D-E Spirit Week 2024 was a high-spirited success, engaging our students in some healthy competition, giving Upper School students the opportunity to earn daily points, and raising nearly $3,500 for the Center for Food Action! Spirit Week began with Pajama Day, during...
Grade 6 Meadowlands Environment Center Field Trip
Sixth Graders Learn About “Green” Design at Meadowlands Environment Center On Wednesday, October 23, Grade 6 students headed off campus on a lovely fall day to the Meadowlands Science Center. In connection with their science class, students engaged with both direct...
2024 Alumni Weekend Recap
Bringing Together Our Community of LearnersD-E’s 2024 Reunion Weekend, our annual celebration of D-E alumni and beloved faculty, kicked off with a memorable Annual Legacy Family Breakfast on Friday, October 18. The next morning, the campus was abuzz with students,...
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...
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...
Upper School Students Get Election Ready
The 2024 Presidential Election is nearly upon us—and in preparation, D-E Upper School students attended the first of a series of assemblies on election literacy in Schenck Auditorium. Grade 11 (Class of 2026) Dean Emily Sclafani began the inaugural program on...
Our Annual All-School Assembly Hit the High Notes
Let’s hear it for our D-E community! Leggett Field was awash in sunshine, music, laughter, and excitement during our annual All-School Assembly, held on September 12, 2024. After welcome remarks from Interim Head of School Preeti Fibiger, we heard energizing...