Student Life
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500 Leadership Opportunities |
100% Participate in Outdoor Education, Starting in Pre-K |
10493 Community Service Hours completed by the Class of 2024 |
100% Students attend daily chapel |
Extracurricular and Leadership Opportunities
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The Ambassadors help welcome prospective families and guests to campus and represent The Episcopal School of Dallas as needed. Ambassadors help with admission events, tours, and more and are an integral part of ESD’s Character and Leadership Development programming. |
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Students hold class elections each year for Class Officers, who represent student interests to faculty. |
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The ESD WORX Internship Program provides qualified students opportunities for personal development, career awareness, life-skills mentoring, and invaluable exposure to fields of interest. |
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Honor Council is a student-led group designed to uphold our Code of Conduct: Honor, Respect, Integrity. The group is comprised of an elected, representative body of students whose purpose is to sit in judgment of their peers in matters involving honor code violations. The Council's job in these situations is to make sure the accused student has a fair, just, and proper hearing and then to determine guilt or innocence. In cases of guilt it is the job of the Council to issue a recommendation in accordance with the disciplinary policy of the school. |
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Lower school before and after school programs, and extended day, are part of ESD+. Program offerings have included:
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Middle school before and after school programs, and extended day, are part of ESD+. Program offerings have included:
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Student Council is a group of elected members that advocate for student voices, provide assistance in school affairs and activities, and encourage relationships between students, faculty, and administration. Both middle and upper school have a student council. In upper school, this club also leads Town Hall meetings; disburses funding for other clubs; and plans student events like Homecoming, Student Body Week, and the freshman retreat in partnership with SMU students. |
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Itinerary, literary magazine The Eagle Edition, newspaper |
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On average, there are 60 upper school clubs each year, providing an extraordinary number of leadership opportunities for our students. Clubs range from academics to special interests.
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Vestry is a group of student leaders who collaborate with the Senior Chaplain in planning, organizing and leading the upper school chapel program, honoring ESD's Episcopal Identity and making time in daily worship relevant and engaging. |
Traditions & Events
Student Traditions
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One of ESD’s oldest traditions, Pass It On, was started by Father Swann in the spring of 1976 to symbolize eighth-graders leaving the middle school. Each May, the senior class welcomes the rising freshmen into the upper school by passing a light, “the spirit of ESD,” to these students.
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A good old-fashioned game of Texas football brings the entire community together under Friday night lights every fall. And one of the most eventful traditions associated with football is our annual Homecoming Week. Homecoming Week is celebrated by all divisions, and even alumni! Throughout the week, each day has a different dress theme provided by Student Council. The week culminates in the Homecoming football game and, hopefully, a win for our Eagles!
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At the beginning of each school year, students from the senior class are paired up with fifth graders for different events throughout the school year. This fun tradition is a long-standing one at ESD that students look forward to every year and encourages upper and middle school engagement. The buddies participate in community service, holiday celebrations, themed days, and more.
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At the beginning of each year, students of all divisions, as well as faculty and staff, sign our school's Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct is a pledge to live with Honor, Respect, and Integrity, three highly valued principles at ESD. By signing the Code of Conduct, each student commits to uphold the ESD Academic Pledge: "On my honor, I promise that I will not lie, steal, or cheat. I will abide by, respect, and support this Academic Pledge as a member of the Episcopal School of Dallas."
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The time-honored ESD tradition of Lessons and Carols has been a holiday staple since 1980. This event brings together students in grades 5-12, with all members of the ESD community invited to attend. With performances from choir, band, and orchestra, as well as speakers from all grade levels, it is a joyous celebration of the season.
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Rising seniors celebrate their academic accomplishments thus far by receiving a ring designed by ESD’s founder, Father Swann. This ring was inspired by one given to him when the school left the St. Michael & All Angels Church. The ring bears the school shield which features three crosses, representing the values of religion, sound learning, and self-discipline.
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The senior class celebrates the birthdays of its students quarterly with Rally Days. This tradition includes a theme, food, fun activities and more. Rally Day themes can range from decade days to Winter Wonderland, and the student costumes are always on point! ESD students look forward to celebrating this long-standing tradition during their senior year.
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We set aside a day to give thanks to grandparents and grandfriends who have such an impact in our students' lives. Grandparents are invited to campus to spend a day with their grandchild and get a glimpse into their day-to-day life.
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Each May, the junior class celebrates the official transition into their senior year by receiving and donning their blue and yellow shirts, a special uniform privilege given to the senior class. Blue and Yellow Shirt Day, as it has affectionately become known, marks the beginning of their role as the eldest on campus and symbolizes the leadership and responsibilities they will take on as seniors.
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