Overrun Overcomes Ovarian Cancer The Overland Park race raised patients of patients], advocating for $35,000 with 1100 race participants. Cannova hopes to surpass this in the awareness and funds to them.” The Overrun 5K run/walk or one most recent race. discover a cure for the lesser There are plenty of opportunities mile walk that took place Oct. 25 in known cancer. BY ALEX D’ALESIO WEB MANAGING EDITOR
Though the pink ribbon insignia can be easily identified as the emblem representing Breast Cancer awareness, few realize that the emblem representative of ovarian cancer is a teal ribbon. Founder of The Overrun Ovarian Cancer Fund Kelly Cannova said that emphasizing this teal color has been an integral part of spreading awareness of this cancer, since fewer people are familiar with ovarian cancer. “Fewer people have ovarian cancer, but it is more deadly,” Cannova said. “It’s important to spread the word and have somebody else, besides [the
South Creek Office Park serves as a major factor in the search for better treatment and ultimately a cure for ovarian cancer. “The National Cancer Institute does not fund a lot of ovarian cancer Research, so they really rely on our money for help,” Cannova said. Cannova started the organization in 2012 with Sion mother Kristi O’Keefe after learning that her mother and O’Keefe’s sister were diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. “Breast cancer receives so much awareness, so they wanted to create an organization that gives awareness to ovarian cancer,” senior Kate O’Keefe said. “They donate to the [University of Kansas] Cancer Center for research.” In 2014, the organization raised
to get involved with the organization ranging from participating in the race to volunteering at the event. O’Keefe has volunteered all four years. “I’ve worked the kid’s tent, handing out beads and little tattoos,” O’Keefe said. “I’ve also worked as course monitor, which is when you have a cowbell and are cheering on the runners as the go and directing them.” Volunteer opportunities include packet pickup crew, course monitor, finish line food crew, kids tent crew, recycling crew and water station. Senior Jordan Hermes has volunteered since her freshman year. “[The race] is important because there are always women who have beaten [ovarian cancer] that attend, and showing our support and
Varsity Homecoming Game Rained Out
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LE JOURNAL September 2015
Although JV lost, that didn’t seem to take away from the excitement of playing on the new field. “It was fun to play on the field because it was nice to see all the hard work and effort put into the field come to life,” junior Maddie Marquardt said. “It was cool to play in front of the alumnae because they got to see how Sion has progressed and evolved.”
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2nd Place Team
Margo Gerke - 6th Catherine Henne and Lanie Jones- 9th
GOLF 10th as a team
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junior Elizabeth Jackoboice said. Senior Maddie Kahl scored the first goal in the varsity game but the lead diminished quickly as Pembroke made a speedy comeback and scored. The JV girls, who played first, lost 0-6. The JV game began with Pembroke making three consecutive goals in two minutes. Eventually they scored three more.
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Freshman Rose Crowe fights for possession during the first JV game on the new field. (Photo by Sophie Nedeldo)
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BY CLAIRE KIMMIS REPORTER
The first varsity game of Homecoming week began, filled with tension and a chance of rain as the field hockey team played Pembroke Hill for the third time this season. It was the first home game on Sion’s new field, and excitement filled the stands. The game ended with a 1-1 tie when the game was called a rainout at the beginning of the second half. “It was an honor to play on the field in front of the alumnae even if the varsity game did get rained out,”
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First field hockey home game finished in 1-1 tie with Pembroke Hill after the game is called for rain.
celebrating that for them is always a good way to make a difference,” Hermes said. “It would also be neat if Sion got a team together because you can sign up as groups.” According to cancer.org, women have a 1 in 8 risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer in comparison to a 1 in 75 risk of an ovarian cancer diagnosis. However, post-diagnosis, ovarian cancer patients face a 66 percent death rate, while breast cancer patients face a 17 percent death rate. The symptoms of ovarian cancer are very subtle, according to Cannova. Signs people can look for include bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, feeling full quickly after eating, difficulty eating and urinary frequency. The general rule is to monitor any symptom that persists longer than two weeks.
“We made it to sectionals, so hopefully we’ll do well and some of us can make it to State.” -senior Lauren Blando
“We got a lot more opportunities to invite out-of-town teams because of our new field and got to play an out-of-town team on senior night.”- senior Abbey Valentine “We were an underdog the entire season and got to State as a team. It was the best team chemistry I’ve ever experienced.” -senior Anna Ciani “It turned out to be a good season, and we improved so much as a team even though we didn’t win a lot of games” -senior Beth Borgmeyer “It wasn’t a shock that we went to state, but it was really empowering that all of our hard work paid off”- senior Devon Graham “This is probably the best season we’ve had in my four years here. All the girls have gotten a lot better, and no one gives up in games.” -senior Lauren Dwyer
