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RE thespians excel in district competition
Read MoreNine upper school drama students earned top scores of excellent or superior at the District 8 Thespian Competition Nov. 16 at the Miami Airport Convention Center. The thespians will look to continue their success under performing arts teacher Laura Montes at the Florida Thespians Senior State Festival March 19-22, 2025, in Tampa. -
Diwali festivals take place on both campuses
Ransom Everglades celebrated Diwali with informative assemblies, colorful festivities and delicious traditional fare. Upper school students learned Bollywood-style dance on the stage of the Lewis Family Auditorium on Nov. 5 and middle school students participated in a fashion show in the gymnasiuim on Nov. 8 Students on both campuses presented slideshows detailing the history and traditions of the holiday and enjoyed a special lunch. The Asian Students Association organized many events at the upper school, and RE parents assisted faculty members at the middle school. The events took place under RE's Office of Inclusion and Community Engagement. Photo GalleryRead More -
RE band students earn high marks at local music performance assessment
Thirty-five band students from Ransom Everglades participated in the Florida Bandmasters Association District 20 Solo/Ensemble Music Performance Assessment Nov. 1-2 at Westood Christian School in Miami. Under the direction of band directors Cathi Leibinger (middle school) and Jon Hamm (upper school), RE student-musicians performed in 32 events, earning 30 "superior" ratings and two "excellent" ratings.Read More -
Boys' sixth-grade cross country team wins national scholastic title in the 3,000 meters
RE's sixth-grade cross country team won the 2024 Middle School Cross Country Nationals in the 3,000 meters in Louisville, Kentucky, on Nov. 9. Russ LeFrak '31, Tiago Da Silva '31, Sebastian Dangond '31, Samuel Alexander '31 and Juan Andres Dasburg '31 crossed the finish line with an average time of 11 minutes and 48 seconds. LeFrak led the team with his 14th-place individual finish in 11:37.6; all of the boys finished in the top 28 in a field that included 80 runners from around the nation.Read More -
Five student-musicians receive all-state recognition
Read MoreFive Ransom Everglades students – Gillian Carvalho ’29, Sirja Joeveer ’25, Hudson Kaplan ’25, Alex Lombard ’29 and Vicki Pinilla ’25 – were selected to participate in the 2025 Florida Music Education Association Conference, one of the largest music education professional learning events in the United States. The students will travel to Tampa on January 8, 2025, to rehearse with musicians from all over the state, culminating in performances in various all-state honors band/orchestra ensembles on January 11. -
RE students attend Model United Nations in Portugal
Nineteen students in RE's Model United Nations club participated in the Iberian Model United Nations Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, from Nov. 5-10. With over 30 other schools from across Europe in attendance, RE was the only U.S.-based school, sending delegates to the General Assembly, Security Council and Economic and Social Council.Read More -
RE students collect writing awards in La Plume Young Writers' Contest
Nine Ransom Everglades students earned recognition in the 2024 La Plume Young Writers’ Contest as Patrick Keedy Brown ’26 won the Grand Prize among high school students for his short story “Deliver Us.” It was the third straight year an RE student received the Grand Prize in the writing contest, which is open to students in Miami-Dade County, and more students were honored from RE than any other school.Read More -
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 -
RE swimming claims multiple district titles at 2024 championships
Led by senior swimmers Nohan Gomez ’25 and Kiera Rampersad ’25 – each of whom won four gold medals – Ransom Everglades won the boys’ team championship and 11 individual races at the Florida High School Athletic Association 1A District 15 Championships at Belen Jesuit High School on October 29.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 -
Three district titles for RE golfers
Ransom Everglades' golfers won three district titles at the Florida High School Athletic Association 1A District 15 Championships on Oct. 28 as Kate Khvorostiana '25 topped the leaderboard in the girls' individual competition and the boys' and girls' teams won their respective team championships, displaying excellence all around. The victory was the fourth straight for the RE boys' team, and the combined boys' and girls' team titles were the first for RE since 2018.Read More -
Eighth grader wins Middle School Spelling Bee
Lily Kingdon '29 correctly spelled fastigium to win the Middle School Spelling Bee on October 25, edging second-place finisher Nitin Seshadri '31 during a competition that included six finalists. The pair successfully handled lamasery, paradiddle and unciferous before Seshadri got tripped up by asphodel. With the victory, Kingdon advanced to the 85th annual Miami Herald Spelling Bee in February.Read More -
RE drama students provide comedy around a campfire in Lord of the Choir
Ransom Everglades drama students turned a one-act, one-set play into an evening of delightful comedy with a spirited performance of Lord of the Choir at the Lewis Family Auditorium October 23-25. Trapped in the woods because of a broken-down bus, members of a student choir stayed close to their campfire, trading quips and insults while desperately seeking snacks. Miss Kittredge, played by Jaerla Sajous '25, never got the team bonding she hoped for, but the 21-member cast provided plenty of laughs under the direction of RE performing arts teacher Laura Montes.Read More
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RE students help make regional robotics event at Ransom Everglades a success
Five Ransom Everglades robotics teams competed at the South Florida High Stakes Regional Qualifier in VEX V5 October 20, joining a field of 38 teams from across the region in a thrilling day of matches in a jammed Anderson gymnasium. The students worked in groups to build and program their robots to accomplish certain tasks – placing rings on stakes, scoring goals and climbing at the end of the match – faster than competitors' robots. All advanced to the day's elimination rounds. The tournament was directed by RE robotics coach and engineering teacher Bob DuBard.Read More -
Juniors and seniors launch Health Information Project at RE
Wearing identical teal T-shirts, Ransom Everglades juniors and seniors visited classrooms of ninth-grade students on Oct. 24 and assumed the role of teachers, delivering the first of nine units of health education on topics ranging from depression to substance abuse to sexuality. The juniors and seniors, known as Peer Health Educators, received weeks of training under the direction of the Health Information Project, a Miami-based non-profit founded by RE alumna Risa Berrin '99.Read More -
RE students and faculty recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Dig Pink events
Ransom Everglades recognized Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October with its 14th annual "Dig Pink" fundraising volleyball game in pink uniforms, a Dig Pink swim meet in pink caps, bake sales and educational assemblies on both campuses. Middle school students heard from Kate Lampen-Sachar '99, a breast radiologist at the Sylvester Cancer Center at the University of Miami, and upper school students from Starr Mautner, a breast surgical oncologist at the Miami Cancer Institute.Read More -
Middle school band students share the spotlight at the Fall REcital
Middle school band students shared the spotlight during an interactive Fall REcital, a lively evening performance that took place at various venues across the Everglades Campus. The non-traditional concert began in Swenson Hall, where parents sat alongside their sixth-grade band students as Interim Director of Arts Cathi Leibinger directed the novice students in simple "performances" while also sharing her approach in the classroom.Read More
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Ransom Everglades ranked one of the top schools in the world
Ransom Everglades was named one of the top schools in the world in 2024 by two respected school analysts. The only school in Florida or the Southeast to make either list, RE ranks among the top 10 private schools in the North America and among the top 100 in the world according to Spear's 2024 School Index. The School Index by Carfax Education ranked RE among the top 20 in North America and top 150 in the world.Read More
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Class of 2025 Bowden fellows share their research during an upper school assembly
The Class of 2025 Dan Leslie Bowden Fellows in the Humanities – Adrian Jagodzinski '25, Jordan James '25, Kenzie Kaplan '25, Beatriz Lindemann '25, Lucas Lippey '25, Ethan Sullivan '25 and Sindhu Talluri '25 – shared details of their summer projects with their upper school peers during assembly on October 8. Associate Head of School John A. King Jr., who directs the Bowden fellowship program, acknowledged the students' hard work and excellent projects. Named for the legendary educator Dan Leslie Bowden, the fellowships provide students with funding and support for humanities research around the globe.Read More -
Ten RE students selected for district honor bands
Ten Ransom Everglades band students were selected for the Florida Bandmasters Association District Middle School and High School Honor Bands, earning the opportunity to perform in ensembles with outstanding band students from other local schools. Each ensemble performed after just nine hours of rehearsal at the Oct. 5-6 Honor Band Concert at Gulliver Middle School with the support of RE Upper School Band Director Jon Hamm and Middle School Band Director Cathi Leibinger.Read More
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Upcoming Events
List of 4 events.
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Upper School Jazz/Guitar Concert
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Environmental Sustainability Lecture Series
Please join us for an Environmental Sustainability Lecture: Green Schools as Teaching Tools by local architect Thorn Grafton.
Please RSVP here.6:30 - Reception & Meet the Architect
7:00 - LectureThorn was Historic Preservation Architect and Sustainability Director for Zyscovich Architects in their work on dozens of school projects, and his historical, ecological, and artistic perspectives inform his architectural and planning work in hot/humid subtropical climates. Primary influences include his upbringing in an architectural family and his fascination with coastal and marine environments as a boy in the 1950s.
He further developed his interests during his college years at Tulane University, where he earned a Master of Architecture and immersed himself in New Orleans' urban culture, informing his resiliency and urban planning efforts for the region following Hurricane Katrina.
He is the grandson of architect Russell Thorn Pancoast, FAIA, who was an early advocate for a climate-appropriate architecture for South Florida, and the great-great grandson of Miami Beach pioneer John S. Collins, who built the first bridge to Miami Beach to service the country’s then-largest avocado farm.Please contact Dr. Kelly Jackson at kjackson@ransomeverglades.org with any questions.STEM Posner -
Give Miami Day
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Middle School
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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.