Parnassus is a home to many. Integrating disciplines like visual arts, foreign language, and English, senior Catalina Mahe ’22 is ecstatic to be one of the lead editors for the magazine. As a prospective ninth grader, Catalina saw it as an opportunity to expand her love for first language, Spanish––now learning both French and Spanish in her last year. The club allows students to explore their creativity outside of the classroom and gain exposure from peers’ experiences and writing. Meanwhile, Catalina and her senior co-editors (Sunaya Mueller ’22, Charles Spitzley ’22) spend months curating the magazine with advisor Sra. Abby Kanter. Catalina hopes that the upcoming year will inspire new writers and language-fanatics towards the magazine’s community.
“Parnassus does have a very family-club feel. I think one of the benefits of writing in another language, the most obvious thing, is just practicing the language. I’ve got to read all of the pieces in Parnassus, regardless of what language they’re in. It has inspired me to write a lot of my own pieces and to look into reading more literature in other languages. I finally got to share pieces that spoke about what it’s like being Colombian for me. I got to write about what the food, and what my family is like, and I got to express that in Spanish. “
MS/US Students Participate in Science Bowl Tournaments
D-E eighth-graders Jazzy H. ’29, Sehyun C. ’29, Haeley C-B ’29, Defne V. ’29, and Samir P. ’29 recently participated in the NJ Middle School Science Bowl Tournament at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. “The team collaborated to solve difficult problems in STEM areas...
Ethics Bowl Headed to Nationals at UNC Chapel Hill!
D-E’s Ethics Bowl Team is headed to Nationals for the first time in 14 years! After winning a virtual match in the Northeastern Division, our team, coached by Philosophy and Ethics Department Chair Joseph Murphy, is heading to North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the...
Class of 2025 Changemakers Sow Sustainability Initiatives at D-E
As a “community of learners,” we at D-E stand by our mission “to meet the challenges of a changing world and make it better”; therefore, we proudly spotlight students whose actions consistently exemplify this objective and make a lasting impact. Two of these changemakers are Upper School seniors Len Glozman ’25 and Ben Gmyrek ’25. Tasha Urbanowski, Garden Club Faculty Advisor and Grade 6 Dean, says the original “compost crew” Len and Ben are “the students who made a substantial change to institutional behavior and leave a legacy looking toward sustainability.”
Annual MS Faculty/Staff vs. Student Game D-Elivers Spirited Competition
In a spirited basketball battle against Middle School students, D-E MS faculty/staff came out on top, with a final score of 50-33! The MS team made a valiant effort versus the faculty/staff team, which included History Teacher and Boys Basketball Coach Alex Kuchar,...
D-E 360° Chess Team Excels at the State Championship Tournament
On Sunday, nine students from D-E 360°’s ACE Chess Program attended and had a great showing at the NJ State Elementary Scholastic Championships at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. “It was a fun, all-day chess event,” says Coach Mackenzie “Mac” Molner. There...
2024 Distinguished Alumni Awardees and Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Official ceremonies honoring our 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awardees and newest inductees into the Athletic Hall of Fame took place in Schenck Auditorium on the afternoon of Saturday, October 19, 2024. Preeti Fibiger P ’24, Interim Head of School, kicked-off the...
Highlights from Ceremonies Honoring Faculty Retirees John Stott and John King and 2024 Alumni Awardees
Schenck Auditorium was filled on Saturday, October 19, 2024, for a variety of ceremonies during Reunion 2024, honoring faculty retirees and our 2024 Alumni Awardees. Alumni, current and former faculty/staff, families, and friends gathered to honor retired faculty...
School Life Highlights
Thanks to daily campus events, seasonal traditions, and the activities of our student-led clubs and activities, student life @ D-E remains as dynamic as ever! Our youngest Lower School (LS) learners have been enthusiastically engaged in D-E Chess Team and LS Chorus...
D-E Athletics Update: Building Culture Through Core Values
In January 2025, D-E’s Athletic Department, led by Athletic Director JD Sand and Associate AD Dat Phan, together with Assistant AD Ryan Vettoso, Administrative Assistant Nicole Bellmay and Athletic Trainers Anthony Bufi and Kimberly Vivian, unveiled a set of core...
Innovation in Action: An Interview with Diana Gross, Chief Innovation Officer
Entering the office of Chief Innovation Officer Diana Gross in Leggett Hall, you can expect to be greeted by a warm smile and, quite often, jazz standards playing softly in the background. In the midst of her seventh month at D-E, we sat down with Ms. Gross to discuss...
