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Eighth graders honored, 'sent up' to US

Ransom Everglades honored the entire eighth-grade class while singling out a few students for special awards at the first-annual Middle School Send-up June 2 at Swenson Hall. About two dozen students claimed awards for physical education, visual arts, performing arts, service, citizenship and others. Photo Gallery
The event also featured performances by the Middle School's string quartet, drama students and band/chorus. Preston Edmunds '20 and Alex Freedline '20 were recognized for their service as spring and fall class presidents.

Here are the award winners:

Swenson Cup Claudia Pinilla 
Ransom Cup Diego Duckenfield-Lopez 
Faculty Award Nicole Edmunds 
8th Grade Citizenship Cole Ritzenthaler
Service Award Yasmina Haddad
8th Grade Visual Art Maia Gold 
Outstanding 8th Grade Strings Award Julia Buckner 
Outstanding 8th Grade Drama Award Asher Lieberman
Piper Bonnell Award Viviana Freyer 
Technical Theater Award Rachel DeAngulo 
Outstanding 8th Grade Band Award Julien Bacon 
Lois Styles Award 8th Grade Joseph Gross 
Outstanding Social Science Award 8th Grade Lucas Miner 
Margaret Fitzgerald English Award Meredith Hutchinson 
Harriet Grinnell Writing Award Talia Berler 
World Language Spanish Award Rebecca Fisher 
World Language French Award Victoria Muller-Kahle
World Languages Chinese Award Anthony Goyanes
Outstanding 8th Grade Physical Education Award Rebecca Fisher
George Kasyan 8th Grade Science Award Zoe Tsoukas
Outstanding Female Athlete Phoebe Beber-Frankel
Outstanding Male Athlete Jacob Beber-Frankel 
Male Student Athlete Award Zachary Buttrick
Female Student Athlete Award Sarah Mesa 
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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.