RE Log Spring 2018

SPRING 2018 Ransom Everglades LOG 43 Alumni Jose Llamas ’04 and faculty member Jose Rodriguez at the first Young Alumni Committee event of 2017-18 at Wynwood Kitchen & Bar on Sept. 27, 2017. Jessica Srebnick, Scott Srebnick ’83 and Joe Furst ’97 of Goldman Properties played host to a young and energetic group from the Classes of 2000 and after. Karim Aryeh ’98 and Pearce Klevan ’97 write notes to classmates at the Fund for RE Kick-Off on October 4, 2017, which once again was supported by a strong alumni showing. Todd Mestepey ’91 and Christian Falk ’91 are co-chairing the alumni fund effort that seeks to again surpass 30-percent participation and to exceed $1 million for the first time. Make your gift today by visiting www.ransomeverglades.org/make-a-gift. Link to the photo galleries: https://ransomevergladesschool.smugmug.com/ Alumni came out to celebrate the Raiders’ homecoming with a post-game tailgate at the Taurus on October 13, 2017. Pictured with Head of School Penny Townsend: event chairs Lola Arellano Pegg ’93 , Becky Haggard McCarron ’93 and Bubba Drody ’88 . The Raider is joined by Kelly McCammon ’86 , Mark Hoffman ’85 , Sunny Fraser and David Gordon ’85 . The Alumni Association partnered with the Office of College Counseling to provide mock interviews to current seniors on Nov. 5, 2017. Under the leadership of co-chairs Rob Newman ’95 and Nelly Farra ’96 , 25 alumni and one RE parent conducted individual interviews for more than 30 students. Following the interviews, all volunteer interviewers and students gathered in the dining hall for a wrap-up session to provide further guidance. NYC alumni Nick Werner ’97 , far left, Asher Simon ’93 , far right, and Alex Fumero ’01 (not pictured) shared their experiences on 9/11 with members of Gregory Cooper’s “America in the Post 9/11 World” class during a class trip to New York. Pictured (L to R): Werner, Ivy McWilliams ’18, Grace Waibel ’19, Sophia Elliott ’18, Lindsay Danielson, Ben Arriola ’18, Cooper and Simon. Events