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Upper school elects new student body president and class officers
Touting his student government experience and promising to enhance school spirit and prioritize student wellness, Luke Jaffee '26 won the support of his upper school peers and was elected to serve as Student Government Association president in 2025-26, succeeding Hannah Zuckerman '25. Rising 10th through 12th graders also elected new slates of class officers (ninth graders will choose their leaders in the fall).
Jaffee is entering his seventh year in RE student government, having begun his tenure as director of activities in sixth grade. He has also served on the board of the Volunteer Service Council and Breakthrough Miami, as a Peer Health Educator for the Health Information Project, and as a member of Miami Venturing Entrepreneurs of Ransom Everglades. He also is a member of the water polo team and son of RE alum Rob Jaffee '89.
"I am not up here for me," he said from the Lewis Family Auditorium stage on April 1st. "I am here to give you all the most amazing school year possible."
RE Student Government Association Leaders 2025-26
"I am not up here for me," he said from the Lewis Family Auditorium stage on April 1st. "I am here to give you all the most amazing school year possible."
RE Student Government Association Leaders 2025-26
President
Lucas (Luke) Jaffee '26
Class Officers
Reese Jackson '26
Stella Newman '26
Chloe Zaldivar '26
Charlotte Gould '26
Lola Pegg '26
John (Jack) McCarron '26
Ana Gonzalez '26
Myla Zuckerman '27
Diego Lopez-Ona '27
Samuel Bussel-Alonso '27
Maya Bhandari '28
Ruben Garcia-Hanna '28
Aleko Katsoufis '28
Middle School
2045 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133Phone: 305 250 6850
Upper School
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.