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Let’s Glow Day! Spirit Week 2024

Way to “Glow”, D-E! Today’s Spirit Week 2024 theme, “Glow Day”, was brightly celebrated by our Middle and Upper School students and faculty/staff. ...

Kraut Run 2024 Honors Beloved Teacher & Coach Jerry Krauthamer

After a long hiatus, the D-E Kraut Run 2024 returned to D-E and was held last weekend! Beautiful weather greeted dozens of enthusiastic runners and...

Spirit Week 2024 Kicks-Off with PJ Day!

The annual D-E tradition of Spirit Week continues again this year! Spirit Week 2024 kicked-off today with “PJ Day”! Students from all 3 divisions,...

Annual Breakfast Welcomes D-E Legacy Families

Dozens of D-E families gathered recently for the annual Legacy Breakfast! Our Legacy families are those with alumni who have children currently...

Vote for Skye Trainor ‘28, Nominee on NJ.com’s Best Freshman Girls Soccer Athlete 2024

Congratulations to Skye Trainor ‘28, nominated as one of the "Top 2024 Girls Soccer Freshmen” on NJ.com! Let’s ‘cheer’ it for Skye and you can vote...

Welcome Back Alumni! Celebrating Reunion Weekend 2024

Welcome back, Alumni! We’re looking forward to reconnecting with D-E alumni as well as current and former faculty members during this year’s Reunion...

Antigone, the Upper School Fall Play: Our Directors’ Perspectives

To gear up for the debut of Antigone, the Upper School’s Fall Play, to be performed Nov. 7-9 in Hajjar Auditorium, we spoke to US Theater Director...

US Assembly Special Guest USA Congressman Josh Gottheimer

During an Upper School Assembly earlier this week, the D-E Political Discussion Club hosted a panel talk with Josh Gottheimer, the U.S....

Swartley Art Gallery Series Welcomes Soyoung Stephanie Moon ’13

D-E was thrilled to welcome back alumna Soyoung Stephanie Moon ’13, whose art is on display in Swartley Gallery now through Oct. 29. An optical...

LPAG Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

It’s a fiesta! Latin beats recently filled the lobby of the STEM Center, as D-E’s Latino Parent Affinity Group (LPAG) hosted a lively Hispanic...

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Backstage Perspective: D-E’s Adaptation of Antigone Aims to Be Timeless

by Valerie Berrios

Backstage Perspective:D-E’s Adaptation of Antigone Aims to Be Timeless Selecting Antigone, the Greek tragedy written by Sophocles around 441 BC, as D-E’s Upper School Fall Play was a collaborative effort. History Teacher Ben Fleisher, who teaches the text from...

D-E Today Class Trips Recap

by Valerie Berrios

As part of a welcome tradition at D-E, the Middle School and Upper School embarked on class trips in September to kick off the school year, engage in the School’s sense of community, and broaden their horizons. Brian Merry, Grade 12 Dean, chaperoned seniors on a trip...

Upper School Students Get Election Ready

by Valerie Berrios

The 2024 Presidential Election is nearly upon us—and in preparation, D-E Upper School students attended the first of a series of assemblies on election literacy in Schenck Auditorium. Grade 11 (Class of 2026) Dean Emily Sclafani began the inaugural program on...