Athletic Teams Shout-outs!

MS Robotics Showcase Preps Teams for Competition

by Bart Klemensowski | November 21, 2025 | Recent News, Tech & Robotics | 0 Comments

D-E Middle School (MS) Robotics Teams recently presented a Showcase for faculty/staff, families, and friends, in preparation for their first official competition. The four MS Teams Apex, Nitro, Quasar and Rex each took a turn highlighting the process and motivation...

Thanksgiving Drive 2025: “Making It Better” for Local Organizations

by Bart Klemensowski | November 21, 2025 | Recent News, School Life Highlights, Traditions | 0 Comments

D-E students, faculty, and staff across divisions made a difference in a big way as they participated in our annual Thanksgiving Food and Coat drives. In the Upper School, the Office of Student Life and members of the CODES and HOPE clubs coordinated the collection of...

MS Athletics Fall Season Highlights Reel

by Bart Klemensowski | November 20, 2025 | Athletic Highlights, Recent News | 0 Comments

Way to go Middle School (MS) Bulldogs! Our MS Teams’ Fall 2025 season recently wrapped up after some fun and memorable moments. MS athletes finished strong in Field Hockey, Cross Country, Volleyball, Tennis, and Boys and Girls Soccer. Explore this topic further with a...

D-E Senior Shares Her Self-Published Book with PreK 4

by Bart Klemensowski | November 20, 2025 | Recent News, Seeking Excellence | 0 Comments

In a continuation of the “Small Story” book project initiated by Grade 11 Dean Tuc for her Creative Writing class, Upper School students joined the PreK 4 class in the Lower School (LS) for a lesson on author pages. “In their small groups, students will learn about...

“Mostly Miles” Jazz Brunch 2025 is Sunday, Nov. 23, 12 PM!

by Bart Klemensowski | November 19, 2025 | Performing Arts, Recent News | 0 Comments

Our jazz musicians are hard at work rehearsing for Jazz Brunch 2025! D-E’s Stage Band and Jazz Workshop ensembles will perform this annual concert on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 12 PM in Hajjar Auditorium. Director Rob DeBellis has shared that the concert theme is “Mostly...

D-E Faculty/Staff Reflect on the Idea of ‘Mattering’ by Author Jennifer Wallace

by Valerie Berrios | November 19, 2025 | Featured Posts, Inclusivity & Belonging in Academics, Recent News | 0 Comments

“Students are crushed by an unrelenting drive to succeed and then climb even higher...” A series of conversations about the book Never Enough, which delves into the pressure our kids feel to achieve and how a strong sense of “mattering” can act as a buffer to this...

That’s a Wrap on ‘A Monster Calls’

by Bart Klemensowski | November 17, 2025 | Performing Arts, Recent News | 0 Comments

Bravo! The cast and crew wrapped up an amazing series of performances this weekend of “A Monster Calls,” in which the haunting set, created in large part by D-E students with symbolic elements to communicate a sense of entrapment, blended seamlessly with the artistry...

Mr. Daly Offers a Thoughtful Perspective on ‘The Merchant of Venice’

by Bart Klemensowski | November 16, 2025 | Our Community of Learners, Recent News | 0 Comments

The 10th Annual Leggett-Umpleby Lecture was brought to us by Mr. Fred Daly, who is in his 46th year of teaching and 31st year at D-E, 20 years of which were spent as the English Department Chair. He also founded the D-E Shakespeare Society, now in its 17th year. Mr....

An INSPIRE-ing Conversation About Indigenous Peoples

by Bart Klemensowski | November 16, 2025 | Inclusive Excellence, Recent News, Spotlight on History | 0 Comments

The Upper School’s INSPIRE club, led by Cam Gennardo ’26, Hayley Cohen ’27, Maia Haber ’26, and Evelyn Chow ’27, recently hosted an open discussion dedicated to Native American Heritage Month. Student leaders presented on the history of the observance, the diaspora it...

Poetry Sharing Across Divisions

by Bart Klemensowski | November 13, 2025 | Recent News, School Life Highlights | 0 Comments

D-E’s English Department strives to give students seasonal opportunities not only to write with intention, delving into topics that are representative of who they are, but also to share these words with the broader community. For instance, yesterday The Imperatore...

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!