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Six members of the Rambler Yearbook staff meet with a representative from Varsity Yearbooks to discuss the 2026 Rambler.
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Yearbook editor in chief Ivana Todorova and copy editor Meagan Zimmerman meet with a representative from Varsity Yearbooks to discuss the 2026 Rambler. Todorova has spent three years on the yearbook staff, while this is Zimmerman’s first year.
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Ladue Media Executive-Editors-in-Chief Josh Devine and Celina Zhou present at the Journalism Education Association’s national convention in Nashville.
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Ladue Media Executive-Editor-in-Chief Celina Zhou presents on how the Panorama newsmagazine staff runs their story pitch. Zhou has been on staff for three years and was a finalist in the national designer of the year competition.
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The Panorama newsmagazine staff gathers after receiving NSPA’s Pacemaker award. This is Panorama’s second Pacemaker.
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Senior Ira Rodrigues and junior Madeline Fong save a space for junior Nathan King after placing second in the Local Climate Change Reporting category. The three students worked together on a story from last school year.
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Seniors Madeline Awad and Josh Devine stand with their certificate for third place in Infographic Design for “Ready, Set, Pickle.”
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Fiona Van Allen holds up her Artist of the Year award.
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Seniors Maya Mathew and Celina Zhou stand with the fifth place certificate for Melodrama, the literary magazine. The two were junior editors in chief of the magazine last year and are the current editors in chief this year.
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Senior Riley Dolan stands with her seventh place certificate for Yearbook Spread Design. Dolan has been on yearbook staff for three years and won this award for her Softball page design in the 2025 Rambler.
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Seven members of the Rambler Yearbook staff stand with their fourth place certificate.
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Senior Celina Zhou places her hand on the shoulder of senior Fiona Van Allen as they watch the names appear from fifth to first for the Artist of the Year competition. Van Allen was up for the award and would go on to win the competition.
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Senior Fiona Van Allen reacts as the second place winner is named, making her the only option for first place. Van Allen has been on staff for two years.
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Senior Fiona Van Allen reacts as she is named NSPA’s Artist of the Year. The entire staff celebrated her win with her.
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Ladue Media staff reacts as Fiona Van Allen is named NSPA’s Artist of the Year.
Ladue Media students set out to Nashville for the Journalism Education Association’s National Journalism Convention Nov. 13. There, thousands of other journalists, artists, designers, photographers and advisors came together to grow, bond and celebrate journalism. The three-day trip consisted of workshops, critiques, on-site contests and an awards ceremony.
A total of 32 students attended. There were a variety of workshops available during the convention, including photography, writing, designing, leadership and more. In addition, there were critiques for the publications and for student contests that gave students constructive feedback.
“My favorite part of the journalism convention was probably hanging out with all my friends and getting to experience the critiques,” Tiya Kaul (11) said. “I think it was really helpful in my journalism career to just get to know how I could improve as a journalist and designer.”
Following the workshops and critiques, there was a ceremony where students and publications were awarded. Individual students won awards, and both the yearbook and the January Panorama issue placed fourth Best in Show. The Panorama also won a Pacemaker award, meaning it sets the standard for excellent journalism. Getting to celebrate one another during the ceremony was a favorite memory for many people.
“Fiona winning artist of the year was so exciting,” Sarah Kirksey, the advisor of Ladue Media, said. “One, because Fiona’s amazing. And then two, just to see the whole staff celebrating, and being just as excited for her literally made me cry.”
The Ladue Media team came back as better journalists and as a stronger team, which cultivated pride among them.
“I’m most proud of my peers for how we all stuck together at awards,” Kaul said. And when one person got called up, and that happened a lot, that we all started cheering and got up and started clapping, and we were all just really happy for each other.”
![Team representatives Hotaru Murashita (11) and Regina Copeland (10) play rock paper scissors for the winning prize. The club hopes to continue to implement new meetings every year. “About a month ago, we pitched [the idea], and Madame Milford helped us obtain the croissants and jams,” Secretary Arlo Ziolkowski (11) said.](https://laduetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/FHS-April-8-1200x900.jpg)
