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. “
Winter 2019 (date TBD): PA welcomes John Kriger, best-selling author, “Tuned On and Tuned Out”
Enjoy this presentation on social media. Kriger provides thoughtful insights for parents of children living in today’s demanding and often stressful “screen” age . The time and date for Mr. Kriger’s visit are still being confirmed, visit pa.d-e.org after...
“PEP” Evening Event on Resilience/Self-Reliance
Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019: 6:30 – 8:30 PM (Hulst House): Resilience and Self-Reliance “PEP” Talk facilitated by D-E Parent Paola Bettelli The Parents’ Association (PA) Parent Education Committee is offering another “PEP” talk on the topic of “developing our children’s...
Timothy Shoemaker, Substance Abuse Educator: Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019
Parents are invited to this “return” D-E visit by substance abuse expert/educator Timothy Shoemaker, for his presentation entitled “High-Ding in Plain Sight”. The presentation is on Thursday, Jan. 17, from 7:00 – 9:00 PM in Hajjar Auditorium. Shoemaker...
Deborah Roffman Workshop Follow-Ups
For those who attended the talks provided earlier this month by sexuality educator and author Deborah Roffman, and/or for those who could not make the events but would like further information on educating our children about sexuality, please visit these links, found...
D-E 2009
Check out this new video from Gianna Alessi: Plan of Attack (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXY3zBQF4LU&feature=youtu.be Download/Stream 'Plan of Attack' by Gianna Alessi: https://hyperurl.co/giannaalessi The video was directed by Zach Shevich...
Dwight 1961
Mary "Sheppy" von Roth Vann and Dick Vann ESB '59 have moved from North Carolina to Tennessee to be closer to grandchildren. Sheppy stays busy with volunteer work. Dick is writing a memoir about his time in the Navy.
ESB 1964
Wouter M. de Nie, 71, a resident of Phoebe Home, formerly of Tamaqua passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Born on November 21, 1946 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he was the son of the late Willem and Anna (Van Rijnbach) de Nie. Wouter received his undergraduate degree...
ESB 1970
Joe Cervieri was re-elected as Councilman of Fort Lee, NJ.
ESB 1969
Peter Balakian spoke at the Final Session of the Armenia symposium at the Metropolitan Art Museum on November 3 . His subject was The Ruins of Ani: From Sacred Landscape to Political Soil. Peter Balakian is a poet and author as well as the Donald M. and Constance...
D-E 1997
Acclaimed by the New York Times as a “deeply expressive violinist,” Harumi Rhodes has gained broad recognition as a multifaceted musician with a distinctive and sincere musical voice. Her generosity of spirit on stage is contagious, making her one of the...

