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D-E Students Explore Machine Learning at the Student AI Summit
Cover Photo Credit: Donna Fisk, Fisk Foto LLCOn Jan. 11, 2025, members of the newly formed D-E Student Committee on AI attended the Student Artificial Intelligence Summit at Newark Academy alongside other schools, including the hosting school, Morristown Beard School,...
D-E Students Level Up in National Chess Championships
Checkmate! The D-E 360° ACE (AfterCare & Enrichment) Chess Team had two players compete in the U.S. Chess Federation’s 2024 National K-12 Grade Championships in National Harbor, Maryland, from Dec. 6-8. Third grader Adam Y. ’34 and 11th grader Anna Radchenko ’26...
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...
Recent News
Mandarin Students Take On Tea Whisking
As part of a unit on China’s Song Dynasty, from 960 to 1279, Ms. Zhao’s Mandarin 3...
MS Celebrates International Dot Day
holiday—inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’ book, “The Dot—that encourages people of all ages...
Sylvie Yao Continues Competing in Bergen County Girls Tennis Singles Tournament
Congratulations to D-E Junior Sylvie Yao ’27, who earned the third (#3) seed in the...
Calling All Alumni! Celebrate Reunion Weekend 2025
Reunion Weekend 2025 is almost here! This year, we’ll be honoring milestone classes with...
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...
Teaching, Learning, and Growing in the Garden
D-E’s Nettie Coit Teaching Garden is not only an idyllic hidden gem on campus with...
The Imperatore Library Hosts Cross-Divisional, Community-Building Activities
The Imperatore Library recently hosted a pair of cross-divisional events that were...
Swartley Art Gallery Series Presents the Work of Tyson Etienne
The first Swartley Gallery Series of the year features work of former D-E student and...
D-E Honors a Legendary Coach During the Schmid Pavilion Dedication
Beautiful weather was in play for the official dedication of the C. Christian Schmid...
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Arts
Jazz Brunch D-Elivers Great Live Jazz Performance
CHEERS to our Stage Band and Jazz Workshop, and of course Director Rob DeBellis, who...
Jazz Rocks at D-E!
The D-E community enjoyed an excellent Jazz Brunch Concert in Hajjar Auditorium on...
Bravo Antigone Cast & Crew!
Bravo! The D-E community is incredibly proud of the cast and crew of “Antigone,” the...
Athletics
MS Girls Lacrosse
“During this season, the girls improved a great deal and they were lots of fun to...
MS Softball
“What a great winning season for MS Softball! We had a team of all 7th graders and 6th...
MS Baseball
“The season highlight for MS Baseball was definitely beating Ridgefield 4-3! After...
School Life
Commencement 2025
The mood was joyous and bittersweet on June 1 as D-E’s graduating seniors, their...
Kindergarten Zoo
A beloved annual tradition returned to the LS on May 30 when the Kindergarten Zoo was...
Sixth Grade Experimental Design Fair
Sixth graders unveiled the results of weeks of scientific research, experimentation, and...
Inclusive Excellence
DEIB Highlights
Our Department of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB), often in...
Happy Black History Month!
For Black History Month (February), our Black Student Affinity Group hosted a fashion...
Welcome to the Year of the Dragon!
We celebrated the Year of the Dragon in a big way! We kicked off festivities with an...
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