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Eighth grader finishes third in annual spelling bee
Lily Kingdon '29 finished in third place in the 85th Miami Herald Spelling Bee for Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties on February 26, the best result for Ransom Everglades in six years. Kingdon, who won RE's middle school bee last fall to advance to the competition, received a medal and plaque for her performance at the Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines. She was among 25 champion spellers who competed in a live competition after excelling on a written exam. In 2019, Liv Steinhardt '23 finished second in the Miami Herald bee and, in 2017, Kyler Pace '23 earned second place.
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2045 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133Phone: 305 250 6850
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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.