Student Life
Clubs and Activities
It’s easy to get involved at Ransom Everglades
Dozens of clubs and activities at Ransom Everglades offer opportunities to make friends, discover and develop new talents, contribute to the community, and interact with members of the school’s faculty. Students have fun while learning about collaboration, leadership, problem-solving and being part of a greater good.
Clubs are so important at Ransom Everglades that they are woven into the school day at the middle school. At the upper school, clubs meet before, during and after school hours. Through their participation in service clubs, academic teams, honor societies and school government, students make a difference on and off campus.
Various community activities and annual traditions also help bring out the best in Ransom Everglades students, who plan, execute and enjoy campus events ranging from Spirit Week to St. Alban's Day, an annual holiday festival for underserved children on both RE campuses.
Clubs are so important at Ransom Everglades that they are woven into the school day at the middle school. At the upper school, clubs meet before, during and after school hours. Through their participation in service clubs, academic teams, honor societies and school government, students make a difference on and off campus.
Various community activities and annual traditions also help bring out the best in Ransom Everglades students, who plan, execute and enjoy campus events ranging from Spirit Week to St. Alban's Day, an annual holiday festival for underserved children on both RE campuses.
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Students donate 200 hygiene bags for Coconut Grove residents
Read MoreRansom Everglades’ Volunteer Service Council collaborated with Joshua’s Heart Foundation to host the organization's annual hygiene drive. Joshua Williams '18, an RE alumnus and the 2024 Founders' Award winner, founded Joshua’s Heart with the mission to support underserved communities and alleviate poverty on a local, as well as global scale. -
Top finishes for speech and debate at the Yale Invitational
RE Speech and Debate posted one of its best performances ever at the 2024 Yale Invitational: RE teams swept the top of the podium in Duo Interpretation with Claudia Colina '25 and Lucas Sanchez '27 earning first place and Miranda Silva '26 and Daniela Garcia '26 claiming second place. Colina also won first place in the Program of Oral Interpretation and Gustavo do Valle '26 scored second place in Humorous Interpretation.Read More -
RE's middle school celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival
Ransom Everglades celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival with a student presentation, Chinese arts and crafts, performers from Beijing Normal University, and traditional fare prepared by SAGE Dining. The festival, which took place during the mid-day break on Sept. 17, allowed students to immerse themselves in the rhythms, colors, cuisine and traditions that surround the Chinese harvest moon festival.Read More -
Junior leads RE with fifth place at speech and debate nationals
Claudia Colina ‘25 placed fifth in the nation in Dramatic Interpretation at the 2024 National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 16-21, as Francesca Lopez ‘24 won recognition for her fourth straight nationals appearance and Eduardo Michelsen '25, Daniela Garcia '26, Miranda Silva '26 and Hannah Risin '25 reached the final rounds.Read More -
Five RE students compete in international geography bee in Vienna
Read MoreUpper school academic team captain Jacob Aronow '26 and academic team members Charlie Reizenstein ’26, Evan Powe ’29, Emma Hall ’30 and Rohan Harihara ’30 were among more than 300 of the world’s top geography students who competed this summer at the International Geography Championships July 14-20 in Vienna, Austria. -
Dozens of students assist Joshua's Heart on Global Youth Service Day
In an effort to combat food insecurity in South Florida, the Ransom Everglades Volunteer Service Council organized a large-scale food packing event in the school's gymnasium on April 27, Global Youth Service Day. The event drew dozens of RE students who helped assemble 15,000 nutritious food bags in partnership with U.S. Hunger and the Joshua's Heart Foundation. The volunteers included many members of the boys' and girls' water polo and other sports teams.Read More -
RE students excel in 2024 middle school national championships for the history bee and bowl
Read MoreRansom Everglades' middle school academic team "A" – Jaz Puri '28, Jack Gonzalez '28, Harlan Hoenig '28 and Noah Veras '29 – finished sixth in the National History Bowl at the 2024 International Academic Competitions Middle and Elementary School National Championships in Orlando May 23-27 as a record number of RE students (20) and teams (four) participated under coach Joe Mauro. There were many notable finishes for Ransom Everglades during the weekend of competitions and exams in history, science or geography. -
Female math students win big at county competition
RE students swept the middle school portion of a county math competition for girls and scored top honors in the high school competition at the University of Miami. At the INTEGIRLS Miami Spring 2024 Competition on April 14, Minnie Zhou '26 finished first in the high school individual competition and partnered with Sirja Joeveer '25 to finish first in the team event. Maxie Wu ’28 finished first and Sofiya Dewan ’29 finished second in the middle school individual event and, in the middle school team competition Wu, Dewan, Andrea Medina ’28 and Esha Nagalla ’29 claimed first place and Maya Lee-Schonfeld ’30, Ria Bhandari ’28 and Alyssa Wang ’30 took second.Read More -
Hundreds of original research projects highlighted during the eighth annual RE Climate Symposium
The entire Ransom Everglades sixth grade and many other students displayed their creativity and passion for climate solutions during the eighth annual RE Climate Symposium, which showcased nearly 250 student research projects, climate-focused art installations and performances, a zero-waste meal and guest lecture by Howard University Associate Professor Helen Bond. The April 30 event opened in the Lewis Family Auditorium and continued with student poster presentations in the Fernandez STEM Center.Read More
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Student-run economics conference attracts financial and business leaders in Miami
RE students interested in entrepreneurship organized an executive roundtable at the Lewis Family Auditorium that included five of the most respected financial and business leaders in Miami. Ken Griffin, CEO of Citadel; Edgardo Defortuna, CEO of Fortune International; Daniel Sundheim, CEO of D1 Capital; Leon Shaulov, CEO of Maplelane Capital; and Wade Davis, CEO of Univision joined Miami Venturing Entrepreneurs President Eduardo Michelsen '25 at the conclusion of the South Florida Economic Ransom Everglades conference.Read More -
Ransom Everglades celebrates the diversity of the RE middle school community at the Cultural Fusion Festival
Ransom Everglades celebrated the cultural and ethnic diversity of its middle school students and professional community with a vibrant Cultural Fusion Festival on May 3 featuring live performances and 24 booths adorned with nations' flags, artifacts and decorations. The colorful booths, which were manned by RE parents and community members, offered delicious bites and lined the entry to the middle school and path to the Dell, providing a vibrant promenade for students as they left the assembly in the gymnasium to enjoy the mid-day break.Read More
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Catalyst editorial team collects honors from the Florida Scholastic Press Association
The Florida Scholastic Press Association recognized the RE student newspaper – The Catalyst – editorial staff with a number of honors in its spring 2024 Digital Contest, which drew a record 3,974 entries from across the state. Emma Dvorkin '24, Mia Bouyoucef '25 and Jordan James '25 each earned "All-Florida" recognition and Matias Blanco '25, Kayra Serpenguzel '25 and the entire editorial staff scored "excellent" ratings. The Catalyst newspaper appears in print and online and the students work under English faculty member Matt Margini.Read More -
Middle school math team finishes second in the state
Ransom Everglades' middle school math team wrapped up an incredible season with a second-place finish in the 2024 Florida Mathcounts State Competition in Orlando March 29 as Daniel Li '28 finished third individually. Li became the first-ever RE middle schooler to qualify for the national championship, and coach Jess Merrick was named coach of the national team. RE's Joshie Khohayting '28 finished eighth overall, and Alex Tevelow '28 and Maxie Wu '28 each finished in the top 25 percent of competitors. Alternate Sofiya Dewan '29 also excelled, supporting the performance.Read More -
One Book One Day One School returns for The Storm Runner and author J.C. Cervantes
Read MoreStudents at Ransom Everglades welcomed a bestselling author to the middle school and spent a school day immersed in activities related to her book during the annual One Book One Day One School (OBODOS) event on April 4. Students read The Storm Runner in advance of OBODOS, then enjoyed a book signing and assembly with author J.C. Cervantes along with a host of activities connected to themes in the book. -
Two students qualify for National Chemistry Olympiad
Max Grunwald '26 and Emma Sharp '25 qualified for the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad on April 20, joining more than 1,000 students across the nation who achieved exceptional scores on a recent chemistry assessment. The results of the national examination, which will be administered locally, will be used to determine qualifiers for the International Chemistry Olympiad. The students take Advanced Chemistry-2 with faculty member Yuria Sharp.Read More -
Zoo Miami Goodwill Ambassador launches Earth Month at RE
Ron Magill, a wildlife photographer and Goodwill Ambassador for Zoo Miami, helped Ransom Everglades launch its celebration of Earth Month by sharing the compelling story of K’wasi, the first male lion cub born at the zoo. Students at the April 2 assembly at the Lewis Family Auditorium oohed, ahhed and laughed along at K'wasi's tale, which was illustrated by Magill's extraordinary photography.Read More -
More than 20 qualify for speech and debate championships
More than 20 RE speech and debate students qualified for the 2024 National Speech and Debate Association National Championship with stellar performances at the March 15-18 district qualifying tournament at Ransom Everglades. The national tournament will be held June 16-21 in Des Moines, Iowa.Read More
Under Coach Kate Hamm, 15 Raiders earned first-place finishes: Claudia Colina '25, Carlos Del Cañal Fernandez '25, the team of Francesca Lopez '24 and Hannah Risin '25, Bridget Mestepey '26, Eduardo Michelsen '25, Lilah Murphy '27, the team of Varun Raju '24 and Thomas Crowley '24, and the team of Mia Bouyoucef '25, Luciana Pardo '25, Anya Bhandari '25, Minnie Zhou '26, Jillian Demos-Brown '25. -
MS mathletes win Miami MathCounts competition
Ransom Everglades' middle school math team won first place in the annual MathCounts team competition at Miami Dade College on Feb. 24, as three RE mathletes finished in the top four individually. Joshie Khohayting '28 earned second place; Alex Tevelow '28, third; and Daniel Li '28 finished fourth in the field of 219 students representing 29 teams. With the title, Ransom Everglades easily advanced to the March 29 Florida State Competition in Orlando.Read More -
Raiders dominate the South Florida History Bees
Read MoreRansom Everglades students dominated the South Florida Regional History and Geography Bees on March 2 at the upper school, winning eight of the nine medals awarded in the history bee and sweeping the gold medals in the geography bee. Competing against 99 students from a number of local schools, Alejandro Gonzalez '30 and Julian Jelke '29 won gold medals in the history bee, and Rohan Harihara '30, Noah Veras '29 and Iker Fierro '28 earned gold medals in the geography bee. -
RE students travel overseas during winter break
Ransom Everglades students enjoyed educational excursions to Japan and Taiwan (upper school) and Puerto Rico (seventh and eighth graders) during the February winter break. The cultural immersion and service learning trips allowed students to explore the history, food, music, languages, natural beauty and architecture of their destination countries while also getting to know their classmates better and developing independence as young travelers.Read More
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Middle School Clubs
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Clubs
- Basketball Club
- Board Games Club
- Brazilian Culture Club
- Builders Club
- Chess Club and Team
- Crochet and Knitting Club
- D.E.A.R. Club
- Eco Raiders and Gardening
- Electronics Club
- Film Club
- Friendship Bracelet Club (7th and 8th grades)
- Girls' Yoga and Mediation
- Green Team
- History and Geography Club
- International Sports Club
- Jewelry & Friendship Bracelets (6th grade)
- Just Doodle It!
- Lego Club
- Little Inklings
- Math Team
- Model UN
- Multicultural Celebration Club
- Ping Pong Club
- RE Water Patrol with Miami Waterkeeper
- Scuba
- Short Story Club
- SPEED Lacrosse Club
- Sports Movie Club
- Student Government
- Student News Club
- Trading Card Game Club
- Ukulele
- RElaxation Club
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Publications
- Little Inklings (literary magazine)
- The Raider Report (newspaper)
- Middle school yearbook
Upper School Clubs and Organizations
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Clubs and Organizations
- American Sign Language Club
- Art OutREach Club
- Asian Student Association
- BattleBots
- Black Student Association (BSA)
- Brazilian Culture Club
- Breakthrough Miami
- Chess
- Chinese Culture Club
- Christian Student Association (CSA)
- Cook to Connect Club
- Drama Club
- Esports
- European History and Culture Club
- Fishing Club
- French Club
- Future Lawyers of America
- Gender & Sexuality Association (GSA)
- Generations REunited
- Health Information Project (by application only)
- HealthcaRE Club
- History of Ransom Everglades Club
- Honor our Heros
- Japanese Culture Club
- Jewish Student Association (JSA)
- Latin American Student Association (LASA)
- Lending to End all Poverty (LEAP)
- Machine Learning
- Miami Venturing Entrepreneurs (MVE)
- Model UN
- P.A.C.E (Physics and Advanced Chemical Experiments)
- Philosophy Club
- Pickleball
- Poetry Club
- Politics and Current Events Club
- Ransom Everglades Architecture and Design Club
- Ransom Everglades Arts League (REAL)
- RE Flyers
- RE Sports Marketing Club
- REading Club
- REal Estate Club
- REwind Club
- Rock 4 Relief
- Software Development Club
- Student Government Association (elected)
- Students Against Gun Violence (SAGV)
- Synthetic Biology Team
- Teach It Music
- Technical TheatRE
- Women Empowerment (WE)
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Competitive Teams
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Advisory Councils
- Diversity Council
- Environmental Sustainability Council
- Honor Council (appointed)
- Student Philanthropy Council
- Student Wellness Board and Council
- Volunteer Service Council
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Honor Societies
- Cum Laude
- Mu Alpha Theta
- National Honor Societies for Languages
- Science National Honor Society
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Publications
- ConScience (SNHS publication)
- Inklings (literary magazine)
- PEEL (art magazine)
- REflections (yearbook)
- The Catalyst (newspaper)
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Technical Theatre Club
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Traditions and Campus Activities
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Cannon Painting
Students have been painting RE’s 17th-century cannon for more than 50 years, using the upper school campus centerpiece to make social statements, celebrate holidays and welcome visitors. -
Sixth-Grade Day on the Bay
Sixth graders kayak, swim, sail, participate in a service activity and make new friends during an annual field trip to Shake-A-Leg Miami. -
The House System
On both campuses, RE "houses" are centers of student life, service and spirit activities. At the middle school, students join houses that draw inspiration from Hogwarts, school history and South Florida wildlife; the upper school houses focus on native species. -
The Ringing Rock
The Ringing Rock is sounded on special occasions by students, faculty or administrators. Installed in October 2020, the sculpture was created by Coconut Grove artist Mark Handforth P'18 '21, combining oolitic limestone with a large yellow ring and tuned ship's bell. -
OBODOS
Every spring at the middle school, the entire student body reads the same book and joins in a one-day celebration of reading and learning called One Book, One Day, One School (OBODOS). The annual event includes a visit from the author and a full day of activities related to the author’s work. -
Spirit Week
Spirit Weeks on both campuses pit classes together in a host of friendly competitions, from sporting events to pumpkin-carving to lip-sync and more. The week cements friendships and creates memories that are talked about for years. -
St. Alban’s Day
A tradition at Ransom Everglades for more than 30 years, St. Alban’s Day brings hundreds of local children from St. Alban’s Child Enrichment Center and other schools to RE’s campuses for an extraordinary winter festival that includes petting zoos, arts and crafts, face-painting, Santa Claus, cotton candy and more. -
Thanksgiving Drives
The annual Thanksgiving food drives for the Miami Rescue Mission (upper school) and Frankie Shannon Rolle Center (middle school) engage the entire RE student body and become centerpieces of the school's celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday, allowing students to show their gratitude and share with their Miami neighbors. -
Battle for the Oar
Every fall since 1974, Ransom Everglades and Palmer Trinity School compete on the football field in a much-anticipated game that decides who take possession of an oar inscribed with the victor of each year's game. The team that wins keeps the oar until the following year.
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.