Junior Emily Pan is a Coverage Editor for Ladue Media. This is her second year on staff. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her cats, listening to music, running and binge watching early 2000s movies and TV shows.
![ABOVE: Duncan Kitchen (10) plucks the strings of his guitar at his home. Duncan’s older brother inspired him to start playing the guitar two years ago. “On any given day [in Alaska], you could walk up the mountain start a campfire [and] play guitar,” Duncan said. (Photos by Vincent Hsiao)](https://laduepublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Hsiao_20250325_DuncanKitchen_010-1200x839.jpg)
![James Palanca (12) gives a thumbs up to indicate that he heard his coach. Palanca is in the same boat as Tripp Jones (12) and Will Yin (11).“[Rowing is] beautiful but it’s [also] a technical sport,” Palanca said.](https://laduepublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-13-at-10.41.32 AM-1200x799.png)
