ESSO's uninterrupted service
ESSO continues its legacy of work in the community despite separation.
Spring term of separation and a world beleaguered by challenges did nothing to slow down the Exeter Student Service Organization’s efforts to positively impact people around the globe. As soon as we got the news that we would not be returning to campus, the eight newly appointed ESSO board members began the process of training new club heads, making sure that clubs could still operate while increasing accessibility and shaping ESSO for the school year to come.
ESSO was formally established in 1987, though service is a founding tenet of the Academy, and work in support of the community has been ongoing for generations. This past school year, nearly 600 students filled 61 clubs under ESSO’s umbrella, focusing on everything from food insecurity among Seacoast New Hampshire residents, to teaching Chinese to local school children, to fundraising to find a cure for cancer. It was essential to the board to continue that work in spite of our separation.