“ESD was an incredible place for me to grow up. I learned countless lessons, but most importantly ESD was a place that I truly looked forward to going to each day, something I think very few people could say about their school.”
–Clayton Mulford, UNC '23

“Our teachers are passionate and hardworking. They genuinely care about us and are willing to spend time outside of class to help us.”
–Grace Boyd, Dartmouth '23

“Best decision of my life to come to ESD!”
–Jay Browne, Stanford '23

"I will miss ESD dearly. The friends I have made will last a lifetime, and the connections with teachers and resources the school has provided will benefit my future outside of the school greatly." 
–Adam Bland, Hendrix '23

"My teachers have made such an impact on my high school experience. They have given me confidence in my abilities and become people I can confide in or rant to. I can't begin to list the teachers who have impacted my life and I hope to stay in touch with them always." 
–Allison Herring, Texas A&M '23

“ESD has been an amazing place to grow up and I can’t imagine going anywhere else! I am going to miss my home away from home :)”
–Sydney Rezaie, UT Austin '23

"There are a lot of statistics about what this grade has accomplished. But more than any of those stats, the most impressive thing about this grade is impossible to measure. Throughout all of these academic, athletic, and extracurricular accomplishments, we’ve all stayed true to who we are. We’ve made a concerted effort to try and stay together as one group – the class of two thousand and nineteen."
–Cooper Newsom, Yale '23