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!
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. Neon apparel and wigs, flashing lights and other bright accessories were spotted all around campus. Lunchtime Leggett...
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 walkers, who gathered to remember the legacy of beloved teacher and Coach Jerry Krauthamer, aka “Kraut”. Event...
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, along with faculty/staff as well, clearly embraced the theme of the day, attired in comfy PJs as well as bathrobes and...
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 attending D-E. This year’s Legacy Breakfast followed tradition, with a child from each Legacy Family proudly introducing...
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 for her here:
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 Weekend, which kicks off with Kraut’s Running of the Bulldogs (a 5K and “Fun Run”) tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 19, at 9:00...
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 Robert Murphy and his staff about his vision for this Greek tragedy that has stood the test of time. Read about the...
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. Representative for New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District and a D-E parent. Club members Asher Cohen ’25, Rebecca Kreynin ’25, and...
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 Antigone to his Upper School classes, had approached the former director of...
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 artist, Stephanie guest lectured Upper School students on her painting technique, which uses tape as a tool to create the...