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US Robotics Teams Are Positioned for State Competition
D-E’s Upper School Robotics, which has made a name for itself in the student robotics circuit, annually takes part in the FIRST Tech Challenge, an international robotics competition for high school students in which teams go head-to-head to design, build, program, and...
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 consider on Tuesday, Jan. 7, as a new unit was kicked off in their MESH subjects (that is, Math, English, Science, and History). This first lesson centered around “how food shapes...
D-E Embraces the Season of Giving
’Tis the season! D-E’s students are fulfilling the school’s core value of community with pre-winter-break donations to families in need. In the Lower School, third graders have been embracing their program tradition, “Third Graders Making a Difference” (TGMD), for...
An Overview: A Fireside Chat With D-E’s Next Head of School, Dr. James Calleroz White
D-E recently introduced our next Head of School, Dr. James Calleroz White (aka Dr. CW), who officially begins his tenure on July 1, 2025, by way of a “Fireside Chat” held during Dr. CW’s visit to our campus in late November. Dr. CW, who holds a Doctorate in...
Swartley Gallery Presents: Alumna Artist Sophia Seriale ’22
D-E welcomed back Sophia Seriale ’22, a “D-E lifer,” as the Swartley Gallery’s featured alumna artist, with a meet-the-artist reception on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. Her exhibit, “Until Now,” includes sketches she created as an Upper School student and in her art classes...
Student Leaders Encourage Digital Wellness at D-E
Digital Wellness has been top of mind at D-E, just as it has on a broader scale in recent years with the release of data highlighting the harm that social media and excessive screen time can have on kids. To this end, the D-E Parent Ed. Committee hosted a Digital...
Recent News
AP Psychology Students Test Young Minds
A few of D-E’s oldest students (seniors) collaborated with some of our youngest...
End-of-Year Garden Work Party Highlights
The Upper School Garden Club recently hosted their final Garden Work Party of the...
BRAVO High School Musical JR Cast & Crew!
Bravo! Congrats to our Middle School cast and crew, who put on high-spirited...
Bulldogs are Beautiful!
What makes Bulldogs beautiful? Join us and celebrate ALL that makes Bulldogs beautiful...
LS Chess Team Earns 5th Place in US @ Chess SuperNationals
Our D-E 360° AfterCare & Enrichment (ACE) Chess Team has returned victoriously from...
D-E Senior Athletes Signing Ceremony 2025 Highlights
D-E’s Athletic Department recently hosted a Senior Athletes Signing Ceremony yesterday...
MS Assembly Features US Student Presentations
This week’s Middle School Assembly was a great example of cross-divisional collaboration...
US Assembly Highlights Environmental Awareness
This morning’s Upper School Assembly, organized by Environmental Club leaders Kelly Chu...
D-E 360° Fosters ‘Chess Culture’ at D-E
The growth of D-E 360°’s chess community over the past year has been incredible. Earlier...
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Arts
D-E 360°’s Private Music Lessons Prep Students for Concert Performances
Music ensembles—such as jazz, classical, handbells, and choir—have long been an integral...
D-E Performing Arts Presents Orchestra, Choral & Handbells Winter Concerts on Dec. 11 & Dec. 12!
Rehearsals have been intense, but our performers...
Recapping D-E 360’s Discovery Day at Newark Museum
On Friday, Nov. 15, our lifelong learners in the Lower School had a fun-filled, hands-on...
Athletics
Girls’ Track & Field Team
“The Girls’ Track & Field Team was capably and enthusiastically led by our captains,...
Varsity Boys Tennis
“The Boys Varsity Tennis Team finished the season with a 21-3 won-loss record, after...
MS Boys Tennis
“We had a great season! We were lucky enough to have over 30 boys try out for the team,...
School Life
Kindergarten Zoo Highlights
A beloved annual tradition returned to the Lower School (LS) when the Kindergarten Zoo...
D-E Celebrates Commencement 2025
The mood was joyous and, as expected, a little bittersweet as D-E’s graduating seniors,...
End-of-Year All School Assembly Highlights
This morning Interim Head of School Preeti Fibiger P’24 welcomed the D-E student body,...
DEIB
Welcome to the Year of the Dragon!
We celebrated the Year of the Dragon in a big way! We kicked off festivities with an...
DEIB Dialogue Dinner
Last night was our last LEAD Dialogue Dinner hosted by our DEIB (Diversity, Equity,...
Celebrating Eid al-Fitr
Earlier this week D-E School officially observed Eid Al-Fitr on Wednesday, April 10. To...
Annual Fund
While we all can appreciate that a D-E education is a worthy investment, tuition alone covers only 88% of the true operating costs of our community.