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Bulldog Bash 2025: The Sky Was the Limit!
Our 2025 Bulldog Bash was a tremendous success, raising $640,000 in support of financial aid - just shy of our ambitious $700,000 goal. Given the leadership transitions and broader challenges, this achievement is a true testament to the resilience and generosity of...
Spring Carnival Celebrates Community
High winds didn’t ruffle the spirit of community that beamed across Leggett Field from late morning into the afternoon during the annual Spring Carnival! This year’s event—an annual collaboration between D-E Student Activities and the Parents’ Association— included...
Faculty & Staff Lunch
D-E celebrated its teachers and staff during the annual Faculty & Staff Lunch on June 12. Interim Head of School Preeti Fibiger P ’24 thanked all of those who have put in 10, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 years of service. She also presented The Blackwell Award to...
Eighth Grade Moving Up Ceremony
On June 6, D-E eighth graders, dressed in summer white, gathered on Leggett Field for the Eighth Grade Moving Up Ceremony. MS Principal Jonathan Davis P’24 opened with remarks in his signature jocular style. He gave a special shout-out to Coach and Eighth Grade...
Fifth Grade Moving Up Ceremony
Fifth graders completed their era as members of the LS on June 6, during their Moving Up Ceremony on Leggett Field. Interim CoPrincipal Susan Abramson welcomed everyone and reflected on why this ceremony was not a promotion (as that infers moving on to a higher...
‘Meet the Challenges and Make It Better’ Presentations
D-E families visited seventh-grade classrooms to listen to students’ “Meet the Challenges and Make It Better” presentations tied to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, which seek to address global issues such as climate change, environmental...
Recent News
Sixth Grade Food & Identity Unit Kicks Off
Today officially kicked off the Food and Identity Unit for this year’s sixth graders!...
Calliope Earns Top CSPA Honors
Congrats are in order for the editors and contributors of the Upper School (US)...
Jazz “Rocks” D-E!
Way to Rock, D-E Jazz Rock! The Upper School’s annual Jazz Rock Winter Concert was...
MS Paper RollerCoaster Expo Recap
The annual 8th Grade Paper Rollercoaster Expo rolled into D-E’s Middle School (MS)...
LS Holiday SingAlong Assembly Highlights
D-E’s annual Lower School (LS) Holiday SingAlong Assembly yesterday held up to...
TREP$ 2025 Was a Success!
The TREP$ program, which kicked off in September, culminated in the TREP$ 2025...
D-E Welcomes Visiting Students, CloseUp Foundation for Day of Deliberative Dialogue Conference
D-E recently hosted a daylong civics workshop for a cohort of D-E students and high...
US Student Committee on AI (SCAI) Meets to Research AI in the Classroom
D-E’s Upper School Student Committee on Artificial Intelligence (SCAI) is hard at work...
Lower School Assembly Celebrates Core Value of Commitment, Neurodivergency, and Differences in Abilities
This week’s Lower School (LS) Assembly “centered on commitment and the strength of...
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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...
DEIB
Black Affinity Goes to the Met
D-E’s Black Affinity Group, with the support of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion &...
US Assembly on the History of Englewood
D-E’s first Upper School Assembly of the year—which tapped into our “shared history”...
D-E Celebrates Pride Month
In the final days of the school year, D-E celebrated Pride Month with community-wide...
















