The D-E 360° Lower School Chess Team continues its winning streak with a fantastic showing at the recent Scholastic (K-9) Grand Prix, hosted in the D-E STEM Center. Players came from a wide range of schools across New Jersey and New York, and 28 students from D-E participated. Grandmaster Mackenzie “Mac” Molner stressed that it was the Chess Team’s combined efforts that contributed to such outstanding results. Individual accolades went to Chenning S. ’38 (1st place overall, Unrated Section), Jordan L. ’35 (3rd place, Unrated Section), Elvyn L. ’38 (1st place, Grades K-1 Section), Easton M. ’37 (2nd place, Grades K-1 Section), Nicolai D. ’37 (3rd place, Grades K-1 Section), Oliver Y. ’36 (3rd place, Grades 2-3), Diego H. ’34 (3rd place overall, Grades 4 and up), and Ben G. ’32 (2nd place, 1000 Rated and above).“It was a great turnout from both our school and for the event overall,” said Coach Mac. “It’s nice to see chess continuing to grow at D-E!”

Upper School (US) students in our Economics and Business Finance classes recently took a field trip to the Federal Bank of New York. “While there, they listened to a lecture on basic monetary policy and the role the central bank plays in managing the economy,” said US faculty member Mr. Peter Waltman. Following the talk, students toured the vault where the world’s largest known depository of monetary gold is housed and then enjoyed a celebratory meal at a local Chinese restaurant. “The presentation was not only informative, but also built on lessons we learned in our Macroeconomics and Microeconomics classes, showing real applications of what we learned throughout the year,” said Nathan Peirez ’26, who added that he specifically gained insight into the role of the Fed as “a bank for banks” that adjusts interest rates in response to labor market shifts to attain “maximum employment” and stable prices. The visit to the Fed was a golden opportunity and experiential learning at its best!

CHEERS & CONGRATS to Leo Colosimo ‘26!!! Courtside dreams came true last night when Leo Colosimo ’26 scored his 1,000th career point in the Myrna B. Sherman Gym, where D-E’s Boys Varsity Basketball Team faced the Hackensack Comets. Congratulations to Leo on this huge accomplishment in D-E Athletics history! For more hoops action, it’s Senior Night for the Boys Team, playing at home vs. Pioneer Academy tonight, Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 6:00 PM. The Girls Varsity Basketball Team, with a fantastic 14-3 season record so far, plays tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 12, at 4:30 PM, in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference Girls Basketball League Playoffs Semi-Finals at Secaucus High School. Go Bulldogs!!!