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D-E Celebrates Halloween: Annual LEAD Parade!
Project L.E.A.D. (Literary, Exploration, and Adventure Day) is here! On Thursday, October 31, D-E’s Lower School dressed up as their favorite book characters to embrace a love of reading while engaging in a fun D-E tradition. Middle Schoolers were invited to watch the…
Spirit Week Sparks Friendly Competition and a Sense of Community
D-E Spirit Week 2024 was a high-spirited success, engaging our students in some healthy competition, giving Upper School students the opportunity to earn daily points, and raising nearly $3,500 for the Center for Food Action! Spirit Week began with Pajama Day, during…
Grade 6 Meadowlands Environment Center Field Trip
Sixth Graders Learn About “Green” Design at Meadowlands Environment Center On Wednesday, October 23, Grade 6 students headed off campus on a lovely fall day to the Meadowlands Science Center. In connection with their science class, students engaged with both direct…
2024 Alumni Weekend Recap
Bringing Together Our Community of Learners D-E’s 2024 Reunion Weekend, our annual celebration of D-E alumni and beloved faculty, kicked off with a memorable Annual Legacy Family Breakfast on Friday, October 18. The next morning, the campus was abuzz with students,…
Backstage Perspective: D-E’s Adaptation of Antigone Aims to Be Timeless
Selecting Antigone , the Greek tragedy written by Sophocles around 441 BC, as D-E’s Upper School Fall Play was a collaborative effort. History Teacher Ben Fleisher, who teaches the text from Antigone to his Upper School classes, had approached the former director of…
D-E Today Class Trips Recap
As part of a welcome tradition at D-E, the Middle School and Upper School embarked on class trips in September to kick off the school year, engage in the School’s sense of community, and broaden their horizons. Brian Merry, Grade 12 Dean, chaperoned seniors on a trip…
Recent News
TREP$ Marketplace Kitchen Prep “Sneak Peek”
Our 6th-grade entrepreneurs are prepped and ready to go for today’s TREP$ Marketplace,…
Swartley Gallery LS Exhibit Showcases “How’s It Done”
We celebrated our youngest visionaries today during a breakfast reception for the…
English Department Spotlight
Mr. Meserole, P’26, ’28, ’30, English Department Chair, shares how teachers in his…
US Students “Lunch & Learn” How to Knit
In the latest in a series of Lunch & Learn programming, hosted by the DEIB…
8th Graders Engage in Service Learning Field Trips
With our D-E mission to “make it better” clearly in mind, 8th graders recently…
US Students “Lunch & Learn” About Social Entrepreneurship
Problem solvers unite! This week the office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion &…
MS Discovery Classes Explore Civil Rights Movements
This week, Middle School students in the Creative Writing, In the News, and Developing…
D-E 360° Chess Team Competes Well in State Competition
The D-E 360° Chess Team is dominating the board! Twenty-one of our students attended the…
‘Gratitude Is the Word of the Day’ During the Thanksgiving Assembly
There were hellos and hugs all around during the Annual Thanksgiving Assembly on the…
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Arts
Jazz Rocks @ D-E!
The beloved D-E annual holiday performance of Jazz Rock, a live concert featuring US…
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…
Highlights from MS/US Orchestra and Choral & Handbell Concerts
BRAVO to our Middle/Upper School Orchestra and Choral & Handbell ensembles for a…
Athletics
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,…
MS Girls Lacrosse
“During this season, the girls improved a great deal and they were lots of fun to…
School Life
First Graders Present Their Houses and Homes
A longstanding D-E tradition, 25 years running(!), returned to the Lower School Gym last…
D-E Celebrates Pi Day!
Way to go, D-E “Mathletes”! D-E’s Math Club officially recognized “Pi Day” (3.14)…
Middle School Celebrates Diversity Day
The Middle School recently hosted its annual Diversity Day, facilitated by the Office of…
Inclusive Excellence
Middle School Diversity Day & Holi Recognition
In March, the Middle School celebrated Diversity Day, an all-day program hosted by the…
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…