Affinity Groups Raise Awareness of & Appreciation for Differences in Identity
At D-E, affinity groups are tightly knit spaces of community, growth, and identity. Always striving to engage with other students, spread culture and awareness, and celebrate diversity, they are an essential part of school life and co-curricular opportunities in particular. Below are some of D-E’s affinity groups and their accomplishments, memories, and hopes for this year and beyond!
Artistic Faculty Endeavors
D-E Visual Arts Chair Marisol Diaz held her solo exhibit “On Engineering the Self & Untethering the Soul” at the Bell-ans Center of Creative Arts in Orangeburg, NY, earlier this fall, which was the culmination of a several months long artist residency program for...
Jamming in the City
D-E’s Upper School ensemble StringJam traveled to Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing for a master class/workshop in January with the acclaimed quartet Ensemble Connect. StringJam Director and D-E Music Department faculty member Annaliesa Place commented, “This was...
DWIGHT ’53
The alumni office has learned of the passing of Adrienne Mann Cohen, of Languna Beach, CA, on January 4, 2018, at the age of 82. After Dwight Adrienne earned her undergraduate degree in art history from Brandeis University in 1957 and went on to teach art in New...
DWIGHT ’59
The alumni office has learned of the death of Jane Merkle Borden. Here is an adapted excerpt from her obituary published in the Hartford Courant newspaper: “Jane Merkle Borden of West Hartford, CT, passed away peacefully December 15, 2017. Born August 24, 1943, in...
DWIGHT ’67
Katherine Muhlfeld Bell is still carving stone and is a hospice volunteer, which she loves. She is also a high school mentor and is almost a grandmother.
D-E ’87
Jeanine Seitman Keller finally bought a house in Carmel Valley, CA. She is enjoying 70-degree winter days after 20 years in Breckenridge, CO.
D-E ’78
Nicholas “Nic” Apostoleris is the new CEO of a medical group, Tri-County Medical Group, which is looking to become a community health center organization based in Lima, NY. Lima is south of Rochester, near where Nic’s wife, Cathy, grew up and where her parents still...
D-E ’76
Lisa Diaz Nash was excited to be sworn in as a member of San Mateo’s Measure S Citizen Oversight Committee. The committee will review spending of a special sales tax to improve infrastructure and city services. We wish Rob Shafir the best as the new chief executive...
D-E ’73
Kudos to Alfred “Al” Drewes, who has been retained to teach at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business.
D-E ’96
Karen Orzolek's band, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, reissued its debut album, Fever to Tell, this past October and held several concerts in the United States for the first time in four years. Go Karen O!