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RE's academic teams excel at the regional history bee and bowl
Ransom Everglades' academic teams won four first-place trophies and many other recognitions at the South Florida Fall Regional History Bee and Bowl held at Archimedean Upper Conservatory in Miami on December 7, and more than a dozen Raiders qualified for the National History Bee and Bowl in Arlington, Va., (high school) or Orlando (middle school) next spring.
Noah Veras '29 placed first in the middle school bee, and Parker Jelke '27 finished first in the junior varsity event. In the history bowl, RE's junior varsity team of Gabrielle Tchira '27, Jack Gonzalez '28, Harlan Hoening '28 and Jack Akselrad '28 finished first, as did the middle school team of Veras, Julian Jelke '29, Evan Powe '29 and Lucas Antia '29. See the bee and bowl results below and full event results here.
The middle school team is led by coach Joe Mauro, and the upper school squads are led by coaches Abby Berler and Branley Fontaine.
South Florida History Bee
Varsity
4th - Jacob Aronow '26
Junior Varsity
1st - Parker Jelke '27
2nd - Jaz Puri '28
3rd - Zachary Corbin-Cheah '27
Middle School
1st - Noah Veras '29
2nd - Julian Jelke '29
The middle school team is led by coach Joe Mauro, and the upper school squads are led by coaches Abby Berler and Branley Fontaine.
South Florida History Bee
Varsity
4th - Jacob Aronow '26
Junior Varsity
1st - Parker Jelke '27
2nd - Jaz Puri '28
3rd - Zachary Corbin-Cheah '27
Middle School
1st - Noah Veras '29
2nd - Julian Jelke '29
South Florida History Bowl
Varsity
2nd - Jacob Aronow '26, Parker Jelke '27, Zach Corbin-Cheah '27, Jaz Puri '28, Charlie Reizenstein '26, Patrick Keedy-Brown '26
Junior Varsity
1st - Gabrielle Tchira '27, Jack Gonzalez '28, Harlan Hoening '28, Jack Akselrad '28
Middle School
1st - Noah Veras '29, Julian Jelke '29, Evan Powe '29, Lucas Antia '29
2nd - Ethan Siesel '30, Alejandro Gonzalez '30, Nicolas Schliefer '30, Cam Fisser '30
Varsity
2nd - Jacob Aronow '26, Parker Jelke '27, Zach Corbin-Cheah '27, Jaz Puri '28, Charlie Reizenstein '26, Patrick Keedy-Brown '26
Junior Varsity
1st - Gabrielle Tchira '27, Jack Gonzalez '28, Harlan Hoening '28, Jack Akselrad '28
Middle School
1st - Noah Veras '29, Julian Jelke '29, Evan Powe '29, Lucas Antia '29
2nd - Ethan Siesel '30, Alejandro Gonzalez '30, Nicolas Schliefer '30, Cam Fisser '30
Individual Exam National Championship Qualifiers
JV US History
3-way tie for 1st - Zach Corbin-Cheah '27, Parker Jelke '27, Jaz Puri '28.
6th - Jack Gonzalez '28
8th - Harlan Hoenig '28
9th - Gabrielle Tchira '27
14th - Jack Akselrad '28
3-way tie for 1st - Zach Corbin-Cheah '27, Parker Jelke '27, Jaz Puri '28.
6th - Jack Gonzalez '28
8th - Harlan Hoenig '28
9th - Gabrielle Tchira '27
14th - Jack Akselrad '28
Varsity Geography
1st - Jacob Aronow '26
3rd - Zach Corbin-Cheah '27
4th - Jack Akselrad '28
5th - Patrick Keedy-Brown '26
7th - Parker Jelke '27
1st - Jacob Aronow '26
3rd - Zach Corbin-Cheah '27
4th - Jack Akselrad '28
5th - Patrick Keedy-Brown '26
7th - Parker Jelke '27
**additional National qualifiers based on exam score; Charlie Reizenstein '26 and Jack Gonzalez '28
JV Geography Exam
1st - Jaz Puri '28
1st - Jaz Puri '28
JV Science Exam
1st - Zach Corbin-Cheah '27
2nd - Jack Akselrad '28
1st - Zach Corbin-Cheah '27
2nd - Jack Akselrad '28
Varsity Political Science Exam
4th - Patrick Keedy-Brown '26
**additional National qualifiers based on exam score: Jacob Aronow '26 and Charlie Reizenstein '26
4th - Patrick Keedy-Brown '26
**additional National qualifiers based on exam score: Jacob Aronow '26 and Charlie Reizenstein '26
JV Political Science Exam
1st - Zach Corbin-Cheah '27
3rd - Jaz Puri '28
1st - Zach Corbin-Cheah '27
3rd - Jaz Puri '28
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
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.