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Nurturing nature and community
Alums help Exeter celebrate its ninth annual Climate Action Day.
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A conversation with Director of Counseling Szu-Hui Lee
Exeter's Counseling and Psychological Services team evolves to best support our students.
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'You need a village': Preps find their place
The newest Exonians make connections, build community in their adopted home.
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Better together: Rawson hails inclusion in Opening Assembly
Principal urges students to "engage our differences" as 239th school year begins at Exeter.
All in a move-in day's work
Wentworth Hall proctors and dorm faculty lend helping hands as students return to campus.
![Members of the class of 2021 race go-karts of their own making during Class Activity Day at Alnoba in Kensington.](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_news_thumbnail/public/news/gokarts.jpg?itok=6j_KoPOi)
And ... they're off! Classes click as a new year dawns
Exeter students gather by class year to reconnect with old friends and make some new ones.
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The school year gets underway!
Don’t miss Opening Assembly and Principal Rawson’s welcoming speech to students on Sept. 6 at 9:30 a.m.
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"We’re not their parents, but we ask how their day is going. We are a family community."
Emily Carroll and Joe Goudreault
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World Wide Web
Exeter's international students hail from 31 countries, from Australia to Vietnam. Welcome back, all!
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Faces of Exeter dorm life
Hear how being connected with one dorm for your entire time at Exeter makes dorm living unique, inclusive and fun.
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Attentive audience
Principal Bill Rawson chatted with members of the class of 2023 on Wednesday night during a gathering for new day students and their families.
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Summer warmup
Incoming prep Angela Zhang '23 brings valuable lessons from Exeter Summer program into fall term.
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Newest Exonians bond around story of becoming
Incoming ninth-graders are reading Richard Blanco's memoir The Prince of los Cocuyos ahead of the new academic year.
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Students reflect on foray into 'The Big Easy'
Service-learning trip to New Orleans makes lasting impact on Exonians.
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Finding your way is the fun part
So many options, so many opportunities ... so many (gulp) questions. Don't worry: Our experts have the answers.
“You do a lot of self-reflection here. ... That leads you to really find yourself.”
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Exonians share stories of belonging
From dorm traditions to tryouts, young Exeter alums reflect on the moment they knew Exeter was home.
“It was a lot of hard work, but [what] made it worth it was the people who ... said, 'Wow, that really had a profound impact on me.'”