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Welcome to the Episcopal School of Dallas Blogsite! ESD is teeming with various student leadership opportunities. Whether it be serving on our School Council, editing our literary magazine, managing a sports team, or creating a club of your own, ESD gives you the opportunity to pursue whatever interests you.

As a student leader at ESD, I oversee volunteer activities, school dances, pep rallies and other student run events. With classes, homework, and college applications piling up, I sometimes feel stressed, but in the end it is always worth it when we raise money for a worthwhile cause or discover another shining star among the student body in our talent show.

ESD is a great place to be—a community to help you discover your own talents and abilities inside the classroom and out. We hope our blogsite will help you get to know us better through a wide variety of viewpoints and visions gained from the experiences of our own students. I invite you to visit our campus soon!

Emmanuel
Student Body President

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Postcards from College: Vanderbilt #2

I walked on to the campus and looked at the hundreds of kids flooding in and out of buildings, their lives packed up in little cardboard boxes. It was the start of my life in Nashville, Tennessee. Admittedly, I was terrified.

Busting through the gates of ESD and tackling the world seemed simple when I was sitting in senior hall looking out the window. In fact, it was all I could think about. After thirteen years and every positive experience I could think of, it was time to go.

But arriving in Nashville was a different experience. The reality started to set in. Parents out of town for a weekend: glorious. Parents out of town for the rest of your life: a little scary.

But when you start your classes and start to meet people, you realize this is what you have been preparing for all along. All those late nights of history papers and wolf run projects have been building up towards your college classes. All those club fairs and community service projects have been teaching you how to take the initiative and handle your own life.

It’s strange when the place you sleep isn’t your home, but when you get settled and buildings start to look familiar, college provides you the chance to truly discover yourself outside of the context of your family and friends.

In high school, I knew myself as I was around people I had spent the first 18 years of my life with; but at Vanderbilt, far from home, I’m trying to figure out who I am as a person, relying on myself for motivation, inspiration, and laundry.

ESD Graduate, Vanderbilt Freshman #2, 2009
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