Arts Highlights

Thank you to D-E’s Visual Arts & Design and Performing Arts Departments for a spectacular showcasing of original student work this spring! Whether visiting our Swartley Art Gallery exhibits or attending events on the stages of Schenck Auditorium, Hajjar Auditorium, or the Leggett Hall Theatre Lab, anyone with an interest in the arts has had so much to enjoy and experience this past season.

Arts Highlights

Arts Highlights

We had an eventful fall season with all the arts! The year began with an exhibit by Science Department Chair   Tara Weinstein and her exhibit, “Dabbling”! “Dabbling” showcased Tara’s appreciation for learning new things from shoemaking,   watercolor,   clothes-making...

Seniors, Diaz Participate in “DIGS” program in France

Seniors, Diaz Participate in “DIGS” program in France

Marisol Diaz and two rising seniors entering the highest level of visual art (AP Studio Art) were invited to the SCAD (Savannah College of Art & Design) campus in Lacoste, France this past summer! Jayla Willis ’24 and Mia Soler ’24 traveled with Marisol to...

A Conversation with Marisol Diaz

A Conversation with Marisol Diaz

Tell us about your career journey and your arrival to D-E. This is my 26th year at D-E, and I have been the Art & Design Department Chair for the last six years. I attended the HS of Art & Design in NYC. Though I started as an English major, I returned to...

Willy Wonka, Jr. 

Willy Wonka, Jr. 

Oompa-loompa, doom-pa-dee-doo! Willy Wonka JR. was a smashing success filled with colorful sets, neon lights, and students in every division to make Roald Dahl’s classic children’s story come to life! Congratulations to our D-E thespians, stage crew members, faculty,...

Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia!

We were dancing in the aisles at the Upper School’s rendition of Mamma Mia! The cast were brilliant on stage, singing and performing some of ABBA’s timeless classics like “The Winner Takes It All,” “Voulez Vous,” “Dancing Queen,” and of course, “Mamma Mia”! The crew...

Daniela Solovey, “Crochet and Play”

Daniela Solovey, “Crochet and Play”

We love hosting alumni on campus, and this occasion was a special one. Daniela Solovey ’17 presented Crochet and Play, a colorful exhibit that transformed the Swartley Gallery Space into a exploration of texture, color, and nostalgia! Students appreciated the tactile...

AP Art Gallery Wall

AP Art Gallery Wall

The AP Art Gallery Wall showcased our AP Studio Art students and their unique visual perspectives. The ”2D, 3D, & Drawing Excerpts” Exhibit in the Swartley Gallery demonstrated a diversity in skillsets from incorporating motors into self-portraiture to employing...

By: Bart Klemensowski

New Jersey National History Day Contest Highlights

Way to go! Eleven of our 8th Graders participated in the New Jersey History Day Contest, which took place at William Paterson University. This series challenges students to become experts on a topic of their choice, individually or in a group. Students take...

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MODE Hosts Library Jam Session

Student leaders of Musicians of D-E (MODE) hosted an after-school jam session in The Imperatore Library this week, just as Seniors reached their last official day of classes. Mackenzie Hammer ’28 kicked off the live performances, playing the ukulele as she sang...

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All-School Choral & Drumming Concert is Tuesday, May 19!

Get ready for the All-School Choral & Drumming Concert! Our Lower, Middle and Upper School choral ensembles will D-Elight audiences when they perform next Tuesday, May 19, at 7 PM in Schenck Auditorium. With enthusiasm and guidance from our Performing Arts...

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Phone Free Fridays Encourage Real-Life Connections

D-E’s Digital Wellness Team, led by Madigan Kacmar ’26, Anna Ibargüen ’26, and Ezra Newman ’26, recently brought back “Phone Free Fridays,” an initiative that began last year to encourage students to disconnect from their phones during the school day. Students who...

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Registration Opens for D-E Summer 2026 Programs

Summer is nearly here! D-E Summer 2026 programs kickstart the summer season for our youngest learners before camp begins; teach core life skills (driving); and offer exciting opportunities in athletics (basketball and volleyball), computer programming, and...

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Celebrating Jewish Heritage Month

D-E recently hosted assemblies honoring Jewish Heritage Month across divisions. In the Lower School (LS), fifth-grade presenters revealed facts about the Jewish population around the world, and then students who identify as Jewish took turns sharing their own...

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Last Chance to Get Your Tickets to ‘Beetlejuice JR.’!

It’s almost Showtime! Don’t miss the D-E Middle School (MS) Spring Musical, “Beetlejuice JR.,” opening tomorrow night in Schenck Auditorium! “While ‘Beetlejuice’ is undoubtedly ‘a show about death,’ it is mostly a show that celebrates life,” said Director and MS...

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