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. “
Lower School Fencing Assembly Highlights
We were in for a treat yesterday with a demonstration of basic fencing skills thanks to D-E 360º and our Lower School students, Deborah and Melinda! Our D-E 360º fencing coach ran us through some reaction time drills before having Deborah and Melinda perform a bout!...
Inaugural D-E Cultural Showcase Highlights
Yesterday, we hosted our first annual All-Divisional Cultural Showcase! D-E faculty, families, and friends gathered to watch a myriad of performances. There was so much lively dancing and music from Bollywood, West Africa, to China, and more! After the showcase, we...
Congrats Track Athletes: Invited to Bergen Meet of Champions (BMOC)!
Congratulations to these 5 D-E Track & Field Athletes, for being invited to compete in the upcoming Bergen Meet of Champions! Uma Rajan ‘24- 400m (pictured with cleats), 800m & Triple Jump; Noah Thomas ‘24 - HJ, LJ & Triple Jump; Razil Fernandes ‘24 -...
Congratulations Scholastic Award Winners!
Congratulations to all our Upper School Scholastic Art & Writing Contest winners (Regionals)! We had a fantastic cohort receive Gold and Silver Keys as well as Honorable Mentions in Photography, Drawing & Illustration, Mixed Media, Digital Art, Printmaking, Painting, Memoir, Poetry, Flash Fiction, & Critical Essay! Scholastic is the nation’s longest running, most prestigious recognition program for teens, and we couldn’t be prouder!
Kudos to Alexa Kobre ‘24: 100 Goal for D-E Girls LAX!
WOW & Kudos to Alexa Kobre ‘24! Alexa recently scored her 100th goal for D-E Girls Lacrosse! She’s 4th in the all-time D-E Girls LAX record book! Alexa has also scored in every game this 2023-’24 season, averaging 3.1 goals/game! WAY TO GO ALEXA!!! GO...
Cheers to Ash Pompidou ‘25: 100 Career Points for D-E Boys LAX!
WOW & Cheers to Ash Pompidou ‘25! Ash recently earned his 100th career point for D-E Boys Lacrosse! Ash earned this milestone with his 8 (!!) point performance in the Boys LAX recent win! Ash’s D-E Boys LAX career currently stands at 105 points, with 66 goals and...
All-Choral & African Drumming Concert is Tuesday, May 21!
Save the Date for Tuesday, May 21 for our All-Choral & African Drumming Concert! Rehearsals are underway for the annual concert, which starts at 7 PM in Schenck Auditorium with performances by all our student choral ensembles. Then the concert moves onto Leggett...
LS CHESS TOURNAMENT
We’ve been growing a chess culture here at D-E thanks to D-E 360º, and our Lower School students are leading the way. This past weekend our Lower School Chess Team and Grandmaster Mac went to the Hunter Chess Tournament and had great success! Amanda Z. got 2nd place...
Annual Cabaret Night” Concert is Monday, May 20!
Save the Date for Jazz! D-E Performing Arts proudly presents the annual Cabaret Night Concert on Monday, May 20, at 7 PM! Our Stage Band and Jazz Workshop ensembles, under the direction of Rob DeBellis, will be performing cool,...
AAPI Heritage Month Recognition Exhibit Installation
May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month! To celebrate the month, our Upper School East Asian and South Asian Affinity Groups collaborated to make a “SkyBridge Wall Almanac”! Students researched a variety of flora, spices, and herbs that are culturally...