Student Voices

Elana Green

Elana Green, 12th grade (Spartanburg, S.C.)
A lot of people assume that there is not much difference between going to a public and a private school except you have to pay tuition at one ...
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Ellis

Ellis Lehner, 12th grade (Spartanburg, S.C.)
For me, the more I load on my plate, the better I get about using my time well.  Athletics at Spartanburg Day has helped me get a better grip on time management, as well as building me as a better person...
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Caroline

Caroline Geiser, 11th grade (Spartanburg, S.C.)
In many ways, teachers are more like advisors.  Not only do they teach your classes, but also they are always there for tutorials as well as advice on most any subject...
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Travis Travis Tracy, 11th grade (Spartanburg, S.C.)
There really is not a typical SDS student because there are so many different types of students at SDS ...
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Jennifer

Jennifer Omlor, 10th grade (Shelby, N.C.)
The Day School is an amazing school.  I live in N.C., as do many classmates of mine.  The drive is long but I would never wish it to be any different.  It is such an experience - from the caring teachers to the difficult curriculum.
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Chris

Chris Riehle, 10th grade (Spartanburg, S.C.)
There is no limit to your choices. A student here is able to be an athlete, musician, and artist all in one day ...
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Jessica Jessica Hailstock, 9th grade (Spartanburg, S.C.)
The biggest surprise about SDS is the amount of freedom the students are given ...
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Keaton

Keaton Nager, 9th grade (Tryon, N.C.)
Come visit for a day.  Any student in the school will be more than happy to show you around and the teachers are happy to have visitors in their classrooms ...
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Allison Allison Pennington, 8th grade (Blacksburg, N.C.)
Because we are a smaller school with smaller grades and classes, you pretty much know everybody. From the students to the teachers, everyone really cares about each other...
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John John McBride, 8th grade (Spartanburg, S.C.)
One piece of advice I would give an incoming student is, well, just be yourself. You don't have to try to act cool or pretend to be someone you're not to fit in - no matter who you are you will find a friend here ...
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Celia

Celia Jeffords, 8th grade (Spartanburg, S.C.)
It’s really hard to pick my most fun experience at SDS because everyday is an adventure ...
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Lydia

Lydia Barrett, 7th grade (Spartanburg, S.C.)
Although the dictionary only has one or two definitions of the word, diversity means many things at SDS ...
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Dalton Dalton Greer, 7th grade (Inman, S.C.)
In seventh grade, we try to help the environment as much as we can by cleaning up the school grounds and planting and weeding in our school garden. We have also learned how to recycle and use energy more efficiently ...
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