Testimonials
Long Trail gives kids the opportunities to come out of their shells and laugh. This community teaches you how to accept and feel accepted. — Olivia Vastola ‘11
I won’t bore everyone with stories of my shyness when I first came here or things like that, but what I can say is how thankful I am that this school made me take some initiative and learn how to learn instead of talking at me like so many other schools, expecting a recitation of facts. — Henry Clark ‘11
I had issues with bullying when I was younger, before I came here, and because of those unhappy experiences, I tended to hang back from the Long Trail community as a whole. Reminiscing, I rather regret having done this because, as I’ve come to realize, Long Trail has a really great community, with many wonderful people and neat opportunities, the sort of community that it can be rather difficult to find in life. — Kalon Jacobs-Johnson ‘11
I can say firmly that I wouldn’t be the same person here today if I didn’t stay here. Long Trail has made me see the importance of being a community and how everyone needs help at some point. And here, especially at LTS, there are people willing to go out of their way to help with whatever your needs are. — Scotty Hansen ‘11
The experiences that I’ve gained at Long Trail are remarkable. You can just leave your belongings and know that when you come back it will still be there. The teachers are amazing and open minded which make it a great environment. — Esteban Soto ‘11
Long Trail’s community embraced me openly and blew me away with its hospitality, making me feel like I belonged, like I was a part of something bigger.
…. I’d always sit in the back of the classroom and rarely talked. But when I switched to Long Trail my junior year, I knew I had found my home. I wasn’t shunned for being different and was embraced for who I was rather rejected for who I wasn’t. Teachers would praise me for my creativity rather than chastise me for it. — Kirsten Campagne ‘11
The experience that Long Trail gave me is unforgettable. The close relationships among teachers and students in this community impressed me the most. I can still remember the first day of school last year. All my teachers said hello to me and knew my name! It indeed seemed that we had known each other before. I felt the welcoming warmth from all of you. — Ethan Wang ‘11
Coming to Long Trail was the best decision of my life. — Jasmin Rostamnezhad ‘09
Ever since my first day here I’ve felt myself change. After three years I am more confident, better motivated and organized, more productive, and of course, better educated. I am a stronger leader and overall a better part of the world I live in. — Cerridwen Moser-Bertsche ‘09
The great thing about Long Trail is that everyone has the opportunity to be heard, and to pave his own road. Here I have been able to create my own little niche. Long Trail has so much to teach people. — Matt Rosenthal ‘09
Long Trail has shown me a whole different way of looking at education… I appreciate this school more than anything. It’s just my size and I fell in love with it when I first saw it. - Misty Lewis ‘10
Long Trail has fostered in me the person I have always wanted to be. – Ali Tschorn, ‘10
I love being a student here! Long Trail is unlike any school I’ve ever been to. It’s like a second home, with amazing teachers and great kids. Somehow, when we walk through the doors we become braver, kinder, more open to new ideas. – Isabelle Barnard, ‘12
