2025 Senior Graduation Defense Presentations

Our talented Senior class members completed their Senior Graduation Defense presentations, where they petitioned for graduation with distinction in a given area. We are so impressed by their embodiment of our core values, their talent, their gratitude, and their ability to articulate what legacy they are leaving The Grauer School — no wonder they had such tremendous college application success.

Congratulations to all of our Seniors for delivering excellent presentations. We are incredibly proud of each of you, and will miss you tremendously after you graduate! Here are a few of our favorite quotes from this year’s Graduation Defenses:

~ “To all of my Grauer teachers, thank you for helping me find my confidence and teaching me to believe in myself.”

~ “The Grauer School has given me the opportunity to grow and to become a more well-rounded individual. The people here have grounded me.”

~ “Thanks to my Grauer School education, I will continue to stay curious and enjoy where life takes me.”

~ “Grauer has taught me to embrace learning and to truly value Learning by Discovery.”

~ “At Grauer, I was not just given the freedom to exist, but the freedom to thrive.”

~ “One of the best parts of Grauer is that they force you to move from being a spectator to being a participant.”

~ “At The Grauer School, I have honed my skills, found community, developed new passions, and been inspired along the way.”

“At Grauer, you can feel the care that each teacher has for each student.”

~ “I’ve learned that failure is good. Through hard work and perseverance, you can do what you set your mind to.“

~ “During the last six years at Grauer, I have realized how much I am drawn to the process of learning; to the feedback that I receive from my teachers; to the exhilaration that comes from correcting a mistake and deepening my understanding of a concept.”

~ “Grauer’s expeditionary learning program inspired my love of the outdoors and adventure.”

~ “Before coming to Grauer, I had never found a school where I felt at home. Now, I look forward to coming to school every day, seeing my teachers and friends, and learning something new.”

~ “At Grauer, I found a home in expeditions, the flexible learning environment, in the music program, and with the family feel.”

~ “Thank you to all of my teachers for believing in me before I could believe in myself.”

~ “Over the past six years at The Grauer School, I found my confidence.”

~ “The main way that The Grauer School has prepared me is by teaching me to use my voice and that it has value.