Notre Dame de Sion

Notre Dame de Sion School
Address
10631 Wornall Road Kansas City, Missouri, (Jackson County) 64114 United States
Coordinates	38°56′6″N 94°35′44″W / 38.93500°N 94.59556°W / 38.93500; -94.59556Coordinates: 38°56′6″N 94°35′44″W / 38.93500°N 94.59556°W / 38.93500; -94.59556
Information
Type	Private, All-Girls Certified College Preparatory
Motto	Educating Minds, Expanding Hearts, Empowering Lives
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1912
Head of school	Mrs. Chris Broderick
Grades	Montessori–12
Color(s)	Purple and White
Slogan	Put Faith in their Future
Song	Chanson d'école (http://ndsion.edu/mission/school-song.cfml)
Mascot	Sion Storm
Accreditation	Independent Schools' Association of the Central States (ISACS), North Central Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
Publication	The Siren (literary magazine)
Newspaper	Le Journal
Yearbook	Le Flambeau
Website	http://www.ndsion.edu

Notre Dame de Sion School (pronunciation: /ˈnoʊtər ˈdeɪm də ˈsaɪ.ɒn/) is a Montessori through grade 12 certified college preparatory school located in Kansas City, Missouri. The 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.

History

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 1962, the high school moved to south Kansas City. 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.

Today, Notre Dame de Sion in Kansas City is one of seventeen Sion schools worldwide, sustained by the charism of the Sisters. Each Sion school is open to individuals of all faiths and cultures and works to educate the young minds of our world on interfaith discussion and acceptance. 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. The campuses include a college preparatory high school with many Advanced Placement and Advanced College Credit classes. The high school excels in academics, athletics, and the arts with 100% of their students attending college. The high school has also been named as part of the Top 50 High Schools in America. The high school is all-girls and there is a co-educational elementary and middle school for students pre-kindergarten through grade eight.^[2]

External links

Official website

References

↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
↑ http://ndsion.edu/mission/history-and-traditions.cfml

Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph

Ordinaries	Bishops of Kansas City John Joseph Hogan Thomas Francis Lillis Edwin Vincent O'Hara Bishops of St. Joseph John Joseph Hogan Maurice Francis Burke Francis Gilfillan Charles Hubert Le Blond Bishops of Kansas City–St. Joseph John Cody Charles Herman Helmsing John Joseph Sullivan Raymond James Boland Robert William Finn James Vann Johnston, Jr.

Auxiliary bishops	John J. Glennon Joseph M. Marling Joseph Vincent Sullivan

Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral of St. Joseph Parishes Sacred Heart Church, Kansas City St. Ludger Church, Germantown Abbey Conception Abbey Former parishes Holy Name Church, Kansas City

Education	Higher education Avila University Rockhurst University High schools Archbishop O'Hara High School, Kansas City Bishop LeBlond High School, St. Joseph Cristo Rey Kansas City High School, Kansas City Notre Dame de Sion, Kansas City Rockhurst High School, Kansas City Saint Pius X Catholic High School, Kansas City St. Teresa's Academy, Kansas City Former high school St. Mary's High School, Independence

Priests	William Wakefield Baum Francis Johannes George Kinzie Fitzsimons Joseph Hubert Hart Michael Francis McAuliffe Lawrence James McNamara

Catholicism portal

Single-gender schools in Missouri

Public girls' schools

Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls (Saint Louis)

Private boys' schools

Saint Louis area	Chaminade College Preparatory School Christian Brothers College High School De Smet Jesuit High School St. John Vianney High School Saint Louis Priory School St. Louis University High School St. Mary's High School

Kansas City area	Rockhurst High School

Closed	Christian Brothers High School (St. Joseph)

Private girls' schools

Saint Louis area	Cor Jesu Academy Incarnate Word Academy Nerinx Hall High School Notre Dame High School Rosati-Kain High School St. Joseph's Academy Ursuline Academy Villa Duchesne Visitation Academy of St. Louis

Kansas City area	St. Teresa's Academy Notre Dame de Sion (Coed K-8, girls' high)

Stockton	Wings of Faith Academy

Became coed	Bishop LeBlond High School (St. Joseph)

Closed	St. Elizabeth Academy (Saint Louis)

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