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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RE students on both campuses contribute to hygiene drive
Ransom Everglades students participated in a school-wide hygiene drive, contributing to an annual food and toiletries distribution in Coconut Grove in early September that benefitted hundreds of local families. In partnership the school's Volunteer Service Council, RE alumni and the Joshua's Heart Foundation, students on both campuses donated dozens of items – toothpaste, toothbrushes, body wash, detergent, toilet paper, feminine hygiene products, deoderant and dish soap. The items were packaged into more than 120 bags and distributed by some 20 RE students and parents and alumni at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church on Sept. 9.Read More -
Students conduct research and explore in South Africa
Seventeen RE upper school students explored the history, reefs and wildlife of South Africa and conducted extensive scientific surveys in Somkhanda Game Reserve during a multi-faceted, three-and-a-half week visit centered on conservation and climate research in June and July.Read More -
Twelve RE students enjoy a summer cultural and educational exchange in France
Read MoreTwelve Ransom Everglades School students participated in a student exchange in June with the Lycée Alphonse Daudet, a school in Nîmes, France. The exchange matches Ransom Everglades School students with French students based on their shared interests, and each RE student resides in the French student’s home during the exchange, speaking French, learning about French life and experiencing the country’s traditions and culture. -
Upper school activities fair draws a crowd
More than 50 student-run clubs, councils or teams advertised the opportunities they offer students during the Upper School Activities Fair on August 29. Sharing posters and props, students lined the Mendelson Family Plaza and Steps and the Touzet Quadrangle to explain their clubs' work and recruit peers. The organizations ranged from A.C.E. (Advanced Chemical Experiments) under STEM faculty member Jay Salon to the History of RE Club under archivist Katrina Patchett to the SCUBA Club under STEM faculty Kelly Jackson.Read More -
'House' tradition at RE continues in 2023-24
Ransom Everglades' newest tradition – "houses" a la Harry Potter – continues to evolve and thrive on both campuses. A jubilant House REveal at the middle school invited each incoming student into one of seven "houses" that serve as campus centers for spirit, fun and camaraderie. Meanwhile, upper school student leaders announced a redesign of the upper school house system modeled on traditions of the Ransom School and Everglades School for Girls.Read More -
RE's national champion academic team wins silver in international olympiad
RE's national champion middle school academic team of Parker Jelke '27, Lucas Gonzalez '27 and Jaz Puri '28 earned the silver medal at the 5th International History Olympiad Championship in Rome in July, finishing second in the world to a team representing Asia.Read More -
RE wins middle school national history bowl
Read MoreRansom Everglades' middle school history team – Parker Jelke '27, Zach Corbin Cheah '27, Lucas Gonzalez '27 and Jaz Puri '28 – won the national championship in the National History Bowl June 4 in Washington, D.C., never trailing in any game and posting a 10-0 record. During the same International Academic Competitions Middle School and Elementary National Championships, Jelke won second place in the eighth-grade National History Bee, making it one of the most successful academic tournaments ever under coach Joe Mauro. -
Students submit payload for high-altitude ballon ride
Read MoreStudent-scientists Annabella Miki ’25, Chloe Alfonso ’24, Connor Alfonso ’26, Derrick Ma ’24, Dieter Manstein ’25 and Nelson Manstein ’26 finalized and submitted a science project that will be tested this summer aboard a high-altitude commercial balloon sponsored by NASA and Future Engineers. The project, one of 60 from around the nation selected for the balloon ride, will measure the impact of ultraviolet light on DNA as it flies to an altitude of 70,000 feet. -
Students release end-of-year publications
Students released end-of-year art and literary publications featuring student works. The literary magazines Inklings (upper school) and Little Inklings offered anthologies of students' poetry, prose, photography and artwork. The art magazine PEEL showcased students' art and photographs. Throughout the year, student journalists contribute to The Catalyst newspaper and the Conscience science journal.Read More -
Academic team's big weekend includes third in National History Bowl
Read MoreMembers of RE's Academic Team scored more than 20 top-10 finishes in a variety of national academic competitions in Arlington, Va., April 27-30. The most notable successes: RE's team of Leo Fein '23, Daniel Figueroa '24, Parker Jelke '27, Jonathan Pollak '23, Isabel Chong '24 and Mikey Zoi '24 won third place for the second straight year in the National History Bowl as the JV team of Chase Dubovy '25, Jaz Puri '28, Jacob Aronow '26, Charlie Reizenstein '26 and Nicholas Juhasz '26 finished in ninth place in the JV bowl. Fein also won fifth place in the varsity National History Bee as Jelke claimed fourth in the JV National History Bee. -
Brown-Urmeneta '24 elected to SGA presidency
Upper school students elected James Brown-Urmeneta '24 as the new president of the Student Government Association, choosing him to replace departing president Loriz Arencibia '23. A member of the crew team, Portuguese and Lusophone Club and Health Information Project (HIP), Brown-Urmeneta promised classmates he would be an active listener, extension of their ideas and bridge between students and the school administration.Read More -
Some 400 students' projects featured at RE Climate Symposium
The seventh annual Ransom Everglades Climate Symposium showcased the best thing going for our climate-in-crisis: smart, motivated, activated youth. Hundreds of Ransom Everglades middle schoolers and many upper schoolers displayed and discussed their solution-oriented projects during “a sustainable, eco-friendly celebration” – in the words of Director of Environmental Sustainability Kelly Jackson – April 26 at the Fernandez STEM Center.Read More -
Students go between the lines at TEDxRansomEverglades
Extraordinary student talent and great ideas were on display at TEDxRansomEverglades at Swenson Hall April 22. Six student presenters, two emcees, one organizer and nearly two dozen other students planned, produced, marketed, performed and recorded an event that featured six live talks on the theme of "Between the Lines." Speakers Liv Steinhardt '23, Sophia Romanov-Imber '24, Skye McPhillips '24, Alicia Medina '26, Lucas Lippey '25 and Eliza Arnold '24 each offered thought-provoking messages, and Lucia Rose Dahn '23 and Francisco Gomez Rivas Vazquez '24 served as emcees.Read More -
Upper and middle school math students excel
Andrew Gedde '25 won first place in the Open Probability competition of the Florida math state championship April 14-15 in Orlando, leading a team of Ransom Everglades students that scored top-10 finishes in six team events and top-20 results in seven individual events.Read More
In news from the middle school, Maxie Wu '28 received a Young Women in Mathematics Award after scoring among the top eight girls from Florida and 142 girls nationwide on The Mathematical Association of America American Mathematics Competition 8 exam. -
Plan to help Alzheimer's patients wins RE Business Challenge
Jordan Gonzalez ’24 and Bryce Sadler ’24 unveiled a plan to combine virtual reality and artificial intelligence to improve the cognitive ability of those with Alzheimer’s during the 10th annual Ransom Everglades Business Plan Challenge on March 7. Their business plan – Remembered Reality – earned first place from the RE alumni judging panel, topping proposals from four other finalist teams. Their plan also prevailed at the Innovate South Florida 2023 High School Business Competition on April 19, winning the top prize among entries from eight private schools in South Florida.Read More -
Sophomore finishes second in state science fair
Ethan Thomas '25 earned second place at the 68th State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida in Lakeland, April 4-6 for his AI project involving heart health Thomas competed in the Intelligent Machine, Robotics and System Software category. More than 800 students from across the state competed in a number of categories including Health Science, Environmental Science, Physics and Engineering, presenting their projects before expert panels. STEM Department faculty member Susan Mactye has served as his advisor.Read More -
Sophomore and middle school math team win big
RE's upper and middle school math teams are reaching new heights: A few days after Solon Sun '25 learned that he became only the second Ransom Everglades student ever to qualify for the USA Junior Mathematical Olympiad, RE's powerful middle school math team of Joshie Khohayting '28, Alex Tevelow '28, Daniel Li '28, Maxie Wu '28 and Ella Wang '27 finished second at the Florida math state championship on March 10 in Orlando – one of the RE's best finishes ever.Read More -
Chinese-language students spend spring break in Asia
Nineteen students in RE's upper school Chinese classes traveled to Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore during spring break from March 15-25, practicing their Chinese-language skills while immersing themselves in local culture and history and enjoying traditional cuisine. Under world language department chair James Monk and faculty member Xiaohong Teng, the students visited religious sites and museums, sampled street food, explored local neighborhoods and experienced the rhythms of daily life.Read More -
Junior wins 2023 bridge competition
Delio Gonzalez '24 was mobbed by frenzied fellow juniors after his 21.74 gram matchstick bridge held 41.0 pounds before finally splintering in the Ransom Everglades' 2023 bridge competition. With an efficiency of 909.7, Gonzalez's bridge showed the best combination of size and strength of any of the more than 200 bridges entered in the annual competition, including the 18 finalists tested in front of the entire upper school student body during a raucous event on March 14. Max Wiesenfeld '23, last year's champion, won first and third place in the aesthetic competition. Photo GalleryRead More -
Former mayor and photographer headline International Women's Day
Former Miami Shores Mayor Crystal Wagar and Dutch photographer Femke Tewari P’23 ’25 headlined RE’s celebration of International Women’s Day by sharing their thoughts on women’s advances and achievements – and the work yet ahead – during an upper school assembly March 7.Read More
Wagar, an attorney who was the first African-American female to be mayor of Miami Shores, and Tewari, who authored the coffee-table book Miami Women, joined Women Empowerment president Olivia Drulard ’23 on the stage of the Lewis Family Auditorium and reflected on their careers, lives and the state of women in the world.
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Middle School Clubs
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Clubs
- Arts and Crafts Club
- Basketball Club
- Board Games Club
- Boys' Flag Football
- Chess Club and Team
- Coloring Club
- Crochet and Knitting Club
- D.E.A.R. Club
- Eco Raiders
- Film Club
- Friendship Bracelet Club (7th and 8th grades)
- Girls Flag Football
- Green Team
- History and Geography Club
- Holiday Card Club
- International Sports Club
- Jewelry & Friendship Bracelets (6th grade)
- Just Dance! and Karaoke Club
- Just Doodle It!
- Little Inklings
- Math Team
- Model UN
- Modern Band
- Multicultural Celebration Club
- Ping Pong Club
- RE Water Patrol with Miami Waterkeeper
- Scuba
- SPEED Lacrosse Club
- Sports Movie Club
- Student Government
- Student News Club
- Tabletop Roleplaying Game Club
- Tech Lab
- Weekly REbound
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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
- A.C.E (Advanced Chemical Experiments)
- American Sign Language Club
- Asian Student Association
- Black Student Association (BSA)
- Brazilian Culture Club
- Breakthrough
- Caribbean Student Association
- Chinese Culture Club
- Christian Student Association (CSA)
- Cook to Connect Club
- Create for a Cause (Knitting and Crocheting Club)
- Drama Club
- Esports Team
- Fishing Club
- French Club
- Gender & Sexuality Association (GSA)
- Generations REunited
- HealthcaRE Club
- History of Ransom Everglades Club
- Japanese Culture Club
- Jewish Student Association (JSA)
- Latin American Student Association (LASA)
- Lending to End all Poverty (LEAP)
- Miami Venturing Entrepreneurs (MVE)
- Pickleball
- Poetry Club
- Politics and Current Events Club
- Ransom Everglades Arts League (REAL)
- REading Club
- REal Estate Club
- RE Flyers
- RE Sports Marketing Club
- RE Water Patrol with Miami Waterkeeper
- Rock 4 Relief
- Safety Club
- Scuba
- Software Development Club
- Spirit Club
- Students Against Gun Violence (SAGV)
- Synthetic Biology Team
- Teach It Music
- The Podcast Club
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Women Empowerment (WE)
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Co-Curricular Teams
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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
- Catalyst (newspaper)
- ConScience (SNHS publication)
- Inklings (literary magazine)
- PEEL (art magazine)
- REflections (yearbook)
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Student Government and Advisory Councils
- Diversity Council
- Environmental Sustainability Council
- Health Information Project (by application only)
- Honor Council (appointed)
- Student Government Association (elected)
- Student Wellness Board and Council
- Volunteer Service Council
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Percussion Ensemble
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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.