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Features
PAW 2025 Includes Innovative Ways to Engage US Students in Lessons Learned
Last week, D-E’s Upper School (US) students were immersed in our annual Projects & Assessments Week (PAW). “Over the course of the week, students engaged in a mixture of traditional exams and less traditional, but equally important, projects and workshops,” said...
Community Is the Focus of the Middle School’s Diversity Day
For the annual Middle School (MS) Diversity Day on Thursday, March 13, 2025, our MS students spent the day attending special activities and a variety of community-building workshops on topics of interest to D-E faculty/staff and affinity groups. MS Principal Jonathan...
Eighth Graders Set Their Wheels in Motion for the Great Paper Roller Coaster Expo
What do dinosaurs, flames, space, Minecraft, and SpongBob have in common? They are among the themes depicted in this year's Great Paper Roller Coaster Challenge! In what has become a tradition for D-E eighth graders, the Paper Roller Coaster showcase recently took...
D-E Faculty/Staff Share Learnings on AI in Education
The future is here! Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education was the theme of a Professional Development Day for all faculty and staff at D-E on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. In her opening remarks, Interim Head of School Preeti Fibiger declared, “To ‘meet the challenges...
Class of 2025 Changemakers Sow Sustainability Initiatives at D-E
As a “community of learners,” we at D-E stand by our mission “to meet the challenges of a changing world and make it better”; therefore, we proudly spotlight students whose actions consistently exemplify this objective and make a lasting impact. Two of these...
2024 Distinguished Alumni Awardees and Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Official ceremonies honoring our 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awardees and newest inductees into the Athletic Hall of Fame took place in Schenck Auditorium on the afternoon of Saturday, October 19, 2024. Preeti Fibiger P ’24, Interim Head of School, kicked-off the...
Recent News
Ninth-Grade Workshops Prep Freshmen for Life in the Upper School
Ninth graders at D-E recently participated in a three-part series of workshops over the...
Lower School Students Celebrate Veterans Day
As part of a recent Lower School (LS) Assembly, several students acknowledged Veterans...
Don’t Miss the Fall Play, ‘A Monster Calls’!
D-E Performing Arts is excited to present the annual D-E Fall Play, “A Monster Calls,”...
Sixth-Grade Spanish Class Shares Learnings on Flamenco
Spanish language and the visual arts blended beautifully in the Middle School (MS) for a...
Leggett-Umpleby Lecture Series Presented by Fred Daly
Mr. Fred Daly, longtime D-E English Department faculty member, will be presenting the...
Sweet! Honey Harvest 2025 Highlights
The annual Honey Harvest, which has become a sweet tradition at D-E, is a...
Swartley Gallery Presents: Fiber Artist Maria Weinstein
The Swartley Gallery welcomed fiber artist Maria Weinstein to showcase her work in an...
A Spirited Ending to Spirit Week 2025!
After a super-spirited series of fun activities this entire week, ranging from lunchtime...
Lower School Halloween Parade Highlights
Costumed characters of all ages were spotted throughout the D-E campus today! By far a...
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Arts
Mean Girls: High School Version (Upper School Musical): Reserve Your Tickets Now!
On Wednesdays we wear pink… Rehearsals are well under way for D-E Performing Arts’ Upper...
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...
Latest Swartley Gallery Series Features AP Studio Art + D-E Writers
Now through Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Swartley Gallery Series features 2D and 3D artwork...
Athletics
Vote for Skye Trainor ‘28, Nominee on NJ.com’s Best Freshman Girls Soccer Athlete 2024
Congratulations to Skye Trainor ‘28, nominated as one of the "Top 2024 Girls Soccer...
Varsity Baseball
Varsity Baseball achieved an incredibly strong, 18-6-1 season this year. The Bulldogs...
JV Boys Tennis
“The Boys JV Tennis program welcomed their return to having practices and matches on our...
School Life
Magic 2025
On May 22, D-E’s school spirit was on full display at the Myrna B. Sherman Gym, where...
Senior Selectives & Senior Class Trip
D-E’s Class of 2025 had an active couple of weeks leading up to Commencement on June 1...
Faculty & Staff Luncheon Celebrates End of Academic Year
D-E celebrated its teachers and staff recently, during the annual Faculty & Staff...
Inclusive Excellence
Sixth-Graders Learn How Food Shapes Their Identity
How are we what we eat? This is the guiding question our sixth graders were asked to...
South Asian Parents Host Diwali Faculty-Staff Appreciation Lunch
Our South Asian Parents & Guardians Affinity Group hosted an amazing Appreciation...
LPAG Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
It’s a fiesta! Latin beats recently filled the lobby of the STEM Center, as D-E’s Latino...

















