Athletic Teams Shout-outs!

D-E 360° LS Chess Team Competes at Scholastic Grand Prix

by Bart Klemensowski | February 12, 2026 | Recent News | 0 Comments

The D-E 360° Lower School Chess Team continues its winning streak with a fantastic showing at the recent Scholastic (K-9) Grand Prix, hosted in the D-E STEM Center. Players came from a wide range of schools across New Jersey and New York, and 28 students from D-E...

Economics & Business Finance Students Visit the Fed

by Bart Klemensowski | February 11, 2026 | Recent News | 0 Comments

Upper School (US) students in our Economics and Business Finance classes recently took a field trip to the Federal Bank of New York. “While there, they listened to a lecture on basic monetary policy and the role the central bank plays in managing the economy,” said US...

Basketball Student-Athlete Leo Colosimo ’26 Scores His 1,000th Point

by Bart Klemensowski | February 11, 2026 | Recent News | 0 Comments

CHEERS & CONGRATS to Leo Colosimo ‘26!!! Courtside dreams came true last night when Leo Colosimo ’26 scored his 1,000th career point in the Myrna B. Sherman Gym, where D-E’s Boys Varsity Basketball Team faced the Hackensack Comets. Congratulations to Leo on this...

LS Celebrates Black History Month

by Bart Klemensowski | February 10, 2026 | Recent News | 0 Comments

During their recent Lower School Assembly, the LS community celebrated Black History Month with storytelling, personal anecdotes, poetry, and a dance performance! The assembly began with a video featuring a reading of “That Swingin’ Sound,” a story about the musical...

We Heart Math: Connecting Through the All-School Math Problem

by Bart Klemensowski | February 9, 2026 | Recent News | 0 Comments

CHEERS to D-E’s All-School Math Problem, a long-time tradition and cross-divisional activity! This year’s problem focused on symmetry, with a theme apropos for the lead-up to Valentine’s Day—cutting out (and folding) paper hearts! Ms. Patti Barrett, Chair of...

Save the Date for TEDxDwight-Englewood School 2026!

by Valerie Berrios | February 6, 2026 | Featured Posts, Innovation Highlights, Innovation in Academics | 0 Comments

TEDxDwight-Englewood School 2026 is almost here! The production team is hard at work getting ready for the second-annual event, being held on Thursday, February 19, at 6 PM in Hajjar Auditorium. This year’s event once again features D-E Upper School student presenters speaking on the theme of “Learning Unbound: Igniting the Future,” with a mission of “sharing ideas worth spreading.” Featured speakers are Cooper Carragher-Haim ’26, Megan Rhee ’29, Arnav Garg ’28, Kylie Karageozian ’27, Jason Lee ’27, and Tyler Pinniger ’27. Learn more about the event by clicking the link in our bio!

Young Alumni Return to Campus to Discuss Life After D-E

by Valerie Berrios | February 5, 2026 | Alumni Happenings, Featured Posts | 0 Comments

Earlier this winter, the School hosted a “Life After D-E” Young Alumni Panel Discussion in Hajjar Auditorium, during which graduates of the Classes of 2021-2025 shared with us how D-E has impacted their lives in college and beyond. As articulated by these young alumni, our Upper School students have opportunities to explore their passions and choose their own path as they move into the world. To read their reflections on what sets D-E apart from other schools and why they will always have a home, a community, at Dwight-Englewood, click the link in our bio!

Stage Band/ Jazz Workshop & Chorus Collab Concert on Monday, Feb 9

by Bart Klemensowski | February 5, 2026 | Recent News | 0 Comments

Our student musicians are getting ready to perform Gershwin (“Prelude 2”), Garner (“Misty”), “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, and more, when D-E Performing Arts presents their annual, collaborative Stage Band / Jazz Workshop and Chorus Concert. The concert is Monday,...

3rd Grade FLL Robotics Teams Shine at Explore Event

by Bart Klemensowski | February 4, 2026 | Recent News | 0 Comments

Congratulations to our incredible 3rd Grade First LEGO League (FLL) Robotics Teams, who shined at the recent FLL Explore event at Princeton Day School! “We couldn’t be prouder of our students,” said Ms. Li, Lower School (LS) STEM teacher, who coaches the LS Robotics...

MS “Anatomy of a Human” Consortium Highlights

by Bart Klemensowski | February 4, 2026 | Recent News | 0 Comments

To launch its Anatomy of a Human Project, 7th grade faculty recently facilitated an Anatomy of Human Consortium, during which several D-E parents graciously took time out of their busy days in the medical field to visit the Middle School and share about their medical...

Congratulations to Myles Bland ’23 who was selected as Dwight-Englewood’s recipient of the NJSIAA Scholar-Athlete Award. Myles was honored along with other New Jersey high school athletes by the NJSIAA at a luncheon on May 21.

Congratulations to Varsity Baseball Team’s Everett Garber ’24, who was listed as one of the Baseball Players of the Week in the NJIC on NJ.com in early May!

Congratulations to Varsity Girls’ Lacrosse Team’s Alexa Kobre ’24 who was named the NJIGLL Offensive Player of the Week in early May!

Congratulations to Karina Pink ’23 and Amari Boyd ’23 for earning the NJIC Sportsmanship Award. This award honors the top student athletes from each school who best personified sportsmanship in their respective sports. In the words of Interim Athletic Director Bill Jaeger, “Karina and Amari have represented the very best side of D-E athletics during their years of competition.” Amari & Karina were honored at a luncheon held by the NJIC on May 31.

Congratulations to Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse Team’s Max Schiffman ’23, who was listed as a “Player to Watch” in the NJSIAA Boys Lacrosse Non-Public B Tournament on NJ.com!

Congratulations to Boys’ Varsity Tennis Assistant Coach Chris Chan, who won the Men’s National USTA Doubles Championship in San Diego! Coach Chan is also the Head Coach for D-E Girls’ Varsity Tennis.

Congratulations to Colin McKoy ’23, who was selected by North Jersey Media as the Male “Athlete of The Week” for Bergen County in early May. Colin earned this award through his performance at the NJIC League Championship, scoring 38 points for the Bulldogs. Colin won the 400m (53.04), Javelin (145-4) , anchor leg for the winning 4×400 Relay (52 split), and came second in the Triple Jump (41-5.5.) . Colin is now on our Top 10 list in D-E School Track history in the following events: #3 Javelin, #10 400IH, #10 400M, #2 Triple Jump; he also is our spring Triple Jump record holder!

Congratulations to Jaden Aroesty ’26 for being the only golfer in the NJIC to qualify for the Dan Luciano Golf Tournament!