A rainy morning on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, didn’t dampen the spirits inside the Myrna B. Sherman Gymnasium, where enthusiastic students from all divisions gathered for D-E’s annual Thanksgiving Assembly. Interim Head of School Preeti Fibiger gave opening remarks with...
D-E’s Thanksgiving Drive 2024 was a huge success! Thanks to the D-E community’s overwhelming generosity, we collected more than $5,000 for the Center for Food Action in addition to a large quantity of food items. We also filled half a school bus with all the oversized...
CHEERS to our Stage Band and Jazz Workshop, and of course Director Rob DeBellis, who ‘D-Elivered’ a great live Jazz Brunch performance this past weekend! The concert featured classics from Oliver Nelson including “Hobo Flats” and “Kilimanjaro” as well as other jazz...
Way to ‘grow’, D-E! Thanks to the parents and students who participated in our recent Garden Work Party! Volunteers helped weed, tend and tidy the Nettie Louise Coyt Teaching Garden and also did a great "leaf round up" for which volunteers brought in bags of dead...
Dwight-Englewood's Model UN team recently hosted its first-ever interscholastic Model UN conference on campus. Over 90 delegates registered from 5 different schools, and they were spread across three committees: The United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs...
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...
Our Grade 6 students recently headed off-campus on a lovely fall day to the Meadowlands Science Center. In connection with their science class, students engaged with both direct instruction and hands-on work addressing the concepts of sustainable design, and why these...
Spirit Week 2024 continued today with the theme of “Jersey Day” for our Middle and Upper Schools! Fans of MLB, NFL, NBA, WNBA teams, international football clubs, and more were seen sporting their allegiances. Upper School “Limbo” contests on Leggett Field during...
Way to “Glow”, D-E! Today’s Spirit Week 2024 theme, “Glow Day”, was brightly celebrated by our Middle and Upper School students and faculty/staff. Neon apparel and wigs, flashing lights and other bright accessories were spotted all around campus. Lunchtime Leggett...
During an Upper School Assembly earlier this week, the D-E Political Discussion Club hosted a panel talk with Josh Gottheimer, the U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District and a D-E parent. Club members Asher Cohen ’25, Rebecca Kreynin ’25, and...