In 1892, the Congregation arrived in the United States when four Sisters of Sion began educating young children in Auburn and Lewiston, Maine. By 1904, the number of Sisters had grown to sixty. In 1907, the Sisters transferred to Marshall, Missouri, where they taught at Sion Academy until 1925. In 1912, Bishop Thomas Francis Lillis invited seven Sisters to Kansas City. Two taught in the Annunciation School. The others began a French kindergarten and gave private sewing, music, and French lessons, which grew into the Notre Dame de Sion School. For decades to follow, the Sisters continued managing and growing the institution, building their first campus in Kansas City’s historic Hyde Park.
In 1953, Bobby Greenlease was kidnapped from the Hyde Park school by a woman claiming to be his aunt. The $600,000 ransom paid by his family was the largest paid to that point, although Greenlease had been killed before the ransom was paid.[2]
The original campus at 3823 Locust is now co-ed and includes PreK Montessori, and kindergarten through middle school.
South Kansas City
In 1962, the high school moved to South Kansas City at 10631 Wornall Rd. Six years later the Sisters invited lay members to serve on the school's board of trustees, and in 1990 the ownership of the school was transferred to the Board.
Sion today
Notre Dame de Sion is still located in the South Kansas City campus.
Sion has a musical and performs plays. It also has a drum line and choir.
Sion's dance team won 10th overall in the nation in 2019 and has won 1st place in the state of Missouri for ten consecutive years.[3] During the 2021–2022 year, the volleyball team took 4th place,[citation needed] its first appearance at a national level in over 15 years. Other sports include basketball, softball, cheerleading, swimming, diving, soccer, volleyball, field hockey, lacrosse, cross-country, and track.
Notre Dame de Sion High School received the Community Service Award in 2022–2023.[citation needed]
Governance
Notre Dame de Sion in Kansas City is one of seventeen Sion schools worldwide.[4] Notre Dame de Sion in Kansas City is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph as well as the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Sion. The school is owned by a lay corporation and governed by a board of trustees.[5]
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formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Notre Dame de Sion School ˈ n oʊ t er ˈ d eɪ m d e ˈ s aɪ ɒ n is a preschool through grade 12 certified college preparatory school located in Kansas City Missouri This Roman Catholic school was founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Sion in 1912 The all girls high school campus is located in south Kansas City and the co educational grade school campus is located in the Hyde Park neighborhood The two campuses are about 10 miles apart Notre Dame de Sion SchoolAddress10631 Wornall RoadKansas City Jackson County Missouri 64114United StatesCoordinates38 56 6 N 94 35 44 W 38 93500 N 94 59556 W 38 93500 94 59556InformationTypePrivate All Girls University preparatoryMottoEducating Minds Expanding Hearts Empowering LivesReligious affiliation s Roman CatholicEstablished1912Head of schoolMrs Alicia HeraldGradesPreschool 12Color s Purple and White SloganPut Faith in their FutureSongChanson d ecole http ndsion edu mission school song cfml MascotSion StormRivalSt Teresa s AcademyAccreditationIndependent Schools Association of the Central States ISACS North Central Association of Colleges and Schools 1 PublicationThe Siren literary magazine NewspaperLe JournalYearbookLe FlambeauWebsitehttp www ndsion edu Contents 1 History 1 1 Hyde Park 1 2 South Kansas City 2 Sion today 3 Governance 4 Notable alumnae 5 External links 6 ReferencesHistory EditHyde Park Edit In 1892 the Congregation arrived in the United States when four Sisters of Sion began educating young children in Auburn and Lewiston Maine By 1904 the number of Sisters had grown to sixty In 1907 the Sisters transferred to Marshall Missouri where they taught at Sion Academy until 1925 In 1912 Bishop Thomas Francis Lillis invited seven Sisters to Kansas City Two taught in the Annunciation School The others began a French kindergarten and gave private sewing music and French lessons which grew into the Notre Dame de Sion School For decades to follow the Sisters continued managing and growing the institution building their first campus in Kansas City s historic Hyde Park In 1953 Bobby Greenlease was kidnapped from the Hyde Park school by a woman claiming to be his aunt The 600 000 ransom paid by his family was the largest paid to that point although Greenlease had been killed before the ransom was paid 2 The original campus at 3823 Locust is now co ed and includes PreK Montessori and kindergarten through middle school South Kansas City Edit In 1962 the high school moved to South Kansas City at 10631 Wornall Rd Six years later the Sisters invited lay members to serve on the school s board of trustees and in 1990 the ownership of the school was transferred to the Board Sion today EditNotre Dame de Sion is still located in the South Kansas City campus Sion has a musical and performs plays It also has a drum line and choir Sion s dance team won 10th overall in the nation in 2019 and has won 1st place in the state of Missouri for ten consecutive years 3 During the 2021 2022 year the volleyball team took 4th place citation needed its first appearance at a national level in over 15 years Other sports include basketball softball cheerleading swimming diving soccer volleyball field hockey lacrosse cross country and track Notre Dame de Sion High School received the Community Service Award in 2022 2023 citation needed Governance EditNotre Dame de Sion in Kansas City is one of seventeen Sion schools worldwide 4 Notre Dame de Sion in Kansas City is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City St Joseph as well as the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Sion The school is owned by a lay corporation and governed by a board of trustees 5 Notable alumnae EditHeidi Gardner actress on Saturday Night Live Megan Barry former Mayor of Nashville Maggie Williams Former Chief of Staff for Hillary Clinton one of the early African American graduates in the 1970sExternal links EditOfficial websiteReferences Edit NCA CASI NCA Council on Accreditation and School Improvement Archived from the original on April 29 2009 Retrieved 2009 06 23 Roe Jason Days of Shock and Sorrow Kansas City Public Library Retrieved January 12 2018 Dierks Allie Dance Team Makes it a Decade of Dubs Le Journal Live Retrieved 2023 06 06 NDS Sion schools www notredamedesion org Retrieved 2017 03 30 http ndsion edu mission history and traditions cfml Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Notre Dame de Sion School Kansas City amp oldid 1160141009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
