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Features
Color Your Summer with D-E 360°
This summer, D-E 360° is offering D-E students of all ages immersive programs for interests ranging from music and theater to sports and STEM. Read on to learn more about our summer programming! For our Lower School (LS) families, we have a traditional day camp...
Arts & Design Assembly Showcases How the Magic Happens
The arts scene at D-E is blooming! On Thursday, April 3, 2025, the Upper School Assembly featured an Art & Design Showcase, highlighting the hard work of our AP Studio Art students and the many steps that go into creating the art. “Process is so important,...
TEDx Student Presenters Share Their Passions With the D-E Community
The inaugural TEDxDwight-Englewood School event, held on April 3, 2025, in Hajjar Auditorium, is in the books! Chief Innovation Officer Diana Gross gave opening remarks, along with student leaders and event co-facilitators Soham Bafana ’25 and Georgia Unger ’25, ahead...
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...
Recent News
D-E 360° ACE Chess and Robotics Tournament Highlights
Students in our D-E 360° Aftercare & Enrichment (ACE) programs—particularly our...
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...
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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
Upper School Class Trips Foster Community Among Grade Levels
Every fall, students in the Upper School participate in grade-specific class trips that...
The Lower School Embraces Community During Its First Assembly
The first Lower School (LS) Assembly of the year kicked off this week with a slightly...
The Imperatore Library Hosts Cross-Divisional, Community-Building Activities
The Imperatore Library recently hosted a pair of cross-divisional events that were...
Inclusive Excellence
Celebrating Lunar New Year 2025 at D-E
Lunar New Year festivities kicked off at D-E on Monday, Jan. 27, with a delectable...
D-E Students Prep for the US Lunar New Year Assembly
D-E student performers are hard at work preparing for our Lunar New Year Assembly...
The Spirit of Dr. King Inspires Community and Acts of Service at D-E
All divisions at D-E came together the week of Jan. 20 to celebrate the life and legacy...

















