Phillips Exeter Academy

What it's like to be an Exeter student, from Exeter students. Who better to talk about life at the Academy than the experts!? In a series of interviews with students, we asked questions prospective families might have as their student considers applying.

Student Council took the stage for its annual assembly last week, providing a window to the student body of what its mission is and how students can put the council to work for them. And, as is tradition, the council used its time to interview the princip

Twenty-five years ago, three Exonians died in the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. We remember them and honor their lives, their families and the enduring place they hold in the Exeter community. Their absence remains a part of ou

Principal Elliott kicks off new school year - Exeter's 246th - with her first Opening Assembly. Energy and excitement infused Love Gymnasium on Friday as Principal Jenny Elliott officially began her first school year as Exeter's 17th leader by welcoming s

Jennifer Karlen Elliott Opening Address to Exeter Community 246th year September 4, 2026 Good morning, Exeter! Thank you, Assistant Principal Page and Dean Foley. What a privilege and honor it is to stand before you this morning. Welcome faculty emerita a

After three terms on campus, lowers at Phillips Exeter Academy have found their footing at the Harkness table, tackled the new world of Exeter math and cracked the code of a byzantine block schedule. Beating a jump rope? That's harder. Twenty feet of nylo

When Eli Orbach '27 returns to campus for the fall term, he'll do so with the recognition as one of the best young economists in the world - and with a little gold. This summer, the Tuscon, Arizona, native spent nearly two weeks in Shenzhen, China, compet

Dear Exeter Community, With delight and optimism, I write to you from the Principal's Office in J. Smith. I could not feel more honored to serve as the 17th principal of Phillips Exeter Academy, and after months of eager anticipation, I am grateful to be

Members of the Class of 2026, it is now my privilege to deliver your farewell address. First, parents, grandparents, and other family members who are gathered here today, thank you for giving this senior class the opportunity to attend Phillips Exeter Aca