RE nominates 13 for Silver Knight Awards

Ransom Everglades nominated 13 students for the annual Silver Knight Awards competition that recognizes high school seniors for academic excellence, service, citizenship and achievement in various subject areas. In its 62nd year, the highly regarded recognition program is run by the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald. Schools throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties may nominate one student in each of 15 categories; winners will be announced this spring.

The nominees were selected by the school's college counseling office with input from RE faculty and administrators.
2021 RE Silver Knight Nominees

Daniella Sanchez '21, Art
Danny Mendoza '21, Athletics
Rohit Yavagal '21, Business
Megan Diston '21, Drama
Helen Hannan '21, English and Literature
Mateo Jolivert '21, General Scholarship
Axel Hicks '21, Journalism
Gabriel Pulido '21, Mathematics
Max Swietelsky '21, Music and Dance
Joan Joseph '21, Science
Maya Rosen '21, Social Science
Georgia Crosby '21, Speech
Isabella Henriquez '21, World Languages
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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.