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Writing contest recognizes RE students

Sophia Romanov Imber '24 won the grand prize among high school entries in the 2023 La Plume Young Writers' Contest for her piece "Investigative Journalism is Dead," leading the seven Ransom Everglades students who earned recognition in the Miami-Dade County competition. Jordan James '25 earned first place for "City of Mirages," Patrick Keedy Brown '26 scored second place for "What I Would Say to the Ammonite Shell," and Cecile Etzbach '29, Carlos del Canal Fernandez '25 and Garrett Fox '26 each earned Honorary Awards as Henry Berler '25 claimed an Encouragement Award.
The students – taught by English teachers Kira Morgan, Corinne Rhyner, Elizabeth Cornick, Karina Buhler and Elizabeth Anderson – were recognized at an awards ceremony on Dec. 2 at the Coral Gables Museum. 

GRAND PRIZE  |  HIGH SCHOOL
Sophia Romanov Imber '24 – "Investigative Journalism is Dead"
Teacher: Kira Morgan
 
FIRST PLACE  |  HIGH SCHOOL
Jordan James '25 – "City of Mirages"
Teacher: Corinne Rhyner
 
SECOND PLACE  |  HIGH SCHOOL
Patrick Keedy Brown '26 – "What I Would Say to the Ammonite Shell"
Teacher: Elizabeth Cornick
 
HONORARY AWARD  |  MIDDLE SCHOOL
Cecile Etzbach '29 – "Esteem"
Teacher: Karina Buhler
 
HONORARY AWARD  |  HIGH SCHOOL
Carlos del Canal Fernandez '25 – "Little Glass Helpers"
Teacher: Elizabeth Cornick
 
HONORARY AWARD  |  HIGH SCHOOL
Garrett Fox '26 – "Midnight Watch"
Teacher: Elizabeth Anderson
 
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD  |  HIGH SCHOOL
Henry Berler '25 – "Hypermnesia"
Teacher: Elizabeth Cornick 
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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.