Highlights from Night of One Acts

Holiday Mart Joins Traditions Local merchants participate City area. going to be here anyway.” in new fundraiser at the high school reunion Oct. 11. Of those displayed, principal Natalie McDonough presented her shared business with her sister This year’s high school reunion celebrated the classes of 1969, 1999 and 2009 who celebrated 50 years, 20 BY MALEAH DOWNTON Chantelle Underwood of baby years and 10 years respectively. WEB EDITOR-IN-CHIEF T-shirts and embellished hair bows. As part of the class of 1969’s Having a booth at the school‘s first celebration, they presented all guests

At the high school reunion, Holiday Mart was an obvious win- with their very own rendition of Roy alumnae shopped at various booths win, according to McDonough. Orbison’s “Pretty Woman.” Lead for the first-ever school Holiday “I love to make things and so singer of the performance Nanette Mart Friday, Oct. 11 in the gym. does my sister. It’s just a nice stress Crump-Moss ‘69 said that she loves

The Holiday Mart is a new relief for us,” McDonough said. the high school reunion and all that addition to the high school reunion “When Ms. Drouin asked us if we it represents. experience. Small booths lined would like to sell something to “It’s great to be with friends—it’s the gym showcasing various support Sion we said ‘Of course!’” a big accomplishment,” Crump-Moss items for sale to alumnae. Though In addition to offering a unique said. “A lot of us have stayed close. the Holiday Mart was a new opportunity for the high school It’s just great to celebrate Sion.” addition, it enhanced the event‘s reunion, the Holiday Mart provided Though this year marked only atmosphere, according to Director of a great venue for these small the beginning of the Holiday Mart, Development Amy Drouin. business owners. Donor Relations the advancement department plans

“It gives them something to Coordinator Tracy Jones took the to implement it into tradition. In the do while they’re here besides drink opportunity to begin selling her coming years, the Holiday Mart is and eat,” Drouin said. “It’s a way hand-painted crafts. expected to grow vastly, according to engage the community and our “This is actually the first time to Drouin. alumnae. It makes it more of a fun I’ve ever had a booth or tried to “Next year, it would be awesome experience.” sell them. I usually just do it for if we could have the same thing

Reminiscent of the Junior myself or for gifts,” Jones said. “The Friday night, but it would be open to League of Kansas City, Missouri’s opportunity was there so I thought the public the next day,” Drouin said. Holiday Mart, the school recruited this would be a good chance to see “So, Saturday would be a big huge local sellers from around the Kansas how well it would go over since I was fundraiser for Sion.”

HOLIDAY MART ITEMS FOR SALE

Crazy Whims

Nativity Animal Set

Indy Love Bows

Baby Onesie

Beebo Boutique

Sion Earrings

Perfectly Plated

Christmas Plate

Cedar Street Toffee

Sea Salt

(Photos by Maleah Downton)

A Night of One Acts Students performed various skits, plays stepped up.” and improv at the annual student-directed Night of One Acts Oct. 9. A new addition to the performance was the inclusion of Commedia dell’Arte, the Italian based improv comedy with stock characters. Visual and BY MALEAH DOWNTON performing arts teacher Maggie Killian recruited WEB EDITOR-IN-CHIEF students from English teacher Shawn Watt’s creative writing class to write

The annual Night of One Acts, a student-directed scenarios for the Night of One show, was held Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. in the gym. Acts’ performance.

The student directors were seniors Hannah Sue “It was really fun,” Kennish and Peyton Wade. The two directors each Watts said. “They came hold very distinct backgrounds in theater. Wade worked up with them pretty mostly on stage, while Kennish has focused her work quickly. It was a nice, backstage on crew. Their unique experiences were what short and easy way enhanced their directing skills, according to Wade. to get into writing.”

“We really worked well together, and we were a good Of the plays team,” Wade said. “We were able to see both sides of performed, there the coin.” was only one

Night of One Acts had a major increase in student-written attendance compared to last year. As the play began, two play. Sophomore additional rows of chairs were added to accommodate Tyra Frazier wrote the influx of attendees. It was estimated that there were “Lemonpops and over 130 at the student-run show. Teardrops.” This was

“Mrs. Killian had planned to put out almost 120 Frazier’s first experience chairs and I told her not to even put that much out with showcasing one of because last year we had about 80 people show up,” her self-written plays. Kennish said. “However, it was way more of a turnout “It was nice to have than we were expecting—way more than last year.” people watch something DANCE MOMS Sophomore Tess Tappan and senior Phoebe

Freshmen students composed a large portion of that I’ve done,” Frazier Mullen act as dance moms in “Tryouts,” directed by senior Peyton the show. Their involvement was at an all-time high, said. “It was also Wade at Night of One Acts Oct. 9. (Photo by Sela Kincaid) according to Wade. vulnerable to me. I put a ROUND OF APPLAUSE Co-director senior Peyton Wade received “I think I was the proudest of the freshmen,” Wade said. “They’re brand new, it was a really tiny cast, but they lot of emotion in it. It was a little scary.” flowers from the cast and crew at the conclusion of Night of One Acts Oct. 9. (Photo by Kennedy Wade)