Our Middle and Upper School teams showed great D-Etermination, sportsmanship, and promise for the future as they competed both home and away. From exciting, close wins to some losses that served to bring our athletes closer together, highlights from most of our Winter teams (including many of our teams’ final records and their coaches’ season summaries), are provided in the following pages. You’ll also find news about our athletes’ individual accolades and awards, including those who earned prestigious All-League and All-County nods.*
Vote for Skye Trainor ‘28, Nominee on NJ.com’s Best Freshman Girls Soccer Athlete 2024
Congratulations to Skye Trainor ‘28, nominated as one of the "Top 2024 Girls Soccer Freshmen” on NJ.com! Let’s ‘cheer’ it for Skye and you can vote for her here:
Welcome Back Alumni! Celebrating Reunion Weekend 2024
Welcome back, Alumni! We’re looking forward to reconnecting with D-E alumni as well as current and former faculty members during this year’s Reunion Weekend, which kicks off with Kraut’s Running of the Bulldogs (a 5K and “Fun Run”) tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 19, at 9:00...
Antigone, the Upper School Fall Play: Our Directors’ Perspectives
To gear up for the debut of Antigone, the Upper School’s Fall Play, to be performed Nov. 7-9 in Hajjar Auditorium, we spoke to US Theater Director Robert Murphy and his staff about his vision for this Greek tragedy that has stood the test of time. Read about the...
US Assembly Special Guest USA Congressman Josh Gottheimer
During an Upper School Assembly earlier this week, the D-E Political Discussion Club hosted a panel talk with Josh Gottheimer, the U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District and a D-E parent. Club members Asher Cohen ’25, Rebecca Kreynin ’25, and...
Backstage Perspective: D-E’s Adaptation of Antigone Aims to Be Timeless
Selecting Antigone, the Greek tragedy written by Sophocles around 441 BC, as D-E’s Upper School Fall Play was a collaborative effort. History Teacher Ben Fleisher, who teaches the text from Antigone to his Upper School classes, had approached the former director of...
Swartley Art Gallery Series Welcomes Soyoung Stephanie Moon ’13
D-E was thrilled to welcome back alumna Soyoung Stephanie Moon ’13, whose art is on display in Swartley Gallery now through Oct. 29. An optical artist, Stephanie guest lectured Upper School students on her painting technique, which uses tape as a tool to create the...
D-E Today Class Trips Recap
As part of a welcome tradition at D-E, the Middle School and Upper School embarked on class trips in September to kick off the school year, engage in the School’s sense of community, and broaden their horizons. Brian Merry, Grade 12 Dean, chaperoned seniors on a trip...
LPAG Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
It’s a fiesta! Latin beats recently filled the lobby of the STEM Center, as D-E’s Latino Parent Affinity Group (LPAG) hosted a lively Hispanic Heritage Month celebration for D-E families, faculty and staff. Event-goers danced, decorated cupcakes, and dined on...
Parent Ed. Event Welcomes Denise Hamilton, DEI Leader & Author, “Indivisible”
D-E was excited to welcome Denise Hamilton, DEI Leader, Inclusion Specialist, and Author, for a recent parent ed. event. Ms. Hamilton engaged and inspired an attentive audience of parents/guardians and D-E faculty/staff, through both presenting as well as facilitating...
Hispanic Heritage Month Activities Highlights
D-E’s Latin American Student Affinity (LASA) group is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Scheduled events kicked off this week with a salsa dancing workshop at Leggett led by a professional dance instructor who got our D-E students showing off their moves. Wepa!
