In this issue, Michelle Carstens-Potts, Chair of the Health and Wellness Department; Dr. Danny Carragher, Chair of the Human Development Department; and Lisa Wittner, Director of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), discuss their roles and the programs they implement.
In our next issue, Part II of this series will feature conversations with members of our Student Support Leadership Team, including Dr. Deirdre O’Malley, Director of Counseling Services, and Marc Gladstone, Lead Learning Specialist. Interviews have been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Congrats Gabe Feldman ‘25: 200 Career Points in Boys’ Lax!
CHEERS and congratulations to senior Gabe Feldman ‘25 for scoring his 200th Career Points mark earlier this week! Gabe currently has earned an amazing 108 goals and 94 assists for D-E Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse! Way to go Gabe! GO BULLDOGS!!!
D-E Varsity Baseball named Team of the Week!
WOW and WAY TO GO D-E Varsity Baseball! After a week of voting, the Bulldogs were recently named as “North Jersey Team of the Week”! The Bulldogs earned this nod thanks to the results of an outstanding 4-0 week and outscoring their opponents 34-5! Go D-E Varsity...
DEIB Cultural Showcase 2025 Highlights
Bravo! D-E’s Affinity groups shined bright during our Second Annual Cultural Showcase! Dynamic live musical, dance, choral performances and videos from the Black, Chinese, Latino, South Asian, Korean and LGBTQ+ communities kept the audience in Schenck Auditorium...
Congrats Dani Weiss ‘25: 100 Career Goals for D-E Girls’ Lax!!!
WOW & Congrats to senior Dani Weiss’ 25, for scoring her 100th career goal for the Bulldogs! Dani netted her 100th career goal in the Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse win earlier this week AND topped the school record for goals in a game – with 10. Dani previously held the...
MS Assembly Celebrates Arab American Heritage Month
In recognition of National Arab American Heritage Month in April, this week’s Middle School Assembly featured a presentation by Dr. Ferdouse Sartawi P ’32, ’34, ’36, who is of Palestinian descent and grew up in Dubai. “The importance of today’s event is to share our...
CCO Junior Families College Night Recap
This week D-E’s College Counseling Office (CCO) hosted a well-attended Junior Families College Night for our Class of 2026. “We were thrilled to welcome close to 100 different colleges from all over the country and even some from Canada, Spain, Scotland, and...
Lower School Sing-Along Assembly Highlights
Our Lower School sings out loud! This week Lower School (LS) students gathered in the LS gym for a joy-filled Sing-Along Assembly, led by LS Music Teacher Fiona Crawford. “This assembly was one of the only opportunities for students in every grade to sing with the...
D-EMUN at DartMUN Highlights
Last weekend, the Dwight-Englewood Model United Nations (D-EMUN) team competed alongside hundreds of other delegates at Dartmouth College during its DartMUN conference. Delegates participated in a wide range of committees, including General Assemblies, Specialized...
TEDxDwight-Englewood School
The inaugural TEDxDwight-Englewood School event, held recently in Hajjar Auditorium, was a D-Efinitive success! Chief Innovation Officer Diana Gross gave opening remarks, along with student leaders and event co-facilitators Soham Bafana ’25 and Georgia Unger ’25,...
D-E 360° Discovery Day Trip to Liberty Science Center
Lower School (LS) students enjoyed exploring the Liberty Science Center, thanks to another Discovery Day from D-E 360° AfterCare & Enrichment (ACE)! Director of D-E 360° Dr. Sherronda Brown shared, “We enjoyed an amazing Discovery Day at Liberty Science Center!...
