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Seven RE seniors win National Merit Scholarships
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation named seven Ransom Everglades seniors – Jacob Aronow ’26, Gustavo Do Valle ’26, Charlotte Gould ’26, Max Grunwald ’26, Patrick Keedy Brown ’26, Constantino Peña ’26 and Virginia Seabrook ’26 – National Merit Scholars and winners of the National Merit $2,500 Scholarship. Chosen from more than 15,000 finalists nationwide, the students were selected on the basis of their academic accomplishments, leadership skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors.
Each student also submitted a personal essay and a recommendation written by a high school official. They were among 20 RE students contending for scholarships after last fall being named National Merit Semifinalists – a distinction placing them in the top one percent of U.S. high school seniors based on their performance on the PSAT exam. All later advanced as finalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program.
RE's other National Merit Finalists: Ryan Alesandro ’26, Connor Alfonso ’26, Matheus Dabus ’26, Oliver Duwin ’26, Wes Griffin ’26, Beatrice Hernandez ’26, Aarav Jindal ’26, Olivia Michelsen ’26, Sofia Rhone-Fernandez ’26, Eliana Silberwasser ’26, Armin Stamate ’26, Erela Yashiv ’26 and Minnie Zhou ’26.
Twenty-six additional RE students were named National Merit Commended Students: Sacha Bidermann '26, Andres Casal '26, Luisa Coscarelli '26, Eduardo De Sabrit '26, Charles Derick '26, Matias Dovarganes '26, Chloe Dubose '26, Santiago Gil Rivero '26, Matthew Hawkes '26, Charles Holleman '26, Lucas Jaffee '26, Chloe Jimenez '26, Gabriel Karsenti '26, Carlos Lavernia '26, Robert Li '26, Tyler Marcus '26, Alicia Medina '26, Marcus Mustad '26, Nathaniel Pegg '26, Alexandra Russoniello '26, Sydney Schimel '26, Lucas Schleifer '26, Oscar Vazquez '26, Ian Villaraos '26, Neale Villaraos '26 and Bryan West '26.
Twenty-six additional RE students were named National Merit Commended Students: Sacha Bidermann '26, Andres Casal '26, Luisa Coscarelli '26, Eduardo De Sabrit '26, Charles Derick '26, Matias Dovarganes '26, Chloe Dubose '26, Santiago Gil Rivero '26, Matthew Hawkes '26, Charles Holleman '26, Lucas Jaffee '26, Chloe Jimenez '26, Gabriel Karsenti '26, Carlos Lavernia '26, Robert Li '26, Tyler Marcus '26, Alicia Medina '26, Marcus Mustad '26, Nathaniel Pegg '26, Alexandra Russoniello '26, Sydney Schimel '26, Lucas Schleifer '26, Oscar Vazquez '26, Ian Villaraos '26, Neale Villaraos '26 and Bryan West '26.
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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. It is rated the top private school in Miami and among the 10 private schools in North America. 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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