Student Standouts for November 21, 2025

Student Standouts: Gilbert ’26, McKean ’28, Powell ’28, Brauer ’29, Football Players, and Boys Swimming and Diving

Congratulations to this week’s standouts below. Way to go #RamNation! And as always, if you have a story to share, please email weeklynews@micds.org.

 

Photographs by Four Rams Make Beginnings 2025 Exhibit

Congratulations to our four Rams—Layla Gilbert ’26, Lucy McKean ’28, Eliyah Powell ’28, and Caroline Brauer ’29—whose photographs have been selected for the Beginnings 2025: Juried High School Photography Exhibition List at Webster University! According to Gallery Director Kristina Richards, “Over 700 images were submitted from 34 local schools, making this our most competitive exhibition to date. Our jurors, Professors Mike Long and Natalia Kaniasty, reviewed every entry with exceptional care, giving close attention to technical control of the camera, framing, focus, use of light, use of color, choice of subject, and narrative storytelling. The final works chosen represent the very top tier of entries—those that, in the jurors’ judgment, best demonstrated both technical excellence and compelling visual narrative.”

Be sure to visit the exhibition from Friday, December 5, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. through Saturday, January 31, 2026. The opening reception is Friday, December 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Kooyumjian Gallery at Webster University. See the photographs by our students below!

By Layla Gilbert
By Lucy McKean
By Eliyah Powell
By Caroline Brauer

16 Football Players Named to Metro League All-Conference

Congratulations to our Football players who earned a spot on the Metro League All-Conference!

  • Metro League Defensive Player of the Year: Senior captain Graham Faust ’26
  • First Team All-Conference Offense OL Miles Coleman ’26, OL Andrew Ford ’26, OL Caleb Otten ’27, TE Gabe Weaver ’26, and ATH L J Triplett ’26
  • First Team All-Conference Defense: DL Ben Petersen ’26, DB Adrian Craig ’27, and LB Mason Coleman ’29
  • First Team All-Conference for Special Teams: Kicker Sawyer Mandel ’29
  • 2nd Team All-Conference Offense: QB Noah Menneke ’27, RB: Justin Bishop ’27, OL Sam Glasser ’26
  • 2nd Team All-Conference Defense: DB Kevon Phillips ’28 and DL Weston Roller ’27
  • Honorable Mention All-Conference: WR Henry Rohan ’26 and DB Asa Roberts ’28

Way to go, Rams!

A Strong Showing at the Boys Swimming & Diving State Championships

What a great run for Boys Swim and Dive at the Class 2 State Championships! A huge congratulations to Daniel Kuhlman ’27, Bryce Kundel ’27, Oliver Adkins ’28, Ryan Moore ’28, Ford Werner ’28, Alp Bozkurt ’29, JP Dohm ’29, and Daniel Peterson ’29 for punching their tickets to State after Districts.

On day one, every swimmer and relay team dropped time and moved up the ranks to make it back to finals. The team placed 16th overall. We are so proud of the grit and performance they displayed at the State Meet from all qualifiers. Way to swim, Rams!