Ladue Rambler: More is Now

FRONT COVER: 1. WEARING ALL BLACK, the student section screams toward the football field Aug. 23 after a point was scored at the first home game since the COVID-19 pandemic began. “I love the energy of the football games and being connected with the school [by] cheering for our team. The spirit makes it even better, especially the blackout themes,” Howard Jackson (12) said. photo by m. winkelmann 2. STANDING AT THE front of the student section, Kennedy Alexander (12) and Buddy McNutt (12) lead the ‘Due chant at the Kirkwood home game Sept. 17. “Being able to see everyone in the crowd and being able to get them hype is such a great experience,” Alexander said. photo by j. erekson 3. SITTING IN FRONT of Aidan Dougan (12), Noah Marut (12) gets his head shaved for charity. Both Dougan and Marut had their heads shaved to raise money and cancer awareness for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. photo by m. winkelmann BACK COVER: 1. RAISING THEIR HELMETS at the beginning of the Kirkwood home game Sept. 3, Maxwell Eastman (11) cheers with his team. “Football is a great game because you have to really play as a team to get a victory,” Eastman said. photo by g. schulte 2. PLAYING A TEAM bonding game during freshman orientation, Emma Bangert (9) holds up nine fingers to her partner. photo by l. amore 3. WITH ARM UP, Cindy Yan (10) swings against Clayton at the Sept. 24 match. photo by m. winkelmann 4. STUDYING IN SEMINAR, Eden Tefera (11) types on her MacBook. “I’m so glad we get laptops; I use mine every day,” Tefera said. photo by c. freiss 5. SHOUTING TO HIS racing teammates, Maxwell Crane (10) cheers from the poolside at a swim meet. “Being with the team at meets is fantastic; everyone is super encouraging and positive. No matter what race is happening, there are always people cheering,” Crane said. photo by m. bezzant TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. ARMS LOCKED IN a team huddle, John Krell (12), Connor Krell (12) and Collin Waller (12) meet with the soccer team after a game.

“Our pregame speeches get us in the right mind for the game. We hype each other up and bring a lot of energy,” Waller said. photo by a. jackson 2. WEARING HER HOMECOMING Queen sash, Molly Katzman (12) smiles from the dance floor. photo by m. bezzant 3. CHEERING AT THE ‘Due Run for a Cure, Naomi Lang (11) and Emma Lackey (9) encourage runners crossing the finish line of the race. “It was super fun, and I loved seeing everyone from our school all together at the run,” Lang said. photo by f. ferguson 4. DRAWING IN HER sketchbook, Jaelyn Lever (12) plans her next painting for AP Studio Art. “Painting at Ladue has given me more opportunities to showcase my art skills and expand my art skills. My paintings usually have deeper and personal meanings to me or how I view the world,” Lever said. photo by f. ferguson 5. SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS during lunch, Lucy Fletcher (11) and Meera Upadhyay (11) collect fundraising money for the Ram Shack.

“Ram Shack is my favorite class because of how many people you get to talk to. I love going to lunch and selling stuff in the store,” Fletcher said. photo by f. ferguson TABLE OF CONTENTS FOLD-OUT: 1. RUNNING OUT OF the ram head and onto the field, Mason Taylor (12) shouts to the crowd. photo by g. schulte 2. RACING EACH OTHER to the finish line, Jackson Proper (12) and John True (12) run on home turf at the Ladue Invitational. “As a senior, I couldn’t be more grateful to have a more-or-less normal season despite COVID,” Proper said. photo by r. witt 3. AS A GROUP project, Art Club dyes Eleanor Fister’s (12) hair with multiple colors. “I found that I wasn’t scared during any point of the process. It was just hair and I think it was totally worth it when I saw people the next few days notice parts of my hair that they had colored,” Fister said. photo by m. bezzant 4. CASTING HIS LINE, Colin Henderson (12) fishes at Forest Park Oct. 9. “Shoutout to Jeremy Toledano (12) for starting Fishing Club. Going fishing in different places with my friends every weekend is so fun,” Henderson said. photo by f. ferguson 5. ADVERTISING CHESS CLUB, Iris Zhou (12) and Benjamin Liu (12) hold up their sign at the Activities Fair. photo by f. ferguson 6. SWINGING THE BAT, Zyon Williams (11) plays in a softball game Sept. 22 against Parkway North. photo by c. freiss

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