Math Team
RE's math team offers students the opportunity to explore mathematics beyond the classroom. Members are prepared to participate in math competitions throughout the state and beyond, and they work in a team-oriented environment that stimulates mathematical curiosity and fosters a sense of community.
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Team News
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Upper school math team concludes season with success at states
Ransom Everglades' upper school math team finished its competitive season with top results in two state-level events. Team members earned a host of top-10 finishes at the Florida Association of Mu Alpha Theta (FAMAT) State Convention 2026 and finished in second place in the Purple Comet! Math Meet.Read More -
RE's math students earn strong results at regional math event
Read MoreRansom Everglades upper and middle school students posted strong results at the Florida Association of Mu Alpha Theta (FAMAT) March Regional held at Cypress Bay High School. RE's calculus team, Aarav Jindal ’26, Alex Tevelow ’26, Max Grunwald ’26 and Daniel Li ’26, placed fourth out of nearly 30 competing teams. In the individual round, which included 240 students, Tevelow earned fifth place and Grunwald earned sixth. At the middle school level, Ivy Chen ’30 placed 11th in the Algebra 2 competition.
The upper school team was supported by faculty members Sebastian Revollo and Thor Andreassen, and the middle school team is coached by faculty member Ashley Ernst. -
Math team members advance in national competition
Read MoreSeven students on Ransom Everglades' upper school math team earned top scores on a major national math exam as the calculus team excelled at a regional competition, a testament to the team's preparation and commitment under coaches Sebastian Revollo and Thor Andreassen '17.
Joshie Khohayting '28, Daniel Li '28, Kai Duwin '26 and Gabriel Karsenti '26 (top 10 percent) and Robert Li '26, Armin Stamate '26 and Minnie Zhou '26 (top 25 percent), each qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) with their performances on the American Mathematics Competitions 10 and 12 – an impressive distinction reserved for the top tier of math students in the United States. -
Middle school math team wins fourth Mathcounts title in a row
Read MoreFor the fourth straight year, RE's middle school math team won the Miami Mathcounts competition. Four students placed in the top 15 – Ivy Chen '30 (third place), Maya Lee-Schonfeld '30 (seventh), Yifan Shen '30 (eighth) and Ivar Kostowicz '31 (15th) – one of RE's best performances ever in the local championship. Math team members displayed teamwork and problem-solving skills under coach Ashley Ernst and also won the ciphering round, which showcases speed and accuracy under pressure. -
News from the US and MS math teams
Six upper school math team members – Gabriel Karsenti '26, Bryan West '26, Robert Li '26, Daniel Li '28, Alex Tevelow '28 and Joshie Khohaything '28 – placed second in Florida, 13th in the nation, and 34th worldwide in the 2025 Purple Comet! Math Meet, competing under coach Sebastian Revollo in an event that included drew more than 1,400 teams. Meanwhile, Sofiya Dewan '29 was among just six girls in Florida to earn a 2025 Young Women in Mathematics Award and Certificate in honor of Maryam Mirzakhani for her excellent performance on the AMC 8 math exam.Read More -
Middle school math team wins regional championship
An all-girls middle school math team from Ransom Everglades won the 2025 Miami Mathcounts competition hosted by the Florida Engineering Society on February 15, advancing to the state championship in Daytona Beach. Ivy Chen '30, Esha Nagalla '29, Sofiya Dewan '29 and Maya Lee-Schonfeld '30 came in first place in the overall competition and ciphering round. The team will head to the 2025 Florida Mathcounts State Competition on March 14 (Pi Day), hoping to match or improve upon RE's two straight second-place finishes there.Read More -
Nine RE students advance to prestigious national math exam
Nine Ransom Everglades students – Andrew Gedde '25, Robert Li '26, Daniel Li '28, Solon Sun '25, Gabriel Karsenti '26, Minnie Zhou '26, Joshie Khohayting '28, Alex Tevelow '28 and Aarav Jindal '26 – were among the top-performing students in the nation on a recent set of math exams. The students excelled on the American Mathematics Competitions 10 or 12 (depending on their grade level), qualifying for the American Invitation Mathematics Examination (AIME) – a rare distinction earned by less than 5 percent of test takers.Read More -
RE student and coach help the Team Florida math team to fifth place in nation
Putting a memorable stamp on an incredible season for the Ransom Everglades middle school math team, Daniel Li '28 and math team coach Jessica Merrick helped Florida's state math team to a fifth place in the 2024 RTX MATHCOUNTS National Competition in Washington, D.C., as various RE math team members collected other end-of-year recognitions.Read More -
Female math students win big at county competition
RE students swept the middle school portion of a county math competition for girls and scored top honors in the high school competition at the University of Miami. At the INTEGIRLS Miami Spring 2024 Competition on April 14, Minnie Zhou '26 finished first in the high school individual competition and partnered with Sirja Joeveer '25 to finish first in the team event. Maxie Wu ’28 finished first and Sofiya Dewan ’29 finished second in the middle school individual event and, in the middle school team competition Wu, Dewan, Andrea Medina ’28 and Esha Nagalla ’29 claimed first place and Maya Lee-Schonfeld ’30, Ria Bhandari ’28 and Alyssa Wang ’30 took second.Read More -
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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Coach
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Thorstein Andreassen 17
Mathematics TeacherCornell University - B.A.
University of Central Florida - M.S.
Student Leaders
President: Daniel Li ‘28
Vice-President: Alex Tevelow ‘28
Scribe: Clayton Serflek '29
Vice-President: Alex Tevelow ‘28
Scribe: Clayton Serflek '29
Roster
Adatto, Luciana '27
Akselrad, Jack '28
Apara, Aziza '29
Balestra, Ella '27
Apara, Aziza '29
Balestra, Ella '27
Bautista, Sienna '27
Beyda, Dylan '28
Brandrick-Morris, Benjamin '29
Castillo, Nicolas '27
Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Carolina '28
Beyda, Dylan '28
Brandrick-Morris, Benjamin '29
Castillo, Nicolas '27
Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Carolina '28
Chen, Lucas '28
Copetti, Isabella '27
Coulter, Evan '27
Cui, Maoheng '29
de Souza, Alexander '29
Copetti, Isabella '27
Coulter, Evan '27
Cui, Maoheng '29
de Souza, Alexander '29
de Souza, Erasmo '28
de Souza, Nathan '29
de Souza, Nathan '29
Delic, Sofie '28
Depass-Jurberg, Daniel '28
Dewan, Sofiya '29 Filler, Harrison '29
Font, Veronica '27
Hill, Beatrice '29
Hoffler-Woodard, Joshua '29
Hill, Beatrice '29
Hoffler-Woodard, Joshua '29
Hommen, Juliana '27
Kaplan, Alyson '28
Karsenti, Sarah '29
Kaye, Juliana '27
Kumar, Rahul '29
Li, Daniel '28
Lombard, Alexander '29
McDaniel, Cohen '28
Medina, Andrea '28
Minick, Anne '27
Mirza, Aleeza '28
Moskovitz, Ethan '27
Motoki, Luke '29
Motoki, Nicolas '27
Nagalla, Esha '29
Newton, Ruth '29
Parisi, Isabella '27
Pita Mendez, Sebastian '27
Rajadhyaksha, Alisha '29
Raju, Girish '27
Sawicki, Salomon '27Minick, Anne '27
Mirza, Aleeza '28
Moskovitz, Ethan '27
Motoki, Luke '29
Motoki, Nicolas '27
Nagalla, Esha '29
Newton, Ruth '29
Parisi, Isabella '27
Pita Mendez, Sebastian '27
Rajadhyaksha, Alisha '29
Raju, Girish '27
Serflek, Clayton '29
Sharp, Eric '27
Shi, Michael '29
Sirinyan, Axel '29
Stokes, Spencer '28
Tao, Jessie '27
Tevelow, Alex '28
Thomas, Trevor '29
Thompson, Sophia '27
Turgut, Atakan '28
Vinocur, Ryan '28
Wang, Ella '27
Weber, Marina '29
Weber, Zoe '27
Wolfensberger, Sabine '27
Yankelevich, Inti '28
Zhao, Owen '29
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
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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. It is rated the top private school in Miami and among the 10 private schools in North America. 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.
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Ransom Everglades School®, The RE Way®, RE Pathways® and Bowden Fellowships in the Humanities™ are trademarks of Ransom Everglades School.