FALL 2025 Ransom Everglades LOG 25 2025 Matriculation List Ransom Everglades School American University, D.C. (1) Bard College, NY (1) Boston College, MA (2) Boston University, MA (3) Bowdoin College, ME (2) Brown University, RI (5) University of California-Los Angeles, CA (2) University of California-San Diego, CA (2) Carnegie Mellon University, PA (1) Case Western Reserve University, OH (3) College of Charleston, SC (1) University of Chicago, IL (3) Colgate University, NY (1) University of Colorado Boulder, CO (2) Columbia University, NY (3) Cornell University, NY (11) Dartmouth College, NH (1) DePaul University, IL (1) Duke University, NC (1) Eckerd College, FL (1) Elon University, NC (1) Emory University, GA (3) Fairfield University, CT (1) Florida State University, FL (6) University of Florida, FL (3) Georgetown University, D.C. (4) Gettysburg College, PA (1) Harvard University, MA (1) Haverford College, PA (1) Hotelschool The Hague, Netherlands (1) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL (1) Johns Hopkins University, MD (1) Loyola Marymount University, CA (1) University of Maryland-College Park, MD (2) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA (3) University of Massachusetts-Amherst, MA (1) University of Massachusetts-Boston, MA (1) McGill University, Canada (1) Miami Dade College, FL (1) University of Miami, FL (10) University of Michigan, MI (4) New York University, NY (6) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (1) Northeastern University, MA (1) Northwestern University, IL (4) University of Notre Dame, IN (1) Oberlin College, OH (1) Pace University, NY (1) University of Pennsylvania, PA (8) Purdue University-Main Campus, IN (2) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY (1) Rice University, TX (1) University of South Carolina, SC (1) University of Southern California, CA (1) Southern Methodist University, TX (3) Stanford University, CA (2) Syracuse University, NY (2) The George Washington University, D.C. (1) The University of Texas at Austin, TX (2) Tufts University, MA (4) Tulane University, LA (3) University of Oregon, OR (1) Vanderbilt University, TN (8) Virginia Tech, VA (1) Wake Forest University, NC (1) Washington University in St Louis, MO (5) Yale University, CT (3) Gedde told peers how he worried about what to say in his address, and finally settled on living in the present and appreciating every last moment together. “This one room holds nearly everyone who has supported us, cared about us and who we’ve cared about, over the past four years,” Gedde said. “This moment might be the last time we’re all together like this … At its core, that’s what I think commencement is really about: pausing to savor this one, final moment of being Ransom Everglades high schoolers before everything changes. If we blink, we might miss it.” Gedde received not only the valedictory cup, but also the Paul C. Ransom Founder’s Cup. The Marie B. Swenson Founder’s Cup was presented to salutatorian Sirja Jõeveer ’25, who made her address to the class during the May 18 Senior Send-off. Rodriguez presented the Faculty Cups to Rebecca Paresky ’25 and Alexander Sargi ’25 and the Head of School’s Cup to Mia Bouyoucef ’25. The ceremony featured music from the 2025 Ransom Everglades Commencement Symphony Orchestra under Jon Hamm, and the RE Vocal Ensemble and RE Jazz Singers. Bella Sayfie Ranawat ’26 performed the National Anthem. Life trustee Andy Ansin ’81 presented a diploma to his daughter Sophie Ansin ’25. Rodriguez reminded seniors of the specialness of the day, and their class, and she urged them to be confident, bold, courageous and kind. She shared that RE’s 160 seniors were heading to 67 colleges around the nation and world after receiving offers of admission from 196 colleges and universities across six countries, 35 states and Washington, D.C. She noted that 41 of the graduating seniors were the second child in their families to attend RE; eight were the third; and two were the fourth. “Look around, take a deep breath, because this day is your day – both as a group, and individually,” Rodriguez said. “We believe in you and believe in you completely. You’ve got this. We believe in your strength, your potential and your heart, because we’ve seen it.” Rachel Rodriguez, Miguel Dueñas ’95, Andy Ansin ’81, John A. King Jr., Donald Cramp, Pete Di Pace, David Clark ’86
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