Beyond the Classroom
There have been so many opportunities over the past few months for our students, faculty/staff, and families to enjoy learning experiences far beyond the confines of the classroom. This is all thanks to robust, exciting student life and community service initiatives. From our youngest students involved in Affinity Group-led diversity awareness assembly programs and being mentored in hands-on STEM workshops… to Middle and Upper School student leaders of clubs that are focused on the arts, identity, community service and specific interest areas … our mission is fully in action through D-E’s co-curricular offerings.
The D-E Garden Club, Jazz Rock, INSPIRE ( Introducing New Solutions to Promote Integrity & Respect Everywhere), WISE (Women in STEM Education), JADE (Jewish Awareness at D-E); GSA (Gender & Sexuality Awareness) and Spoonies ( a club dedicated to raising awareness about Chronic Illness) are just a few examples of clubs that have made a wonderful, positive impact on the School over the past few months.
The photos here provide just a sampling of these activities; please see the following pages for more specific examples of our students doing their part to ‘make it better’ through fundraising programs including V-Day 2023 and Art in Action, and affinity group activities celebrating differences.
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!
D-E ’00
Samantha Mann Raphael sent in this update this past December: “I have been living in Massachusetts for the last 13 years. My husband and I have two girls, Fraya (5 years) and Sydney (16 months), who keep us on our toes! This year began my 11th year teaching social...
D-E ’04
Matthew “Matt” Krane got a promotion recently. After seven years with Accenture, Matt has spent the past two and a half years with GEP Worldwide, a leading international procurement and supply chain consulting and technology firm. In December 2017, he was promoted to...
D-E ’17
Maxine Musto as a college freshman took first prize in Franklin & Marshall College's Solo and Concerto Competition playing the Concerto Number 2 for Violin by Henri Wieniawski. As a result, she earned the opportunity to perform the solo in concert with the...
Alumni and Community Happenings
Above: Heidi Skolnik ’79, Paul Marber ’78, Maria Sanchez Gardner ’78, Joanne Graf ’78, Linda Reiter ’78, Paul Lucas ’79, Michele Grodberg ’79, Illyse Kaplan ’79, Rob Linder ’79, and Soraya Zarghami Gage ’79 Each and every season, and for many great reasons,...
D-E ’01
David Machinist and Michael Machinist’s band, Shinobi Ninja, had their song "Genuine Is In" featured in episode three of the Netflix television show, She's Gotta Have It, created by alumni parent Spike Lee. The twins are pictured above (holding the posters) with Spike...
The Mapmaker’s Daughter
Katherine Nouri Hughes D ’67 Delphinium August 2017 The Mapmaker’s Daughter, a historical novel set in the 16th century, is the confession of Nurbanu, born Cecilia Baffo Veniero, the mesmerizing, illegitimate Venetian who became the most powerful woman in the Ottoman...
Big Impact: Insights & Stories from America’s Non-Profit Leaders
Vivien Hoexter ’78 and Linda C. Hartley BookBaby December 2017 Big Impact: Insights & Stories from America’s Non-Profit Leaders shares perspectives on solving some of our greatest, most vexing societal problems. The authors interviewed nearly 50 leaders of...
Danger Signs! Contraindications and Proper Applications of Spinal Manipulation
Dr. Andrew Rodgers P ’19 ’21 Page Publishing, Inc. December 2016 Danger Signs! The Contraindications and Proper Applications of Spinal Manipulation is a medical text to be used by chiropractors and other practitioners of spinal and pelvic manipulation, and as a useful...