Student Standouts & Faculty Feature for February 27, 2026

Student Standouts: Faust ’26, Mims ’26, Sindler ’26, Ahuja ’27, Kelley ’30, Kelley ’32, Mauch ’30, and Girls Swimming & Diving

Faculty Feature: Thomas

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.

 

Four Students to Have Photographs in Two Professional Exhibits

Congratulations to several of our students—Graham Faust ’26, Keshon Mims ’26, Lucas Sindler ’26, andIsha Ahuja ’27—whose photography work was selected for two upcoming exhibits.

By Grant Faust '26
By Isha Ahuja
By Keshon Mims
Lucas Sindler '26

Their work will be included in the Foundry Art Centre 2026 Regional High School Student Show in St. Charles. For the Foundry show, their work will be judged by Brett Williams, a St. Louis artist and adjunct assistant professor at Webster University. The show’s opening reception is March 6, 5-8 p.m., and the exhibit runs from March 6-21, 2026.

Additionally, their work was accepted into the Young Artists’ Showcase by the St. Louis Artists’ Guild. The showcase will run March 3-28, and the opening reception is also on March 6 from 6-8 p.m. According to their website, “the Young Artists’ Showcase is a juried, all-media exhibition of artwork created by high school students between 15 and 19 years old residing within 150 miles of the St. Louis Artists’ Guild.” The juror for the showcase is Mel Tychonviech, a professional artist from St. Louis, Missouri.

Way to go, Ram photographers!

Graham Commits to Play Football for the Mizzou Tigers

West Newsmagazine published an article about Graham Faust ’26 and his exciting commitment to play football at the University of Missouri, following in his father’s footsteps since his father played football there as well. Read how Faust grew up as a Mizzou fan and about his athletic journey to soon play for the Mizzou Tigers, deepening his family’s many connections to the university. Congratulations and go Graham!

Sisters to Perform in Cast of "Annie" this Summer

Rosie Kelley ’30 and Marisol Kelley ’32 will be spending another summer in Hermann, Missouri, where they will be performing in Riverside Theatre Project’s production of ANNIE. Tickets will go on sale on March 15 and will be available at www.riversidetheatreproject.com or in person at the Showboat Theatre’s box office.
The production runs from July 24 to August 2 and features a cast of two-thirds Hermann locals and one-third St. Louis professionals. The goal of Riverside is to bridge the urban-rural divide through art. Rosie and Marisol are very excited to be back! Break a leg, Rosie and Marisol!

Eighth Grader to Play in New Balance All-America Lacrosse Games

Maddie Mauch ’30 was selected for the New Balance All-America Lacrosse games in July. Way to go, Maddie!

Girls Swimming and Diving Takes 14th Place at State

The MICDS Girls Swimming and Diving team swam to 14th place at state! Check out some of the race highlights below:
  • 200 Medley Relay (7th): Leela Anadkat ’29, Bella Anadkat ’26, Heidi Haberstroh ’29, Noemi Crall ’26
  • 50 Free (5th): Heidi
  • 200 Free Relay (15th): Katie Ferris ’26, Maggie Sharp ’29, Skyler Dastgah-Bradford ’29, Maitland Michaelson ’27
  • 100 Back (4th): Heidi
  • 100 Back (11th): Leela
  • 400 Free Relay (15th): Noemi, Leela, Maitland, Heidi
  • Diving (21st): Gertie Habel ’27

Faculty Feature: Meet the New MICDS Football Coach, Jason Thomas

Our new Head Coach for MICDS Varsity Football is Jason Thomas. Last weekend, Thomas was featured in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, highlighting his career coaching football and his ties to New England. He most recently has served as the offensive coordinator at Middlebury College and previously held the role of head coach at Burr and Burton Academy in Vermont. Learn more about Jason Thomas here, and be sure to say hello to him soon as he begins his new role at MICDS in March. Go Rams!