Sunaya Mueller ’22 has been a journalist for more than six years. Beginning as a member of the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps. in middle school, Sunaya found her beat as a writer. She found, a passion for telling untold stories from teens and upcoming changemakers. Journalism became a means to build her confidence and unique voice. Her most recent article in Teen Vogue, “What Long COVID Looks Like in Teens and Young Adults” spotlighted the long term effects of COVID from national experts and affected teens. Before her debut in Teen Vogue, Sunaya wrote for Ms. Magazine, The Terrier, The 74, & Mid Hudson News. She credits her journey to her editors and is inspired by the peers she’s been able to meet through journalism. Most recently, she was awarded as the Grand Prize Winner of The Boston’s Globe Young Reporter’s Competition In Partnership with Apple TV+ in June 2021.
“I think there is actually the strength to be way younger than anyone else in this field. I feel like in this era of fake news to be pursuit of truth is becoming less common. In journalism, that’s what’s supposed to happen. You are in the pursuit of truth. I’m really happy that I get to do this because there’s not many other jobs where you get to propel other voices forward or other information to the forefront, especially as a teenager fighting for other teenagers. Having that focus in mind is the most important to me because we are the future, and we are the now.”
MS “Anatomy of a Human” Consortium Highlights
To launch its Anatomy of a Human Project, 7th grade faculty recently facilitated an Anatomy of Human Consortium, during which several D-E parents graciously took time out of their busy days in the medical field to visit the Middle School and share about their medical...
D-E Community Shines During Annual Cultural Showcase 2026
“Inviting Peace” was the theme of “Our World House: A Cultural Showcase,” a now-annual School event organized by the Department for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB), for which students from the Lower School (LS), Middle School (MS), and Upper School...
D-E Performing Arts Proudly Presents MS & LS Choral Concert Thursday, Feb. 5
Rehearsals are underway for D-E Performing Arts’ next upcoming live concert! The Middle & Lower School Choral Concert is this Thursday, Feb. 5, at 7 PM in Hajjar Auditorium (2nd Floor, D-E Campus Center). Look forward to hearing toe-tapping, intriguingly-titled...
PA Hosts LS/MS Book Fair & PJ Party
Paws for reading! Our Lower & Middle School Book Fair, hosted by our incredibly D-Edicated Parents’ Association, kicked off in grand fashion. On Saturday, Lower School (LS) students wore their comfy clothes for a PJ Party in Hajjar Auditorium, where Head of School...
US BLADE Club Hosts Annual Career Assembly
The Business Leaders at Dwight-Englewood (BLADE) student organization hosted its annual Career Assembly this week for the entire Upper School. Building on feedback from last year’s event, which included a single panel of guests from a variety of professions in Schenck...
Sixth Grade Identity Unit Culminates With Food Festival
In a culmination of the Sixth Grade Food & Identity Unit that began two weeks ago, students recently presented their hard work across their MESH (Math, English, Science, and History) classes to D-E families in Hajjar Auditorium. The presentations were followed by...
Swartley Gallery Presents the “AP Art Gallery Wall”
The Swartley Gallery Series’ latest exhibit is the traditional “AP Art Gallery Wall,” featuring the work of AP Studio Art students, on view now through Thursday, Feb. 5. A variety of mediums are represented from Emma Baumgarten ’26, Lily Berger ’26, Celia Binn ’26,...
MS Show Choir Concert “Workshops” Edgar Allen Poe
Families and friends of our Middle School (MS) Show Choir recently experienced a workshop-style live concert centered on the works of famed writer Edgar Allan Poe. Director Olivia Lionetti shared with the audience that the performance, titled "The Tales & Tunes...
Emerging Technologies Club Partners With Women’s Information Center to Teach Digital Skills
Members of the Upper School’s Emerging Technologies (ET) Club recently organized a workshop on teaching key digital tools at the Women’s Rights Information Center in Englewood after learning there was a need for this training in the community. “As a club centered on...
2nd Semester Kicks-Off; Seniors Celebrate Their Last Semester
We’re halfway through the school year! Our dedicated D-E Parents’ Association helped our Middle and Upper School students celebrate the start of the second semester this week with blue and gold balloon displays, uplifting signs, and a visit from Ace the Bulldog....