The View From Here

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Four years ago, we asked the six students pictured here — Nicholas Limoli ’26, Eric Bagg ’26, Lauren Lee ’26, Collin Moore ’26, Luca Domingos-Worth ’26 and Sofia Chaudrey ’26 — what they hoped to gain from their time at Exeter. Their answers ranged from the sensible, “to study the classics,” to the passionate, “become co head of a dance club,” and the aspirational, “form true, meaningful bonds.”

Just weeks before graduation, we sat down with them again to watch the video interviews of their prep selves, revisit those early goals and reflect on the ways they’ve grown. As they shared how the Academy shaped their experiences, challenged their assumptions and prepared them for whatever comes next, it was clear that the relationships they built within the class of 2026 and throughout the Exeter community had left the deepest mark. A notion perhaps best summed up by Lee: “I’m just extremely grateful to have grown up in a space where everyone around me, regardless of what their ambition is, has an ambition and has a passion and is constantly working towards it.”

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