Greetings from College!
I always valued ESD’s community and incredible education while I was in high school. But now that I am a freshman at Vanderbilt, I have never been more grateful for my ESD experience. Coming into college, it was incredibly comforting to know that there were around a dozen ESD graduates sharing the campus with me. Regardless of the fact that I may not have known everyone of them well in high school, I knew there would be some familiar faces. But the fellow alumni have gone out of their way to make sure that I, in addition to the other ESD freshmen, have had a smooth transition into college life. The community definitely did not end after I was handed my diploma. Another thing I have taken away from ESD is a priceless education. I had no idea how well prepared I would be for the college workload. I have been able to be a contributor in every one of my classes by using skills and knowledge I attained throughout my years at ESD. From the community that lives on, to what I have taken from the classroom, I now have a whole new perspective on my ESD experience. I would not trade it for anything.
ESD graduate, Vanderbilt freshman #1, 2009
pictured: two former Eagles before a Vanderbilt tailgate
