Our student musicians are getting ready to perform Gershwin (“Prelude 2”), Garner (“Misty”), “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, and more, when D-E Performing Arts presents their annual, collaborative Stage Band / Jazz Workshop and Chorus Concert. The concert is Monday, Feb. 9, at 7 PM in Hajjar Auditorium (2nd Floor, D-E Campus Center). Admission is FREE and D-E families of all ages are welcome and encouraged to attend! To our D-Etermined student performers and ensemble directors: keep up the great work!

Congratulations to our incredible 3rd Grade First LEGO League (FLL) Robotics Teams, who shined at the recent FLL Explore event at Princeton Day School! “We couldn’t be prouder of our students,” said Ms. Li, Lower School (LS) STEM teacher, who coaches the LS Robotics teams with Innovation Coordinator Ms. Larionoff. “They did an outstanding job presenting their projects and confidently answering questions from judges and other teams.” At D-E, 3rd graders are the youngest group to attend this FLL event. Team #35654, Terracotta Warriors, earned the Coding Award, while Team #35655, Team Great Wall, received the Innovation Award. The achievements of both teams are a testament to their hard work, creativity, and dedication. “It is a joy to see students so engaged in building and coding, collaborating as a team, and sharing their ideas with other students from across the state who share the same passion for robotics,” remarked Ms. Li. We want to give a huge shoutout to our outstanding coaches as well as to the parents whose support made this experience possible! 

To launch its Anatomy of a Human Project, 7th grade faculty recently facilitated an Anatomy of Human Consortium, during which several D-E parents graciously took time out of their busy days in the medical field to visit the Middle School and share about their medical specialties. Dr. Robert Vitti (Ophthalmology), Dr. Michael Cho (Cardiology), Dr. Zeyad Baker (Pediatrics), Dr. Maya Fakhoury (Nephrology), Dr. Alizabeth Acevedo (Anesthesiology), Dr. Jaehon Kim (Orthopedics), and Dr. Ruby Kim (Pain Management) brought in anatomical models to assist in their interactive presentations. Students were locked in during the individual sessions and asked astute questions. “As a team, we felt this was a meaningful way for students to learn from real professionals in our community and generate excitement for the upcoming project,” said Mr. Larrowe P’30, P’32, 7th Grade Science Teacher & Team Leader. The project, which culminates in an exhibition open to all D-E families, is interdisciplinary, combining their study of body systems with literary characters, data, and historical analyses based on “The Distance Between Us,” a memoir by Reyna Grande. Kudos to our 7th graders for their rapt attention and engagement while learning about the wonders of the human body!