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Exeter People

The people are the place.

Principal Rawson likes to remind the Exeter community that "we are not special merely because we are here, but because we are here, we have the opportunity to accomplish special things."

The Academy is shaped by those who embrace that sentiment and who seize the opportunities our school presents to them — from new students finding their path to grateful alumni appreciating how Exeter changed their lives

You meet amazing people here, and you’ll be exposed to lots of people with many stories. If you connect with them, share, and learn to listen, that’s an amazing gift.”

Meet Exeter people

Aden Lee '24 in the biology lab at Phelps Science Center

"I feel like there's this idea that high school students can't think of novel things or conduct amazing research [and] I wanted to build this framework as a way for people to actually do that research."

Monica Dilisio Berry

“You’re looking at a ceramic that’s 2,500 years old, and you see fingerprints in the clay body. It feels spiritual.”

Monica Dilisio Berry '83

John Reilly

“I feel that I got a second chance and, in turn, I owe something back. I am happy I get to do it."

John Reilly '68

Curtis Haas

"Humans always want to go faster, so it seems like eventually we’ll get there."

Curtis Haas '18

Heather Cox Richardson '80

"Exeter taught me to speak my mind: I didn’t understand the degree to which the Harkness method was unusual, how everyone participates, but that has absolutely been my approach to my career.“

Heather Cox Richardson '80

Audrey Vanderslice

"I have come to rely on such support from fellow Exonians, as they have consistently offered me both emotional and pragmatic guidance."

Audrey Vanderslice '20

Katie Brule with students

"I’ve been thinking about how to encourage them to grow and become independent in a way that builds toward adulthood, without losing joy and enthusiasm"

Drew Magary

"I think that good writing and reporting are really welcome to people."

Drew Magary '94

Greg Brown and his son

"I think about musical punctuation constantly while composing. Is this moment a comma? a question mark? an ellipsis ...?"

Greg Brown ’93; P’20, P’23

Aaron Joy

“Examining the latter half of the 20th century helped frame my view of the American political and cultural dynamics that we have grown accustomed to in the present.”

"I discovered that I liked the physical activity and movement. It calmed down my mind. It was a way of building confidence, getting out of the house."

Raymond Braun '08

John Mittermeier '04

"I wanted to know how it was possible to have that kind of knowledge about things.”

John Mittermeier '04