Parents' Association

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• All Sports Boosters

  The All Sports Boosters promote and support Ransom Everglades athletic teams and events. Boosters/Team Parents also assist coaches in planning their team community service (REACH) project and help coordinate snacks, drinks and dinners for the team. Additionally, Boosters host the awards banquets held at the conclusion of the season.
  
  Committee Chairs
  Ashley Cusack
  Allison Langer
  Suzanne Murphy
  
  

• Auction

  The Auction Fundraiser* is REPA's biggest annual event. Held in either the Henry H. Anderson, Jr. '38 Gymnasium (Ransom Campus) or in the Middle School Gymnasium (Everglades Campus), it brings together the entire RE community for a fun-filled evening to raise funds for student financial aid. Volunteers are needed for gathering auction items, administrative support, soliciting advertising and decorations.
  
  

  Auction Acquisitions Chairs
  

  Nickelle Crowley
  Mary Seabrook

  
  Auction Technology Chair
  Soledad Awad
  
  Auction Advertising Chair
  TBD
  
  *Net proceeds are restricted to benefit student financial aid including Ransom Everglades Parents’ Association Endowed Scholarship Fund.
  
  

• Book Clubs

  There are two parent book clubs; each club selects a series of books to read each year. The REPA Book Club usually meets on the first Wednesday of each month, and middle and upper school parents are welcomed. The REPALS (parents of alumni) Book Club usually meets on the second Friday of each month, and their meetings are open to the entire RE community.
  
  Committee Chairs
  
  REPA Book Club
  Patty Rothstein
  Ligia del Pino-Siblesz
  Florencia Kaczka
  Suzy Vianna
  
  REPALS Book Club
  Kris Wenzel
  Lori Harvey
  

  
  
  

• Breakfast-by-the-Bay

  The Breakfast-by-the-Bay committee organizes the traditional breakfast for parents of seniors in early May, when parents gather to learn about the graduation festivities and celebrate the last month at RE.
  
  Committee Chairs
  

  Katie Arriola
  Renee Castillo
  Teresa Dyke
  
  

• Bylaws

  The Bylaws committee prepares all amendments to the REPA Bylaws and oversees other committee actions.
  
  Committee Chair
  Simone Gumbs
  
  

• Environmental Sustainability

  The Parent Environmental Sustainability Committee's purpose is to support the environmental issues and initiatives of Ransom Everglades faculty and students, created and implemented by the faculty/staff Sustainability Task Force, the middle school student Green Team, and the upper school student Environmental Sustainability Council. Through this parent volunteer committee, the members seek to enable the efforts of the faculty and students through expertise, communications, resources and helping hands so as to advance their environmental causes and efforts.
  
  Committee Chair
  Kristen Munroe
  

  
  
  

• Faculty & Staff Appreciation Luncheon

  The Faculty & Staff Appreciation Luncheon committee organizes a luncheon held at the upper school at the end of the school year to honor the faculty of both campuses. All interested parents are welcome to drop off a dish to be served at the event.
  
  Committee Chairs
  Courtney Denaro
  Denise Font
  Ana Maria Rego
  
  

• Faculty Friends

  Faculty Friends send out birthday cards to all faculty, staff and administration at the middle and upper schools and provide surprise special treats for the faculty and staff throughout the school year.
  
  Committee Chairs
  
  Middle School
  

  Becky McCarron

  Sara Tonarelli

  
  Upper School
  Elena Leiser
  

  Daniela Nuñez Bachmann

  Andrea Rodriguez-Russowsky

  
  
  

• Fine Arts Council

  The Fine Arts Council supports and promotes the arts - including drama, band, dance, visual arts, debate and yearbook - at Ransom Everglades.
  
  Committee Chairs
  
  Middle School
  Jill Martin
  
  Upper School
  Nikki Weisburd
  
  

• Holiday Open House

  Volunteers will help with check-in on the day of the event.
  
  

  Committee Chairs
  

  Amy Stokes
  JJ Snow Hansen
  
  

• Hospitality

  The Hospitality committee organizes refreshments for the REPA general membership meetings and such other events as requested by the Executive Committee.
  
  Committee Chair
  Jane de Cardenas
  
  

• Library

  Members of the Library committee work with the librarians on both campuses on projects designated by the librarians. Library committee members typically sign up for a regular time slot that fits their schedules to volunteer at either the middle or upper school libraries.
  
  Committee Chairs
  
  Middle School
  Mary Seabrook
  
  Upper School
  Julie Moxley Carson
  
  

• Middle School Picnic

  The Middle School Picnic takes place during the first semester. It is open to families of all middle school students, and is one of the first opportunities for parents to meet one another. Volunteers are needed to help with the planning, set-up, check-in and clean-up.
  
  Committee Chairs
  Renata Benedini
  

  Renae Page

   

• Multicultural Day

  The Multicultural Day committee plans, organizes and recruits volunteers to host Multicultural Day at the middle school in the spring. All parents are encouraged to bring a dish that represents their culture/heritage, and the middle school students enjoy the dishes during their lunch period.
  
  Committee Chairs
  Soledad Awad
  Elena Leiser
  Daniela Nuñez Bachmann
  
  

• One Book One Day One School (OBODOS)

  The entire middle school will read the same book and all middle school students will enjoy a day of fun events and activities, incorporating the theme of the book. Volunteers will help with the planning process and volunteer the day of the event.
  
  Committee Chair
  Kathryn Mustad
  
  

   

• Parent Ambassadors

  The Parent Ambassadors assist the Admission Office with projects as designated by the Admission Director.
  
  Committee Chair
  Vicky Vega Capote
  
  

• Parent Network

  The Parent Network committee works closely with the counseling department and organizes three meetings per year for the parents of each grade. Parent Network promotes communication and the exchange of ideas on raising adolescents. Parent Network topics focus on social and academic pressures, internet safety and other topics suggested by the counseling department and chairpersons.
  
  Committee Chairs
  
  Middle School
  Christine Acosta
  
  6th-Grade Leaders
  

  Lily Moskovitz

  Suzanne Murphy

  
  7th-Grade Leaders
  Christine Acosta
  Nickelle Crowley
  
  8th-Grade Leaders
  Alex Moskovitz
  Patty Rothstein
  
  Upper School
  Deborah Bienstock 
  
  9th-Grade Leaders
  Eva Arango
  Deborah Bienstock
  
  10th-Grade Leaders
  Soledad Awad
  Daniela Nuñez Bachmann
  
  11th-Grade Leaders
  Kendra Malloy
  Jane de Cardenas
  
  12th-Grade Leaders
  Deborah Bienstock
  Jana Miller
  
  

• Parents of Alumni (PALS)

  Parents of Alumni provides opportunities to remain an active part of the Ransom Everglades community.
  
  Is your child in college but you still want to be part of the Ransom Everglades community? Did your child graduate years ago and you miss the camaraderie of the parents you met through RE?
  
  Then, join PALS. We meet to continue our friendships, discuss parenting issues, make care packages for our children, attend the REPALS Book Club, keep informed through RE-sponsored lectures, and partake in other fun events. Contact REPA if you would like to be notified of upcoming PALS events.
  
  Contact Suzanne Murphy, Vice President - PALS, with suggestions for an event, questions about an upcoming event, or to host an event.
  
  Committee Chair
  Suzanne Murphy
  

  
  
  

• Senior Send-Off

  Senior Send-Off is a farewell tribute party for seniors and their parents. Senior parent volunteers plan the event and junior parents help run the event.
  
  Committee Chairs
  

  Ashley Cusack

  Megan Lykes

  Cindy Munroe
  
  

• This Week @ RE

  Committee Chair
  Dianne Cohen