Alumni
Alumni Events and Reunions
Save the Dates!
We hope you will join us for Alumni Weekend April 21-23, 2023! We will celebrate all alumni, and also hold special get-togethers for those celebrating milestone reunions: Classes of Everglades 1963, 1968 and 1973; Ransom 1963, 1968 and 1973; Ransom Everglades 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998 and 2003. We will share more information on this page, and also keep you up to date about local and other events.
The 2022 alumni weekend brought together RE alumni from as far afield as London and as far back as the 1950s, and it introduced the 50 Year Club (honoring alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago), a Black Alumni Reception and an Earth Day waterfront cleanup. It also included the traditional Friday evening Alumni Cocktail Reception and Buffet, the Head of School Luncheon, alumni sports and a powerful Service of Remembrance that honored recently departed members of the RE community, including legendary teacher Mike Stokes. View alumni weekend photos here.
The 2022 alumni weekend brought together RE alumni from as far afield as London and as far back as the 1950s, and it introduced the 50 Year Club (honoring alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago), a Black Alumni Reception and an Earth Day waterfront cleanup. It also included the traditional Friday evening Alumni Cocktail Reception and Buffet, the Head of School Luncheon, alumni sports and a powerful Service of Remembrance that honored recently departed members of the RE community, including legendary teacher Mike Stokes. View alumni weekend photos here.
Don’t forget to join REconnect, so you can stay up to date with your classmates and abreast of opportunities to volunteer, network and more. Contact us if you have any questions.
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Alumni Weekend Reception in the Touzet Quad -
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Class of 1982 Reunion -
Everglades Brunch, Alumni Weekend -
Everglades Class of 1972 Reunion -
Ransom Classes of 1970-72 Reunion -
Alumni after the soccer game, Alumni Weekend -
Alumni after the sailing regatta, Alumni Weekend -
Head of School Luncheon, Alumni Weekend -
Black Alumni Reception, Alumni Weekend -
Montgomery Tour, Alumni Weekend -
Penny Matthews and alumni at the Head of School Luncheon, Alumni Weekend
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Upcoming Events
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Bowden Fellows Gallery Night
The Bowden Fellows will open the event in the Lewis Family Auditorium at 7 p.m. then move to the Solomon Art Gallery for a reception and display of posters, photographs, videos, artwork and research papers. Each Fellow will be available to speak about how the Fellowship experience fostered a deeper appreciation for the humanities. To RSVP, please click here. To read more about the Bowden Fellows program, click here.Lewis Family Auditorium, Solomon Art Gallery, Ransom Campus -
Alumni/REPA Holiday Celebration
Chairman of the Board Jonathan Fitzpatrick and Interim Head of School Rachel Rodriguez invite parents, alumni and grandparents to the annual Holiday Celebration. The event will take place on the Upper School Campus. Help spread the holiday cheer! Guests are encouraged to bring a gift card or unwrapped toy for children ages 12 and under to donate to those in need. All items will be donated to St. Alban's Child Enrichment Center in Coconut Grove. RSVP here by December 12.Ransom Campus
Alumni News
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Faculty, parents and alumni help kick off The Fund for RE
More than 80 volunteers assembled to launch The Fund for RE on October 11. Alumni, faculty, staff and parents from each grade wrote personal letters to kick off Ransom Everglades' annual campaign, which helps support students and faculty throughout the year. Volunteers enjoyed conversation and snacks as they worked in groups on the first floor of the Fernandez STEM Center, and they received thanks and encouragement from Interim Head of School Rachel Rodriguez and Chief Operating Officer and Interim Head of the Upper School David Clark '86.Read More -
Olympic gold medalist among Hall of Fame inductees
Ransom Everglades inducted two-time Olympic gold medalist Ashleigh Johnson '12 into the RE Athletic Hall of Fame along with tennis player John P. Geraghty ’73 and three-sport athlete Lola Arellano Pegg ’93 during a lively dinner and recognition at the Pagoda on Oct. 6, the eve of the school's 2022 Homecoming celebration.Read More -
REACH Too & RE students help community
Twenty RE alumni volunteered on Sept. 10 at the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Coconut Grove, where they sorted, bagged and distributed food and other items to more than 300 Grove families. Headed by Carolina Hommen ’24, students, alumni and their families joined together with Joshua’s Heart Foundation for a second year of giving back to the community. The successful nonprofit was started by Joshua Williams ’18 and is on a mission to stomp out world hunger and break the cycle of poverty.Read More -
Business Directory Spotlight: Chris Pearson '79
Read MoreVisit our growing Alumni Business Directory. Join and tell us a bit about your business – and consider offering promotions for fellow Raiders.
Here is a spotlight on this issue's business, Driving Coach Chris, Inc., with Chris Pearson '79. -
Faculty Emeriti Profile: Susan Felz
Read MoreIf you were at Ransom Everglades between 1979 and 1999, you would have found Susan Felz in her ceramics studio under the pool. Though she moved to the new Visual Arts Building after that, she and many of her former students have many fond memories. We had the distinct pleasure to chat with Mrs. Felz recently. -
RE hires former FBI agent and alum as Director of Security
Robert E. DePriest ’86, a former FBI Crisis Management Coordinator and Special Agent, has been appointed Director of Security at Ransom Everglades, announced Interim Head of School Rachel Rodriguez on July 15. DePriest, who most recently served as Senior Director of Security at the Pine Crest School, began work before the start of the classes on August 22.Read More -
Ransom Everglades mourns the loss of Frank Hogan
Read MoreFrank Hogan, who served as Head of School at Ransom Everglades from 1985 to 1992, passed away June 27. He was 85.Frank was known for his visionary leadership and deep humility. He directed the largest capital campaign in school history at the time, an $8.7 million effort that brought major improvements to both campuses and “put the school on the map,” according to former RE board chair Eric Buermann ’69 in Honor and Excellence: A Century of Ransom Everglades School. -
Record-setting year for The Fund for RE
Read MoreRansom Everglades ended June with a record $4.1 million in gifts to The Fund for RE, the school's annual giving program. Many in the Ransom Everglades community contributed to this extraordinary fundraising year, which included gifts from nearly 250 first-time donors and 12 percent more alumni donors. -
David Clark '86 returns to Ransom Everglades
Read MoreMessage on June 17, 2022, from Interim Head of School Rachel Rodriguez and Associate Head of School John King:
Dear Members of the RE Community,We are thrilled to announce that David Clark ’86, whose deep ties to Ransom Everglades are matched by his extraordinary experience in independent school leadership, is returning to RE in the new position of Chief Operating Officer, and he will also serve as Interim Head of the Upper School. -
Business Directory Spotlight: John T. Humphreys '88
Read MoreVisit our growing Alumni Business Directory. Join and tell us a bit about your business – and consider offering promotions for fellow Raiders.
Here is a spotlight on this issue's business, Out East, a premium wine and lifestyle brand, with John Humphreys ’88.
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When you visit
Middle School, Everglades Campus
Upper School, Ransom Campus
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.