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Middle schoolers recycle candy wrappers
Ransom Everglades middle school students recycled 9,644 candy wrappers, part of the school's commitment to environmental sustainability and its participation in the "Unwrap the Waves" competition promoted by the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Fla. RE's efforts, facilitated by Director of Environmental Sustainability Kelly Jackson, contributed to a huge South Florida drive to keep candy wrappers out of landfills. A total of 91 schools and 64,408 students participated in "Unwrap the Waves," recycling 730,595 candy wrappers.
Faculty member Bridgette Laskey's advisory won the RE competition by bringing in 870 wrappers; Meghan Kramer's turned in 728; and the advisory of Cameron Ferguson/Maria Eugenia Abrante scored 725.
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2045 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133Phone: 305 250 6850
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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.