Meredith (“Mimi”) Garcia had the unique challenge of teaching “Apocalyptic Lit” amidst the COVID-19 hybrid year. Still, the central questions of the course remained, “Will the apocalypse bring total annihilation, transcendence, bloodthirsty zombies, or all of the above? Will it bring people together or tear them apart?” As a medium, fiction allows for distance from both the material and reality, enough to critically engage with the text. Despite the fantastical, sci-fi qualities to apocalyptic literature, Mimi stresses that each text, from The Walking Dead to Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, speak to questions of human nature and of hope.
Mimi’s new course offering, “Globalization, Literature, & Film”, investigates how globalization and media have come to shape each other and our everyday lives. The course utilizes films like Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon (1950) and Walter Salles’ Motorcycle Diaries (2004) to discuss how politics, history, and cross-cultural encounters come to manifest in film. Mimi notes that the entire film industry and how we have come to watch film also plays a role in how we analyze and reflect on the relationship between literature and media—to be both critical of the past and the present.
DEIB Assemblies Raise Awareness & Celebrate Differences
Assembly programs held in all three divisions help to promote understanding as our differences are both highlighted and celebrated. Within the first week of the new 2023-2024 school year, the Lower School gathered for a special opening assembly. Ms. Simone Henry...
A Message from Dr. Marcus Ingram, Director, DEIB
Dear Dwight-Englewood School Families: In my four months here, I am already moved by the centrality of the school’s mission and how it calls us to community. Nevertheless, recent weeks have exposed the difficulty of genuinely being together in a remarkably diverse...
School Life Highlights
The fall was full of festivities and fun with Spirit Week! Spirit Week was a blast with every division participating in some capacity. Monday was Pajama Day; Tuesday was Jersey Day; Wednesday was Pink-Out Day for Breast Cancer; Thursday was Baggy Clothes Day; Friday...
Athletics 2023 All-League / All-County Awards
Boys Soccer All-League / All-CountyGirls Soccer All-League / All-CountyGirls Varsity Volleyball All-League / All-CountyGirls Varsity Field Hockey All-League / All-CountyGirls Tennis All-League / All-CountyCross Country All-League / All-County
Athletics Fall 2023 Internal Awards
Boys Freshman Soccer Owen Bergman (MVP) Jacob Stern (MIP) Noah Fisher (CA) Boys JV Soccer Eli Horowitz (MVP) Krishnav Tapuriah (MIP) Miles Neil (CA) Boys Varsity Soccer Jack Park (MVP) Milo Mizner (MIP) Jack Meserole (CA) Girls Varsity Soccer Lillian “Sammie” Moncion...
Varsity Field Hockey
“The Varsity Field Hockey team was led by senior captains Charlotte Hyman and Colombe Gordon. They were instrumental in leading by example and helped set the foundation of what we most value within our team. In addition, our Junior captains, Leah Hong and Lilly...
Girls Varsity Tennis
“This fall, Varsity Girls Tennis won the League title for the second year in a row! The team was led by senior captains Sydney Siew, Emily Mills, and Kayla Sorkin. Second doubles Ella Siew and Zoe Kruger made it all the way to semifinals at counties and played against...
Boys Varsity Soccer
“In the face of changes and untimely setbacks, Boys Varsity Soccer team has endured and produced a successful season. The campaign started strong, with the team remaining undefeated in the preseason despite losing many talented seniors from the past year. The team...
Girls Varsity Soccer
“This season, the Girls Varsity Soccer Team had 11 wins, 4 losses, and 1 tie. The girls soccer team has been among the top teams in the NJIC Conference and, including this season, won their third consecutive championship of the Liberty Division. Furthermore, the team...
Varsity Cross Country
“Our Cross Country team’s Fall 2023 season was incredibly successful, with several highlights. The team included 12 runners who worked together to help each other succeed. This year, the team had 26 personal records, two First Team All-Division runners, one Second...
