Anna Tomka, Print Managing Editor
- Walkout Song: “Mambo No. 5” by Lou Bega
- Guilty Pleasure: Cheese Because I’m Allergic
- Favorite Food: Pasta
- Favorite TV Show: “Game of Thrones”
- Spirit Animal: My Dachshund Sophie
- Pet Peeve: When I find someone else’s hair in my food
All content by Anna Tomka
May 4, 2018
While the senior dads serenade their daughters, seniors Kathleen Tushaus and Allie Weinrich laugh and record the performance of “Sweet Caroline.” The lyrics were changed to fit the perspective of the...
A blog is an outlet for creativity and freedom. Blogging has become increasingly popular and have been started for a variety of reasons such as marketing products or connecting with others. Mine was started...
As students saunter into school early each morning, the cafeteria is brought to life by a speaker in the kitchen playing boisterous music from a plethora of diverse genres. Mouthwatering scents flood the...
Are you sleeping in every morning and showing up late to class? Are you watching Netflix instead of completing assignments? Have you stopped studying for tests? Have you stopped writing your essays? Do...
I swear I try not be too negative of a person, but how can I be expected to write positively about Prom of all things? I personally believe that that Prom is extremely overrated. Last year, I was conveniently...
I have always been self-aware of the tight bubble I live in. Kids in these wealthy suburbs of Kansas City have become so accustomed to their privileged lifestyles that many of them are completely blind...
I am the last person I ever thought would attend Kairos. What was I going to gain from spending three days at a convent in Atchison, Kansas A.K.A the middle of nowhere? Kairos is a retreat centered around...
The thought of Feb. 14 makes me nauseous. I hate how chocolate at every grocery store suddenly becomes overpriced and everyone feels the need to have affection from others. You do not need an elaborate...
Scrolling through my Instagram last week, my entire timeline was flooded with pictures from two different marches: one with pro-life ideals and the other promoting women’s rights. Women, men, girls and...
I hugged my parents goodbye, tightly squeezing them as I wished them a Merry Christmas. I gripped my United States passport in one hand, and my bag in the other as I passed through security alone,...
New Year’s used to be one of my least favorite holidays. I dreaded it wholeheartedly every year. My friends pointlessly lose sleep over whether they will acquire a “New Year’s Eve Kiss” or have...
Tucked away among the vast forests of pine trees in Wisconsin is a quaint town known as Hayward, over 600 miles north of Kansas City. At least once a year I find myself in this town of a little over 2,000...
For me, videos that triumph the funniest vines and YouTube vlogs are Technology, Entertainment and Design talks. Each one is intended to spark ideas and help others have a better understanding of the world....
I’ve had mixed feelings about Halloween for as long as I can remember. Three years in a row, my costume as a toddler was Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz” thanks to my mom.
In second grade, I came...
The mouthwatering smell of hamburgers and hotdogs grilling greeted me as I maneuvered through the crowded lots outside Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. Music blared from speakers, the backs of trucks...
My body filled with an overwhelming feeling of dread as my last high school tennis match came to an end. Though the season was short lived, I had finally gotten accustomed to the daily routine of attending...
The volleyball team huddles and listens to head coach Robert Lampen before beginning their first set Sept. 20.
As a little kid, I spent more hours reading books than sitting on a couch in front of a TV. I watched the occasional Disney show, but rarely found myself fascinated by the screen. Easily sucked into fictional...
My three dogs (two Great Pyrenees and a miniature Dachshund) are evidence to support that I am a member of a family strictly composed of dog people. When I think of cats, I imagine long razor-sharp claws,...
The stretchy black fabric stuck to my skin as I zipped up the front of the wet suit. My elated smile turned into a frown moments later when I stepped out of the bathroom and was informed I’d put it on...
Junior Emma Cosner adds the final touches to her Earth Day themed chalk drawing piece.
For many, spring break entails traveling to exotic beaches, achieving bronze skin from basking under the sun and residing at a lavish resort with an ocean view. It certainly doesn't include encountering...
Junior Livvy Wood looks to the student section during dance team’s halftime performance.
During this year’s Catholic Schools Week, the annual celebration of Catholic education, women of ministry came to Sion to have lunch with students Tuesday Jan. 31. It was the first time multiple religions...
The Golden Globe Awards and numerous reviews inspired me to finally surrender to the hype surrounding the film, "La La Land," starring the heartthrob Ryan Gosling as well as the captivating Emma Stone....
Dec 5, 2016
Sophomores Grace Watkins and Molly Wagner shout the words to “Best Song Ever.”
The basketball season kicked off Nov. 18 with the annual purple and white game in the gym. Each team was composed of both varsity and JV players, hand-selected by interim Head Coach Kate Pilgreen....
Alumna Brittany Morgan spoke to students during their study hall and lunch Oct. 24 on the importance of being authentic and loving oneself as who they are. At the beginning of her presentation, she spoke...
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The walkways and stone foundation of the grotto have been completed after months of commitment, but it is still lacking one piece: Mary. The dedication ceremony for the new grotto was initially supposed...
Mom jeans, scrunchies, turtlenecks, Birkenstocks, crop tops and denim skirts have resurrected from the ancient, abandoned boxes of our parents’ attic. Fashion has blasted back to the past. Chokers, particularly,...
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