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Bulldog Bash Reaches New Heights In 2025
In keeping with the NYC skyline theme, the sky was the limit at the Bulldog Bash 2025, D-E’s premier event in support of financial aid! The event, held in Manhattan on Saturday, April 26, 2025, was an incredible success, with guests’ enthusiastic participation in live...
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Celebrate Creativity
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, is the nation’s longest-running recognition program for creative students in grades 7-12, ages 13 and older. Students who register online may upload their work directly...
Color Your Summer with D-E 360°
This summer, D-E 360° is offering D-E students of all ages immersive programs for interests ranging from music and theater to sports and STEM. Read on to learn more about our summer programming! For our Lower School (LS) families, we have a traditional day camp...
Arts & Design Assembly Showcases How the Magic Happens
The arts scene at D-E is blooming! On Thursday, April 3, 2025, the Upper School Assembly featured an Art & Design Showcase, highlighting the hard work of our AP Studio Art students and the many steps that go into creating the art. “Process is so important,...
TEDx Student Presenters Share Their Passions With the D-E Community
The inaugural TEDxDwight-Englewood School event, held on April 3, 2025, in Hajjar Auditorium, is in the books! Chief Innovation Officer Diana Gross gave opening remarks, along with student leaders and event co-facilitators Soham Bafana ’25 and Georgia Unger ’25, ahead...
PAW 2025 Includes Innovative Ways to Engage US Students in Lessons Learned
Last week, D-E’s Upper School (US) students were immersed in our annual Projects & Assessments Week (PAW). “Over the course of the week, students engaged in a mixture of traditional exams and less traditional, but equally important, projects and workshops,” said...
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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...
Innovation In Action: D-E Faculty/Staff Attend EdTechWeek
D-E faculty and staff from all three divisions attended EdTechWeek, a three-day...
D-E Hosts the Model UN Conference
D-E’s Model UN Club (D-EMUN) recently hosted six high schools for the annual D-EMUN...
Arts
Swartley Gallery Senior Spotlight 2025 Exhibit Reception Highlights
This afternoon, the Swartley Gallery hosted a reception of “The Senior Spotlight”—the...
Reminder: Annual Orchestra Extravaganza Concert is Friday April 25!
Don’t miss tomorrow’s Annual Orchestra Extravaganza Concert! The D-E community is...
LS Students Prepare for Fifth Grade Opera
D-E Lower School (LS) students are working hard preparing for the Fifth Grade Opera,...
Athletics
US D-EFAC March Madness FINAL BB Game / Learning about Research Fighting Cancer
Thirteen teams faced off last week during the D-E Fights Against Cancer (D-EFAC) club’s...
US Varsity Robotics Team Critical Mass Preps for State!
D-E’s Upper School Varsity Robotics Team (207 Critical Mass) is looking forward to...
Winter Team Athletes Senior Shout Out
CHEERS to all our Upper School Winter Teams Senior Athletes! We congratulate and thank...
School Life
Legacy Families Breakfast Highlights
This past weekend, which was dedicated to Reunion 2025, officially kicked-off with a...
D-E Hosts the Model UN Conference
D-E’s Model UN Club (D-EMUN) recently hosted six high schools for the annual D-EMUN...
Upper School Class Trips Foster Community Among Grade Levels
Every fall, students in the Upper School participate in grade-specific class trips that...
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LS South Asian Culture Exhibit Highlights
Namaste! Lower School students enjoyed a South Asian Culture Exhibit today in Hajjar...
The D-E Community Honors Black History Month
February is Black History Month (BHM), and D-E celebrated with a series of events—from...
Black History Month US Assembly Highlights
In celebration of Black History Month, the Black Affinity student organization presented...
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.