RE Log Fall 2016

38 Ransom Everglades LOG FALL 2016 Alumni Weekend More than 400 alums join Alumni Weekend More than 400 alumni returned to Ransom Everglades for Alumni Weekend April 29-30, 2016, enjoying special dinners and dabbling in events ranging from cocktail parties to soccer games to an art history lecture. Reunion attendees traveled from all over the world. A very special thank you to Irina Erickson ’66 , who flew in from Germany, Robin van de Kreeke ’86 , who came from Australia, and Stephen Hughes ’76 who made it from Spain. The Class of 1986 flew in revered former teacher Dr. Walid El Khouri from Beirut, Lebanon, as its special guest. The 50-year reunion classes kicked off the weekend with intimate brunches on the Everglades and Ransom campuses. Most alums joined the festivities at an opening cocktail reception Friday in the Lewis Family Auditorium courtyard. After various reunion dinners, many returned to campus early Saturday for the annual Alumni Regatta, won by Pam Kelly ’86 and Michiel “Monkey” van de Kreeke ’88 . That began a day of fun: Kids’ events at the pool. An alumni-student water polo game. An alumni soccer game. An art history class with Jose Rodriguez. A Head of School luncheon that drew more than 200 attendees. The reunion classes raised nearly $100,000. The 1966 Everglades women had the high- est participation percentage going into Alumni Weekend (57 percent) and the Class of 1996 had the greatest number of alumni participants with 52 alumni gifts (42 percent). As a whole, Ransom Everglades reached its goal of 30-percent alumni participation in Annual Giving from all reunion classes. Visit https://ransomevergladesschool.smugmug . com/20152016/REunion-Weekend-2016 for photos of the various festivities. Be sure to save the date of April 28-29, 2017, for Alumni Weekend 2017. RE Classes of 1967, 1977, 1987, 1992 and 1997 will be celebrated and all alumni are welcome! Jordan Kaiser ’77, Trustee Jeff Miller ’79 and Beth Kaiser ’76 Art history class with Jose Rodriquez, Fine Arts Department Chair. Alumni soccer brought out a great crowd once again, including 2016 Hall of Fame inductee Chris Moore ’76 Alumni water polo players took on current students in the Ansin Pool Sailing alums celebrate 2016 Regatta Champs Pam Pennell Kelly ’86 and Michiel van de Kreeke ’88