Activities Fair 2026 Highlights

Recognition of Sept. 11 Continues: Special US Assembly & Lunch & Learn Highlights

The First LS Assembly of the Year Celebrates Community

Mr. Harrell’s Denim Designs Kick Off the Swartley Gallery Series

PA Welcome Back to School Barbecue Highlights

Last Thursday, the D-E Parents’ Association hosted a “Welcome Back to School” Barbecue on Leggett…

Coming Together as a Community to Reflect on Sept. 11, 25 Years Later

Welcome Back! First-Day Energy Shines Bright Across the D-E Campus

Tara Weinstein Book Launches

From Physics to Fiction! Ms. Tara Weinstein, who is D-E’s Science Department Chair, teaches Upper School Physics, and enjoys a range of hobbies from dancing to weaving, can now add published novelist to her list of accomplishments! Ms Weinstein’s debut novel, The Only Way Out Is Through (Blair; 2026), won the independent publisher’s annual Bakwin Literary Award in 2024, and she celebrated its August release with two book launches last month and more to come. To read more about these events and Ms. Weinstein’s literary process, click the link in our bio!

Appreciating the Power of AI: Panel Discussion Sheds Light on Students’ Use and Perspectives

Garden Work Party Highlights

Our D-E Green Upper School student club and the Parents’ Association Garden Project Volunteer…

Spotlight on D-E Departments

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Features

6th Grade Identity Unit Reflects D-E’s Diversity

by Valerie Berrios

The 6th Grade Identity Unit within the MESH (Math, English, Science, and History) classes, for which the theme was how we are what we eat, culminated on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, with a presentation in Hajjar Auditorium and a food festival in the Wharton Lessin Dining…

Celebrating Lunar New Year 2025 at D-E

by Valerie Berrios

Lunar New Year festivities kicked off at D-E on Monday, Jan. 27, with a delectable catered lunch for faculty and staff, hosted by the Chinese Parents Affinity Group. Tables were set up in Hajjar Auditorium with an abundant spread of dumplings, meatballs, and other…

D-E Finishes First in the State Ethics Bowl Championship

by Valerie Berrios

We are thrilled to announce that D-E students are State Champions of the New Jersey High School Ethics Bowl (NJHSEB)! Hosted by Middlesex College in Edison, NJ, on Saturday, Jan. 25, this event gives students an opportunity to engage in discussion about and debate…

D-E Model UN Racks Up the Wins at YMUN 2025

by Valerie Berrios

D-E’s Model UN club had a successful trip to this year’s Yale Model UN (YMUN 2025) Conference, from Jan. 23-26—winning 13 individual awards and the award of Best Large Delegation! “Our school was the most successful in the entire conference, reflecting the product of…

D-E 360°’s Fencing Program Provides Opportunities for Advancement

by Valerie Berrios

En garde! Earlier this year D-E 360°’s Afterschool Programming Team (ACE) hosted a fencing demonstration in the Lower School, which was a big hit with our youngest Bulldogs who were newly introduced to the sport. “Fencing is an international sport of athleticism,…

The Spirit of Dr. King Inspires Community and Acts of Service at D-E

by Valerie Berrios

All divisions at D-E came together the week of Jan. 20 to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Students enrolled in D-E 360°’s AfterCare & Enrichment (ACE) program learned about values inspired by Dr. King, such as practicing kindness,…