From the Head of School

When RE’s board of trustees unveiled our core values (The RE Way) last year, it served as a reminder that Ransom Everglades is more than a school. The values – support and community, diversity and inclusion, honor and excellence, service and outreach, and joy and wellbeing – have little to do with achieving an A on a test or in a course. Although our students exemplify excellence, we aren’t a factory churning out excellent students. We are an important institution in our city that strives to send out academically prepared, capable and empathetic citizens ready for life’s challenges. That aspiration was the driving force behind the recent creation of the Life After RE Seminar Series for members of the Class of 2024.

As winter break came to a close last week, I found myself thinking about a New Year’s resolution for our great school. What should RE resolve to do in 2024? My mind kept returning to our core values, all of which serve as guideposts and are critical to our students’ growth and the school’s identity. Yet as we prepare students to enter a world that is increasingly divisive and fractured, and which can offer quick rewards at a great ethical cost, the core value that seems particularly worthy of renewed commitment is Honor and Excellence.