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CHAMPS! Big Red football romps 

Exeter varsity football finished off an 8-1 season with a decisive victory over Avon Old Farms in the Drew Gamere Bowl.

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The two-day event celebrated members of the Exeter community who have served or are currently serving in the armed forces of the United…

Eleventh grade English class examines F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby."

Max Stossel, founder of Social Awakening, has tips to survive and thrive in a digital world.

Model Students

The Band of Lego Builders club unveiled its masterpiece this month: An 86,000-brick replica of the Class of 1945 Library.

 

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Heard in Assembly Hall

It's a very good lesson, a lesson I always took to heart: Things can change very quickly. In politics. In society. In culture. And in life.

— William Kristol, political commentator

"The difference between good writers and bad writers is that good writers know when they are bad." — Dan Brown '82, addressing Exeter's ninth-graders

“You can tell when someone's listening to you in a deep way, really listening. Ask yourself, ‘What kind of a listener can I be?'" — Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth professor of Jewish Studies.

"One of the highest skills in etiquette is to learn to disagree without being disagreeable." — Sara Jane Ho '03, author, "Mind Your Manners: How to be Your Best Self in Any Situation"

The dissection of a great American novel

Eleventh grade English class examines F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby."

  • November 15, 2024
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Tom Steyer ’75 asks Exeter ‘Do you love the world?’

Investor and activist believes we can win the war on climate.

  • October 17, 2024
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Making the grade: Class Activity Day a winning start

Orientation program connects classmates to open new year.

  • September 6, 2024
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Athletics celebrates class of 2024 college commitments

Coaches, family and friends gathered to celebrate the first wave of seniors who will go on to play at the collegiate level. 

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From the Bulletin

Exploring the evolution of Harkness at the Academy.

Dick Dolloff and Bill Lavertue have each worked in Exeter’s heating plant for more than half a century. Where do they get their energy?

Tom Simpson on the all-faculty summer reading, what he read and what he’ll bring into the classroom.