimen. Differentsportsusedifferentmusclesystems(upperbodyversuslowerbody)andvaryingtechniques(plantingversusturning),shesaid. “AndIhaven’thadan injurysince,”Tysonsaid,attributing thisout-

“Don’t pull a Lauren Tyson and think you can play through the

pain. Listen to your body.”- Lauren Tyson, senior

Just Keep Running:Lauren Tyson

Information from The Top Tens

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Injuries Under the Microscope: Attributed Information by Dr. Randy Goldstein

Injury

Physical Occurance

Symptoms

Concussion

Treatment

Torn ACL Stress Fracture

Recovery Time

Shin SplintsAlteration of the

brain due to collision and whiplash

Headache, dizziness,nausea, lack of motor

coordination

Physical and mental rest, staged return

Lower leg gets pushed forward

abnormally

Unstable joints, limited knee

movement, swelling

1week to several months depending

on severity6-9 months

Optional surgery, improving stability, restoring motion

Rest, rehabilitation, cast or waling boot

Incomplete fracture, casued from

repeated impact

Swelling, pain, tenderness

4-8 weeks depending on severity

Irritation of fat connection of muscle

to bone in the mid-shin

Pain in the front of the outer leg below

the knee

Relative rest, ice, rest, tape

2-4 weeks

cometohertrainingroutine. Afinalwordfromthewise:“Don’tpullaLaurenTysonandthinkyoucanplaythroughthepain,”Tysonsaid. “Listentoyourbody.”

Asthesaltymixtureofsweatandtearstumbleddownhercheekboneinasidewaystrail,junior,JaneCrookopensherwateryeyestothehori-zontalcrowdinfrontofher.Thatprolongedsecondfeltforeverlongashernervesrushedtothecerebralcortexofthebrain,determiningwhethertoscream.Itwasn’tjustpain.Itwasagony. Transitioning fromthespongy,wornoutsoccerfield to the leather-backseatofafour-wheeler,Crookonlywishedsheknewwhatwashap-pening.Enteringtheweightroomwiththehelpofhercoach,sheraiseshereyes to thesightof thesportstrainer,Jensen. He pulls and gen-tly moves her knee,inspecting for menis-cus and other kneerelated problems. Thesportstrainerthinksofonly one solution, thatCrook suffers from asevereanteriorcruciateligament(ACL)injury. “MyACLwaseightypercenttorn,”Crooksaid.“Iwastoldthatsurgerywasthemorebeneficialoption.” Anestimated200,000ACLinjuriesconsistantlyoccurannuallyintheUnitedStates.Of those injuries,approximately60,000-75,000  choosetopartakeinsurgery. “Noteveryonechoosessurgery,”Goldsteinsaid.“However,theprob-lemwiththat, iswithanACLinjury,yourkneeisundergreaterriskformoresevereinjuries.” Crookhad remembered that the surgicalprocesswasmorecompli-catedthanexpected.Makingincisionsinherleftkneeandusingacameratoviewpartsofthedamagedjoints,thesurgeonbeganwhatismedicallyreferredtoasArthroscopy.HereconstructedherkneeusingcadavertissueasareplacementforthetornACL. “Itrynottothinkofpartsofmykneecomingfroma‘deadperson’sbody’,”Crooksaid. “Atthispoint,therewereotherissuescirculatingmymind.” ToCrook,themostimportantbattlehadyettocome.Andsomeofit,shewasnotentirelypreparedfor. “Whenthedoctor,alongwithmyphysicaltherapist,toldmehowlongIhadtobeoutofsoccerforrecoverypurposes,Icouldn’thelpbutwonderif thiswouldbe theendofmycareer,” shesaid.   “I remember Iused togotheextramilewhenrunningcross-countryandpracticingsoccerdrillswithmydad.NowI’mkickingmyselfthinkingifIhadn’thavedonethat,maybemykneewouldhavelastedalittlelonger.”

According to physical therapist, DougWiesner, Crook has to be in recovery for ninemonths. With the help of a few exercises suchas:stairsteps,balancingtechniques,andweightbearing activity, Crook was on her way toimprovement. “Being four months post-operation, I dofeelconfidentaboutmyprogression.Ihavebeenworking out with a sports trainer at OverlandPark Soccer Complex and can tell I’m gettingphysicallystronger.Surprisinglythelittlethings,suchas increasingmyresistanceontheellipti-calmachineandchoosingaheavierweighteachtime, can help improve my range of motion,”Crooksaid. Asdoeseverygreatathlete,Crooknotonlyhastostrengthenherphys-

icalmobility,buthermentalityaswell. “I am worried about thisupcomingsoccer season.Whatif I am not fully up to par?”Crookasked. “But,Ithinkthereis something to be said aboutbecoming stronger throughyourmistakes.” With time to tell, Crookisalittlelessthanhalfwaydone

withherrecovery.Butforthisinspiredathlete,everydayisadayclosertosoccer. “I’vealreadydecidedI’mgoing110%in,evenifitmeansIhavetotrainharderthaneveryoneelse,”shesaid. “IwanttogetasstrongasIwasbeforemyinjury.” Periodically, Crook listened to a particular song over the summer,whichwasmeanttogetherthroughthetoughtimeswhenembracingherinjury.Herrousingsongwascalled“L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N”byNoahandtheWhale.Crookdefinedthepurposeofthissongtogettingwhereyouwanttobeinlife. Asthesayinggoesinherinspiringsong, ‘Whatyoudon’thavenow,willcomebackagain.”AndforCrook,thosespongybladesofgrass,be-neaththeblackandwhitecheckeredball,willsoon,re-enterherlifeagain. 

“Now I’m kicking myself thinking if I hadn’t have done that, maybe my knee

would have lasted a little longer.” -Jane Crook, junior

Nodoubtsports injuriesarean issue–fourSionathletesofferad-equateproof.  Asjes said sports injuries are increasing for younger people nation-ally. Asmoreandmoreathletesbegincluborpremieresportsatayoungerage,overusetypesofinjuriesbecomemorecommon. Goldsteinsaidtherearemoresportsinjuriesbeingdiagnosedwithinthelastfiveyearsduetoyear-roundclubsports,emphasisoncollegeop-portunities,startingcompetitivesportsatayoungerage,andtheavailabil-ityofsports-interesteddoctors. At Sion, athletic director Dennis Conaghan said the injury rate is

mainly “status quo.”   He added thattheremaybeaslightincreasebutat-tributesittotheincreasingnumberofavailablesportsatSion.           Not all injuries can be prevent-ed. Alotdependsonaperson’snat-ural bone and ligament structure,Asjessaid. Butallagreedthatpropertrainingcandecreaseanathlete’sriskof injury.   Asjes and Jensen stressedsport-specific training as the key tominimizingthatrisk.

ACL ABC’s:Jane Crook

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A Semester in the City of AngelsSenior Jasmine Noory Spends Second Semester Junior Year in Puebla, Mexico

Jasmine and her cousin, Haydee shopping with family on the street “la 6 sur” in the center of the city on a Sunday afternoon. (Photo Courtesy of Jasmine Noory)

Puebla,Mexico.Acityofrichtraditions

andconservativepeople.Thewealthiestofpeopleinthecountryexcelandothersstruggletoliveeverydayinthisbeatdown,third-world

country.Thesafestcityyoucanfindbyday,extremelydangerousbynight.Thecitythriv-

ingthroughmisconceptions,andasseniorJasmineNoorywouldsay,“Enchanting.”ThehometoNoory,thesecondsemesterofher

junioryear,herhomeawayfromhome. ThevastcontrastbetweenKansasCityandPueblaestablishesitselffromeventhesightofthe two places, but the vast contrast betweenNoory before and after her Mexican get-awayliesbeneaththesurface. Puebla is an hour and a half south-east ofMexico City and very touristic. The old ar-chitecture and historical significance makesPueblahighlyrespectedaswellasanimportantcityinMexico“Mexicohasalottooffer,butunfortunatelythenewswegethereonlycoversthedarksideofthedrugtrafficking.Inreality,therearecer-tain locations, cities, and some states wherethecircumstancesareextreme,butthatdoesn’thappen in the whole country,” Maria Alvarez,Noory’smom,said. As Noory experienced the city-life ofPuebla, she also attended a private schoolfor the six months. Theextensive differencesbetween Sion and ElInstituto Oriente haveimpacted her outlook oneducation. El InstitutoOrienteisoneofthemostprestigious co-ed highschools in Mexico, buteven the uniforms show the apparent differ-ences.Noorysportedaschoolpolowithjeanseveryday,andsawadifferenttypeofbehaviorintheclassroom. “Nobody would listen, it was just ridicu-lous,” said Noory “It was out of control androwdy, but the classes were much easier thanhere.” School days at El Instituto Oriente arefrom 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Noory said she’d go tobedaroundmidnightandwakeupatnineeachmorning, saving her homework until then tocomplete. “Yes we’re in Mexico, but don’t get mewrong, my school had a lot of wealthy kids.Some were somewhat narrow-minded, onlybecausethatwasthekindoffamiliestheywereraisedwith,”Noorysaid. NooryhadsomecommunicationwithherfriendsinthestateswhileshewasinPuebla.Shedidn’thavetextingonherphone,butshecouldcallafewfriends.Hermainsourceofcommu-

nication was through Internet, via Facebook.But, she only talked to her best friend, seniorPaigeLarsentwiceonthephone.

“Having Jasminegonewasadifferentexpe-rienceforme,”Larsensaid.“ShewasapersonI spentamajorityofmytimewithandshewasapersonthatIsharedinsidejokewith.Sowhenshewasgonenooneunderstoodallthejokes.”

AssoonasNooryarrivedhome,Larsenwaseagertoseeherbestfriend.“One of the great things about our friendshipis that things just fallback intoplace.Shewasgone for an entire semester yet when she gotbackitfeltasifithardlyanytimehadpassed,”Larsensaid. Transportation was much different, andcontrasted with the freedom of the car shedrivesinKansasCity.Nooryhadtolearntousepublictransportationinabigcitytogotovari-ousplacessuchasfriends’houses.Highschoolstudentsheragedonotowncarsyet. “She didn’t travel alone in Mexico, butdefinitelylearnedhowteenagersbehaveandtotakecareofherself,”Alvarezsaid.“Ihopethatthe experience has taught her adaptability, re-sourcefulness,andtolerance.” Noory admitted that driving a car inMexico was much scarier than driving in theUnitedStates.Butitwasmucheasierforhertoget around on her own through public trans-

portation.Butthedownsidetopublictranspor-tation.Nooryhasalreadyadjustedwelltobeingback in the statesandre-adapting to theoncefamiliarculture. “No,goingtoMexicowasn’tacultureshock,butcomingbacktothestateswas,”Noorysaid. Traveling through Kansas City, there’s ex-pensive houses, specialized food, and air con-ditioning.ButonawalkthroughthestreetsofPuebla,there’sadifferentculture.Thesenseof“family”and“unity” stuckwithNooryonherreturn. When looking back on those six months,Noory’srelationshipwithhermotherhasgrowntremendouslythroughtimespenttogether.HerdadwasinandoutofPueblabecauseofwork,whileherolderbrotherwasstudyinginschoolthere. “Itwasperspectivealtering,justwantingtoserveothersinsteadofmyself,”Noorysaid. Noory’shalfMexican,halfIranianheritagehasgrownbecauseofherexcursiontoMexico.WiththehelpofhernativeSpanishtongue,sheconnectswithherfamilyinMexicoinaspecialway,learningaboutherselfwhilelearningaboutherculture.HerSpanishvastly improvedoverherstay,andnowsheconsidersherselffluent. Hertriphasimpactedherlife,andshehasstartedtorealizehowluckywearetohavewhatwe have. Noory feels as though her family isnowcloser. Noory said, “I definitely have a sense ofappreciation, lookatallof thegreat thingswehave.”

BY DELANEY BATESEntertainment Editor

“It was perspective altering, just wanting to serve others

instead of myself.” -Jasmine Noory, Senior

    Time froze. Everything stopped. The rush of people scrambling down the street suddenly became still. An object was zooming across the sky with no chance of stopping. It kept coming until it hit. An explosion filled the clear blue sky with fire, ash, and smoke. People stared at the sight not knowing that it was just the beginning of a day that would change history forever.    September 11, 2001. A day that altered America and the world. A day that everyone remembers, and that affected everyone especially those who were there to see the epitome of hatred unfold before their very eyes. People forever changed by the sight of people dying in the street, strong towering skyscrapers crumbling down into nothingness, and the sky being darkened by a cloud of charcoal smoke.     Everything happened so quickly leaving the almost 19 million people in New York in a state of chaos. Many people had no idea what was going including senior, Alyssa Carrubba. Carrubba, who lived in New York City during 9/11, was in school at the time and recalls not being told until later in the day when everyone had to leave school, but she does remember the signs that something was wrong. “We saw smoke in the sky. We didn’t know what was happening until late in day,” Carrubba said. In another part of the city, Dr. Peter Chu, father of junior Emily Chu, was at a meeting when someone came in and told everyone there that the twin towers had been hit. “The first thing we realized was there were a lot of sirens. Sirens are pretty common in New York, but there were just a lot more. Then, the meeting was interrupted, and someone came in and said planes had hit the World Trade Center,” Dr. Chu said. Dr. Chu and other surgeons at the conference were then transported to a make-shift hospital to try to help anyone they could from the attacks. There were not many people who came though. 2,016 people died in just the two towers alone with only a few people getting out. These survivors include Carrubba’s aunt. “She got up and just started running to get out of there,” Carrubba said.      At first, Carrubba and her family did not know if she was safe or not. When Carrubba got home from school, her mother explained what had happened and was trying to get ahold of their aunt. They finally did discover her aunt was okay, but Carrubba found many people who did not get the same answer she did.     “I know a ton of people who lost someone,” Carrubba said.     The 9/11 attacks changed the lives of people in New York and the city itself. Buildings collapsed. Everything around it was

covered in ash and dust, engulfed in a monster of smoke. Dr. Chu remembers everything well as he and his fellow surgeons made their way towards the scene to try to help out.     “We got on two buses and went down to the trade center which was south of where we were. We got so far, and then we could not go any further,”Dr. Chu said. “Then, we saw the emergency cars. They were all covered with more than an inch of soot and dust.”     Dr. Chu and the other surgeons from the conference went to the makeshift hospital at the sports center close by. They waited there for a long time, but no one came until night when firefighters and other emergency workers stumbled in due to exhaustion. They were looked over and given oxygen by the surgeons. These were the only people that they helped.     “We did not see any victims. They went to different places closer to the World Trade Center,” Dr. Chu said.     As night fell, things were quiet. The streets of the normally lively and bustling city were vacant and silent.     “People that are familiar with New York said that they were just amazed at how quiet it was,” Dr. Chu said. “No one was our on the street.”     Carrubba noticed this as well. She

remembered everything staying that way for days after the attacks. No one went anywhere unless they absolutely had to. Although people did go out again and things seemed to go back to normal, Carrubba recalls New York never being quite the same after 9/11.     “There was a really different mood for the rest of that year. It took about two years for them to clean everything up,” Carrubba said.     The remains of the attack were cleaned up, but there was never really any way to clean up the impact left on the hearts of all Americans, especially those directly affected like Carrubba and Dr. Chu. They were there to face the horror, the pain, the sorrow, the confusion, the loss, the suffering, the silence. They were there to face 9/11 with their own eyes.     The stories of everyone who was there are all different. Yet, they are all connected somehow by that one common experience. They all share the memories of the smoke. The smell of burning gas and fire. Hearing screams of terror and confusion. The echo of police sirens throughout the city. They all remember the sight of the two planes crashing into the World Trade Center. Destroying it into nothingness. They all remember the day that time froze.

“Driving through the community where I taught, I soon realized from the yellow buses letting off children in the middle of that sunshine warm morning that school was canceled and that our lives in the worldwide community would never be the same.”-Sally Frederick, English Teacher

BY LAURA TRAVISReporter

“I remember how shaken they were and the fear that was invokedin them, not so much about their own lives but of their parents and otherfriends and family. Some had parents who were congress men and women,some parents who were pilots, many whose parents were on a flight thatday. ”-Amy Vandenbrul, Science Teacher

“It affected everybody from ages five on. Everyone who remembers 9/11 will remember where they were and what they were doing.”-Dennis Conaghan, Social Studies Teacher

“I remember trying to answer all of the questions that my freshman Algebra I students had about the tragedy. Most of them had never heard of the world Trade Center and Osama Bin Laden. Reflecting back on it now, I never paid too much attention to global events. I am now much more aware of the global community and current events.”-Bob Lampen, physical Education and Math Teacher

Teacher Memories of 9/11

(Photos by Laura Travis)

The Day Time Froze

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BY TAYLOR ESCHERManaging Editor

Early in the morning, before the sun roseoverthehorizon,thebangingsoundofthefeedbins resonated through the countryside. Thedaywasjustbeginningforthehogfarmersandforoneyounggirlwhogrewupinthemiddleofitall. LivingonahogfarminOdessa,Mo.,ErinStein, college counselor, would never haveguessedshewouldbecomeahighschoolcoun-seloratNotreDamedeSion.Allsheknew,wasthatshewouldneverbeahogfarmer.Duringherchildhoodsheconstantlyplayedschoolandwasalwayspretendingtobetheteacher,butshenevertrulyknewwhatshewantedtobe. “I was never the person that knew foreverthattheywantedtobeonething,”Steinsaid.“Iwasreallygoodatencouragingpeopleandbe-ingahelper.Mypassionforcounselingevolvedthrougheducationandpracticalexperience.” SteinattendedWilliamJewellCollege,ma-joring in organizational communications andpsychology.Shejoinedtheschool’sfacultyasanadmissionscounselor.Shebeganmeetingwithprospective students and families and sharingherloveofWilliamJewellwiththem.Onadailybasis, Stein answered students’ questions andtraveled to schools to discuss William Jewellandthecollegeadmissionsprocess.SteinsoonbecametheKansasCityrecruiter.Duringatypicalfall,Steinreadover400appli-cationsforprospectivestudents,makingmanyadmissiondecisions.“Iwasincollegeadmissionsforsixyearsandeach year we broke records on the number ofapplicationswereceived,”Steinsaid. ForthreetofouryearsSteinwaslookingatcoming to Sion before a position opened up.She wants to develop relationships with stu-

dents over a longer period of time and helpindividuals make positive, healthy life choicesincludingcollegeplanning.“Iwasreadytomovetotheothersideofthedesk,”Steinsaid.“Thechallenge[ofcomingtoSion] is not only learning a new job and get-

tingmyfeetunderme,butgettingtoknowthegirlsrightatthebeginningwhenadmissionsarerightaroundthecorner.”Steinbringsmanynewqualitiestothetableincluding knowledge of the college selectiontimelineandexperienceoftheapplicationpro-cess from the right perspective. Stein’s experi-enceallowshertoshowstudentswhatistrulyimportanttocolleges.Steinwillteachstudentshow to advocate for themselves, prepare forinterviews, build strong resumes, write pow-erfulapplicationessays,andapplytotherightschoolsforthem.“Iviesaren’ttheonlygoodschoolsoutthere.It’s easy to miss really great schools because

theydon’tgetasmuchrecognition,”Steinsaid.“Thecampusvisitisthemostimportantstepingetting toknow if theschool is right foryou.”Steinhassomegreatadvicetosharewiththestudents.Forseniors,shesuggeststakingadeepbreathanddoingyourresearch. “It’simportanttoreallytakeanhonestlookat yourself and what works for you. Find theschoolthatfitsforyouandwillmakeyouhappy,regardlessofothers,”Steinsaid.“Dreambigandapply toacoupleofreachschools.Behopefulbutrealistic.” Also for underclassmen, Stein stresses theimportanceofgettinginvolved. “Involvementdevelopspassionandpassiongivesfocusanddirection,”Steinsaid.Asthesemesterbegins,studentsaregettingtoknowStein.Manystudentsandfacultyshareravereviewsaboutherknowledgeoftheadmis-sionsprocessandengagingpersonality.“[Stein]bringsafresh,newperspectivetothecounseling department,” Anna Cheek, senior,said.“Shewasreallywelcomingandwasexcitedtogettoknowme.”Otherstudentsgivesimilaropinions“[Stein]hasbeenveryhelpfulinmycollegeprocessalreadyandI’veonlymetwithheronce,”senior Kimmie Bolton said. “She seems reallyexcitedwhichmakesmemoreenthusiastic.” Stein bringings new ideas, such as Stein’sCollegeChatFridays forseniors,and intuitiveinsighttothecollegeadmissionsprocess. “Some people think a college decision allhingesonone thing,but that’snotnecessarilythecase,”Steinsaid.“Justtakeonedayatatime.” Theyounggirldreamingofleavingthehogfarmhasdefinitelymovedon.Now, she reallygetsto“playschool”everyday.Steinhasfoundher passion in life and found a new school tocallhome.

What can you do with a Sion Diploma? These alums can show you...

During a meeting, Stein talks about future college plans with junior Laura Klover, and senior Bridget Fowler (Photo by Emily Decoursey).

Stein Goes From Admitting to Submitting

Diane Harper1976 Graduate

Professor at UMKC School of Medicine

Stein Moves from One Side of the Desk to the Other With Admissions

Bryonha Parham2003 Graduate

Broadway Performer

1. What was your greatest Sion memory?Thebeautifulsong.ThemaleteachersattheHighSchoolwhobravedanallfemaleenvironmenttoteachusmorescienceandmath.2. What obstacles did you face?Beingawoman.Yes,genderprejudicestillexists.3. If you went back to high school what would you change?Workatbeingproficientinmorelanguages.WhilemyFrenchispassable,itisnotasflu-entasIwouldlikeittobe,andIwouldlike tohavebeenfluentinatleasttwomorelan-guagesthanEnglish.

1. What performances have you been featured in?Icouldn’tnamethemall,therearesomany.ImademyBroadwaydebutinRagtime,andthatwasprobablymybiggestaccomplish-menttodate.2. If you could say anything to the girls working hard to be on theater, what would it be?Staywithit!Neverstoppolishingyourcraftandgotoacollegethatwillfutheryourgrowthasanartist.3.Have you always had the dream of be-ing on Broadway?IsaidthatIwouldbeonBroadwaywithin4yearsaftergraduatingcollege.Itonlytookme2.

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5:41 p.m. The sirens wail over the wholetown. Dark gray funnel clouds darken thesky. Nothing stirs. Not a person in sight. This is the scene that surrounded Joplin,MissourionMay22justbeforetheEF-5multi-vortextornadodevastatedtheentirecity.Killing160people,andmakingitthedeadliesttornadoinoversixtyyears,accordingtofederalrecords,itnotonlydestroyedthetown,butfamiliestoo,yet Joplin still is making it one day at a time.   “Everyonewasthankfultobealive,theyre-alizedhowclosetheyweretodeath,”sophomoreKatherineBaker,whowenttoJoplinthissum-mertohelprestoreandrecoveranythingstillleft,said.“Youcouldjustseethefaithintheireyes.” Three and a half months after the disas-ter, rebuilding is slow. Most businesses relo-cated to areas of town that are still standing.Families moved out of town. They paintedtheir new addresses on the sides of houses sopeople will know where to reach them.   Fewpeople have stayed in town to face the hardtimesahead,saidEnglishteacher,ShawnWatts. “The people of Joplin are resil-ient,” Watts, who was born and raised inJoplin, said. “They don’t want to leave, butsome are just forced to. They need work.”   July4.ShawnWattstraveledtoJoplintoseeherfamilyandhelpoutwhereshecould.Hereyesgrewwideasshedrovefurtherandfurtherintotheabsolutedestructionof the townshegrewup in.Nocamera inhand, sherefrained fromtakingpicturestorespecttheresidentsofJoplin. “I had seen pictures,” Watts said.“but you can’t imagine the absolute de-struction until you’ve been there.” Six of the 18 schools in Joplin were com-

pletely destroyed and another three neededseriousrepairs,buttheyhavestillbeenabletoreopenonAugust17,2011bysheerstrengthofwill. According to A.G. Sulzberger of the NewYork Times, the new Joplin High School wasbuiltinjust55daysoutofthebackendofade-partmentstore.Itsignifiedmovingon,startingnew. Andthesearenottheonlysignsofthetownmoving forward. The frames of houses havesprunguparoundtownandbusinessesarereplac-ingthe“relocated”signswith“reopeningsoon.” Buttherearestillroadblockstoreconstruc-tion.AccordingtoWatts,Joplinisanotanafflu-entcity.Theydonothavetheabilitytojuststopworking and rebuild everything. Continuingworkmeanssurvivingtothenextweek.ThereisabsolutelynofinancialsecurityinJoplin,buttheyarestrugglingtoreturntothewaythingswerethey only way they know how. Elbow-grease. Of course, the swarms of volunteers fromall over Missouri don’t hurt either. Girls likejunior, Stephanie Reynolds and Baker went tovolunteer despite having no family or friendconnectionsinJoplin. Thesegirlsmetpeoplesuchasamanwhoevacuatedfromtownbeforethestormandcameback to find his entire home demolished, andBaker who met 89-year-old Virginia. Virginiahid inherbathtubundercouchcushionsdur-ingtheentiretornadobecauseherstormshelterwouldn’topen.Thesearethepeoplewhomadeit through the hard times with their faith andwho claim that these girls change their livesbytakingthetimetohelpinsuchsmallways. SoalthoughJoplinmaynotbeprogressingatthespeedeveryonehopedfor,theyarefind-ingthestrengthtomoveonandstartnewlives,onedayatatime.

BYSHANNONLAIRD

May 22, 2011

From the Ground UpThe People of Joplin are Rebuilding One Day at a Time

Joplin Street one week after the tornado hit. The homes on this street were completely devasted. (Photograph by Katherine Baker)

A second Joplin street one week after the storm. The tree destroyed what was left of the home underneath it. The families on this street were left completely homeless. (Photograph by Katherine Baker)

1:40 p.m.: Unstableairmassesreportedwithextremelystrongsupercells.

3:58 p.m.: For90minutes,tornadowarningsareissuedalloverKansasandMissouriandfunnelcloudsarespotted.

5:36 p.m.: confirmedreportsoffunnelcloudsjustwestofJoplin,Missouri

5:41 p.m.:TheNationalWeatherServiceconfirmsthatanEF-5tornadotouchedgroundinsouthwestJoplin.

6:03 p.m.:Golfballsizedhailreported.Firstofficialreportsofthedamagebegintocomein:powerpolesdown,treesdown,homesdestroyed.

6:16 p.m.: thetornadohasliftedandisnowafunnelcloud

7:30 p.m.:firstreportofconfirmeddeadcomesin-24.Troubleswithcommunicationsafterphonelinesfell.JoplinHighSchoolseverelydamaged.

11:45 p.m.: MayorMikeWoolstondeclaredthistornadoalocaldisaster.EmergencyOperationsCenterhasbeenactivatedandisworkingwiththeAmericanRedCrosstoassisttheinjured.

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A Year to RebuildGolf Team Pushes Forward after Losing State-Winning Seniors

Golf for Dummies5 terms you should know before hitting the

course!1. Hole-in-one - When the ball goes into the hole on the first shot.2. Eagle- a hole played in two strokes under par.3. Birdie- The player sinks their ball in one less shot than the par for a specific hole.4. Par- the number of strokes a golfer is ex-pected to need to complete an individual hole.5. Bogey- a hole played in one stroke over par.

Ayeartorebuild.Afterlosingthetopfive,state-winning seniors from the golf team lastyear,rebuildingseemedliketheonlyoption. Whattheydidn’trealizeisthatthefounda-tionfortheteamwasalreadyinplace.Thissea-son,theyoungteamsteppedoutoftheshadowofthegraduatedseniorsandcontinuestotakethe golf course by storm. With winning eachtournament,theygrowstrongerandmorecon-fidentasateamandasindividuals. “At the start of the season, I honestlythoughtweweren’tgoingtogonearlyasfarasourteamwentlastyearwithalltheseniors,tosaytheleast,”juniorGraceKeanesaid.“But,wewon our first two tournaments, so my hesita-tionshavebeenminimized.” Withoutthesehesitations,membersoftheteamwhomaynothavefeltlikeacrucialplayerlastyearcanstepupthisyear.Comparingthem-selveswiththecaliberofplayfromtheseniorslastyearonlymadetheirskillsseemminimal. “Theseniorslastyearalltogetheronthe

same team were unstoppable,” Keane said.“They all had the ability to go play in college,andplayingwiththemmadeyoupersonallyfeellikeyouwereabadgolfer,notgoingtolie.” With these negative feelings in the past,eachplayercanfocusonthebuildingofskills,bothindividuallyandasateam. AssistantcoachMaryWelshisproudofthevarsityteamforwinningtheirfirstthreetour-naments. She is excited about the rebuildingyearandhashighexpectationsfortheseason. “Theteamiscomprisedof suchdedicatedgirlsthattheirstandardsaresetveryhigh.Theyhave definitely exceeded others expectationsthis season especially with the lose of the se-niors,”Welshsaid. Keanethinkspositivelyabouttherestoftheseasonwithastormreference. “I think that our team has some amazingtalentandwecanonlybuildon that.People Ihaveplayedwithhavetoldmetomyfacethatwearegoingnowherethisyearwithourteam,whichjustgetsmemotivated.Whattheydon’tknow is that there is a storm coming that theweathermancouldn’tpredict.”

BY AUDREY SARACINISports Editor

Mascot Makeover

A boisterous crowd roared in approval ofthe highly anticipated Stormy mascot intro-duced to the students and faculty at the FallSportspepassemblyFriday,August26.ThankstoMarianTuteraandtheBoosterClub,Stormywillbeabletomakeherdebutatvolleyballandbasketballgames. The people inside this new and improvedmascot are none other than senior EmilyDecourseyandsophomoreSophieSnider. Emily is excited to break out some newcheers,perhapsatornadomove,shesaid.WhileDecoursey is most commonly known for hersignature “flailing”, the costume, she said, is alittleawkwardtomoveinandmaypreventherfrombeingabletomovenormally. “The flail might have been defeated,” shesaid. WhileStormyhopestomakehermarkonthese fair-weather fans, Scream Team LeadersBroghan McEnerney and Madison Cowherdplanonmakingthisyearoneofthebestourhalfemptygymhaseverseen. “Wehopetoraise the levelofspiritsowegetmorepeopleatthegames,”McEnerneysaid.

They hope to inject excitement into thegames. Scream Team will encourage peoplewhonormallywouldn’tgotogamesbymakingannouncementsonFacebookandTwitter.Thiswayamajorityofthestudentbodywillbecomeaware of upcoming games, events, and pepassemblies. “We want people to be loud and proudwhentheyscream‘Allwedoiswin,win,win,’”McEnerneysaid.

The New, Improved and Stylish Stormy Makes DebutBY KATIE MAHONEY

Web Editor-In-Chief

Sporting the new mascot, DeCoursey pumps up the crowd even with limited arm move-ments. (Photo by Lucy Gasal)

“Stormy definitely pumps up the volume in the crowd.”- Laura Klover, junior

Junior Hannah Malvey takes aim at Blue Hills tournament September 13th. (Photo by Meg Cowan.)

“Stormy is very edgy. Pun intended.”

-Mallory Elder, junior

“Stormy really embodies school spirit.” - Lucy Miller, freshman

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Photos by Katie Mahoney

New Beginnings Teams recovers from the loss of seniors with freshman

BY LUCY GASALPhoto Editor

“Watchout for the soggybits!”HuwSavageyelledashewatchedthefieldhock-ey team run through the wet field. Huwmayseemlikeanordinarycoach,howev-er,heistheassistantcoachtohisyoungerbrother,GwynSavage. This is Huw and Gwyn’s first yearcoachingthisfieldhockeyteamtogether,but they have coached club field hockeyprograms for KC Styx and USA FieldHockeyDevelopment. “Weworktogetherinthesameofficeduringtheday,sowecandiscusswhattododuringpractice,”Gwynsaid.“Wehavedifferentstylesofcoaching,butthesamecoachingprinciples.” According to sophomore SophieSnider,thetwobrothersjokearoundandlaugh with each other throughout thepracticeseveryday. WhenHuworGwyncatchesaplayerspacing out they’ll shout “space cadet!”

Dynamic Duo

BY EMILY DECOURSEYMultimedia Editor

Everygame,sixplayersassembleonthecourt,noth-ingextraordinaryaboutit.It’showitsbeenforyears.Thisyear,somethingisnew,onthecourtyou’llfindthreenewfreshmeneagerandreadytogettheopportunitytobeonthevarsitysquad. Afterthelossofsixseniorslastyear,theteamneededsomenewmemberstobreathelifeintotheteam.Withonlythreereturningvarsityplayers,thefreshmenareawelcomeaddition.Buttheyhaven’tblendedperfectly. “On the surface, it looks like we’re falling short butwithsuchayoungteamwehavealreadydonesomethingswellsuchasservingandbackrowdefense,”Couchsaid. Anticipatingthesurgeofnewplayers,Couchofferedmany summer programs and opportunities to make thetransition so that the underclassmen would not have tospendtimeadapting. “IcandefinitelyrelatebecauseIknowbeingafresh-man in itself is extremely intimidating and awkward, Iknow that they’re nervous and maybe overwhelmed bythefastpacebutthat’stheirjobasamemberofvarsitytoadapt.”seniorcaptainKatieMahoneysaid

FreshmanMaryB.Freemansaiditwasintimi-datingatfirsttobeonvarsitybutwassupportedbytheupperclassmenandfeelscomfortablenow. The label “freshmen” leaves them as soon astheysteponthecourt. “TheyareplayinghugerolesandIexpectthemtocontributejustasmuchasKatieMahoney,senior.Beingafreshmanisnotanexcuse. Iexpectthemtobejustasgood.Theyareonvarsityforareason,”Couchsaid. In the coming years, Couch hopes to see thefreshmentakeonleadershiprolesexplainingalltheofthemhaveamazingworthethic. They are a very, very talented group of girls.They just need to step it up and show what theygot, they just need to bring it during the game.”Mahoneysaid. Freemansaidsheisreadytotakeonthechal-lengeandsupportnextyearsfreshmenmakingsuretheyarewelcomedandfeelcomfortable. Sonexttimethesixgirlsgatheronthecourttoplayit’snotthreereturningandthreenewplayers.It’sateam.

inordertogettheirattentionagain,ac-cordingtoSinder. “WheneverImissashot,they’llyell,Taxi!”Sophomore,KatieEilertsaid. Although Huw and Gwyn can becaught laughing and joking around,theybothhaveyearsof experiencenotonlycoachingfieldhockeybutalsoplay-ing in Wales, where they are originallyfrom. Huw and Gwyn take advantage ofbeingbrothersandcoachesofthesameteam.Theyworktogetherinordertogetthemostoutofpractices. “I know I can leave it to him. Wediscuss,duringtheday,whatourfocuswillbeonatpractice,”Gwynsaid.“Beitdefending, setpieces,ora specific skillandidon’thavetoworry,ittakessomeweightoffmyshoulders.” Beinginchargeof40girlsonafieldhockey team may seem like a difficulttask. However, with his brother at hissideGwynbringsitalltogether.

Brothers Share Coaching Responsibilities

Sophomore Katie Eilert defends the field against Pembroke Hill, at Pembroke on Thursday, September 8. The varsity and junior varsity suf-fered losses but the C team pulled out a 1-0 win. (Photo by Shannon Laird)

Junior captain, Megan Bohannon, prepares for a serve at the St. James Tri-Tournament September 1. The Storm was defeated. (Photo by Robyn Mahoney)

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