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Ransom Everglades recognizes prominent alumna and dozens of students

Ransom Everglades faculty members presented awards to dozens of students in Grades 9-11 for exemplifying the school’s core values and leadership during the Upper School Awards Ceremony on May 20, and Head of School Rachel Rodriguez named Cheyenne Range ’14 co-recipient of the Head of School’s Award for Distinguished Service to the School.

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Range, a member of the RE Alumni Association and a founding member of the Ransom Everglades Black Alumni (reBa), was summoned to the Lewis Family Auditorium stage to receive the award also presented to co-winner, Roxi Vadia Morgenstern ’75, at the school’s senior awards ceremony in April.

Range reflected on lessons learned from her great-grandmother, Athalie Range, the first Black woman elected to the Miami City Commission, who “didn’t wait for permission to lead; she saw what her community needed; [and] she rose to the occasion with grace and purpose,” Range told the assembled students. Currently the Deputy Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson in the U.S. House of Representatives, Range described RE as “the place that helped shape who I am.”

“This award is not just about achievement, it’s about growth – made possible by a strong foundation,” Range said. “Ransom Everglades gave me the freedom to pursue, to raise my hand, speak up, and try, even when I wasn’t sure I would succeed … Ransom Everglades gave me the courage to pursue life boldly, and to grow.”

Nearly 60 students were rewarded for their growth as scholars, leaders and community servants during the ceremony. Katy Elgarresta ’27 received the first annual Ella Adler ’27 Excellence in Dance Award and Zoe Burris ’26 received the Antonio Tsialas ’19 Leadership Award presented by Antonio’s parents, John Tsialas and Flavia Tomasello. The awards honored both the talented recipients and the legacies of the accomplished and beloved late RE students after whom they are named.

Other major awards went to Christopher Tsialas ’26, who received the College of William and Mary service award, and Lola Pegg ’26, who received the Princeton Service Award. Samuel Bussel-Alonso ’27 and Sloane Mason ’27 each received the Outstanding Scholarship, Character and Leadership Award for the tenth grade, and Aleko Katsoufis ’28 and Noelle Dubose ’28 earned the Damien Kaminski ’89 Award and Ann Goesel Everglades School Award, respectively, for the ninth grade.

Core value awards for Support & Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Honor & Excellence, Joy & Wellbeing and Service & Outreach were awarded to students in each grade, and nearly two dozen juniors received book awards from various colleges and universities. Rodriguez made a point to recognize all of the students in attendance.

I am proud of all of you,” Rodriguez said, “for what you’ve accomplished, how you’ve gotten there, and how we’ve gotten there as a community – with courage, with effort and with heart. That is what excellence looks like.”

See the complete list of award recipients:

Service & Leadership Awards
Princeton Service
Lola Pegg ’26
College of William and Mary
Christopher Tsialas ’26
Antonio Tsialas ’19 Leadership
Zoe Burris ’26
2024-25 Department Awards
Visual/Performing Arts
Ella Adler ’27 Excellence in Dance Award
Katy Elgarresta ’27

English
Dan Leslie Bowden Award
Sylvie Malvezzi ’27
Excellence in Literary Research Award
Austin Aagaard ’26

History and Social Sciences
Excellence in American History
Simone Carrasco ’27
Excellence in Historical Research
Juliana Hommen ’27

Mathematics
 
Lois B. Styles Excellence in Math Award
Aarav Jindal ’26

Science
 
Excellence in Chemistry Award
Nelson Manstein ’26

World Languages
Pierre Cameron Award for Excellence
in French
Alexandra Russoniello ’26
Excellence in Chinese Award
Charlotte Gould ’26
Excellence in Spanish Award
Kenzie Connell ’26
Excellence in Portuguese Award
Carolina Linfante ’26
Platinum Seal of Biliteracy
Ana Gonzalez '26, Veronica Luzine '26

Grade 9
Joy & Wellbeing
Eleanor Kriplen ’28
Service & Outreach
Andrea Medina ’28
Support & Community
Harlan Hoenig ’28
Diversity & Inclusion
Victoria Pasos ’28
Honor & Excellence
Alex Tevelow ’28
Damien Kaminski '89 
Aleko Katsoufis ’28
Ann Goesel Everglades School 
Noelle Dubose ’28

Grade 10
Joy & Wellbeing
Shai Waizbrot ’27
Service & Outreach
Ellie Feldman ’27
Support & Community
Ava Crowley ’27
Diversity & Inclusion
Reisha Yavagal ’27
Honor & Excellence
Lucas Sanchez ’27
Outstanding Scholarship, Character, Leadership
Sloane Mason ’27
Outstanding Scholarship, Character, Leadership
Samuel Bussel-Alonso ’27

Grade 11
Joy & Wellbeing
Ella Crowley ’26
Service & Outreach
Brody Sundheim ’26
Support & Community
Erela Yashiv ’26
Diversity & Inclusion
Sofia Rhone-Fernandez ’26
Honor & Excellence
Marcus Mustad ’26

Grade 11 Book Awards
Bowdoin
Lael Sanders ’26
Brandeis
Chloe Zalvidar ’26
Brown
Patrick Keedy Brown ’26
Columbia
Max Grunwald ’26
Dartmouth
Ana Gonzalez ’26
Harvard
Chloe Dubose ’26
Haverford
Leyla Amjad ’26
Hollins University (Creative Writing Book Award)
Nina Galinsky ’26
Hollins University (Mary Beth Hatten Award for Science and Scholarship)
Dominique Cederberg ’26
MIT
Connor Alfonso ’26
Northwestern University
Chloe Jimenez ’26
Rensselaer Medal
Edwin Carr ’26
St. Michael’s College
Charlotte Mark ’26
Suffolk University
Tyler Marcus ’26
Tulane University
Max Feldman ’26
University of Chicago
Alicia Medina ’26
University of Pennsylvania
Gustavo do Valle ’26
University of Rochester (Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award)
Minnie Zhou ’26
University of Rochester (Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony)
Lina Febres ’26
University of Rochester (George Eastman Young Leaders)
Lucas Jaffee ’26
University of Rochester (Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology)
Max Wolfensberger ’26
University of Virginia
Sophia Linfield ’26
Yale University
Pierce Harris ’26

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