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News Around Campus
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RE welcomes new middle school families at spring orientation
Newly admitted Ransom Everglades students proudly tugged on RE T-shirts as they arrived for the New Middle School Student Orientation on May 1. The joy-filled event served as the first in-person welcome since the students accepted their offers of admission, and it offered a mix of excitement, encouragement and critical information for the fall. New students heard from school leaders and graduating seniors, and they toured campus with current teachers and students. They and their parents benefited from opportunities to learn more about co-curricular options while meeting other new families.Read More -
Student-run economics conference attracts financial and business leaders in Miami
RE students interested in entrepreneurship organized an executive roundtable at the Lewis Family Auditorium that included five of the most respected financial and business leaders in Miami. Ken Griffin, CEO of Citadel; Edgardo Defortuna, CEO of Fortune International; Daniel Sundheim, CEO of D1 Capital; Leon Shaulov, CEO of Maplelane Capital; and Wade Davis, CEO of Univision joined Miami Venturing Entrepreneurs President Eduardo Michelsen '25 at the conclusion of the South Florida Economic Ransom Everglades conference.Read More -
Ransom Everglades celebrate the diversity of the RE middle school community at the Cultural Fusion Festival
Ransom Everglades celebrated the cultural and ethnic diversity of its middle school students and professional community with a vibrant Cultural Fusion Festival on May 3 featuring live performances and 24 booths adorned with nations' flags, artifacts and decorations. The colorful booths, which were manned by RE parents and community members, offered delicious bites and lined the entry to the middle school and path to the Dell, providing a vibrant promenade for students as they left the assembly in the gymnasium to enjoy the mid-day break.Read More
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The Class of 2024 prepares to depart to 71 colleges in 22 states and five countries
RE’s Class of 2024 will be matriculating at 71 colleges and universities in 22 states (and the District of Columbia) and five countries in 2024-25. Ransom Everglades seniors not only will attend traditionally sought-after schools – they received acceptances to all of the Ivy League schools, MIT and Stanford – they also will matriculate at highly selective liberal arts colleges, acclaimed public research institutions, extremely competitive drama/music schools, highly regarded international institutions and universities with renowned specialty programs.Read More -
Honors shared with seniors and alumnus Rudy Prio Touzet '76 at Senior Awards Ceremony
Rudy Prio Touzet '76 elicited laughs when he told students in the Lewis Family Auditorium that he was never among the star students summoned to the stage for major awards during his school days at Ransom Everglades. And yet at the 2024 Senior Awards Ceremony on April 30, Prio Touzet was the guest of honor, the recipient of the 2024 Head of School's Award for Distinguished Service to the School. The recognition of the longtime board member, former board chair and parent, alumnus and philanthropist headlined the afternoon’s program, which honored dozens of seniors and revealed this year’s valedictorian and salutatorian.Read More -
Students share final projects from Applied Ethics: STEM class
Students in Ransom Everglades' Applied Ethics: STEM class shared original research posters that explored a variety of current ethical challenges in STEM fields during the 2024 Ethics Gallery Walk on April 29. The students in the class taught by faculty member Jenny Carson '03 delved into topics ranging from artificial intelligence to gene editing to cyberbullying.Read More -
RE dancers shine in spring all-school dance showcase
RE student-dancers sought inspiration from the raw power and beauty of nature for their spring All-School Dance Showcase, "RElements," a performance that drew a huge crowd to the Lewis Family Auditorium on April 26. The evening featured dozens of dances from the Ransom Everglades Dance Team, the upper school Art of Dance class, and all of the middle school dance classes, displaying the students' excellence and progress under teachers Desiree Masucci and Tess Guidry in ballet, modern, jazz and hip hop.Read More
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Catalyst editorial team collects honors from the Florida Scholastic Press Association
The Florida Scholastic Press Association recognized the RE student newspaper – The Catalyst – editorial staff with a number of honors in its spring 2024 Digital Contest, which drew a record 3,974 entries from across the state. Emma Dvorkin '24, Mia Bouyoucef '25 and Jordan James '25 each earned "All-Florida" recognition and Matias Blanco '25, Kayra Serpenguzel '25 and the entire editorial staff scored "excellent" ratings. The Catalyst newspaper appears in print and online and the students work under English faculty member Matt Margini.Read More -
Eight students share insights and stories during the annual Senior Panel
Eight members of the Class of 2024 reflected on their years at Ransom Everglades, answering questions and sharing stories with RE parents during the annual Senior Panel on April 24 at the Posner Lecture Hall. The students, Eden Harris '24, Eliza Arnold '24, Noa Abboud '24, Lauren Scott '24, Matias Cardenas '24, Siona Dua '24, Alex Jones '24 and Michael Kaye '24, talked about the many opportunities for students at RE, the support offered by teachers, and the risks they took that paid off. COO and Interim Head of the Upper School David Clark '86 served as panel moderator.Read More -
RE track and field wins multiple titles at the district championship
Ransom Everglades girls' track and field team won the Class 2A District 15 title and the boys' team earned runner-up honors as RE student-athletes won gold medals in 15 events. In an extraordinary championship meet for RE, the girls swept the 200, 400 and 800 meters and the boys swept the pole vault under coach Mike Becker.Read More
RE's individual district champions: Alexandra Leiser '25 (100 & 200), Gillian Carvalho '29 (400), Anna Block '28 (800), David Serra '24 (800, 1,600 & 3,200), Sophia Linfield '26 (1,600 & 3,200), Becky Arrastia '27 (100 hurdles), Jude Yeo '24 (pole vault), Latrice Nelson '25 (high jump), Julianne Gallagher '26 (javelin) and the girls' 4x400 and 4x800 teams. Photo Gallery -
RE's academic team excels on national stage
Ransom Everglades' varsity and junior varsity academic teams excelled at the International Academic Competitions U.S. History Bee and Bowl in Arlington, Va., April 25-28, with various Raiders contributing to 20 top-10 finishes across more than a dozen events. Daniel Figueroa '24 led RE in his final season with the team, finishing fifth in the U.S. History Bee and earning medals for top-three finishes on two history exams. The Raiders were coached by faculty member Abby Berler and librarian Branly Fontaine.Read More -
Resounding Major Works Concert concludes Alumni Weekend 2024
Ransom Everglades performing art students brought an official conclusion to Alumni Weekend 2024 with a foot-tapping, hum-along finale to their spring Major Works Concert performed by the entire 62-person orchestra and 29-member vocal ensemble. The students filled the Lewis Family Auditorium stage for the resounding medley of famous Andrew Lloyd Webber pieces, an arrangement known as "A Concert Celebration."Read More
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Alumni gather for a fun-filled Alumni Weekend 2024
Read MoreAlumni came back home for Alumni Weekend 2024, traveling from as far afield as London and as far back as the Class of 1962. Sharing countless hugs and handshakes, exploring old haunts, and reminiscing over meals, more than 325 alumni across six decades enjoyed a series of special events and activities on both campuses from April 19-21.Watch this REcap Video and enjoy our Photo Galleries. -
Parents peer 'Inside the Admissions Committee' at college counseling event
The mystique surrounding college admissions committees is legendary. The behind-closed-doors deliberations are frequently described as secretive by the media. RE’s College Counseling Office had the opportunity on April 15 to draw back the curtain and shed some light on what admissions committees do during months of application review.Read More -
Girls' lacrosse wins the district championship
A young girls' lacrosse team showed the poise of a more experienced squad as it easily won the Class 1A District 16 championship with a 16-10 victory over Westminster Christian on April 16 at Robert E. Walker Field. In what was truly a team effort, five Raider players chipped in at least two goals and goalkeeper Sofia Martin '25 posted 12 saves. Dani Darcangelo '24 and Abby Pollak '26 led the scoring with four goals each, as coach Bridgette Laskey collected her fifth district title as RE's coach.Read More -
AP Psychology students share their work during symposium
Students in RE's AP Psychology classes presented research posters during the 2024 Social Psychology Symposium that examined how social psychology theories could be applied to current events of their choosing. Working in small groups, the students selected topics ranging from the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to the prosecution of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of a school shooter. All shared their work during the April 16 event during the mid-day break in the atrium of the Lewis Family Auditorium.Read More -
Three middle school students win ISSF Star Awards
Noelle Dubose ’28, Elizabeth Harper ’28 and Brayden Zawyer ’28 received "Star Awards" from the Independent Schools of South Florida (ISSF) during an April 17 luncheon and ceremony in Miami. Nominated by Ransom Everglades adminstrators and faculty, the students were recognized for setting an example for others to follow; their excellence in academics, community service, citizenship, fine arts or sports; and their effort, dedication and good character. Assistant Head of the Middle School Jess Merrick and Dean of the Eighth Grade Maria Elena Soto accompanied the students to the event.Read More -
Dozens of students honored with art and writing awards
Read MoreIt's been a great spring for student-artists at Ransom Everglades, with dozens of students earning recognition locally and nationally. The most prestigious award: 14 RE students earned "gold keys" from the regional round of the 2024 Scholastic Awards in Arts and Writing contest, which annually attracts more than 100,000 submissions from students in grades 7-12. Additionally, some students works were selected for exhibition at the Beaux Arts Student Showcase April 24-27, and others won spots in the Bass Museum Teen Art Exhibition that opened at the end of March. -
RE upper school drama program sets a high bar with Chicago
RE drama students are so talented and accomplished they needed two separate casts for the upper school spring production of Chicago on April 10-13. From the magnificent leads – Gabrielle Lieberman '24, Jaerla Sajous '25, Emma Holtzman '24, Lucia Soto '24, Henry Berler '25 and Armando Segrera '25 – to the brilliant supporting roles and staging, the production made the Lewis Family Auditorium indistinguishable from a Broadway theater. The four performances drew large crowds and showcased the incredible depth and sophistication of drama at Ransom Everglades.Read More
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Middle school math team finishes second in the state
Ransom Everglades' middle school math team wrapped up an incredible season with a second-place finish in the 2024 Florida Mathcounts State Competition in Orlando March 29 as Daniel Li '28 finished third individually. Li became the first-ever RE middle schooler to qualify for the national championship, and coach Jess Merrick was named coach of the national team. RE's Joshie Khohayting '28 finished eighth overall, and Alex Tevelow '28 and Maxie Wu '28 each finished in the top 25 percent of competitors. Alternate Sofiya Dewan '29 also excelled, supporting the performance.Read More
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Upcoming Events
List of 3 events.
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MS Band Concert
Swenson Hall - Swenson Auditorium - Auditorium -
Sister Colleges Admissions Panel and Fair
Join admissions Deans from six premiere women's colleges for a panel discussion and college fair. Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Smith, Spelman, and Wellesley colleges will be represented.Swenson Auditorium -
Commencement
Lewis Family Auditorium - Lew. Auditorium - Auditorium
Middle School
2045 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133Phone: 305 250 6850
Upper School
3575 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL 33133Phone: 305 460 8800
Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.