Senior Issue 2021 by Ladue Publications

SENIOR EDITION CLASS OF 2021

SPREAD DESIGN BY GRACE HU

For the senior edition, we drew inspiration from Studio Ghibli’s animated, nature-esque aesthetic. For many of us, Studio Ghibli movies were a hallmark of our child-

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hoods, so having our last Panorama issue invoke this comforting style felt appropriate. Lastly, some thank you’s: thank you to our amazing advisor, Mrs.

Kirksey, for making our high school experience so much more fun, and of course, thank you to our amazing

Grace Hu

Ethan Willick

to see what you accomplish.

Art Editor Danielle Zhang Staff Artists Olivia Hu Erica Shi Max Yang

HUGH CHAN

GRACE HU KATIE HOLLAND

GRACE HENSLEY

JACOB KORN

ZERU MARUT

SARAH SUFFIAN

CAROLINE TYRRELL

NICO SKAPOF ERIN TURKIELTAUB ETHAN WILLICK

Staff Writers Allen You Adviser Sarah Kirksey

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LIFE OF THE PARTY

CLASS CLOWN

MOST OUTSPOKEN

Dylan Stern

Hugh Chan

Lauryn Donovan

Track Nia Whitley

Track Jahan Robinson

She is always willing to do what is best for the team. As a senior, Nia has been leading by example

gram’s history. As a senior, Jahan has

NEXT MR. ROGERS

WORST LUCK

BEST LUCK

SENIOR SUPERLATIVES 6-7 Lauren Pesce

NEXT GORDON RAMSAY

Caroline Powell

Annabella Seeger

Water Polo NoahSENIOR Avigad

Water Polo Anya Yakusheva

Tulane University Rebecca Lang

teammates. The Talia Warticovschi water polo team

Anya has helped to

MASSACHUSETTS Babson College Graham Fredman Berklee College of Music Morgan Taylor Boston College Swimming Kayta Gheorgian Sam Garza Athena Vinch Sam is a team Harvard University Gabriel DiAntonio Massachusetts Institute of Technology inspirational perforHarry Chen Northeastern that follow. University -Hap Gentry Samantha Fischer Tufts University Aidan Oiknine Wheaton College Daphne Levy

Anna Reis

Make sure you pick a college that was ready for COVID because if not, you may be coming back home the following semester. My daughter ... went to Vanderbilt and they were very strict about the COVID procedures. She got tested each week and they have a hospital on campus. [Wherever] you move on, make sure your campus is ready for COVID and that you're not too far from home in case you need to get to your parents and they are unable to get to you."

HAVE A DOCUMENTARY MADE

LONGEST ACTIVITY LIST

CUTEST COIUPLE

“ “ “ “ Jake Page & Georgette Seeger

Senior Stats

Swimming Samantha Fischer

Most popular states for college by number of students

KIMBERLY GUTCHEWSKY english teacher

Morgan Taylor

Do what makes you happy. Don't go through life so quickly, checking boxes, that you forget to pay attention when you feel joy. Find what makes you happy, seek out the joy and figure out why that makes you happy and build off that. Be paying attention in life, don't go so quickly through all of the requirements that come your way that you don't pay attention to what makes you happy.”

STAFF ADVICE 12

RILEY KELTNER social studies teacher

ments and “raised the bar” for others

friendship will be the team’s greatest loss. -Hap Gentry

FAVORITE DRINK: WATER 31.1%

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Life is about relationships. Create and devel-

FAVORITE op as many positiveARTIST: relationships as possible throughout your life. Be engaged in the moKANYE WEST ment and cherish the ones you care about and love.”

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FAVORITE BRAND: NIKE

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University of Southern -Indiana Catherine Christie IOWA University of Iowa Quinnlan Calvert Drake University Leetal Cohn KANSAS MidAmerica Nazarene University Jahan Robinson University of Kansas Anna Demkovitch Tyler Durbin Isabella Kolf

NORTH CAROLINA Duke University Walter Kornfeld High Point University Brooke Berg OHIO Volleyball DenisonWalters University Maddie Lindsey Byer Miami University

Dorothy Lochmoeller die led her team in William Steinberg

and assists. Maddie Anna Wilson has been an inspiOhio State University ration to the girls’ Ellie Gold program and will be CarolinebyTyrrell missed teamOREGON University of Oregon Jackson Diggs

Texas Christian University Lauren Becker Colby desire Brandtto a strong Trinity University Roland LaBonte him better. -Rob Garrett University of North Texas Shiraz Boudhane

other players and

VIRGINIA College of William and Mary Leif Schuster Hampton University Wrestling Alexis Jake Powell Mann University of Richmond year Varsity wrestler. Calvin Ciorba Adam Poger and a State ChamUniversity of Virginia pion his sophomore, Grant Garland

years. He ended his

WASHINGTON of 160-8.of University Washington Jake Rode Genevieve Stockmann

PENNYSLVANIA Carnegie Mellon University Katherine Eisenman Marina Sha Susquehanna University Elliot Davis Point Park University Leopoldo Bochicchio Villanova University Ryan Mckenzie University of Pittsburgh Katherine Procell RHODE ISLAND Brown University

MISSISSIPPI SENIOR EDITION MAY 2021 Samuel Cobin Australia

Wichita State University Paul Kovacs KENTUCKY Murray State University Charlotte Humphrey University of Kentucky Matthew Armstrong Benjamin Bisig Western Kentucky University Clayton Favazza

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LOUISIANA Louisiana State University Talya Hairston

University of Mississippi Riley Obertino

NEBRASKA University of Nebraska Benjamin Reiff

NEW HAMPSHIRE Dartmouth College Catherine Liao NEW JERSEY Princeton University Jacob Mann NEW YORK Columbia University Anna Reis Culinary Institute of America

Louis Li SOUTH CAROLINA Clemson University Madeline Walters TENNESSEE Belmont University Charles Hartrich Vanderbilt University Ashna Chali Allie Parish Georgette Seeger Alexander Stientjes TEXAS Rice University William Pan Southern Methodist University Macy Kerner Margaux Mills

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INTERNATIONAL Minerva Schools at KGI Ethan Wilick Technical University of Munich Tomislav Zigo University of Toronto Avery Bespalko

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MICHIGAN Michigan State University Jordan Samson University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ari Gottesman Jacob Korn Lauren Pesce Caroline Powell

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MIKE TARPEY class of 2021 principal

Baseball Tyler Durbin

SENIOR DESTINATIONS 14-15

Unique destinations Canada

Annabella Seeger Barnard College

Starting as shortstop Natalie Ashkar her freshman year,

New York University MARYLAND Zerubbabel Marut and intensity to the University goal. of Maryland Westteam. Point Academy -Chris Garza Saxton Sophia Bly Samuel

girls water polo into a reality.

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tries to hold other

to get better and is willing to do any-

Lizzie Ingram

Ben Weppler

player and an AllRegional player.

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Andrew Fruend

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team and saw the He was a First Team

other team’s most

against the top

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HIERAN ANDERBERHAN

DAPHNE LEVY

Washington University in St. Louis

Wheaton College

rowing up surrounded by beautiful, black girls, I never thought to question my hair. Sitting with my

s I take my seat on stage at Powell Hall, everyone is

my neck back and catch a glimpse of my mother’s face scrunched in concentration as she delicately brushed my frizzy curls, soothed them with oil, and wove three strands

that make up the orchestra. I listen to the strings as they melodically play the tune of La Mer. I hear the trumpets making sure they can get the high note out for the start of Festive Overture. And I hear the clarinets behind me,

braids. Eager to showcase my hairstyle, I impatiently awaited Mondays. Gathered around the bright, yellow roundabout of the playground, my classmates and I took turns standour bright-colored beads. Upon my turn, I couldn’t contain friends to see. Returning from recess, I stood in front of Amharic letters- “ha, hu, hi, ha, hei, he, ho.” At the end of the school day, I reluctantly went home and imagined the adventures awaiting the next day. Moving to America, I encountered a new adventure, and ly speaking Amharic to mumbling the 44 sounds of the En-

Moldau: Die Moldau, composed by Smetana. The principal violinist stands up from her chair to cue the oboe. We tune to each other and the principal violinist sits back down as -

to class, sat in my assigned seat, and attempted in vain to absorb my new world by darting my eyes from the bright, blue walls to the warm smile of my classmates. Although unable to decipher the meaning of their words, I attempted to form connections with my new classmates through the universal language of recess. I searched for groups of girls coming together to braid each other’s hair but ended up noticing how my brunette peers.

some small passages throughout The Moldau. I continue to warm up, taking out my piccolo, making sure I’m in tune. I look out, seeing people in the audience chattering, passing the time before the concert starts. A few short moments later, the conductor steps out onto the stage and walks to the podium as everyone applauds. She welcomes everyone

trying to keep myself steady, as my nerves are trying to get the best of me. My breath is shaky, and my palms sweaty.

of the strings mixes perfectly into the rest of the orchestra. My nerves are fading, and I’m enjoying every second of the Twelve minutes later, and the last two quarter notes are played. There is a second of silence before the audience starts getting up out of their seats and applauding heavily.

LIFE OF THE PARTY

CLASS CLOWN BEST DRESSED

Annabella Seeger

Andrew Fruend

MOST ARTISTIC

BEST LUCK

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Caroline Powell NEXT GORDON RAMSAY

Dylan Stern

Hugh Chan

WORST LUCK

Lauryn Donovan

NEXT MR. ROGERS

MOST OUTSPOKEN

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Lizzie Ingram

Ben Weppler

Anna Reis

HAVE A DOCUMENTARY MADE

Jake Page & Georgette Seeger

LONGEST ACTIVITY LIST

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ABOUT THEM

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STORY BY | ALLEN YOU

atherine Hernandez, co-founder of Oscar’s House Remodeling and Renovation Services, plans to become a realtor and

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KATHERINE HERNANDEZ

ART BY | DANIELLE ZHANG

pursue her dream of becoming a nail technician at a cosme-

“There is a school called Grabber School of Hair Design that

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SENIOR EDITION MAY 2021 A+ Graduates: Jayla Allen Jackson Towe Graham Wallace Cameron Wright Bill Brackman Distinguished Service Band Award: Katherine Eisenman Charles Jeffers Glik Scholarship: Danielle Budner Charles Murphy Charles M. Shepherd Foundation Scholarship: Diya Diwakaran Kyndall Evans Genevieve Stockmann Connie Strobach Outstanding Female Athlete Award: Avery Bespalko Dads Club Recognition and George Washington Carver Award: Natalie Ashkar Caroline Bernstein Ashna Chali Harry Chen Nicolas Chicoine Pema Childs Samuel Cobin Gabriel DiAntonio Jason Ding Diya Diwakaran Katherine Eisenman Jameson Falconer Samantha Fischer Grant Garland Kayta Gheorghian Benjamin Goeke Ari Gottesman Giselle Grench Grace Hensley Ari Horwitz Grace Hu Stephen Jiang Andrew Johnson Shriya Koneru Walter Kornfeld Margaret Lawton

Louis Li Catherine Liao Claire Long Jacob Page William Pan Devanshu Pandey Caroline Powell Vivienne Reed Anna Reis Kathryn Schneider Georgette Seeger Marina Sha Noah Smock Kathryn Tonn Erin Turkieltaub Sarah Vaidyan Jessica Wild Ethan Willick Matthew Wu Lauren Xie William Xie John Yeldham Lucy Yue Melody Zhang Alexander Zhou Elzenmeyer School Spirit Scholarship: Ethan Deutsch Frances H. Ginsberg Memorial Vocal Music Scholarship: Jameson Falconer George M. Turmail Band Award: Pema Childs Goessl Book Award: Tomislav Zigo Hank Kauffman Math Award: Anushka Kansal James A. Wagner/St. Louis Post Dispatch Scholar Athlete: Samantha Fischer James R. Waechter Band Award: Daphne Levy

Jeff Lieberman Scholarship: William Xie Joseph Adams Senior Scholarship: Anna Reis Kurt Knoedelseder Theatre Scholarship: Alejandra Pinon-Dickey Ladue Horton Watkins High School Scholarship: Shiraz Boudhane Harry Chen Sydney Clawson Beza Dagne Jameson Falconer Paris Hamilton Charles Hartrich Tommy Hogan Anushka Kansal Isabella Koesterer Isabella Kolf Catherine Liao Chase Thompson Jahnavi Vishnubhotla Alexander Zhou Ladue Strolling Strings Award: Diya Diwakaran Kathryn Schneider Jason Xu LHS-TV & Films Hall of Fame: Kaitlyn Foley Grace Hensley Annabella Seeger LHWHS Community Service Scholarship: Claire Long Annabella Seeger Lois Percival Orchestra Award: Rebecca Lang Noah Smock Lyndon B. Johnson Excellence in Government Studies Scholarship: Grace Hu

Malcom Joshua Early Memorial Scholarship: Ari Horwitz Jack Minkler

Premio de Honor: Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica: John Yeldham

Michael A. Ramming Dads Club Scholarship: John Yeldham

Sneider-Kaskowitz Expository Writing Award: Walter Kornfeld

MSHSAA Sportsmanship Award: Grace Hensley Jacob Mann

Speech and Debate Student of the Year: Grace Hu

National Merit Scholarship Program: Natalie Ashkar Ashna Chali Harry Chen Nicolas Chicoine Samuel Cobin Gabriel DiAntonio Jason Ding Diya Diwakaran Austin Gage Huamin Gao Ari Gottesman Grace Hu Stephen Jiang Shriya Koneru Walter Kornfeld Louis Li Jacob Page William Pan Caroline Powell Marina Sha Noah Smock Darren Teh Joshua Wolk Lauren Xie William Xie Jason Xu John Yeldham Eric Yin Alexander Zhou Paganini Award: Daniel Diringer Roland LaBonte Patricia Sanders Scholarship: Paris Hamilton

Visual Arts Award: Elizabeth Ingram Tony Kardis Senior Science Award: Shriya Koneru William Heyde Great American Debater Award: Anna Reis William Raisch Dads Club Scholarship: Caroline Powell Dads Club Scholarship: Grace Hensley

Faculty, Scholarship, Leadership and Service Award: Grace Hu

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Track Nia Whitley

Track Jahan Robinson

She is always willing to do what is best for the team. As a senior, Nia has been leading by example

gram’s history. As a senior, Jahan has

Soccer Greyson Watkins

Lizzie played with

Greyson had some -

team and saw the He was a First Team

will remain in the

other team’s most

Water Polo Anya Yakusheva

Water Polo Noah Avigad

against the top

tries to hold other

to get better and is willing to do any-

Soccer Lizzie Ingram

Avery Bespalko

player and an AllRegional player.

Baseball Tyler Durbin

teammates. The water polo team

Starting as shortstop her freshman year,

girls water polo into a reality.

goal.

and intensity to the team. -Chris Saxton

Swimming Samantha Fischer

Swimming Sam Garza

Volleyball Maddie Walters

Wrestling Jake Mann

die led her team in

year Varsity wrestler. -

inspirational perfor-

and assists. Maddie has been an inspiration to the girls’ program and will be missed by team-

and a State Champion his sophomore,

Anya has helped to

Sam is a team ments and “raised the bar” for others friendship will be the team’s greatest loss. -Hap Gentry

that follow. -Hap Gentry

other players and a strong desire to him better. -Rob Garrett

years. He ended his of 160-8.

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Cross Country Diya Diwakaran

Cross Country Johnny Martin

Diya’s leadership and work ethic are second to none as she has trained to become one of [the] top varsity athletes. It shows in her many successes on the cross country course. -Matt Strayhorn

13th at the State Class 5 Meet while recording one of the fastest times in Ladue history. The team will miss Johnny’s leadership and welcoming attitude. -Richard Witt

Golf Grace Claney

Golf Akash Upadhyay

Grace’s work ethic, determination and ability are second to none, which will serve her well as she continues her career at Rockhurst University. -Jessica Kennedy

Akash has demonstrated several qualities which are required to be an above average high school golfer. Akash’s mental toughness is what sets him apart from other golfers. -Todd Basler

Football Stewart Dove

Tennis

Tennis Declan McLaughlin

Stewart is one of the most competitive players we have had in our program. As a captain, he led by example and his attitude and toughness will be missed as much as his tal-

Sarah was the number one player for the girls in the fall. She always went out on the court with a great attitude and gave 100 percent. She was also an incredible leader on our team. -Margaret Junker

Declan is a great addition to the team this year. Not only is he a well-rounded player, but he leads by example with his

Cheer Mary Kendall Curran

Lacrosse Ethan Deutsch

Lacrosse Addie Bitting

MK was an integral part of the re-establishment of the Ladue Cheer program. We are so appreciative of her dedication to Ladue Cheer and so proud of the legacy she leaves as she graduates. -Merri Cross

Ethan has started on the varsity team since his freshman year. As a senior Ethan is not only a captain for Ladue, but he is one of the state’s elite scoring attackmen. -Nick Striler

Addie has been such

-Mike Tarpey

*The Laduettes chose not to recognize a single athlete this year. Hockey Dylan Stern

Field hockey Allie Parish

Basketball Jack Minkler

Dylan leads us by example through his commitment to hard work and desire to win. He truly stepped up as our leader the way he showed up night in and night out. -David Brosseau

Allie shows grace, resilience and humility all while competing at the highest level. Her consistent performances week in and week out made Allie such an important piece of the team’s success. -Lynsey Porter

Jack provided experience and leadership in the 2020-2021 season to a young team and led our team in rebounding while shooting 35 percent from the 3 point line. -Chad Anderson

*Girls Basketball did not have any senior athletes to recognize.

on the court. -Margaret Junker

on our program for the past couple years. The amount of time that she has put into lacrosse has been incredible and it is showing during her senior year. -Tyler Smith

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ANDREA WILLIAMS supervisory aid

KIMBERLY GUTCHEWSKY english teacher

“ “ “ “ Make sure you pick a college that was ready for COVID because if not, you may be coming back home the following semester. My daughter ... went to Vanderbilt and they were very strict about the COVID procedures. She got tested each week and they have a hospital on campus. [Wherever] you move on, make sure your campus is ready for COVID and that you're not too far from home in case you need to get to your parents and they are unable to get to you."

RILEY KELTNER social studies teacher

Always seek balance in your life. Work very hard, but also take time for yourself to really enjoy your life. Not every hour needs to be spent in the library studying or at your job. If you don't have balance in your life, you will have an unenjoyable life.”

MIKE TARPEY class of 2021 principal

Life is about relationships. Create and develop as many positive relationships as possible throughout your life. Be engaged in the moment and cherish the ones you care about and love.”

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CHRISTINA SCHLAGER

support staff

What will you miss most about Ladue? I will miss the interaction with the students. What advice do you have for students? Get involved in a club or activity. Do you have any plans for retirement? My husband and I are moving to Florida to enjoy the beach and be close to our daughter and son in law.

JULIE BLANK english teacher

What will you miss most about Ladue? For sure the kids. The interaction with them, the stuff that comes up in class that relates to their personal lives that we talk about and get to know each other better. Do you have any plans for retirement that you look forward to? We own an RV, so we’ll do more traveling... I’m in a band, and will definitely be spending more time on music with my husband. And lots of household projects—painting every wall in our house working on the landscaping — stuff like that. What’s a fun fact about you most people don’t know? I’ve lived in St. Louis for 26 years but I’m actually from the Chicago area.

MONICA BOWMAN science teacher

What will you miss most about Ladue? I am gonna miss getting students interested in STEM fields. Do you have any plans for retirement that you look forward to? I’m hoping to still encourage students to go into STEM, especially students from diverse backgrounds. I am hoping to maybe possibly finish my PhD, which would be in public health. What’s a fun fact about you most people don’t know? I was raised in Puerto Rico, and that I do have a very mixed background, German, Irish is mixed in. I came stateside back in ‘78, and I started 8th grade here in the United States. I am a big nerd, but all of my students know that.

SCOTT CORNWELL

college and career advisor What will you miss most about Ladue? The people. What do you look forward to in retirement? Spontaneity. For the past 51 years, August/September always meant "back to school." This fall, I look forward to not knowing what comes next. What’s a fun fact about you most people don’t know? I own property in central Wisconsin - hunting, hiking, cutting a Christmas Tree off of my own land.

CHRISTY LANGFORD

special school district teacher What will you miss most about Ladue? I will miss seeing the wonderful people that I have had the good fortune to work with during my thirteen years at Ladue High School. What do you look forward to in retirement? I am looking forward to spending lots of time with family and friends! (And sleeping past 5am!) My plans for retirement include taking time to enjoy life, work on some projects that I have been putting off, and hopefully doing some traveling with my family. What’s a fun fact about you most people don’t know? When I was younger I studied the martial art of Tae Kwon Do achieving the rank of recommended black belt.

RON NEBBITT

supervisory assistant What will you miss most about Ladue? I will miss lecturing in classrooms the most. It gives me great joy to help young minds excel. Do you have any plans for retirement that you look forward to? In retirement, I look forward to visiting my children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, in Louisville, KY, San Diego, CL, Madison, WC, and here in Kirkwood. After seeing all my babies, I plan on moving to Jamaica. What’s a fun fact about you most people don’t know? A fun fact for me was when I would deliver bags of mini donuts to classes, depending on if the class was quiet, or paying attention to the teacher, or correctly answer a question that I would ask one student pertaining to what is being taught.

JULIE STEPHENSON

special school district teacher What will you miss most about Ladue? The thing I will miss the most about Ladue is the community here, the staff, students are parents, they are all amazing. What do you look forward to in retirement? In retirement I look forward to spending time doing the things I love (cooking, traveling,entertaining), visiting my grandson often and learning new things. I also look forward to not having to adhere to a school calendar. My plan is to enjoy my free time but I will also do some part time work in education. What’s a fun fact about you most people don’t know? I love country music.

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popular states for college by number of students

MO 75

IN 24

nique destinations Canada

Germany China

Australia

-Indiana Catherine Christie IOWA University of Iowa Quinnlan Calvert Drake University Leetal Cohn KANSAS MidAmerica Nazarene University Jahan Robinson University of Kansas Anna Demkovitch Tyler Durbin Isabella Kolf Wichita State University

Paul Kovacs KENTUCKY Murray State University Charlotte Humphrey University of Kentucky Matthew Armstrong Benjamin Bisig Western Kentucky University Clayton Favazza LOUISIANA Louisiana State University Talya Hairston Tulane University

MASSACHUSETTS Babson College Graham Fredman Berklee College of Music Morgan Taylor Boston College Kayta Gheorgian Athena Vinch Harvard University Gabriel DiAntonio Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harry Chen Northeastern University Samantha Fischer Tufts University Aidan Oiknine Wheaton College Daphne Levy MICHIGAN Michigan State University Jordan Samson University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ari Gottesman Jacob Korn Lauren Pesce Caroline Powell MINNESOTA University of Minnesota Mary Dieckhaus MISSISSIPPI University of Mississippi Riley Obertino NEBRASKA University of Nebraska Benjamin Reiff NEW HAMPSHIRE Dartmouth College Catherine Liao NEW JERSEY Princeton University Jacob Mann NEW YORK Columbia University Anna Reis Culinary Institute of America Annabella Seeger

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Eric Harvey Jillian Heller Van Fleet Tehran Hinkle Ben Hocaoglu Jade Hodges Keegan Hoffman Jason Holtrop Allison Hsieh Kam’ron Jones Kobe Jones Leyla Kiknadze Ella King Clayton Koons Sophia Kuehner Ryan Lam Franklin Liu Victor Lopez Blanco Vivian Marsters William Maune Aaden Maynard Archer McGrosso Avion Morris Anh Duc Nguyen Joseph Niehoff Kendall Norris Kendra Norris Katherine Omahen George Pace Lilianna Perry Fidencio Pluma Amy Pumm Sanaa Qualls Alexander Raibley Vivienne Reed Noah Rich Aidan Rosenkoetter Aidan Rubright Bryan Schiava Elizabeth Seitz Marina Sha Cathryn Shaw Likith Siddabathula Miles Sims Harjas Singh Srikrishna Sivaramakrishnan Jacob Stolker Hannah Swinson Miriam Thames Andre Thomas Jaden Thomas Jackson Towe Kendell Tucker Akshay Verenker Graham Wallace Tianyi Wang Kyle Whited Kenneth Williams Cameron Wright Samuel Yu Kevin Zarzycki Di Zhu Zoe Zucker

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FAVORITE DRINK: WATER 31.1%

61/196

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FAVORITE ARTIST: KANYE WEST 24.6%

42/171

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FAVORITE DESSERT: FAVORITE BOOK: DIARY OF A WIMPY KID ICE CREAM 54/177

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30.5%

FAVORITE BRAND: NIKE

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FAVORITE DESTINATION: HAWAII 43/189 RESPONSES

52.5%

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FAVORITE MOVIE: THE HANGOVER 38/191

FAVORITE CLASS: LUNCH

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AUGUST FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

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SEPTEMBER EMMY AWARDS

Television’s finest were honored and the show Schitt’s Creek swept the night, winning nine of the biggest awards.

The first day of school arrives. Like the semester before it, it was completely virtual. All students in the Ladue school district were to attend virtual school for the future.

OCTOBER FIRST FOOTBALL GAME

The first Ladue High School football game since COVID-19 first shut down the country happened. No audience was allowed, but the fact that there were games at all was something to celebrate.

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

JANUARY

MARCH

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Americans cast their ballots Nov. 3 of last year. A record for voter turnout was set this election, with Joe Biden winning the presidency after recounts in multiple states. IN-PERSON LEARNING COVID-19 cases drop, allowing Ladue High School to announce the option of in-person learning second semester. Students were given the choice to attend in person or virtual for the year.

FEBRUARY

SNOW DAY Ladue calls the only snow day of the year due to a cold storm, giving students an extra day off.

WANDAVISION Wandavision, the first of Marvel’s Disney Pluf offerings arrived. The miniseries following Wanda and Vision was met with positive reviews.

SPRING BREAK Students, faculty and staff get another break when Spring Break arrives. Ladue High School holds a vaccine clinic for teachers prior to Spring Break.

APRIL

VACCINE CLINIC Ladue High School switches its’ student vaccine clinic to the Moderna vaccine after Johnson & Johnson use is halted in the U.S. due to concerns with blood clots.

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“In Mrs. Davenport’s class, I remember everyone creating elaborate traps out of Jenga blocks, popsicle sticks, candies and other materials to catch the Leprechaun.” - Josh Wolk

“I remember the unit about incubation and raised a ton of eggs. I have never fallen in

read it in front of the class until everyone

they had to go is an understatement.” - Kaitlyn Thornton

back in his chair so

- Jordan Blucher

“In Mr. Wahington’s class, Erik Tkachenko and I Opposite Day in

tiny things so fast. To

“A kid in my class

evacuate the school because someone burnt popcorn.” - Maggie Lawton

- Gavin Gorski

“We all gathered in day at the FGC and

our best friends.” - Zubin Matthew

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- Greyson Watkins - Pema Childs

9 - Vassay Mubeen - Zakiyyah Muhammad

10 - Ellie Gold

- Samantha Fischer

12 - Tyler Deutsch

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Senior staff members of Panorama reflect on their favorite memories from their time in the newspaper and high school

ACROSS: 1. Ladue publication 7. Clean __ a whistle 8. Air in your ears 9. Narrate a second time 11. The noise I make when I see a giant bipedal rat 12. Tall one 14. Cup cover 17. Ellen’s wife, misssppelled

ETHAN WILLICK

For the past eight months, I tried to get a crossword into Panorama, to no avail. I was told I could do anything for my column, so I hope you enjoy it.

19. Trump’s Fake ____ Awards 20. Periodic table symbol for silver 21. Section I edited last year DOWN: 1. Prefix for “graph” or “sol” 2. What bites off Buster’s hand in “Arrested Development” 3. Midwestern apology 4. Rock and ____ 5. Speaks off the cuff

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6. Female courtesy title abbr. 10. Taiwan’s capital 13. The noise you make to get my attention 15. Direction it goes when Pitbull yells “Timber” 16. Tail shakes 18. Stock indicator of market strength 19. Slang response to “Thank you”

Answers: https://bit.ly/2Srtlsh

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HUGH’S REVIEWS: PANORAMA EDITION I’ve spent my whole Panorama career reviewing things — food, mostly — so I think it’d only be appropriate that the last thing I write for this newspaper is a review of Panorama itself. the Panorama.

HUGH CHAN

YEARS ON PANO: 4

POSITION: EDITOR IN CHIEF

COLLEGE: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

map of grace in high school

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pens & tech

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speech & debate market place

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GRACE HU

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It’s true, Panorama will be my hardest goodbye of high school. I

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cycles, and I can truly say that I loved every minute of it. Every time I’d walk into the publishing lab, my real world worries would slip away and my mind would be occupied with planning our next issue. I want to thank Sarah Kirksey for being the most caring, amazing advisor and for making Panorama such a positive experience. Being on tain: I know that when I look back on high school, my fondest memories will be with Panorama, and I know how deeply I will miss everyone that Panorama has led me to cross paths with. I also want to thank everyone I’ve ever had the privilege of working with, since it’s the stories we get to tell that makes Panorama so special. I’m eternally grateful to my time for giving me some of the best friends and memories I’ll ever know, and I can’t wait to see how our newsmagazine keeps evolving.

Hugh and Jacob hate being photographed and friends can be family.

ERIN TURKIELTAUB

KATIE HOLLAND

favorite memories from high school ended up occurring in the publishcoming environment so quickly, and knew newspaper would be something I’d stick with. That year, I met some of my closest friends through Panorama and created bonds with people I’d have for a lifetime. My

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CAROLINE TYRRELL

math assignment, deciding where I’m going to college or sitting in my scheduling meeting deciding to take Journalism I. It has always been this way, as my poor time management skills never allow me to get anything done at a reasonable hour. So here I sit at my desk, 12:06 a.m., writing my last piece for the Panorama. I never planned on joining the newspaper, let alone being an editor. Not surprisingly, it was a last minute decision. In my freshman year scheduling meeting I found myself with two free electives. Unfortunate-

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so I was stuck with Journalism I and II. Back then I was upset about having to take journalism, but now I can’t imagine my high school years without it. Ladue Publications has provided me with opportunities to grow as a journalist as well as a person, allowing me to meet so many incredible people that would have just been faces that I’d pass in the hallways. Although it has created stress (which is usually my fault since I procrastinate), the Panorama has given me memories that I will always carry. this hard to believe since I waited to pick my electives and got stuck with the “worst” ones. Now, as a senior about to leave the Panorama behind, I feel overwhelmed with gratitude that the “best” electives were like family nor enter the room that now feels like home.

To be honest, these last four years have been a nightmare. But that’s not to say I haven’t enjoyed my time in the misery that is high school. ovations to my current virtual screen-staring, I’ve learned a lot. Among other things, the people and classes I’ve taken in high school have changed my perspective many times. One of those classes would be ing Journalism I, I was just a writer for Panorama for a year and a half. I originally had planned to just write stories, never really getting involved with the process. But for senior year I wondered “Why not?” and decid-

has really helped me point out mistakes where I otherwise would have glossed over. Also, while I’m still completely inept at design, I like to think I’ve got a better eye for it than when I started this year. I think my favorite part of Panorama is the extent to which students are involved, by which I mean completely — every step is completed by students (with the help of our advisor). I really am thankful for the time I spent with the Panorama, short as it was, and everyone in it. There’s a lot of things about high school I won’t miss. But the Panorama isn’t one of them.

ZERU MARUT

Panorama has helped greatly with is my ability to proofread. I’m the

YEARS ON PANO: 2 POSITION: NEWS STAFF COLLEGE: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

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I started Panorama pretty late into my high school career. I took J1 and 2 in my junior year and I really enjoyed it. I liked the laid-back nature of it. It felt like I had a lot of freedom with how I approached assignments. That freedom made me want to continue along this path, so I decided to take Pano. Then came Covid-19. From what I’ve heard, many people’s favorite thing about working on Pano is the communal feeling that the group develops. It’s impossible to replicate the feeling over Zoom. I will admit that at times it was rough. However, despite these drawbacks, Panorama kept me sane this year. Virtual class can be really draining. It’s really easy to lose motiva-

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assignments only for them to be turned into the online void. Pano was an exception to that. Everything I did felt like it mattered. There would be consequences if I didn’t get my work done. It felt like I was a part of something greater than my work, which I was. My work was just a small section of something larger. I might be making Pano sound hard and cold, but that is not my intention. In fact everyone else who worked on to help. I am grateful for the experience that working on Pano, even for such a short period, has given me.

Ladue Panorama has been such an important part of my high school experience. From standing on the sidelines at football games to taking thing but boring. I’m excited to continue my newfound love for photography as I progress through college and beyond. To everyone who has played a role in this journey, thank you!

GRACE HENSLEY

NICO SKAPOF

Other people were relying on me to do certain things. That feeling meant that I couldn’t just check out and go through the motions. I had to keep focus and get my work done. This year, more than any other,

YEARS ON PANO: 3 POSITION: PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR COLLEGE: BUTLER UNIVERSITY

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YEARS ON PANO: 2 POSITION: BUSINESS MANAGER

COLLEGE: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

JACOB KORN

SARAH SUFFIAN

YEARS ON PANO: 4 POSITION: BUSINESS MANAGER COLLEGE: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

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HUGH CHAN Editor-in-Chief

ANNABELLA DUONG Artist

KYNDALL EVANS Photographer

GRACE HENSLEY Photographer

KATIE HOLLAND Health & Sports Editor

GRACE HU Editor-in-Chief

JACOB KORN Business Manager

ZERUBBABEL MARUT News Staff

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DEVANSHU PANDEY Staff Writer

LAUREN PESCE Photographer

NICHOLAS SKAPOF Opinions Staff

SARAH SUFFIAN Business Manager

ERIN TURKIELTAUB Health & Sports Editor

CAROLINE TYRRELL News Editor

MALLORY WARD Photographer

ETHAN WILLICK Editor-in-Chief

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