Yesterday our Bulldog Ice Hockey Club Team secured a big win during a rematch against the Riverdale Falcons at the Englewood Field Club, despite a player deficit. We fielded only nine players, two of whom were goalies Alex Sheffield ’26 and Max Band ’28, giving us...
MS Students ‘Learn By Doing’ in DIG
D-E Middle School students taking Grade 6 Dean Tasha Urbanowski’s DIG (“D-E In the Garden”) Discovery class are learning to “meet the challenges of a changing world and make it better” in their seed-saving unit. In the fall, students collected seeds from the garden on...
JPAG Hosts Community Shabbat Dinner
The Jewish Parent Affinity Group (JPAG) recently hosted a meaningful Shabbat Dinner in the Wharton Lessin Dining Hall to share the traditions of Shabbat, feast on a D-Elightful spread from Chef Alex’s team, and celebrate the D-E community. “We were joined by...
Making Beautiful Music Together: Chelsea Knox, Met Opera Principal Flutist Visits D-E
D-E music students recently had the unique privilege of a visit and related master class from Chelsea Knox, principal flutist of the Metropolitan Opera! Rebecca Steinberg, D-E Music Dept. Faculty, who arranged this thanks to a longtime personal connection with Ms....
DogPound Update 2/6/25 / Spotlight on MS Sports Teams
This week’s DogPound Update spotlights our Middle School (MS) Girls’ Basketball Team, who this season have excelled at teamwork! They’re coached by English Department Chair Jeremy Meserole and MS Dean James Aitken, who give us an update on their achievements. GO...
Middle School Mathletes Host “Math Counts” Event
On Saturday, February 1, D-E hosted and participated in the MathCounts Bergen/Hudson Chapter Competition. More than 200 middle school students from over 20 schools converged on the D-E campus and took part. “The competition consists of multiple rounds, with students...
Club Être Field Trip Inspires Future Legal Leaders
D-E’s Club Être recently took a field trip to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, a law firm in New York City. “The goal of this field trip was to provide girls with an opportunity to explore their interests in law and hear from mentors who...
MS News & Creative Writing Discovery Classes Explore “Above Ground” Exhibit
Two of our Middle School Discovery Classes on “In the News and Creative Writing” recently visited the exhibit “Above Ground: Art from the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection” at the Museum of the City of New York. Throughout their gallery tour, students were greeted with...
US Robotics Teams Finish Strong @ Ramsey Meet!
Our Upper School Robotics Teams competed at their final regular season meet last weekend in Ramsey, NJ and by all accounts D-Emonstrated a great finish! Our Varsity team, Critical Mass (Team 207), held a record of 4-1. Our JV team, Absolute Zero (Team 13048),...
Squash Club Team Serves Inaugural Season Success!
D-E’s new Squash Club Team has had a splendid inaugural season thus far! Senior players Kiran Tikoo ‘25, Sai Reddy ‘25 and Jackson Chang ‘25 all won games and Sai and Jackson won their matches at the recently-held Interscholastic National Championships for US Squash....