Student Standouts: Girls Golf State Champions, Derdeyn ’25, Bey ’27, Penilla ’26, Durrill ’27, Belaygorod ’32, Ava S. ’36, Girls Tennis, and Girls Volleyball
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.
Girls Golf Wins State Team Championship
A HUGE congratulations to the MICDS Girls Golf team for winning the Class 2 State Team Championship, for the third time in School history, on Tuesday at Fremont Hills Country Club in Nixa. Lisa Zhang ’27 had a runner-up finish, Morgan Withington ’25 scored a fifth-place tie, and Mac Froedge ’25 secured a tie for 13th, and Claire Kaiser ’26 rounded out the quartet power team.
Check out this recap by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from the final day of State on Tuesday here as well as a summary of Monday’s first day of competition. We are so proud of you, Rams!
Senior Receives Award from St. Louis Zoo
The St. Louis Zoo hosted its Volunteer Appreciation Event in September and recognized some of its most dedicated volunteers in the Zoo community with awards. Congratulations to Abby Derdeyn ’25 who received the Volunteer Values Award for greatly impacting and inspiring the Zoo community!
Sophomore and Junior Medal at Cross Country Invitational
Heru Bey ’27 and Shil Penilla ’26 medaled as they led the Varsity Boys Cross Country Rams to a strong finish at the Hancock Invitational. The team finished 5th of 17 teams. Bey ran to 14th place while Penilla ran to 30th place. Go Rams!
Sophomore Becomes Fastest MICDS Volleyball Player to Pass 600-Kill Mark
Fifth Grader Earns Three Medals at Hwang’s Taekwondo World Championship
David Belaygorod ’32 competed against others in his age group at Hwang’s Taekwondo World Championship on Saturday, October 19, 2024, in Louisville, Kentucky. He earned a gold medal in Sparring and two silver medals for Forms and Breaks. Amazing job, David!
First Grader to Perform in the Nutcracker at The Fox Theatre
This past weekend, Ava S. ’36 was cast for a significant part in the December 22 Nutcracker show which will take place at The Fabulous Fox Theatre. She was the only girl in her age bracket to be cast for the show and will play the main snowflake in the cast. Congratulations, Ava!
Girls Tennis Swings into State Semifinals
Girls Tennis defeated Poplar Bluff 5-0 in Quarterfinal Action from the Dwight Davis Tennis Center. They’ll take on Barstow in the State Semifinals on Halloween in Springfield! Go Rams!
