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RE speech and debate wins three firsts at home event

RE speech and debate students triumphed at the first state qualifying speech and debate event ever held at Ransom Everglades. Three RE teams claimed first place at the Feb. 3 Florida Forensic League Art Deco Regional Tournament, which also saw faculty member Kate Hamm win regional coach-of-the-year recognition and more than 20 RE students earn bids to the March 2-3 FFL Varsity State Championship in Orlando.
Brianna Kerr '19 and Marly Rywell '19 finished first in Public Forum Debate; Zoe San Martin '20 got first in Congressional Debate; and Henry Schermerhorn '19 won top honors in Humorous Interpretation of Literature. Nine RE teams earned podium finishes. The top seven finishers in each discipline qualified for the state championship.

Hamm organized the tournament, which took place throughout the Middle School campus, with the assistance of countless parents and volunteers.

RE's top performances

Congressional Debate
1 Zoe San Martin '20

Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking
2 Alex Dray '21
3 Alex Mendelson '19

Dramatic Interpretation of Literature
3 Ilija Wan-Simm '19

Duo Interpretation of Literature
5 Sarah Rahman '19 and Matthew Rocha '19

Humorous Interpretation of Literature
1 Henry Schermerhorn '19
2 Addy Weintraub '20

International Extemporaneous Speaking
5 Lucas Miner '20

Original Oratory
4 Georgia Crosby '21
5 Carlos Souffront '19
7 Alex Dray '21
2nd Alternate Megan Houchin '19

Program of Oral Interpretation
2 Ilija Wan-Simm '19
3 Megan Houchin '19

Public Forum Debate
1 Brianna Kerr '19 and Marley Rywell '19
4 Thomas Murphy '19 and Alex Abinader '19
5 Dori Schurr '20 and Oliver Stern '19
6 Aidan Murphy '21 and Margaret Dill '21

Art Deco Region 5 Coach of the Year: Kate Hamm, Ransom Everglades School
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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.