RE Log Spring 2021

38 Ransom Everglades LOG SPRING 2021 Student News T he 2020 Dan Leslie Bowden Fellows in the Humanities met the disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak with determination and flexibility: The pandemic scuttled their travel plans, interview schedules and original objec- tives, but it did not upend their projects. The 11 fellows recast and refocused their work, weathering delays and avoiding derailment. At an all-school assembly on November 23, the fellows shared their inspiring accomplishments during the summer and into the fall – as most con- tinued work on their revised projects. The fellows – Isabel Almada-Sabate ’21, Sebastian Hicks ’21, Ricky Andrade ’21, Valeria Solorzano ’21, Shuli Rosenfeld ’21, Emma Rosenthal ’21, Brooke Scott ’21, Mateo Jolivert ’21, Yuhan Liu ’21 and the team of Danny Amron ’21 and Kiran Desai ’21 – explained their forays into the study of what makes us human during the virtual assembly with short presentations. Selected for the fellowships early in 2020, they worked under the guidance of Associate Head of School John A. King, Jr., to reshape their projects after the virus struck last spring. Dan Leslie BOWDEN FELLOWS in theHumanities Bowden fellows share 2020 projects The fellows tackled a range of topics from activism to illness to athletics to gentrification. Many of the projects in- corporated the effects of the pandemic. The fellowships honor their namesake, the legendary Ransom Everglades teacher who spent 63 years at Ransom Everglades before his death in 2018. Jeffrey Miller ’79 , who studied under Dan Leslie Bowden, created the fel- lowship program in June 2016 with a generous endowment gift, providing financial assistance to select juniors to pursue advanced summer studies in the humanities. Since the endowment’s creation, more than 100 donors have been inspired to contribute to the fund. Read more about the individual projects at http://bit ly/2MLLa26 View a video recording of the Bowden Fellows assembly: https://vimeo.com/483069266 Faith, Hope, and Meaning: Finding Shared Humanity in the Migrant Journey Isabel Almada-Sabate ’21 Beyond the Field: How COVID-19 Altered South Florida High School Athletics Danny Amron ’21 and Kiran Desai ’21