Gold medalist Ashleigh Johnson '12 visits RE
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Ashleigh Johnson '12 visited Ransom Everglades on October 7, using her time on campus to share her latest gold medal with former teachers and students, enjoy an outdoor lunch with Head of School Penny Townsend and the girls' water polo team, and tour the new Constance & Miguel Fernandez STEM Center.
Johnson, who won her second gold medal in August at the Summer Games in Tokyo with the U.S. water polo team, arrived to campus decked in red, white and blue, and she left with a tote full of RE gear presented to her by the head of school. For two hours, she answered questions, accepted many hugs and congratulations, and told stories about her summer. She was accompanied by her mother, Donna Johnson, and boyfriend.
See coverage of the visit from WSVN-7 and Channel 7 and the Miami Herald.
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Johnson, who won her second gold medal in August at the Summer Games in Tokyo with the U.S. water polo team, arrived to campus decked in red, white and blue, and she left with a tote full of RE gear presented to her by the head of school. For two hours, she answered questions, accepted many hugs and congratulations, and told stories about her summer. She was accompanied by her mother, Donna Johnson, and boyfriend.
See coverage of the visit from WSVN-7 and Channel 7 and the Miami Herald.
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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.