News & Announcements

EDS Student’s Drone Film Selected for International Film Festival

  Evansville Day School celebrates the success of one of its own, 3rd-grader Louisa Royer. Louisa embarked on a family trip to Romania and Hungary, guided by Evansville Day School’s Spanish teacher, Anna Gergely, this Summer. During this journey, which also included Dr. Soi Powell, a recently retired EDS science teacher, Louisa captured drone footage of Budapest’s landmarks, the quaint villages of Transylvania, and the bustling cities of Romania...

Freedom to Grow: More than a High School

Marketing and communications intern Megan Risewick is a junior at EDS, and she has been an Eagle since seventh grade. She is passionate about promoting the Upper School and building its social media presence. She is also an active member of our Student Leadership Council, academic bowl, cross country, track, and cheer teams.    When I started at EDS nearly five years ago, I was fairly aware of the things that set the school apart. We had smaller...

Making Our Mark: Class of 2027’s St. Louis Trip

In October, the current 8th grade class of 2027 went on an overnight field trip to St. Louis, which was a lot of fun and an important experience for the entire class.   On Tuesday, October 18th, we arrived at school as normal, went over expectations and ground rules, and by 8:45, we were on our assigned buses and on our way to St. Louis. As soon as we got there, we headed to the famous Arch to eat lunch and take pictures. Then we could walk part...

EDS Announces Two Lilly Endowment Scholarship Recipients and First Alternate

Evansville Day School announces that two of their seniors, Marshall Craft and Tyler Myers, have been selected as 2023 recipients of the Vanderburgh County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships. In addition, senior Shriya Naraya was selected as the 2023 first alternate. “Only ten finalists are selected from all the seniors in Vanderburgh County annually, and we are beyond proud to have three of the ten finalists at our school. Each of these...

3 Things Student Leadership Council Has Taught Me

  Emma is an eighth grader at Evansville Day School. She has been an eagle for ten years. Emma enjoys playing sports such as soccer, basketball, and especially volleyball. Emma has come out of the shadows with the help of our loving Day School community and the Middle School SLC. Here is an overview of how SLC has helped Emma become the person she is today. Have you ever been in charge of an entire middle school? Well, Student Leadership Council...

What E-D-S Means to Me

Nate Phillips, an EDS Junior, has been an Eagle for 14 years. In his time being a lifer, Nate has not only grown up - but has flourished as a student, person, and athlete. Sports are a vital part of Nate’s life; being a part of Day School’s Varsity soccer, basketball, and golf teams. Here is his reflection on the influence being an EDS student athlete has had on his life thus far: E - Excellence  I have always strived to be the best, especially...