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.

Jazz Rock Spring Concert Recap

Jazz Rock Spring Concert Recap

We ended our week of M.A.G.I.C. on Friday evening with our Spring Jazz Rock Concert! With food trucks prior to the events, D-E audience members enjoyed a showcase of incredible music from our student musicians and vocalists. We kicked it off with “Sway” from the...

Swartley Gallery Senior Spotlight Exhibit

Swartley Gallery Senior Spotlight Exhibit

The annual D-E tradition of Swartley Gallery showcasing the work of our senior artists continues! This year the Senior Spotlight Exhibit will feature artwork by Class of 2024 artists Percy Bedell '24; Jaime Lai '24; Ben Rothman '24; Sofia Sherry '24; and Mia Soler...

M.A.G.I.C Week 2024 Day 1 & Day 2 Recaps

M.A.G.I.C Week 2024 Day 1 & Day 2 Recaps

It’s the Upper School’s M.A.G.I.C. Week 2024 here on campus! M.A.G.I.C. stands for the Michael Andrew Glowski Intramural Competition, and we’re changing it up this year. As opposed to just one day of games and fun, we’re celebrating in ‘magical’ ways, this entire...

Jazz Rock Concert

Jazz Rock Concert

The long wait is over! D-E Jazz Rock is performing their annual Spring Concert this Friday, April 19, at 7 PM in Schenck Auditorium!  Always a crowd favorite, Jazz Rock will be performing a range of popular hits including “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You” (Frank Valli);...

50 YEARS OF HIP HOP EXHIBIT & RECEPTION

50 YEARS OF HIP HOP EXHIBIT & RECEPTION

Here’s to hip hop! To celebrate 50 Years of Hip Hop, our Upper School Art in Action Club hosted a community exhibit to mark the milestone. Students and faculty made “trading cards” of iconic industry figures. From Biggie Smalls to Post Malone, the community’s...

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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