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Features
Highlights from Ceremonies Honoring Faculty Retirees John Stott and John King and 2024 Alumni Awardees
Schenck Auditorium was filled on Saturday, October 19, 2024, for a variety of ceremonies during Reunion 2024, honoring faculty retirees and our 2024 Alumni Awardees. Alumni, current and former faculty/staff, families, and friends gathered to honor retired faculty...
School Life Highlights
Thanks to daily campus events, seasonal traditions, and the activities of our student-led clubs and activities, student life @ D-E remains as dynamic as ever! Our youngest Lower School (LS) learners have been enthusiastically engaged in D-E Chess Team and LS Chorus...
D-E Athletics Update: Building Culture Through Core Values
In January 2025, D-E’s Athletic Department, led by Athletic Director JD Sand and Associate AD Dat Phan, together with Assistant AD Ryan Vettoso, Administrative Assistant Nicole Bellmay and Athletic Trainers Anthony Bufi and Kimberly Vivian, unveiled a set of core...
Innovation in Action: An Interview with Diana Gross, Chief Innovation Officer
Entering the office of Chief Innovation Officer Diana Gross in Leggett Hall, you can expect to be greeted by a warm smile and, quite often, jazz standards playing softly in the background. In the midst of her seventh month at D-E, we sat down with Ms. Gross to discuss...
Amplifying the Power of the Arts: A Conversation with Adam Slee, Dean of the Performing Arts
Adam Slee, D-E’s new Dean of the Performing Arts, joined the School earlier this year. He brings with him more than 16 years of experience in teaching arts education and being a leader in theater pedagogy. He’s already making his mark on D-E Performing Arts, which...
The D-E Community Honors Black History Month
February is Black History Month (BHM), and D-E celebrated with a series of events—from Upper School (US) Assembly performances—to a BHM Exhibit in Hajjar Auditorium for Lower School and Middle School (LS/MS) students. During the US Assembly, hosted by the Black...
Recent News
Reunion Weekend 2025 Recognizes Esteemed Alumni, Beloved Faculty with Awards Ceremonies & Celebrations
D-E was thrilled to recently welcome alumni from the Dwight School, Englewood School for...
Highlights From Spirit Week Day 4: D-E Spirit Day
On the fourth day of Spirit Week—D-E Spirit Day—Bulldogs from every division wore their...
MS Robotics Team Hosts Pumpkin-Decorating Competition
As part of Spirit Week, and another chance to earn points for their grade, our 8th-grade...
Spirit Week Day 3 – HOWDY! Highlights from Wild West Wednesday
Howdy, partners! Halfway through Spirit Week, D-E students and faculty/staff celebrated...
A Monster Calls: A Fall Play About the Human Experience
The annual D-E Fall Play for the 2025-2026 school year is A Monster Calls, based on the...
Highlights From Tacky Tourist Day 2, Spirit Week 2025
For Day 2 of Spirit Week, our Upper School (US) students (and faculty/staff) dressed as...
Upper School Discusses Immigration in America
Emily Sclafani, Dean for the Class of 2026 and Faculty Advisor for the D-E Political...
D-E Spirit Week Kicks Off
In the run-up to Spirit Week, D-E’s Upper School (US) students showed their school...
Legacy Families Breakfast Highlights
This past weekend, which was dedicated to Reunion 2025, officially kicked-off with a...
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Arts
BRAVO! A D-Elightful “Shaking It Up With Shakespeare”Concert
A full house was on hand for “Shaking It Up with Shakespeare”, a D-Elightful live...
Lower/Middle School Chorus Concert on 1/23 To “Shake It Up With Shakespeare”!
Save the Date to “Shake It Up With Shakespeare”! Our youngest vocalists are busy...
Jazz Rocks @ D-E!
The beloved D-E annual holiday performance of Jazz Rock, a live concert featuring US...
Athletics
Boys Lacrosse
“This 2024 Season for Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse was riddled with individual...
Crew
“All three of our D-E Crew levels – JV, Freshman, and Development – had an excellent...
Boys & Girls Golf
“What a terrific 2024 season for D-E Golf! We started the first ever Girls Golf Team in...
School Life
D-E Celebrates Lower School Fifth Graders Moving Up to Middle School
Fifth graders completed their era as members of the Lower School (LS) on the morning of...
MS “Field Day” Celebrates Final Day of School
School’s out for summer! On the last day of classes, D-E’s Middle School enjoyed a...
Middle School Final Projects Wrap Up the Year
D-E Middle Schoolers were busy with end-of-year projects to cap off a productive year!...
Inclusive Excellence
Inaugural All-divisional Cultural Showcase Is A D-Elight!
Taking the words of our mission to heart ( to “embrace diversity”), D-E proudly...
Asian American Pacific Islander Month Recognized
Did you know? May was Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month! To celebrate, our...
Yom Hashoah Recognized; Jewish Affinity @ D-E (JADE) Hosts Holocast Remembrance Assembly Programs
We had the honor and privilege of welcoming visiting presenter Sandy Rubenstein to D-E...

















