Academic Teams
RE's Academic Teams provide students the opportunity to learn and practice the skills needed to compete in National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) and history tournaments. The competitions cover a wide variety of topics including history, mathematics, science, social sciences, the arts, religion and more. RE fields a junior varsity team made up of freshmen and sophomores, and a varsity squad for upperclassmen. Students practice after school and compete in local, regional and national tournaments.
Team News
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RE's academic team wins championship in NAQT South Florida Fall Invitational
The Ransom Everglades team of Jacob Aronow '26, Adi Arul '26, Zach Corbin-Cheah '27, Parker Jelke '27 and Alex Tevelow '28 won the championship at the National Academic Quiz Tournaments South Florida Fall Invitational at Ransom Everglades. RE's "B" team of Jack Gonzalez '28, Jaz Puri '28, Noah Veras '29, Ethan Moskovitz, '27, Gabrielle Tchira, '27 and Harlan Hoenig '28 finished in third place in the tournament that attracted 12 teams from as far as Naples.Read More -
Ransom Everglades wins the 2024 Middle School Geography Bee
RE's middle school academic team excelled at the 2024 Middle School Geography Bee on October 29, posting an 8-0 record against eight local schools to claim its third title in a row. Under coach Joe Mauro, Noah Veras '29, Ciaran Clingan '29, Evan Powe '29, Rohan Harihara '30 and Axel Fraser '31 helped RE win its 14th Independent Schools of South Florida (ISSF) championship in 21 years of competition.Read More -
Five RE students compete in international geography bee in Vienna
Read MoreUpper school academic team captain Jacob Aronow '26 and academic team members Charlie Reizenstein ’26, Evan Powe ’29, Emma Hall ’30 and Rohan Harihara ’30 were among more than 300 of the world’s top geography students who competed this summer at the International Geography Championships July 14-20 in Vienna, Austria. -
RE students excel in 2024 middle school national championships for the history bee and bowl
Read MoreRansom Everglades' middle school academic team "A" – Jaz Puri '28, Jack Gonzalez '28, Harlan Hoenig '28 and Noah Veras '29 – finished sixth in the National History Bowl at the 2024 International Academic Competitions Middle and Elementary School National Championships in Orlando May 23-27 as a record number of RE students (20) and teams (four) participated under coach Joe Mauro. There were many notable finishes for Ransom Everglades during the weekend of competitions and exams in history, science or geography. -
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 -
Raiders dominate the South Florida History Bees
Read MoreRansom Everglades students dominated the South Florida Regional History and Geography Bees on March 2 at the upper school, winning eight of the nine medals awarded in the history bee and sweeping the gold medals in the geography bee. Competing against 99 students from a number of local schools, Alejandro Gonzalez '30 and Julian Jelke '29 won gold medals in the history bee, and Rohan Harihara '30, Noah Veras '29 and Iker Fierro '28 earned gold medals in the geography bee. -
RE teams win four first places at the Winter South Florida History Bee and Bowl
RE swept the top awards – four first places – at the 2024 South Florida Winter History Bee and Bowl at Ransom Everglades on Jan. 20 and collected other top finishes. Daniel Figueroa '24 won the varsity bee title and Parker Jelke '27 won the junior varsity bee. RE's Jelke, Jacob Aronow '26 and Charles Reizenstein '26 won the varsity bowl title and Jack Gonzalez '28, Jack Akselrad '28, Jaz Puri '28 and Noah Veras '29 won the JV bowl title.Read More -
RE sweeps gold medals at South Florida History Bee and Bowl
Ransom Everglades won all five gold medals awarded at the 2023 South Florida History Bee and Bowl as RE students earned the high school, junior varsity and middle school team and individual titles. Daniel Figueroa '24 won the individual high school bee and joined Jacob Aronow '26, Lucas Blanco '24 and Liam Forand '24 on the winning high school bowl team. Parker Jelke '27 earned gold in the JV bee and also joined Lucas Gonzalez '27, Gabrielle Tchira '27 and Nico Juhasz '26 in winning first place in the JV bowl.Read More -
Teams from RE excel in quiz bowl event
Read MoreRansom Everglades academic teams earned first and third place in the South Florida Fall Invitational Quiz Bowl Tournament Nov. 4 at RE. Jacob Aronow '26, Lucas Blanco '24, Daniel Figueroa '24 and Liam Forand '24 finished first in the quiz-based competition on various academic subjects, and Zachary Corbin-Cheah '27, Lucas Gonzalez '27, Nicholas Motoki '27, Jaz Puri '28 and Noah Veras '29 came in third under coaches Branly Fontaine and Abby Berler. -
RE wins big at middle school and high school geography bees
Ransom Everglades' teams won two first places and one second place in the Independent Schools of South Florida Middle School and High School Geography Bees in October at the Women's Club of Coral Gables. Iker Fierro '28, Jaz Puri '28, Jack Akselrad '28, Noah Veras '29 and Ciaran Clingan '29 posted a 6-0 record to win the Oct. 10 middle school bee under the direction of coach Joe Mauro. Daniel Figueroa '24, Erick Gross '24, Benny Fishman '26 and Liam Forand '24 won the Oct. 24 high school bee under coaches Abby Berler and Branly Fontaine.Read More
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Student Leaders
President: Jacob Aronow '26
Vice-President: Charlie Reizenstein '26
Scribe: Oscar Vazquez '26
Vice-President: Charlie Reizenstein '26
Scribe: Oscar Vazquez '26
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.