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.

Senior Spotlight Show

Senior Spotlight Show

At the tail end of every academic year,  Swartley Gallery saves its prime space to exhibit our senior students’ artwork. This year the Senior Spotlight Exhibit held up to D-E tradition and featured artwork by artists Percy Bedell ‘24; Jaime Lai ‘24; Ben Rothman ‘24;...

Jazz Rock

Jazz Rock

D-E Jazz Rock performed their annual Spring Concert in late April in Schenck Auditorium!  Always a crowd favorite, Jazz Rock showcased a range of popular hits including “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You” (Frank Valli); “Sway” (Pussycat Dolls); “Count on Me” (Bruno Mars);...

BRAVO! Private Music Lessons Recital Recap

BRAVO! Private Music Lessons Recital Recap

Bravo to all our students who have been taking private music lessons this past year! Many of these students performed last week in the annual Private Music Lessons Recital, which was the culmination of their year-long studies. The appreciative, enthusiastic audience...

Bravo! “Sixth Night” Senior Show

Bravo! “Sixth Night” Senior Show

“Sixth Night” – an adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy “Twelfth Night” -  was presented earlier this week in the Leggett Hall Lab Theatre. The performance represented a welcome return to a great D-E tradition: the Senior Show! Directed by the extremely capable...

Congratulations D-E Choral & Drumming Ensembles!

Congratulations D-E Choral & Drumming Ensembles!

The D-E campus was recently filled with the enthusiastic sounds of fantastic choral and drumming performances thanks to the annual All-Choral & African Drumming Concert! First, an enthusiastic audience of family and friends were treated to “On Broadway: Medleys...

“6th Night” Senior One Act Play Performing May 23!

“6th Night” Senior One Act Play Performing May 23!

Get ready for an ‘appended’ version of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, “Twelfth Night”! This year’s Senior One Act Play, aptly entitled “6th Night”, is performing Thursday, May 23, at 4 PM in the Leggett Hall Theatre Lab! Director Tessa Li ‘24 along with an all-student...

All-Choral & African Drumming Concert is May 21!

All-Choral & African Drumming Concert is May 21!

Our All-Choral and African Drumming Concert(s) is tomorrow! Get ready to first start the night with “Medleys from Broadway” with our Choral Ensembles at 7:00 in Schenck Auditorium. Then at 8:00 PM, be prepared to head to Leggett Field for our African Drumming groups...

Cabaret Night is May 20!

Cabaret Night is May 20!

Ready for Cabaret Night this Monday, May 20? Our Jazz Workshop and Stage Band ensembles have an incredible set prepared, and it’s sure to be a jazzy and spectacular time! Directed by Music Faculty Rob DeBellis, students have prepared a wonderful range of classic jazz...

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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