Ladue held their fifth annual Dance Marathon this Saturday, February 3 in the high school cafeteria. After 10 months of hard work and 6 long hours full of dancing, Ladue managed to surpass their goal of $50k by over $30,000. Although the initial amount revealed was around $68k, DM ended up receiving a donation of over $12,000 later that night to bring their grand total up to $80,120.05.
Ladue held their fifth annual Dance Marathon on Saturday, February 3 from 12pm to 6pm. Students form a tunnel to welcome the miracle children.
![Debate team members pose together holding their medals. Each of the four juniors contributed to their overall fourth-place finish in state speech. “Every [Ladue student] who competed in speech made the podium, Bohan Pan (11) said.](https://laduepublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/debate-1200x900.jpeg)
![Justin Espinosa stands with his spring rotation of shoes in the studio March 13. Espinosa’s vast collection allows him to create seasonal shoe cycles that work with the rest of his clothing. “At any point I can put on the Clarks [Wallabees] that are a little bit more dressy or I could put on the Jordan 1 sneakers or the Jordan 3 sneakers or the Sambas and they’ll all go together with the outfit,” Espinosa said.](https://laduepublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hsiao_20240313_EspinosaShoes_21-799x1200.jpg)
![History teacher Mike Hill performs a safe bee removal outside of Ladue High School April 1. Hill has experience dealing with bees. as he has a bee hive of his own at home. [There were many things going through my head], Hill said. First of all, be gentle. When bees swarm, they are docile. Second, make sure to get the queen in the box, because all of the bees will follow her. Third, oh my god, half the school is watching, so do not do something stupid.](https://laduepublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hsiao_20240401_HillBees_06_RS-1200x800.jpg)
![The AP Studio Art class works on independent projects Nov. 30. Each student chooses an overall theme for their work and develops a portfolio for submission to the College Board in May. “We can use whatever mediums we want, whether it’s painting, or drawing, or fibers, mixed media collage, clay [or] sculpture,” Esmé Roberts (12) said. “I think it’s interesting to see what people come up with to express themselves.”](https://laduepublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hsiao_20231130_Pano_APStudioArt_02-NEF-1200x799.jpg)
