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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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Exeter Summer course cluster opens student’s worldviews.

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."

Smile! It’s the PEA Selfie Cam!

It’s the start of Winter Term and you’re relaxing at Grill with friends when the PEA Instagram Selfie Cam makes an appearance.

Group of girls taking a selfie.

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"

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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Civil rights advocate receives Phillips Award

Jim Coleman ’66 addressed an Assembly Hall audience and visited with students.

  • By Sarah Pruitt ’95
  • October 25, 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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Meet the New Dean of Students

Toto Papathanasopoulos ’27 and Dean of Students Ashley Taylor

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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.