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In their own words:

"Get this: We are proud.

"Proud to be scholars, visionaries, athletes and friends. And to be part of a community: a family. You know who we are, but you don't know our pride. We bleed purple and white.

"We explore opportunities: Taking a chance, junior Morgan Herriott decided to join the debate team. Get this: She won her first tournament, the Blue Springs Tournament, without any prior experience but a passion to write and research.

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"We defeat the odds: Senior Maleah Downton stood above the competition to become a Questbridge Scholar. She was one of 1,127 recipients out of the 14,926 applicants and Downton received, get this: a full merit scholarship to her dream school, Washington University in St. Louis.

"We are Sion. Each and every one of us. And get this: we're proud of it. You may not get it now, but you will."