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.

Latest Swartley Gallery Series Features AP Studio Art + D-E Writers

Latest Swartley Gallery Series Features AP Studio Art + D-E Writers

Now through Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Swartley Gallery Series features 2D and 3D artwork from AP Studio Art students Sydney Adekanbi ’25, Daniela Delyusto ’25, Niki Donath ’25, Ben Gmyrek ’25, Olivia Kachikian ’25, Casey Law ’25, Elilee Ram ’25, Isabella Moon ’26, and Nisha Rajan ’26. Earlier today this work was celebrated in an official reception welcoming students, faculty/staff and family friends.

Jazz Rocks @ D-E!

Jazz Rocks @ D-E!

The beloved D-E annual holiday performance of Jazz Rock, a live concert featuring US student vocalists and instrumentalists, held up to tradition once again this year! Jazz Rock – directed by equally-beloved D-E Music Faculty Rob DeBellis and Ken Kacmar – features...

By: Bart Klemensowski

Lower School Celebrates Community, Earth Day

Sporting their Spirit Day athletic team jerseys and T-shirts, Lower School students entered the gym for this week’s LS Assembly as the iconic song “We Are the World” played in the background. The song, as the fifth-grade presenters described, “is about being kind...

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2026 Scholastic Art & Writing Award Recipients

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers’ annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is an opportunity for creative teens in grades 7-12 to submit their artwork or written work for a chance to receive opportunities for recognition, exhibition, and scholarships....

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Imperatore Library Hosts Spring 2026 Write Night

Happy National Poetry Month! In celebration, the English Department, in partnership with the Dwight-Englewood Writers (DEW) student organization, hosted Spring 2026 Write Night yesterday in The Imperatore Library, with a focus on poetry readings. Specifically,...

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LS Students Find Their Voice During Spring Sing-Along

Singing it loud and proud! The first Lower School (LS) Assembly following the break was a spirited Spring Sing-Along, featuring tunes LS teachers and students have enjoyed so far this year. To kick off the event, the Parents’ Association generously arranged for the...

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Philosophy & Ethics Department Spotlight

“Ethical thinking is something that all of us as human beings need desperately,” declared Philosophy and Ethics Department Chair Mr. Joseph Murphy, who has spent the past 31 years at D-E. The department he leads is the focus of our next community “Spotlight.” ...

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