Student Standouts for February 23, 2024

Student Standouts: Zlatic ’24, Boys Basketball, and Girls Swimming & 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.

 

Senior "Stars" in Fox 2 Interview in Anticipation of Zero-G Flight

Zoe Zlatic ’24 was interviewed by Fox 2 on Wednesday for being one of four students selected from a competitive pool of applicants to help conduct research on NASA’s Zero-Gravity G-Force One this March. She landed this incredible opportunity through a collaboration with her recent SEES (STEM Enhancement in Earth Science) internship, which offers a joint program between NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and the University of Texas at Austin Center for Space Research. On her flight, Zlatic will be conducting an experiment that she designed. In zero-gravity, she will test Procter & Gamble’s Water Purification Powder in micro and artificial gravity to see if the powder can be a water purification solution for astronauts on the Moon and Mars.

Check out the full interview on Fox 2 to learn more about Zlatic’s experiment, college plans, and the exciting Zero-G opportunity!

Sophomore Scores 32 Points in Recent Boys Basketball Victory

The MICDS Boys Basketball team took home a 10-point victory last week in their game against Jefferson City, 72 to 62. A huge shout-out to Brandon Clemens ’26 who had a game-high of a whopping 32 points!

Girls Swimming Takes 2nd in the Class Two State Championship

Congratulations to our Girls Swimming and Diving team who took home second place at the Class 2 State Championship! Here are the meet results:
  • 200 Free: Nina Schuerer ’25 9th (1:55.83) & Everdine Ferguson ’24 10th (1:57.52)
  • 200 IM: Lindsay Naber ’25 medals with 2nd (2:06.77)
  • 50 Free: Grace Coppel ’25 medals with 6th (24.43) & Mikaela Mikulec ’24 10th (24.79)
  • 1 M Diving: Thisbe Diamond ’24 15th (312.25)
  • 100 Fly: Ferguson 9th (58.58) & Isabel Phillips ’24 12th (1:00.34)
  • 100 Free: Coppel 9th (53.71)
  • 500 Free: Schuerer medals with 8th (5:11.41)
  • 200 Free Relay of Coppel, Naber, Ferguson, & Mikulec medal with 2nd (1:37.24)
  • 100 Back: Naber medals with 4th (57.05)
  • 400 Free Relay of Coppel, Ferguson, Schuerer, and Naber medal with 4th (3:35.92)

Check out a detailed recap of the State meet where the Rams tied with Eureka for second place here. Way to swim and dive, Rams!