RE Log Fall 2018

)$// Ransom Everglades LOG 5 1ɵ.) Jo Ann modeled that tradition to her son: “We are all in this together,” she always believed. Her son is grateful for every step that pushed him into leadership at Joe’s, including his time at the Ransom School. It’s ironic that Jo Ann sent her son to Ransom to ensure he would have opportunities outside of the family business. Steve went Rɣ WR &RUQHOO 8QLYHUVLW\ DQG H[SORUHG WKRVH RSWLRQV EXW \HDUQHG WR return to his family at Joe’s. The entire community can be grateful for that. John Shubin ’79 excelled at the Ransom School, going on to +DUYDUG &ROOHJH WKHQ 2[IRUG 8QLYHUVLW\ LQ (QJODQG 6RRQ DIWHU KH UHFHLYHG KLV ODZ GHJUHH IURP WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 0LDPL KH ZDV summoned to join RE’s board of directors. His service to Ransom Everglades has been virtually uninterrupted in the decades since. John has contributed to his alma mater as a board member, alumni volunteer, parent and now legal advisor. His most valuable work, perhaps, has come in the last few years. He helped RE win city approval for its plans for the new STEM Center, then guided RE through the complicated permitting and city approval process to LQFRUSRUDWH WKH /D %ULVD ODQG QH[W GRRU LQWR WKH FXUUHQW 8SSHU 6FKRRO In a Q&A that begins on page 23, he confesses that his work for RE UHSUHVHQWV D UHODWLYHO\ VPDOO SDUW RI KLV ¿UP¶V DFWXDO EXVLQHVV EXW a disproportionately large portion of his devotion and passion. His contributions have been countless, and his love for his school is an inspiration to the rest of us. ,Q WKLV LVVXH \RX ZLOO DOVR ¿QG 5(¶V ɳɱɲɸ ɲɹ 5HSRUW RI *LYLQJ 7KH Ransom Everglades community once again set school records for JHQHURVLW\ DFKLHYLQJ ɴ PLOOLRQ LQ DQQXDO JLIWV IRU WKH ¿UVW WLPH WR The Fund for RE. I am honored to be a part of a community that understands the importance of our school and the work it does to create future leaders. The generosity of our alumni, parents and RE friends, combined with the ambition and support of our board of trustees, enables us to expand important programs related to STEM, globalism, diversity, health and wellness, the arts and humanities and PRUH ± DQG PRVW LPSRUWDQWO\ WR FRQWLQXH WR VHQG Rɣ JUDGXDWHV ZKR ZLOO PDNH D GLɣHUHQFH LQ WKH ZRUOG :H FDQQRW GR LW ZLWKRXW \RX DQG will continue to need your support as our REinventing Excellence campaign continues. Let me end this letter where it started: With gratitude. I am grateful for the inspiring alumni highlighted in this magazine. I am grateful for the generous community members who through WKHLU JLIWV DOORZ 5( WR FRQWLQXH WR RɣHU KRQRU DQG H[FHOOHQFH LQ education. I am grateful for the volunteer leaders who invest so much of themselves in our school. And I am, on this very sad day, extremely grateful for Dan Leslie Bowden. Stephanie G. Townsend Head of School “I hope Ransom Everglades School ... will always keep a set of human values that appreciate what is small, maybe even vulnerable, what is real treasure as opposed to false, where individuals are appreciated, where the rare is valued, where feeling as well as intellect may be recognized as a genuine resource.” – Dan Leslie Bowden, 1996 We’d love to hear from you! If you have comments about stories in this magazine, please submit your Letter to the Editor to REnews@ransomeverglades.org .