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Eighth graders excel at Junior Thespian Festival
Ransom Everglades' eighth-grade drama students achieved top honors at the District 4 Junior Thespian Festival November 8 in Miami, helping RE to one of the highest rankings in the district. Jane Palazzi '30 scored the Critics' Choice award (the highest award) for costume design as five students received Top Honors (highest scores) – Sasha Estefan Coppola '30 (solo musical), Keane Mason '30 (duet acting), Miles Caplow '30 (Duet Acting), Joaquin Gonzalez '30 (duet acting) and James Harper '30 (duet acting and monologue).
"What our students accomplished yesterday is nothing short of inspiring," said RE performing arts faculty member Jesús Quintero. "Their courage, creativity and commitment to one another reflect the excellence and heart that define our performing arts at RE."
Full RE Results
Critics’ Choice (Highest Award)
Top Honors (Highest Scores)
Keane Mason '30 - Waiting for the Bus (Duet Acting)
Miles Caplow '30 - Waiting for the Bus (Duet Acting)
Joaquin Gonzalez '30 - Dear Chuck (Duet Acting)
James Harper '30 - Dear Chuck (Duet Acting)
James Harper '30 - The Monologue Show (Monologue)
Superiors
Jane Palazzi '30 - West Side Story (Monologue)
Alix Sofronia '30 - Beauty and the Beast (Costume Design)
Ethan Moya '30 - IMPROV
Daven Mantri '30 - IMPROV
Kai Koita '30 - IMPROV
Excellents
Nina Shah '30 - Cute Boys in Short Haircuts (Solo Musical)Alyssa Wang '30 - Lamest Place in the World (Solo Musical)
Izzy Greengrass '30 - Boy with Dreams (Solo Musical)
Liz Hutchinson '30 - Wicked, Winnie Holzman (Costume Design)
Leia Caplow '30 - Wizard of O (Duet Acting)
Ria Pabby '30 - Wizard of O (Duet Acting)
Christian Bell '30 - Bagel Boys (Duet Acting)
Ethan Moya '30 - Bagel Boys (Duet Acting)
Ava Larralde '30 - The Cake (Ensemble Acting)
Claire Tate '30 - The Cake (Ensemble Acting)
Carolina Fernandez '30 - Peter and the Starcatcher (Duet Acting)
Gwyneth Rothfield '30 - Peter and the Starcatcher (Duet Acting)
Benjamin Battan '30 - James and the Giant Speech (Ensemble Acting)
Enrique Teran '30 - James and the Giant Speech (Ensemble Acting)
Joaquin Gonzalez '30 - James and the Giant Speech (Ensemble Acting)
Keane Mason '30 - James and the Giant Speech (Ensemble Acting)
Miles Caplow '30 - James and the Giant Speech (Ensemble Acting)
Ubai Del Coso Peña '30 - The adventures with an annoying cut (Pantomime)
Sabina Wright '30 - Supermarket of Lost (Monologue)
Hannah Dubovy '30 - Everlasting (Solo Musical)
Carolina Fernandez '30 - Peter and the Starcatcher (Ensemble Acting)
Daniela Hock '30 - Peter and the Starcatcher (Ensemble Acting)
Elizabeth Fernandez '30 - Peter and the Starcatcher (Ensemble Acting)
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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.
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