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Students exhibit talent and humor at Mirthfest
When you merge artistic talent, pumpkins and creative students, and then add a dash of mirth, you end up a first-place carved-pumpkin-person who vomits pumpkin seeds from over-indulgence on Halloween – and other entertaining creations. Welcome to Mirthfest, the 19th-annual Ransom Everglades Art League (REAL) competition that took place during school hours on Oct. 31. See a photo gallery here.
REAL’s motto, coined by faculty advisor Astrid Dalins, is “Hilaritatem per Artem,” which translates to “mirth through art.” There was plenty of mirthful art on display in the Upper School breezeway on Halloween. Corinna Burroughs and Sabrina Alfonso of Blick Art Materials in South Miami were gracious enough to judge the contest and donate gift cards. The winners:
Best of Show and first-place seniors: "Too Much Trick or Treat," Lea Broudo '17 (the vomiting pumpkin)
First-place juniors: "Dia del Muertes," Julia Ortez '18
First-place sophomores (tie): "Day of Dead Trio," Ashlyn Cowgill '19 and "La Calavera," Sara Rahma '19 and Eli Horgan '19
First-place freshmen: "Eyeball," Milann Berg '20
Special prize: "Love Makes the World Go Around," Sophia Rose Bloomfield.
Best of Show and first-place seniors: "Too Much Trick or Treat," Lea Broudo '17 (the vomiting pumpkin)
First-place juniors: "Dia del Muertes," Julia Ortez '18
First-place sophomores (tie): "Day of Dead Trio," Ashlyn Cowgill '19 and "La Calavera," Sara Rahma '19 and Eli Horgan '19
First-place freshmen: "Eyeball," Milann Berg '20
Special prize: "Love Makes the World Go Around," Sophia Rose Bloomfield.
Middle School
2045 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133Phone: 305 250 6850
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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.