Sydney Summers
Senior focuses on her love of fashion and uses it to boost her career opportunities, teach life skills and provide advice for fellow peers.
While most of her kindergarten classmates were riding their bikes, playing in the sandbox and watching Barney, senior Sydney Summers was scouring through fashion magazines, and looking for ways to broaden her young brain of fashion. “My mom worked in the fashion industry in a variety of capacities for several years. My parents are both clothing enthusiasts and have always dressed very fashionably, so I suppose that might be the origin that sparked my interest,” Summers said. Summers has recently translated her once young love of fashion into a summer internship that has opened up many doors to the fashion world. In the summer of 2014, Summers worked at the right side of Melanie Knopke, a fashion blogger, local stylist and KC Style Scout. Summers attributes her fortune in finding the ‘perfect’ internship simply to luck. She frequently babysat for a close friend of Knopke, who introduced
the two. “I have had the pleasure of working with Sydney since last summer. She helped me accessorize over 30 looks for the Park Place Lookbook shoot,” Knopke said. “She helped plan and execute a runway show this summer, also at Park Place. I could not have done it without her.” Next year, Summers will be attending The University of Kansas to study strategic communications and hopes to move to New York soon after, to intern in the fashion industry. She hopes to launch her own fashion blog as soon as this summer. However, Summers claims that one of the most beneficial parts of her work with fashion is being able to reflect the trends in her personal closet, but also assist friends with their fashion. “It feels so good when your peers care about your opinion and ask for advice,” Summers said. Although she is off to college, Summers’ fashion career is not coming to an end, as she will continue to work towards her goals and use the lessons from her fashion career every day. “Fashion has taught me about hard work, persistence and to always have passion for what you do,” Summers said.
Lillie Weisse
BY SARA WATKINS REPORTER
Megan Ungashick
Maria Wagner
University of Missouri
Rockhurst University
What song sums up Sion for you? ”Where Does the Good Go” by Tegan and Sara. Funniest Pink Slip? Lying about being able to have my skirt off. Favorite senior year memory? Every day when I leave for lunch.
Funniest Pink Slip? Wearing a fake butt during the Senior FFT Skit Favorite place in Sion? Underneath the benches in NGS... surprisingly good place for a nap. What song sums up Sion for you? “Bo$$” by Fifth Harmony.
Elizabeth Walker
Abby Warrington
University of Kansas
Saint Louis University
Favorite Senior Year memory? Writing workshop at the Westport Coffee House with my Creative Writing class. Funniest Pink Slip? From Mrs. Frederick for not having the third button on my skirt buttoned.
Favorite Senior Year memory? All of it. What teacher would you take to college? Kram because he’s a good teacher and a good person. Favorite lunch checkout? Chick-fil-A.
Caroline Westhead
Jacquie Whalen
Harrison Wilson
University of Kansas
University of Kansas
University of Notre Dame
Kansas State University
Which teacher would you take to college? Mrs. Frederick so we could drink tea and talk about books together. What song sums up Sion for you? The school song. Planned Major? Speech Therapy.
What teacher would you take to college? Señora Gomez because why wouldn’t I want Señora Gomez at KU with me? Favorite place in Sion? The New Grande Salle. Favorite lunch checkout? Home.
Favorite lunch checkout? Chipotle. Favorite senior year memory? Watching Sydney Daniels do a jump split for the first time in her life at fall mixer in front of STA. Planned Major? Neuroscience.
What teacher would you take to college? KRAM! I don’t know what he is talking about half of the time, but who cares. What song sums up Sion for you? “Hold On We’re Going Home” by Drake.
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