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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...

Don’t Miss ‘A Monster Calls,’ With Performances Tonight Through Saturday!

by Bart Klemensowski | November 13, 2025 | Performing Arts, Recent News | 0 Comments

The premiere of ‘A Monster Calls,’ the annual D-E Fall Play, is upon us! Don’t miss this poignant ensemble show, with a cast and crew of students in Grades 8-12. Showtimes are TONIGHT at 4:00 PM, Friday, Nov. 14, at 7:00 PM, and Saturday, Nov. 15, at 2:00 PM and 7:00...

D-E 360° ACE Chess and Robotics Tournament Highlights

by Bart Klemensowski | November 12, 2025 | D-E 360 ̊, Recent News | 0 Comments

Students in our D-E 360° Aftercare & Enrichment (ACE) programs—particularly our Chess and FIRST Lego League (FLL) Robotics teams—are off to a strong start! Earlier this month, we hosted the annual D-E Intersquad Chess Tournament in Hajjar Auditorium. Our Chess...

Ninth-Grade Workshops Prep Freshmen for Life in the Upper School

by Valerie Berrios | November 12, 2025 | Featured Posts, Our Community of Learners, Recent News | 0 Comments

Ninth graders at D-E recently participated in a three-part series of workshops over the course of four weeks to help them in their transition to the Upper School (US). The workshops were based on a program US Principal Kim Lalli P’35,’37 designed years ago for the...

Lower School Students Celebrate Veterans Day

by Bart Klemensowski | November 12, 2025 | D-E Traditions, Recent News, School Life Highlights | 0 Comments

As part of a recent Lower School (LS) Assembly, several students acknowledged Veterans Day by proudly sharing personal stories and photos of family members who have served or are serving in the military. Noni J. ’36 began by introducing her Uncle Troy, who is...

Don’t Miss the Fall Play, ‘A Monster Calls’!

by Bart Klemensowski | November 10, 2025 | Performing Arts, Recent News | 0 Comments

D-E Performing Arts is excited to present the annual D-E Fall Play, “A Monster Calls,” with performances in Schenck Auditorium on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 4:00 PM; Friday, Nov. 14, at 7:00 PM; and Saturday, Nov. 15, at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM! This is a heart-wrenching story...

Sixth-Grade Spanish Class Shares Learnings on Flamenco

by Bart Klemensowski | November 6, 2025 | Inclusivity & Belonging in Academics, Recent News | 0 Comments

Spanish language and the visual arts blended beautifully in the Middle School (MS) for a cross-collaborative project facilitated by Ms. Junia Robinson, MS Spanish Teacher, and Ms. Lydia Scrivanich, P ’27, MS Art & Design Teacher. To conclude a unit on Spanish...

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!